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The Late Panna Rittikrai Takes Center Stage In New Featurettes For VENGEANCE OF AN ASSASSIN

Three more featurettes are now out for the upcoming release of Thai action thriller, Vengeance Of An Assassin, a film finally on its way to a more broader audience beginning this weekend at the American Film Market before heading in Thai cinemas next Friday. Earlier featurettes were unveiled in promotion of the film as well, with a little extra footage in between some of the ample behind-the-scenes shots with insight from some of the film’s cast, including lead action star Dan Chupong in his first return to the set with the now late, great Panna Rittikrai who passed away back in July. The film sees Chupong in the role of an assassin who takes on the trade in order to find the people responsible for the death of his parents. Needless to say, his mission encounters a few rough patches that evidently lead to some exciting (to which I mean […]

IRON SKY: THE COMING RACE Goes Prehistoric In A New Indiegogo Trailer!

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A little under ten years has passed since Finnish director Timo Vuorensola broke ground with crowdfunding efforts for his darkly comedic sci-fi thriller, Iron Sky. The film, conceived from a story concept focused on intergalactic evil Moon Nazis invading Earth, became a cult success on many fronts, and efforts are long underway to build the story into a larger scale franchise, now with the forthcoming production of its new sequel, Iron Sky: The Coming Race. And as you will see in the synopsis and promo trailer below, Vuorensola and his team are clearly ready to up the levels of epic craziness from the first! SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity – or destroy […]

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AFM 2014: EVERLY Is Armed And Ready In The Latest Sales Poster

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From its roots as a Black List script in 2010 to a fully-fledged contained action thriller three years later, Knights Of Badassdom helmer, director and co-writer Joe Lynch is back in the headlines with movement for his newest movie, Everly. The film got its day at Fantastic Fest back in September and while reviews were mixed, the film has drawn some ample attention for its exhilarating action and its intense storytelling with leading femme fatale, actress Salma Hayek singlehandedly taking on the Yakuza one bullet at a time. This week, the film looks to carry that same message with its brand new sales art by way of the American Film Market which is now making the rounds online. Take a look below! SYNOPSIS: It’s Christmastime, but all is not well in the world of Everly (Salma Hayek). A call girl by trade, Everly has turned against her gangster boss Taiko […]

Mark Wahlberg To Star As THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN

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Classic TV characters of yesteryear have been an otherwise useful source for studios to present to viewers as remakes for sometime now. Some of those remakes tend to flounder, including NBC’s short-lived 2007 reboot of Bionic Woman, which happened to be closest thing we’ve come to a reboot of any kind harkening back to its roots as preceding 70’s television series, The Six Million Dollar Man. Now, it appears today’s audiences will be getting a straight forward big screen revamp of the latter, with word from Deadline regarding The Weinstein Company’s forthcoming production of The Six Billion Dollar Man (via Dimension) with Lone Survivor star and director, Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg, to star/produce and direct, respectively. The original 1974 series, based on “Cyborg” – the 1972 novel by author Martin Caidin, lasted eight seasons with actor Lee Majors in the role of astronaut Steve Austin, who becomes a superhuman […]

Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT Unveils Its Killer Cast List!

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Details have been slowly pouring in about who would be starring as the titular characters in writer/director Quentin Tarantino‘s grizzled new westerner, The Hateful Eight, with word last heard just on Wednesday pertaining to actor Channing Tatum‘s possible addition to the cast in some capacity. Well, as of Thursday, that possibility turned evident with an official announcement from The Weinstein Company on their starring line-up for the film set to kick off in Wyoming in two months. That announcement also includes other new casting announcements and plot details on what Tarantino‘s new love letter to classic westerns will entail, movies following recent projects like Sukiyaki Western Django and Django Unchained. The Weinstein Company today revealed the full official cast for Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming post-Civil War western, The Hateful Eight. The Hateful Eight are: Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained) as Major Marquis Warren, Golden Globe-nominee Kurt […]

Watch The Epic Final Trailer For THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

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For many, it has been an emotional journey between the production of the very first film adaptation of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s blockbuster trilogy kickoff, The Lord Of The Rings (2001) with Peter Jackson at the helm. The franchise has reached epic leaps and bounds since then, engaging audiences around the world with a vision of Middle-Earth that would have never been technologically possible at the time Jackson intially shared interest. And now, with the sixth and final film of the pre-LOTR trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, posied for a release on December 17, 2014, Warner Bros. has unveiled the climactic final trailer which you can now watch below. SYNOPSIS: From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Hobbit: The Battle of […]

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'Episode VII' Officially Wraps As STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

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With a new multimedia campaign now underway for its expanded universe, in addition to the development of several spin-offs for the Star Wars franchise, director J.J. Abrams recently wrapped production on the forthcoming installment of the theatrical titular saga. In turn, while the film’s working title has been Star Wars: Episode 7 for the past few years now, the announcement has granted fans a new look at the official title indicated by the tweet below. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has completed principal photography. #StarWarsVII #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/mFTP9YbKNN — Star Wars (@starwars) November 6, 2014 Production did see a few rough areas, mostly dealing with co-star and returning franchise actor Harrison Ford‘s on-set injury over the summer. Luckily, filming resumed the following month, and while specific details on the script and plot remain somewhat a mystery far and wide, the film has already turned out some natural excitement among fans speculating […]

AFM 2014: Noomi Rapace Actioner UNLOCKED Now Filming

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Bourne-style action sequences and storytelling have largely become a thing with male leads, namely actord Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner who are still currently charging their own titular films within the franchise. This week however, the genre is gearing toward a more female centric role in Unlocked, now underway in the U.K. with lead actress Noomi Rapace (Prometheus 1 & 2, Sherlock Holmes 2) starring. The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Enough (2002) helmer Michael Apted is directing the new film with a script by Peter O’Brien, which centers on the story of a CIA interrogator in a race against the clock to stop a biological attack on London soil. Also starring are Ant-Man co-star Michael Douglas and The Hobbit saga co-star Orlando Bloom, along with newly added Red 1 & 2 co-star, actor John Malkovich and Only God Forgives co-star, actress Toni Colette. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Georgina Townsley […]

AFM 2014: Aussie Zombie Western BULLETS FOR THE DEAD Readies Filming

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If hybrid Western zombie thrillers are more your speed, then you may be delighted to learn of what’s happening this month for the forthcoming feature production of Bullets For The Dead from writing/directing duo Joshua C. Birch and Michael Du-Shane. The film itself is an expansion following a three-minute concept short they put together in 2011 as part of a masters’ program for South Brisbane’s Griffith Film School where they attended at the time. Set to begin filming in Queensland, Australia on November 17, the film centers on the story of James Dalton, a hardened bounty hunter who, while en route escorting a gang of outlaws led by Annie Blake and upon rescuing a lone preacher from the remains of a massacre, is forced to battle his way through the zombie apocalypse across the American West of the 1870s. Actor Christopher Sommers leads the current cast with actress Vanessa Moltzen […]

AFM 2014: Character Posters And Three Featurettes Arrive For VENGEANCE OF AN ASSASSIN

Lee B. Golden III

Late filmmaker and Thai action icon Panna Rittikrai departed us back in July. But in turn, he made sure he went out doing what he loved most, which, for all intents and purposes, included entertaining the hell out of us both in front, as well as behind the camera. As such, his parting gift, now in the form of Vengeance Of An Assassin, looks to do one of either of those things, with action star Dan Chupong who literally comes in with guns (and feet) blazing in several new behind-the-scenes clips for the new film. Chupong stars as Natee, an assassin whose assignment to kill the daughter of a local businessman goes awry when he refuses, all the while secretly infiltrating the same circles where he suspects to find the people responsible for the death of his parents. This plot is a perfect set up for just the kind of […]

Channing Tatum Circling A Role In Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT

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The momentum is high for actor Channing Tatum who is on the way with the upcoming wrestling biopic, Foxcatcher and stripper dramedy Magic Mike XXL. According to Deadline, the actor is currently circling a role in director Quentin Tarantino‘s grizzled new western thriller, The Hateful Eight. The film previously underwent heavy rewrites following the drama that initially ensued between Tarantino and Gawker.com who leaked the script prior to a star-studded stage reading of said script at an event for fans back in April. Filming set to begin in January 2015 in Wyoming with a script tentatively set on a post-Civil War story about mixed bag of bounty hunters and former soldiers trapped in a hotel during a bilzzard; Details are still pending, of course. Provided that Tatum is officially attached, the actor will be joining actresses Zoë Bell and Amber Tamblyn, and actors Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, […]

What This Kid Filmed On His Smartphone Will Make You Wish You Owned One!

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Shameless clickbait headline, I know, but this latest video from director Robert Angier over at Arnhem Pictures was too adorable and awesome to leave alone and not share, especially for one with such an emphatic, personal message. Titled When Bad Guys Attack, the shortfilm sees actor Myron McClure and young actor Dani Dare in a cool little story about how a youthful imagination can overcome ones’ own fears, and by fears, I mean ninjas… ninjas everywhere. Out of the blue and in the cold light of day, just random ninjas. With lasers and stuff. Moreover, the project is also sort of a love letter to fathers everywhere who remain superheroes in the eyes of children. On that note, I only ask that the next time you pull out your phone to film a loved one, beware ninjas. Either that or get a replacement if your device is ensured. Just sayin. […]

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K&K Productions Presents: GOKU WITH A GOPRO

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Ever wonder what Goku has to encounter on an average search for all seven Dragon Balls? If so, then the folks over at K&K Productions have a little something online for fans of the classic Shonen Jump manga property to check out, straightforwardly titled Goku With A GoPro, which makes perfect sense…except what the hell is Superman doing in there? Odd. For those not in the know, these are the same people behind the forthcoming release of a new fan film project, Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Saga, which they’ve been after on an independent level for a couple of years now, and you can learn more about them by subscribing to their Facebook page by clicking here. You can also follow them on YouTube to catch up on previous updates regarding DBZ and other spectacular visual feats of the cinematic variety. Enjoy!

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AFM 2014: Updates On TURKEY SHOOT And GRIDLOCKED

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Elimination thrillers are still a thing, particularly with films like the latest release of Die Fighting and the newly announced production for The Condemned 2. Writer, executive producer and director Jon Hewitt knows this, and is now responding in kind with a remake of Drive Hard helmer Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1982 sci-fi horror flick, Turkey Shoot. The film centers on lead actor Dominic Purcell in a story set in a not-too-distant future where a former Navy SEAL trades time in prison for chances in a deadly, televised game of reality-based surival. Also starring are actresses Viva Bianca and co-scribe Belinda McClory, and actor Robert Taylor, with Antony I Ginnane producing. International sales agent Guardian Entertainment will be on hand to represent the film at this month’s events at the American Film Market alongside Lightining Entertainment who also have a slate of their own. The news also comes as one of a […]

Chadwick Boseman To Star In MESSAGE FROM THE KING

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The pending France release of filmmaker Fabrice Du Welz‘s Alleuia later this month is currently getting a warm welcome from the states in lieu of his newly pending American debut, Message From The King. Moreover, it comes with much benefit to the director’s momentum combined with the addition of the film’s newest lead, actor Chadwick Boseman, whose career earned a major boost upon boarding Marvel’s platform just a few weeks ago. The way the film is set up is already appealing as it follows Boseman in the title role of Jacob King, whose story is told in the remaining six days left on his one-week visa after learning of his missing sister’s death within the first 24 hours after he arrives from South Africa to Los Angeles with little more than $400 dollars in his pocket while looking for her; Presumably, this puts Boseman in potentially one of the most […]

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Jason David Frank Dodges Bullets In The New Series Trailer For TAZ KAYDEN: OPERATION BLACK UNICORN

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Sure, not a day goes by that actor, martial artist and social media superstar Jason David Frank doesn’t acknowledge the fan outpouring he still receives from his Power Ranger fame of yesteryear. To date, it’s a role he still celebrates in some capacity with recurring performances on televison, as well as online through Machinima’s reality webseries, My Morphin Life, and with any luck, the big screen by 2016. This time though, he’s going from green to civilian/tactical threads with guns blazing from all corners and bullets raining from up above in next year’s explosive action series pilot, Taz Kayden: Operation Black Unicorn. He’ll be joined by fellow former Power Ranger cast member, actor Jason Faunt, actor and underground Batman Kevin Porter and wrestling star-turned-actor John Morrison in a series that mingles a bit between The Expendables and FX series, Archer with a heavy comic book influence, which could serve as […]

Nicholas Cage's OUTCAST Gets A 2015 Re-Launch

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Reasons behind China’s unceremoniously cancelled premiere of debut director Nick Powell‘s period action epic, Outcast are still shrouded in mystery, but now it appears that things are finally getting back on track. An announcement was held on Monday this week in Los Angeles by La Peikang, chairman of China Film Group, and Zhang Xun, head of China Film Co-Production Corporation, stating the film’s forthcoming releases in China and North America in January and Febuary, respectively, Variety reports. The news comes just well over a month after a star-studded premiere in China was about to commense with actor Hayden Christensen and producers from Arclight on hand to lend their support for the film’s release at the time before Yunnan Film Group pulled the plug entirely, without warning, and to date, still no answers. “We have never been given a full explanation for the problems. But it is clear that Yunnan Film […]

Check Out Brand New Stills From R.L. Scott's New Action Series Pilot, OPTION ZERO

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Director R.L. Scott is gearing up for his pilot release next year with his newest venture, Option Zero, and this week, here to whet the appetite, the director has just unveiled a batch of official stills from the upcoming action series. Of course, with the pilot still being in post production, footage is otherwise still pending with a full season in the works, and for what it’s worth, the project looks to be another noteworthy dish of eye candy for fans of action. Written and executive produced by co-star Eliver Ling (Deadliest Warrior) who plays “Connor”, the pilot episode for Option Zero will launch next year, showcasing a story centered on an elite special ops team on a mission to infiltrate and take out a high-ranking officials of the Russian mob. Ling joins lead actor Adolfo “Shabba Doo” Quinones (Breakin, Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo) who plays “Lionel” the special ops team leader in […]

IRON MONK Announces Official Start Date For Next Summer

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Shifu Yanzi Shi (left) and actor/producer Jason Ninh Cao (right) smile in attendance for the East Winds Film Festival on November 1 to promote Iron Monk on Indiegogo It’s been a long road for actor Jason Ninh Cao, four years into developing his latest milestone effort in film, Iron Monk. A story cultivated in Buddhist philosophy with authentic martial arts action sequences and a thrilling story, the film has been a team effort with Cao leading the way along debut director Mat Sunderland, and their lead of choice, 34th generation Shaolin monk and kung fu master Shifu Yanzi Shi in the title role. A sample of this can be seen in a trailer shot several years ago as a concept for what awaits in what has been an otherwise hopeful feature-length presentation, which, thanks to studio limitations and hinderances, has further contributed to the film’s languishing state. Hence, a crowdfunder […]

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AFM 2014: Henry Cavill Launches Promethean For Action Thriller, STRATTON

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Actor Henry Cavill got a serious career boost when he landed last year’s Man Of Steel prior to Warner Bros going all-in on developing its cinematic universe with a major announcement this season. Aside from this though, the actor still has a career with which bring many facets to consider, and nowadays, Cavill is looking to up the ante from actor to producer under his own banner. As such, word now tells of a new action thriller now on the horizon in the form of Stratton, which has been in the works for a while before landing at Promethean with producers Ileen Maisel and Lawrence Elman of Amber Entertainment Ltd. pitching. Cavill himself will be starring in the title role, based on the story of SBS commando and Northern-Ireland intelligence operative John Stratton, whose fictitious exploits around the world are based on the eight-part book series beginning in 2003 from […]