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Hong Kong Gets The Director's Cut Of SNOWPIERCER

Twitchfilm Asian cinema contributor James Marsh has announced confirmation via Twitter that Hong Kong will be receiving the original Korean version of co-writer and director Bong Joon-Ho‘s contained sci-fi action thriller, Snowpiercer on November 28, 2013, courtesy of Golden Scene. The news is a major score for fans across the world eagerly waiting to see the director’s cut of the film, which has received positive reviews further ornamented by the approval of the authors of the original novel since its South Korean relase. Aside from Japan, Hong Kong is just the latest addition on a list of largely unknown countries that will get to see the director’s cut of the film on a multi-territorial level, in addition to the previously reported version of Bong‘s film to be released in France from Wild Side Films, in association with Le Pacte. Furthermore, U.S. fans are still awaiting details on just how the […]

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New Posters Light The Final Stretch Through The Release Of SPECIAL ID

If there’s one thing Donnie Yen fans love most, it’s their Donnie Yen film posters. And last week’s viral roll out of new character posters continue to be nothing short of attention-getting in light of Yen‘s upcoming film, Special ID. The film’s arrival has been two years in the making, with lead actor and Hong Kong action legend, Yen starring as an undercover cop awaits the greatest fight of his life as fellow undercovers are being eliminated. The film is set for release on October 18, 2013, with director Clarence Fok at the helm, and actors Andy On, Ken Lo, Jing Tian, Hanyu Zhang and Qi Daji also starring. The film is also poised for release in other territories, including North America where, for faithful action fans like myself, the film can’t come soon enough. Yen is also on the way with the latest Teddy Chen helmer, Last Of The […]

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Freerunner Ben "Jenx" Jenkin Gets The Run Of His Life In The New Shortfilm Trailer For JUMPSTART

In case the world still hasn’t taken notice, there is an area of the athletic world that aspires to share its community through film and finally make the transition to much bigger feature-length vehicles unlike much of what is seen in Hollywood. For five year freerunning veteran and independent filmmaker, co-writer/producer Robbie Corbett, similar sentiments could not be more clearer for his latest crowdfunded directorial shortfilm debut, JumpStart. A production of Balls 2 The Wall & PMV Entertainment, JumpStart looks like it has all the trimmings of a great piece of indie film with suspense, espionage, action and screenfighting. Most importantly, it bares mentioning with Parkour as its centerpiece, courtesy of Corbett‘s longtime friend and English freerunning expert Ben “Jenx” Jenkin, who moved to Los Angeles in November of 2012 in the pursuit of a career in entertainment, prior to ultimately landing in Corbett‘s project as the lead. Once JumpStart […]

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CZ12 Gets A North American Release! Watch The New Trailer!

It took a bit of time, but we now have a trailer for AMC Amazing’s upcoming North American theatrical release of CZ12. Shortened by about 20 minutes, film is latest directorial project earning international action legend, co-writer/producer and director Jackie Chan two Guiness World Records, including “Most Stunts Performed By A Living Actor”, and “Most Credits In One Movie”. The film is also one of Chan‘s final performances in an action role before promoting his currently completed Police Story 2013 and moving onto non-action roles such as his next film, Skiptrace. Made as a pseudo-reboot to his previous Hong Kong classics, Armor Of God (1987) and Armor Of God 2: Operation Condor (1991), CZ12 was filmed early last year and saw its release in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines between December 2012 and January this year, ultimately becoming a huge box office success and earning the film an award […]

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Tony Jaa Kicks Into Action As THE LAST SEAL

When the amazing folks in the corner of international action hero and Tom Yum Goong 2 star Tony Jaa are not busy making feature length films, they are following through with their own short projects on their own time. And this week’s release of Jaa’s latest new action short, The Last Seal is no different. Directed by David Ismalone and also starring actress and wife Yuraluck Ismalone, The Last Seal gives Jaa fans a new look unlike anything we have seen in his previous films, dressed in tactical gear and branding a gun, as well as the usual signature martial arts moves that comes with the package. In sum, The Last Seal makes for a pretty adequate previewing of the kind of roles we might expect to see Jaa in films from here on out, especially now that he has advanced his career into English speaking territory for Hollywood with […]

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Dolph Lundgren Updates Fans

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Dolph Lundgren. Blockbuster action hero and Legendary co-star Dolph Lundgren took to his Facebook page this week to update followers and fans on his schedule between now and next year, which ultimately includes completing filming of The Expendables 3 for August 15, 2014, followed by more on-location shoots in Cape Town shoots in South Africa for the action adventure rescue TV series, SAFE. Lundgren is also announcing the post-holiday start of filming his newest passion project, Skin Trade beginning January 4, 2014 with newest working partner, international action star and Tom Yum Goong 2 lead Tony Jaa on the cusp of his upcoming appearance in the following summer release of Fast And Furious 7. Lundgren will be joined by a returning all-star […]

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Check Out Three Banners And A New Trailer For THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

Following the spectactular release of last year’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey comes the new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on December 13, 2013. The film comes from co-writer and director Peter Jackson in his new trilogy preceeding the events seen in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, with actor Martin Freeman joined by Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Michael Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Ken Stott and Aidan Turner. Check out three new banners below the teaser as well! SYNOPSIS: The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The […]

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It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Spirit Bombed In The New Shortfilm, SUPER MOVES

Fireballing the internet in the face once again is the latest new video from Canada-based independent filmmaker Yung Lee titled Super Moves. The short film comes off the heels of Lee‘s kick off release of Back To School Bully just a few weeks ago, as per a new slate of shortfilms to premiere every other Tuesday and Wednesday courtesy of his Youtube channel, Gak Attack. Super Moves also stars action performer Geoff Meech in which both actors engage in a friendly comedic duel to see who is willing to play fair before surrendering to the urge to kick it up over 9,000. And if you’re familiar with gaming and anime culture, you pretty much know what that means. Don’t forget to subscribe to Yung’s official channel, where you will also discover links to his Instagram feed and Facebook page.

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The New Teaser For KILLERS Is Online

Kicking off the first day of October is the new teaser for the upcoming psychological horror thriller, Killers. The film is the latest work from acclamed directors, the Mo Brothers-Kimo Stamboel and co-writer Timo Tjahhanto, which teams them up with Japanese production company Nikkatsu, XYZ Films and Merantau/The Raid/The Raid 2 helmer Gareth Evans under his production banner, PT Merantau Films. Killers stars Kazuki Kitamura, Luna Maya, Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi and Ray Sahetapy, and is set for release in early February 2014. For more information and further updates, visit their official Facebook and Twitter links as shown in the end of the teaser. SYNOPSIS: A dark psychological look into the minds of two men with nothing in common: Nomura, a self-obsessed serial killer residing in Tokyo and Bayu, a failing journalist and a struggling father in Jakarta. Connected through violent incidents, both men inexplicably start to feed off each […]

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Rileah Vanderbilt Battles Monsters And Henchmen In A New WONDER WOMAN Shortfilm

Delivered with almost the same aesthetic seen in Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel, director Sam Balcomb shares his own vision of the iconic DC Comics superheroine, Wonder Woman, in a new two-minute shortfilm shot and released this year with Grayson: Earth One actress Rileah Vanderbilt. While one of just several internet gems to go online illuatrating the superhuman Amazonian warrioress in recent years, Balcomb’s latest work (accompanied by the action team that brought you the award-winning shortfilm, Kill Shelter) could not have come at a better time, considering recent casting rumors surrounding Snyder’s upcoming follow-up, Batman vs. Superman, with Henry Cavill returning opposite actor Ben Affleck’s inheritance of Christian Bale’s former role. Well, as it stands, one can only hope. Rumors are a damper when debunked, and we are long overdue for a live-action Wonder Woman movie on the big screen, standalone or otherwise. Wake up WB! The internet is […]

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Watch Two New Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes For TOM YUM GOONG 2

Almost down the wire now, and Thailand cinemas are twenty four days away from the release of director Prachya Pinkaew‘s new 3D action spectacle, Tom Yum Goong 2. There are currently two viral featurettes available below which grabbed my attention, that give you a brief behind-the-scenes look at the film with speaking excerpts from Pinkaew and action director Panna Rittikrai, as well as several other members of the crew. One featurette appears to deal with the aspects of shooting action in 3D, while the other looks like a promo on the epic scale of some of the stunt and fight work seen in the final trailer, including just a little extra from our beloved action starlet Jija Yanin, and our hair-whipping femme fatale in red, actress Ratha Phongarm. Unfortunately, neither of them came with any English subs, so there is no way of knowing what exactly they are saying, unless […]

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Watch The New Trailer For BULLETT RAJA

Fox Star India has finally unveiled their latest stylish new gunplay trailer for director Tigmanshu Dhulia‘s Bollywood gangster action thriller, Bullett Raja. Formally titled Jai Ram Ji Ki, the film centers around the criminal underworld of the Uttar Pradesh, with lead actor Saif Ali Kham who reportedly suggested the name change prior to filming in late 2012 in India’s major cities, including the bustling city of Lucknow. The film also stars Sonakshi Sinha, with Jimmy Sheirgill, Chunkey Pandey, Gulshan Grover, Raj Babbar, Ravi Kishan and Indian action hero, Vidyut Jamwal who is coming off the Fantastic Fest premiere of his latest martial arts spectacle, Commando: A One Man Army, for which a sequel is also expected. Bullett Raja will get its theatrical release on November 29, 2013. SYNOPSIS: Bullett Raja is an action entertainer that shows Saif Ali Khan in a never before seen avatar. He essays the role of […]

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Emergency Kung Fu Is Just A Google Search Away In The New Shortfilm, FUTURE BOSS

The latest in a slate of exciting collaborations from The Stunt People, indie action star Eric Jacobus has unveiled a slick new short film teaming with German action film pair, brothers Lorenz and Felix Hideyoshi Ruwwe for the 80’s style kung fu sci-fi short, Future Boss. The shortfilm is the latest Team Internet gathering which Lorenz directed on location in San Francisco from April 1, 2013 through April 5, immediately after completing his previous project, Rope-A-Dope, which is still allocating throughout the film festival circuit. Future Boss takes off as car-thief Eric experiments with his own pair of Google Glasses in a failed attempt to break into a car. Just after he gives up and tosses them, he is forced to defend himself against Lorenz, who plays a terminator-style kung fu assassin from the future programmed to take out before he becomes president. Fortunately, as you will see, Eric‘s trusty […]

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Shawn Baichoo Takes No Prisoners In The New Shortfilm, THE PUNISHER: NO MERCY

After releasing their first teaser in May and circulating through this summer’s film festival circuit, the Montreal-based independent action film group, The Kombat Krew, unveiled their new Marvel short fan film, The Punisher: No Mercy. Directed by independent filmmaker, co-producer/writer J. Ambrus, the shortfilm was shot between October and November 2012 for 3.5 non-consecutive shooting days with actor, indie action star and stunt coordinator, Shawn Baichoo in a unique portrayal of the Marvel character opposite actors James Malloch and Giancarlo Caltabiano. The short film also stars actress and martial arts perfomer Amber Goldfarb in the role of fellow Marvel anti-heroine in red, Elektra, which for Baichoo was, as he explains, a particular casting choice waiting to happen over the last several years. “Amber and I knew each other vaguely from theatre school (she graduated a few years after me), but I got to know her when we worked on Assassin’s […]

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Watch Andrew Dean's New Shortfilm, COPE

Independent filmmaker Andrew Dean has unveiled his newest short dramatic action short, Cope. The shortfilm endured a three-day shoot before releasing a teaser in early September, featuring actor and stunt coordinator Anthony Giovanni Elias in his first lead. In Cope, Dean wrote and directed the shortfilm which tackles the defining, thematic issue of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the eyes of the average soldier forced to deal with life after extensive and brutal captivity in wartime. As Dean describes in my previous talk, “The film isn’t just an action film with great fight and tourture scenes. It focuses on the mental stability of a person and what he’ll have to go through and learn to live with. Sometimes there isn’t always going to be a solution or a quick fix. The film is meant to not only entertain, but also to make you think and that’s what I really wanted […]

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Check Out Eight New Character Posters For THE FOUR 2

Eight new character posters are now online from co-writer/producer/co-director Gordon Chan and co-director Janet Chun‘s upcoming 3D action adventure, The Four 2 courtesy of Enlight Pictures. The posters come just a few weeks after a new ink-animated teaser was made public, in addition to several set pics from the film on various Asian websites. Based on a series of novels by Malaysian author Wen Ruian, the The Four 2 follows the box office success of its first film, The Four, which was domestically released back in July of 2012. The new film stars Deng Chao along with actor Ronald Cheng, Crystal Liu Yifei, and Collin Chou reprising their titular roles as four martial arts masters who utilize their skills in service Emperor’s to apprehend powerful criminals and solve crimes. Also starring are Wu Xiubo, Jiang Yan, Anthony Wong, Liu Yan, Shereen Tang and Waise Lee. The film is due out for domestic 3D release on November 22, 2013. Future release dates are pending.

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New York Actress CRYSTAL T. WILLIAMS Needs Your Help

I don’t normally write about things non-related to movies on my blog. However, since the release of the first teaser for independent filmmaker, actor, martial artist and New Jersey native Franklin Correa‘s upcoming action suspense thriller, Mistaken, a situation has arisen to which I feel a responsibilty to engage in. Today during a private Facebook chat, I briefly met actress and Mistaken co-star Crystal T. Williams, an aspiring actress since the age of thirteen, and has been involved in film since the age of eighteen. In June, she was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, a fatal disease which is said to be rarely detected, and often in its third stage when it is. A more precise description of it can be found HERE. Since then, Ms. Williams has been fortunate to catch the disease at such an earlier stage and is taking pre-emptive measures to counteract her condition until she […]

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Kombat Comes To Life In The New Shortfilm, NERD VS. SCORPION

By now, the internet is full of gems created by filmmakers sought after by the people over at Machinima to help promote the latest release of Mortal Kombat Legacy: Season 2. With that in mind, it seems the celebration continues with the latest interpretive comedic action short from independent filmmaker Aaron Schoenke and the crew over at Bat In The Sun Productions, who are best known for bringing some of the most famed and beloved fictional action heroes to life for fans to enjoy. If anything, Schoenke‘s latest work, Nerd VS. Scorpion will serve as a predecessor to the upcoming October release of his next project, which will see the classic ninja-clad black-and-gold Kombatant face off with the iconic The White Ranger from Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, in what is one of the most highly anticipated match-ups in the history of Bat In The Sun. For now though, with […]

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A Trip To The Bahamas Is Better Than Any Payday In The New Shortfilm, THE SCUMBAG BOSS

If you or someone you ever had or happens to have that one boss they work under at the job? You know-loud, obnoxious and openly cruel? Well, actor Darren Bailey surely harnesses one interpretation of this in one of his best comedic performances in the new shortfilm, The Scumbag Boss, from director Devin White, a.k.a. Kid Haru. The project is yet another in a slate of random eventful gatherings by Team Internet, longtime internet netizens listed in the forum at thestuntpeople.com who follow and work in the independent action film industry, making shortfilms whenever they regroup in the same city. This time, it happened to fall on this year’s events at the Action On Film festival, with White and Bailey joined by independent film veteran and screenfighter Jon Truei, along with Tony Sre, Bryan Sloyer, Edward Kahana, Spencer Skoglund and Stephen Dunford, with Malay Kim designing the comedic action. Feel […]

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Watch An Extended TV Spot And Featurette For THOR: THE DARK WORLD

The latest debut of the first episode for ABC’s new sci-fi comic book action series spinoff, Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. gave its 12.2 million viewers a brand new look at an extended TV spot in promotion of the upcoming film, Thor: The Dark World, from upcoming Terminator 5 helmer Alan Taylor. The promo has some new footage, in addition to some extra attention gained for the film by way of new posters and a new featurette that was also released this week featuring lead actor Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Hiddleston, both reprising their roles previously seen in Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers. The film also lends itself to the credit of recent news that S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer and Avengers 1 & 2 director Joss Whedon briefly came on board to rewrite some of the scenes, which should otherwise add a little extra to a film already carried by a faithful […]

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