JADE Review: Rising Martial Arts Star Shaina West Brings Her Sharpest A-Game In A Wearisome Crime Actioner
JADE stars Shaina West in her debut lead role following appearances in “The Woman King,” and “Marvel’s Black Widow”.
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JADE Trailer: Martial Arts Thriller Starring Shaina West Arrives On Digital In February From Well Go USA!
Well Go USA is proudly releasing Jade, the new action thriller starring actress and martial artist Shaina West (The Woman King, Marvel’s Black Widow) and Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum). Stunt multi-hyphenate and filmmaker James Bamford (Man With No Past, The CW’s “Arrow”) directs from a script he co-wrote with screenwriters Lynn Colliar and Glenn Ennis. After her brother’s untimely and accidental death at her own hands, Jade swore she’d never pick up another gun. But when she unknowingly comes between powerful businessman “Tork” and her former gang leader in their urgent search for a valuable hard drive that could single-handedly take down Interpol, she may not have a choice. With the guidance of Reese, an old friend at Interpol, Jade must come to terms with all she’s faced in the past and present to safeguard her growing family’s future. This is a pretty big one for […]
JADE: James Bamford’s Debut Thriller Starring Shaina West Now Filming
Cameras are already underway in Alberquerque, New Mexico with stunt professional James Bamford (Ek Tha Tiger, Rampage, CW series Arrow) making his directorial debut, Jade, for stuntwoman and breakout actress Shaina West (Marvel’s Black Widow), who goes by @thesamurider On Instagram. The film was first announced last June hailing West in the company of actors Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Parabellum), and as of this week, also stars Kat McNamara (Shadowhunters) and Marcus Vincios Maciel with plans to release later this year. The film centers on Jade (West), who swore she’d never pick up another gun after her brother’s untimely and accidental death at her own hands. But when she unknowingly comes between powerful businessman “Tork” (Rourke) and her former gang leader (Maciel) in their urgent search for a valuable hard drive that could single-handedly take down Interpol, she may not have a choice. Jade’s incredible […]
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■ Walter Hill, based known for raging in the 70s with cult urban thriller, The Warriors, and other classics like Hard Times, Streets Of Fire, Red Heat, 48 Hrs and Another 48 Hrs., will write and direct Dead For A Dollar, starring Christoph Waltz and Willem Dafoe. Myriad Pictures is launching sales on the Western thriller which takes place in New Mexico Territory, Chihuahua, in 1897, and sees Waltz portray Max, a famed bounty hunter hired to find and return the politically progressive wife of a successful Santa Fe businessman. When he learns the truth behind her disappearance with the African American army deserter, Elijah Jones, and is being held for ransom in Mexico. When Max goes south of the border he soon runs across his sworn enemy, expatriate American Joe Cribbens (Dafoe), a professional gambler, sometime outlaw, who Max had tracked down and sent to prison years before. When Borlund […]