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The Team Behind ‘Jailbreak’ Announces THE PREY From Altered Vision And Kongchak Pictures

Kongchak 2017 was something of a banner year for the good folks at Kongchak Pictures. The festival run for martial arts action comedy, Jailbreak, spawned a huge calling from fans much to the favor of producer Loy Te and director, Jimmy Henderson whose regional action feature debut, Hanuman, essentially illuminated some of the best Cambodia offers nowadays in screenfighting talent. For this, it should be of no suprise, but just sheer delight that they are back at it again with the new action thriller, The Prey, written by Henderson, Jailbreak scribe Michael Hogdson and newcomer Kai Miller. Andrew Mack’s report at ScreenAnarchy cites a press announcement enlisting five-time Chinese national boxing, dual arms champion Gu Sheng Wei (Bloody Destiny) as Xin, a do-gooder undercover cop who finds himself fighting for his life when a surprise raid lands him in a remote jungle prison host to a game for affluent hunters […]

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U.K. Martial Arts Thriller NIGHTSHOOTERS Kicks Off Into The New Year With Completion And A New Production Still

The implementation of stunt players to the profession of forefront acting and even starring in narrative features continues to reap prosperity in some instances. U.K.-based Jean-Paul Ly’s case certainly makes note of this having graced market floors and festival audiences with the release of his acting debut in Jimmy Henderson’s Jailbreak – a high mark for Cambodian cinema as well as for Ly’s own career traction. That effort continues now in Ly’s current stomping grounds with U.K. director Marc Price for the upcoming action thriller, Nightshooters, from which both director and star among others have been slowly rolling out photos teasing the new martial arts pic in wake of its official completion this week. Just as he did on Jailbreak, the rising star also serves as action director along with fight supervisor Donovan Louie, hailing the story of a film crew who find themselves on the run from a criminal […]

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Martial Arts Thriller NIGHTSHOOTERS Commences Filming In London, Adds More To Cast

Production has officially begun for UK action thriller, Nightshooters ahead of its Summer 2018 release. Colin and Magpie helmer Marc Price is directing for Ascendant Releasing with word from The Fan Carpet that Band Of Brothers cohorts Doug Allen and BAFTA award-winning Nicholas Aaron have joined the cast. Allen will play a washed-up B-movie action star next to lead actor Jean-Paul Ly in the role of Donnie, both who accidently stumble upon a gangland hit. Aaron will play one of the leaders of the gang pursuing Donnie and his crewmates. Ly, the burgeoning U.K. actor and martial artist who led Jimmy Henderson’s Cambodian action thriller, Jailbreak, to multi-festival acclaim this year, was officially added to the cast at the start of the month. via The Fan Carpet: “Having worked with Doug twice before, I’m delighted we’ll be collaborating once again on NIGHTSHOOTERS. Doug has a fantastic CV and I’m sure […]

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NIGHTSHOOTERS: ‘Jailbreak’ Star Jean-Paul Ly To Lead Marc Price’s UK Action Thriller

We are still some time away from further news of Jimmy Henderson’s hit thriller, Jailbreak, as it currently circulates exclusive event screenings before a release in the U.S. and U.K. among other territories. In the meantime, its key cast member, actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly is advancing with a cast and crew led by Colin and Magpie helmer Marc Price for the new U.K. action production, Nightshooters, which goes before cameras in November. Exclusive news at Filmoria broke this week reporting that Ascendant Releasing, a new U.K. distribution upstart from Bart Ruspoli and Freddie Hutton-Millshas, has acquired international sales rights to the film currently aiming for a U.K. Summer theatrical release in 2018. Casting and other details for the film remain otherwise pending aside from Ly who will reportedly play Donnie, a stuntman leading a film crew who happen to stumble upon a gangland hit. Producing is Michelle Parkyn […]

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AMBER: Jack Jagodka Takes On London’s Best And Badass In The First Official Trailer

AMBER: Jack Jagodka Takes On London’s Best And Badass In The First Official Trailer

The U.K.’s talent pool continues onward in bustling fashion as we approach the 25th installation of the Raindance Film Festival in September. Stuntman and freshman director David Newton aims to join the party accordingly now with his turn at the helm well on its way in the new thriller, Amber. Jack Jagodka follows up his own career in stunts for the chance of a debut lead role from Newton’s script that sees a London ex-hitman forced back into the game in order to save his daughter. Rounding out the cast are Kevin Mangar, Vanessa Coffey and Beau Fowler with Yolanda Lynes, Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange), Jean-Paul Ly (Jailbreak), Marcus Shakesheff (Kamikaze), and with actress Connie Jenkins-Grieg in the title role. The official trailer is out as of the weekend while tickets are now available for the film’s September 27 premiere at the Raindance Film Festival. Take a look!

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Review: Martial Arts Comedy, JAILBREAK (2017) Is The Break Fans Need

By 2013, French-born Chinese/Cambodian martial artist Jean-Paul Ly was well on his way into a fledgling career in stuntwork after moving to the U.K., although his primary trajectory aimed more toward becoming an actor. It’s a move that couldn’t have been more opportune for Ly whose own growth and progress ultimately found him in good straits with emerging talent out of Cambodia where then-screenwriter Jimmy Henderson and journeying up-and-comer Loy Te were already stirring some fruitful comradery of their own. Thus, with the contribution of the work experience brought on by Henderson’s directorial debut, Hanuman, and the entrance of local actor and martial artist Dara Our, and the proverbial open swing of the door for culminating talent comes action comedy Jailbreak, an abiding and much more commercial opportunity for Cambodian cinema, and incidentally, production company, Kongchak Pictures and Puprom Entertainment. The concept itself arose in earlier teaser posters with a […]

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David Newton’s Hitman Action Adventure, AMBER, Needs Your Help

David Newton’s Hitman Action Adventure, AMBER, Needs Your Help

Recent weeks showed the unveiling of a proof-of-concept action trailer featuring stuntman Jack Jagodka. That proof of concept, Amber, is tentatively available in the player above while you are now welcome to bring your focus to the film’s current production with the first round of filming nearing its end in London. The film marks Jagodka’s acting debut with fellow stunt player, acclaimed stunt performer David Newton whose credits of almost almost 80 films now bookend with Amber hailing his feature turn at the helm following his 2015 debut short, Wrath Of God. Jagodka leads the cast from a script by Newton who also produces with Eloise Carrow. After an assignment goes wrong, hit man Jack accepts he must give up his life to protect his daughter Amber. Just moments before his fate, a government agent offers him a second chance providing he brings in company boss Eastwood. It becomes a race against […]

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XYZ Films Picks Up Cambodian Martial Arts Comedy, JAILBREAK

It was only a matter of time before we heard more from the happenings over at Kongchak Pictures who have been hitting the festival pavement this year for the new action comedy, Jailbreak. The film, directed by Jimmy Henderson and produced by Loy Te, made waves over at Hong Kong FilMart where it nabbed distribution in Korea following its local Cambodian release in January, and has since screened for attendees at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy in the past week. The film stars martial arts exponents, actors Jean-Paul Ly, Dara Our and actress Tharothoum Sam, actor Savin Philip and debut feature film actress Céline Tran in the story of a tactical police escort unit who find themselves trapped inside a prison and forced to protect a notorious key witness from the deadly onslaught of inmates and the murderous Butterfly Gang who have descended from outside. Featuring action […]

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THE HIT LIST: January 16, 2017

I did something a little different this weekend while I was putting the Hit List together – at five reels, I decided to watch it all the way through and it was pretty refreshing since normally I watch mostly snippets in the course of browsing just to get a good feel of how it all plays out so I can work faster. I may change my approach there. ☺ Anyway, onward and forward we go for this week’s installment of The Hit List with the latest round of amazing stunt reels and various shortfilm projects, promotional or otherwise full in release. As always, the stunts come first because without the players and their committment, the Hit List wouldn’t exist. Stellar b-girl and exceptional stuntwoman Lee Chesley kicks the first playlist off to an energizing start followed by the high-flying feats of dayjob superhero, Ross Kohnstam. Pam Wellington has some fresh […]

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JAILBREAK: Hip-Hop Duo KmengKhmer Unleashes The Official Music Video For The Film’s OST

The campaign for director Jimmy Henderson’s latest martial arts action comedy inception, Jailbreak, is full speed ahead with just a few weeks left before its release in Cambodian cinemas, and even a mobile game en route! I humbly ask that we all keep the faith in this instance that this one gets the legitimate release overseas that it so deserves like with other Asian titles as of late because this film looks purely delightful and the most recent trailer for it sells the absolute goods! Martial arts exponents, actors Dara Our and Jean-Paul Ly lead the charge with Ly servicing the action design for the film’s premise, telling of a tactical squad forced to fight its way out of a deadly and dangerous prison whilst protecting the very criminal witness they’ve escorted from the gang that wants his head. Phillip Savin and Sirivudh Sisowath also star along with fellow fighting […]

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Cambodian Martial Arts Romp, JAILBREAK, Traps You Behind Enemy Lines In The Official Trailer!

The campaign is in full swing for director Jimmy Henderson’s new movie, Jailbreak. The most recent teaser offered a meaty whiff of the exciting action to come while the rewarding factor of this latest affair stems from the coming onslaught of screenfighting talent straight from Cambodia and abroad. Lead actor Dara Our sure proved himself in this regard with Henderson’s Hanuman a few years ago, as has UK actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly following a number of action credits such as Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange and hit TV series, Cuckoo. Thus, challenging as it is to snag an opportunity to stand out more prominently in leading film roles past stunt performance, it always helps that there are filmmakers who recognize talent and potential when they see it. Jailbreak isn’t the first example of this and rest assured, it won’t be the last. SYNOPSIS: A group […]

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Cambodian Martial Arts Action Comedy JAILBREAK Lands A Riotous New Poster

Looking toward the new year will undoubtedly include the witnessing of some much-deserved hype for the martial arts niche now looking to Cambodia. Thus, with the weeks and days counting their way down to January 31, 2017 pending the release of Jailbreak, we now have our first official poster for the new action comedy from Puprom Entertainment and Kongchak Pictures which you can view in the following album. Starring Dara Our and Jean-Paul Ly, the new film from Hanuman helmer Jimmy Henderson sees an armed tactical escort cornered in a prison facility on Koh Kla Island where they’re forced to fend off an army of gangsters to protect a criminal with sensitive information. Also starring are Savin Phillip, Tharoth Sam, Tara Vy, Law Plancel and Cèline Tran. Check out the poster below! JAILBREAK: Character Posters

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Death Is Not An Option In The First Official Teaser For Martial Arts Action Comedy, JAILBREAK

Four years in writing here at my blog have seen quite a bit of upscaling for many people that I’ve covered. English martial artist and stuntman Jean-Paul Ly is certainly someone I haven’t left out of my purview in the time since he welcomed me into his social circle, and especially as rewarding as it continues to be through his progression as a stunt and fight coordinator and actor with several credits including Lucy, Jon M. Chu’s Now You See Me 2, TV drama Cuckoo, and Colin Emerson’s 2015 action short, Dead End. He’s got a few other roles now upcoming aside from that of what now looks to be another major step forward for the Cambodian film industry by way of filmmaker Jimmy Henderson with the new action comedy, Jailbreak from Puprom Entertainment and Kongchak Pictures. Ly joins Henderson’s Hanuman (2015) cast – Bokator exponent Dara Ours and actor […]

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THE HIT LIST: December 5, 2016

Alrighty! In anticipation of an exceptionally busy Christmas, this will be the first of three final installments of The Hit List in 2016. Personally, I look forward to the forthcoming break and on that note I might round up some of my favorite entries of stunt reels and shortfilms in a New Year edition to whet the appetite some. We’ll just have to wait and see! In the meantime, let’s get this party rolling with some wicked videos from around the web, and first up are a pair of terrific new Tekken-inspired kicking reels by Eric Jacobus and Jailbreak star, actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly. Rounding out the playlist are stunt and action reels by Ben Rezendes, Jamel Blissat, Melissa Mars, Kent S. Leung, John Palmeri, Stephen Murdoch, Hannah Spreitzenbarth and Jared Losano. You know what they say….just push play! Next up in trailer news are a few projects […]

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JAILBREAK: Celine Tran Strikes A Deadly Pose In A New Poster For The New Martial Arts Comedy

Dating back just a few years ago, it’s easy to see just how surprising it would be to see someone like former AV star Celine Tran tackle action roles in her transition. Thankfully it hasn’t been at all for naught with a small spate of action jewels currently on YouTube, and notably, her latest forthcoming appearance in Jimmy Henderson’s new martial arts action comedy, Jailbreak, now packages for a January 31 release in Cambodia next year while other releases remain pending. The film, from producer Loy Te at Kongchak Pictures is the latest from Henderson who directed the local vigilante action thriller, Hanuman a few years ago. Tran stars as the central villain of film as the leader of a deadly gang who lie in wait at Tiger Island Prison to ambush the five tactical Special Forces officers escorting a high-profile criminal who holds sensitive information that can bring her […]

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The First Teaser Poster For Cambodian Action Comedy, JAILBREAK, Leaves Only Two Options

Cambodian action on film has been slowly on the comeback in recent years as with several parts of Asia’s film field. Director Jimmy Henderson has been on the forefront of those efforts for some time now, and notably with headlining actor and martial artist Dara Ours for the vigilante action thriller, Hanuman. That film’s release otherwise remains local at present while the the two have since reunited with a sprawling new endeavor brimming with some surefire promise. Joining with producer Loy Te among those making things happen over at Kongchak Pictures, the new action comedy, Jailbreak, has since moved into post production after wrapping over the summer with a 2017 release now in tow, and in the good graces of former AV star Celine Tran now ready for a career milestone of her own in the action genre. SYNOPSIS: A unit of five Special Forces officers are on a mission […]

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JAILBREAKING AND TRAILBLAZING: An Interview With Producer Loy Te

Taking a gander at Cambodia for a bit, a new film is on the horizon from director Jimmy Henderson who caught much of our attention a few years ago with his feature debut, Hanuman. The film, a vigilante revenge thriller starring actor and martial artist Dara Ours, doesn’t have any overseas distribution beyond the region just yet, but has been released locally and screened among a few including myself, and while low in budget with some corners cut, the film delivers good and plenty on what it promises when it comes to its fight sequences. Thus, it serves up a nice little dish when it comes to introducing moviegoers to Cambodian martial art, Bokator, and what makes it even more interesting is how it will be applied for what now awaits in Henderson’s latest, Jailbreak, which begins filming in a little less than a few weeks. The film’s active development […]

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Actress Céline Tran Joins Cambodian Action Comedy, JAILBREAK

Far and away from her former moniker as an adult film star, you may have seen actress Céline Tran in any number of shortfilms and demos she has done in the last few years to re-establish herself. Such projects include French graphic novel action horror concept, Heartbreaker, and Godefroy Ryckewaert’s Bladed Minds swordfighting shortfilm, and both have been exemplary in signaling Tran’s own hard-earning ascension into action cinema stardom. As such, her efforts have not been for naught as of this week with word of her casting in Jimmy Henderson’s new Cambodian action comedy, Jailbreak, from Puprom Entertainment and Kongchak Pictures. Press was announced in Cambodia on Friday with news of Tran’s addition in the company of Henderson who produces along with Loy Te, and lead actors, Hanuman star Dara Ours and co-star Savin Philip, as well as actor Jean-Paul Ly (stunts credited for Luc Besson’s Lucy, Jon M. Chu’s Now […]

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Rising Star Jean-Paul Ly Talks Cambodian Action Film, JAILBREAK

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: One of the best things about following martial arts action cinema is the young and up-and-coming talent on the rise. As such, one caveat of reading Film Combat Syndicate is following our weekly Hit List wherein time and again you’ll find a few updates on the activities involving Jean-Paul Ly, a Cambodian martial artist and actor living in London whose stunt credits include shortfilms like Deep Pan Fury, the JpLp action short, Dead End and the James Bond-inspired Sapphire, and performing stunts in films like Now You See Me 2, Luc Besson’s hit movie, Lucy and Joey Ansah’s Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. It’s no mistake to see, though, really. His skillset is one that has become pertinent to the development of martial arts and action genre films that utilize people like Ly of his caliber, and that is happening in many […]

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HIT LIST HEAD'S UP: New Stills And Poster For DEAD END

Looking ahead to the forthcoming Hit List on Monday, expect the return of action actors and stuntmen Jean-Paul Ly and Laurent Plancel for the new action short, Dead End. Colin Emerson co-directs once more following their previous stint on the 007-inspired short, Sapphire with a story focused on two long time friends involved in a deal that goes south with one exposing himself as an undercover cop. Shot back in July, the short clocks at about five minutes which is ample enough for another tasty experiment to enjoy. Dead End is arriving online this weekend as we speak, but we have just a few new stills to accommodate until the hours pass: View post on imgur.com In other news, Ly and Plancel previously finished Charlie Dennis’s forthcoming action short, Deep Pan Fury, which is currently staving off any online releases until its festival circulation is finished; The project has since […]

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