THINKING WIDER: A Word With Actor And Producer Nick Baillie
Nick Baillie stars in “The Wide West” which is now available on Digital for rental or purchase.
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THE WIDE WEST: U.S.-Japan Western Action Adventure Sets June Stateside Release
The film stars Alexander Nevsky, and Sumo champioms Hiroki Sumi and Ichi for the film’s release.
THE WIDE WEST: ITN Studios Takes World Sales For U.S.-Japanese Western Ahead Of Cannes
The film reteams director Joe Cornet with actor and producer Alexander Nevsky (“Gunfight At Rio Bravo,” “Taken From Rio Bravo”).
THE WIDE WEST: Sumos And Gunslingers Collide In The Official Trailer
It’s been a week of deals and filmfare for any and all on the ground at AFM and that especially goes for Hollywood Storm whose Alexander Nevsky has been on deck with his latest Western romp, The Wide West, which is due for a 2025 release. Joe Cornet (A Prayer for the Damned) directs from a script by Craig Hamann (Showdown in Manila) with three-time Mr. Universe himself, Nevsky (Gunfight at Rio Bravo) joined by Sumo Champions Hiroki Sumi (John Wick: Chapter 4) and Ichi (Ballerina). 1907. The first-ever sumo delegation from Japan, led by Sumo Legends, travels through the United States to Washington D.C. to meet with President Theodore Roosevelt. When the train is stopped for track repairs, they have to stop in a dangerous Western town, where trouble awaits. Also starring are Cornet, and actors Nick Baillie (Malicious), Tatiana Neva (Prey of Wrath), and Kaz Kobayashi (Baragaki: Unbroken […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO Review: Alexander Nevsky Tackles Human Traffickers And Notorious Foes In The New Western Sequel
Taken From Rio Bravo opens in North America in select theaters and on Xumo Play beginning August 1. 2.5 min. read Actor and producer Alexander Nevsky returns to the Old West in Taken From Rio Bravo, the second installment of a forthcoming trilogy from director Joe Cornet. Both also take to the screen once more for the sequel, reprising their roles from a script by Craig Hamann, and a story that ultimately brings things full circle for this go-around. That latter aspect of the film comes way later, while the film itself plays right to its target audience as our deputized hero Ivan Turchin (Nevsky) thwarts an attempted robbery with brutal effect. The core story picks up a little later including and after, when Nevsky and Sheriff Vernon (Cornet) are called to a grisly scene where there was clear sign of a struggle. Their only clue soon points them into the […]
THE WIDE WEST: ‘John Wick 4’ Co-Star And Sumo Champion Joins Alexander Nevsky For New Western From ‘Rio Bravo’ Team
Casting is reportedly underway in Los Angeles and Tokyo for The Wide West, a new Western starring Alexander Nevsky along with Hiroki Sumi (Netflix series “Sanctuary,” Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4). The Wide West reunites Nevsky with the creative team behind Western indie actioners Gunfight At Rio Bravo and its sequel of late, Taken From Rio Bravo. Nevsky is producing under his Hollywood storm banner, rejoining Joe Cornet who will direct from Craig Hamann’s screenplay. In addition to Nevsky and Sumi, Cornet will also co-star along with Tatiana Neva (Taken from Rio Bravo), Nick Baillie (Malicious) and Kerry Goodwin (Promise). Plot details are underwraps for the film while it is being billed as heavily inspired by Terence Young’s 1971 Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune starrer, Red Sun. The movie also marks a discernible pairing for Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion who clocks in at 270 lbs. The sizeable […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO Poster Reveals The Continuing Western Saga Starring Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky’s days of Western indie action are far from over as he heads up Taken From Rio Bravo, now out with official key art and a July 19 theatrical release date from ITN Studios. The film, a sequel to last year’s Gunfight At Rio Bravo, is directed by Joe Cornet who reprises his role opposite Nevsky, with a script by Craig Hamann. Taken From Rio Bravo sees the return of the mysterious gunslinger John Basil Turchin who teams up with a sheriff in pursuit of a gang of sadistic human traffickers known as The Posse, who have kidnapped five women. Rounding out the cast are Cynthia Rothrock, Kerry Goodwin, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, James Chalke, Irina Antonenko, Matthias Hues, John Fallon, Robert Madrid and Tatiana Neva round out the key cast, with an original score by Sean Murray who also penned the film’s title track, performed by Neva. Nevsky […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO: ITN Takes North America For Alexander Nevsky’s ‘Gunfight At Rio Bravo’ Sequel
ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights Taken From Rio Bravo, the sequel to Joe Cornet’s Gunfight At Rio Bravo starring Alexander Nevsky (Showdown In Manila, Black Rose). Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion, is again joined by Cornet who co-stars, as well as directs from a script by Craig Hamann. Based on a real life brigadier general who led the Union army during the Civil War, Nevsky reprises his role as Ivan Turchin, a mysterious gunslinger who, in the first film, joins Sheriff Vernon Kelly (Cornet) in taking down a vicious gang. In Taken From Rio Bravo, Turchin and Kelly set out to pursue a gang of sadistic human traffickers – known as The Posse – who have kidnapped five women. Taken From Rio Bravo also Cynthia Rothrock, Tatiana Neva, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson, with Matthias Hues and John Fallon reprising their roles from the first film. […]
NIGHT OF THE CAREGIVER: ITN Takes New Supernatural Thriller For August Release
ITN is proudly releasing director Joe Cornet’s new horror thriller, Night Of The Caregiver. Opening in North America on August 15, the film also joins Cornet with a cast headed by Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Natalie Denise Sperl (Mank), and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight). Hospice nurse Julia Rowe is hired to be caregiver for Lillian Gresham, who lives in an isolated house in a remote area. Although she is terminally ill, the elderly Lillian is a cordial and sweet lady. However, as the night goes on, Julia suspects something demonic is also dwelling in the house causing she and Lillian to be in grave danger… The film also rejoins Cornet with Alexander Nevsky (Gunfight At Rio Bravo, Taken From Rio Bravo) who produced the pic via his company, Hollywood Storm. Cornet exec produced alongside Eric Brenner and Douglas “Fini” Finical with a score Sean Murray, and screenplay by Craig […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO: Catch The Trailer For The New Western Sequel Starring Alexander Nevsky And Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson
Actor and producer Alexander Nevsky’s latest turn in Western genre thrills has some trailer treatment making the rounds for Taken From Rio Bravo, the sequel to last year’s Shout! release, Gunfight At Rio Bravo. Both films feature Nevsky in the role of Russian-born John Basil Turchin, former U.S. Civil War officer-turned-gunslinger and lawman, with Joe Cornet directing and co-starring. The new and second chapter sees the return of the mysterious Russian gunslinger who teams up with Sheriff Vernon Kelly (Cornet) in pursuit of a gang of sadistic human traffickers known as The Posse, who have kidnapped five women. Cast also includes a mix of new and returning actors: action icons Cynthia Rothrock, Matthias Hues and Don “The Dragon” Wilson, and actors Irina Antonenko, Tatiana Neva, John Fallon, and Kerry Goodwin. Cornet directed from returning scribe Craig Hamann’s screenplay with Nevsky producing for his Hollywood Storm label, alongside exec producers Eric Brenner for ETA Films, Cornet for San […]
FRONTIER REELS: Joe Cornet Talks ‘Gunfight At Rio Bravo’
It’s been a few weeks since the banner release of actor and director Joe Cornet’s new Western, Gunfight At Rio Bravo. A sequel is currently in toe and Cornet and lead star and producer Alexander Nevsky have been campaigning for both films, with the first having had its red carpet press premiere last month in Arizona. Of course, this includes interviews with multiple local news outlets including NBC and the like. The following is a read out of an interview Nevsky acquired the rights to in recent weeks for an exclusive presentation here at Film Combat Syndicate, thus signaling a debut interview here with Cornet in which the director discusses making the film, working with the cast, film influences, and more. To add, this comes following our review of the film, also signaling our first bit of coverage of Cornet’s work; In addition to directing, Cornet also joins Nevsky on […]
GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO Review: Alexander Nevsky Shepherds Indie Western Thrills With Palatable Genre Tropes
Gunfight at Rio Bravo is now available in the U.S. from Shout! Studios Actor Alexander Nevsky’s latest role now finds him debuting a persona based on a real-life war figure nary heard of in screen history. For this, we now turn to Gunfight At Rio Bravo, directed by Joe Cornet – who himself is no stranger to Westerns in his current five-title resumè, from a script by Craig Hamann which rejoins Nevsky with past film cohorts Matthias Hues and Olivier Grunner. Central to the story is our protagonist, Ivan Turchin (Nevsky), who arrives in town to set up shop just after a quick dust-up with some would-be robbers. He is sought by Marshall Carter (Grunner) and his partner looking for Sheriff Kelly’s (Cornet) quarters where they can hopefully make a temp pit stop to hold Hellhound gang leader and captive fugitive Ethan Crawley (Hues) whilst en route to get him […]
GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO: Photos From Premiere Night This Week In Arizona
Shout! Studios proudly released Joe Cornet’s latest Western, Gunfight at Rio Bravo this month in select theaters and on Digital. The film also had its world premiere event with the stars and creators on hand at the Loft Cinema in Tucson, Arizona on Tuesday January 17. “When we were making “Gunfight at Rio Bravo” in 2021, I fell in love with Arizona, and we made another one in 2022, so we made two already. This is the first one, and I’m very happy to present it,” said the action film’s main star and three-time Mr. Universe Alexander Nevsky. Director Joe Cornet and Nevsky has filmed two movies in Southern Arizona within two years. Tuesday’s screening marked the world premiere of the first of the two. In the second, “Taken from Rio Bravo,” Nevsky will reprise his role as ‘mysterious Russian gunslinger’ Ivan Turchin. “I love shooting in Arizona. We filmed […]
GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO: Catch The Trailer For Alexander Nevsky’s New Western Thriller
Shout! Studios has unveiled the official trailer and poster for Gunfight At Rio Bravo, the new Western thriller from director Joe Cornet. The film stars and is produced by Alexander Nevsky, and also stars Cornet along with Matthias Hues, Olivier Gruner, Natalie Denise Sperl, Kerry Goodwin, and John Fallon. In Gunfight At Rio Bravo, Nevsky plays a mysterious Russian gunslinger who aids a marshal and a sheriff as they stand up to a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds who have invaded their small East Texas town. Cornet directs from a script by Craig Hamann, with Nevsky producing the film for Hollywood Storm, and ETA Films’ Eric Brenner and San Rafael Productions’ Cornet executive producing. Shout! will host a limited theatrical release next year on January 13, followed by a digital and national home entertainment release on January 17.
GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO Heads To North America From Shout! In 2023
Shout! Studios has acquired Gunfight At Rio Bravo, the new Western thriller from director Joe Cornet. The film stars and is produced by Alexander Nevsky, and also stars Cornet along with Matthias Hues, Olivier Gruner, Natalie Denise Sperl, Kerry Goodwin, and John Fallon. In Gunfight At Rio Bravo, Nevsky plays a mysterious Russian gunslinger who aids a marshal and a sheriff as they stand up to a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds who have invaded their small East Texas town. Cornet directs from a script by Craig Hamann, with Nevsky producing the film for Hollywood Storm, and ETA Films’ Eric Brenner and San Rafael Productions’ Cornet executive producing. “I’m really happy GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO will be released in the U.S. by Shout! Factory. My western debut may have a lot of action, but it’s also a great story about friendship and the endless fight between good and evil,” said Nevsky. “I can’t wait for American audiences to watch it thanks to Shout! and Premiere.” “GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO is […]
KALEIDOSCOPE: Alexander Nevsky Tackles Serial Killer Thriller With ‘Rio Bravo’ Director
Promise director Joe Cornet will film Kaleidoscope this Fall, reteaming with actor and producer Alexander Nevsky. The two will also be joined by actress Bai Ling (The Crow) who will play “a mysterious beautiful woman who may or may not be a serial killer” according to an e-mail announcement this week following earlier news broken via JoBlo last week. Says Ling: “With my excitement I’m sharing this good news with you: I’ll be starring in a new thriller called KALEIDOSCOPE! Script is very good and I love my character. She’s very classy and special, she has all the good qualities you would like to see in a woman. But she may be really dangerous… I look forward to working with director/writer Joe Cornet and my friend Alexander Nevsky!” Cornet is co-starring in the film which he and co-scribe Kent Hill wrote. The film marks a reunion for Nevsky and Ling […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO Wraps Shoot For Alexander Nevsky’s Western Sequel
Principal photography recently wrapped for Taken From Rio Bravo, director Joe Cornet’s sequel to his upcoming 19th century Western, Gunfight At Rio Bravo. Penned by Craig Hamann, the film features Alexander Nevsky who leads the cast once more as the mysterious Russian gunslinger who, in the first film, rises up to help liberate a small town from a bloodthirsty gang of outlaws. This time, the focus centers on our heroes as they wage war on sadistic human traffickers in a effort to rescue five women who are about to be sold into sex-slavery at the Mexican border. The film also stars Cornet along with Matthias Hues, Irina Antonenko, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Kerry Goodwin, James Chalke, Cynthia Rothrock and John Fallon. Pic hails from ETA Films, San Rafael Production and Nevsky’s Hollywood Storm production company. Douglas “Fini” Finical is exec producing alongside Art Camacho (Half Past Dead & Half Past […]
Don’t Miss The Latest Trailer For GUNFIGHT AT RIO BRAVO Starring Alexander Nevsky
A small change to the title of actor and producer Alexander Nevsky’s inaugural Western now leaves us with an official look at Gunfight At Rio Bravo, thanks to an all-new trailer following its exclusive debut over at JoBlo. Its sequel remains pending following its announcement earlier this month. In the film, Nevsky plays a mysterious Russian gunslinger who aids a marshal and a sheriff as they stand up to a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds who have invaded their small East Texas town. L.A.-based Premiere Entertainment Group acquired worldwide rights to the Joe Cornet-directed pic in which is screening for buyers at the Cannes market. Cornet also co-stars with a cast that lists Matthias Hues, Olivier Gruner, Natalie Denise Sperl, Kerry Goodwin, John Fallon, and Anna Oris round out the key cast. The film was produced by Nevsky for Hollywood Storm. ETA Films’ Eric Brenner and San Rafael […]
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO: Alexander Nevsky’s Indie Western Sequel Shoots This Month From Director Joe Cornet
Actor and independent film producer Alexander Nevsky (Black Rose) is rolling cameras this month for Taken From Rio Bravo. The film is a direct sequel to his latest western, Assasult On Rio Bravo, with actor and filmmaker Joe Cornet (Promise) back at the helm as announced last August upon greenlight. The first film sees Nevsky as a foreign gunslinger in 1875, who is pit against a bloodthirsty gang of outlaws in Texas. Plot details for the sequel are under wraps but a description for the new chapter bills it as an Expendables-style thriller set in the Wild West, with our heroes setting out on a dangerous rescue mission. Martial arts cinema stalwarts Cynthia Rothrock (China O’Brien, Righting Wrongs, The Blonde Fury), Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Bloodfist and Ring Of Fire films) and Matthias Hues (I Come In Peace) will co-star alongside Nevsky and Cornet, with Kerry Goodwin (Westworld) and Robert […]
SAVAGE ATTACK: Cameras Now Rolling As Action Thriller Adds Matthias Hues
Actor Matthias Hues (I Come In Peace) will rejoin Alexander Nevsky in front of the camera for the current Los Angeles production of Joe Cornet’s new film, Savage Attack. The two have previously worked on films such as crime thriller Black Rose, action adventure Maximum Impact, Showdown In Manila and Cornet’s upcoming Western, Assault On Rio Bravo, in which Nevsky also stars and will release later this year. Craig Hamann (Showdown In Manila) penned the script for the film which centers on a CIA operative who must save his former mentor from an insane asylum under siege by hired killers. Production hails from ETA Films and Nevsky’s Hollywood Storm banner, and is expected to take place in locations in California and Arizona. Nevsky is producing the film with Cornet, Eric Brenner (Crazy Heart) and Douglas “Fini” Finical exec producing.