BRZRKR Teams Star And Creator Keanu Reeves With Director Justin Lin For Netflix Live-Action Adaptation
Keanu Reeves will star and produce alongside Lin for the live-action adaptation being set at Netflix.
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News Briefs: ONE PUNCH MAN Gets A ‘Fast And Furious’ Director, Yeoh Leads THE BROTHERS SUN, MR-9 Underway With Grillo, Hirsch In THE ENGINEER
• More than two years after landing at Sony Pictures and Arad Productions, Justin Lin is bouncing off of his former tenure on Fast X to direct an adaptation of One Punch Man from a script by Venom scribes Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. Based on the hit manga from ONE and Yuskue Murata, One Punch Man centers on Saitama, an unassuming young man who joins the Hero Association for fun, only to be beleagured by his ability to knock out any supervillain with one punch. (THR) • Kevin Tancharoen will direct Everything Everywhere All At Once and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy star Michelle Yeoh, and actor Justin Chien for 8-episode Netflix gangster drama, The Brothers Sun. Billed as an “action-packed, dark comedic drama, and family soap,” and follows a Taipei gangster who journeys to LA to protect his family whilst in search of his father’s killer. Sam Song Li […]
WARRIOR Season Two Launch: The Battlefield Gets A Little Bigger, As Does The Bodycount
The first season of Cinemax’s hit series, Warrior, premiered last April to the benefit of a highly thrilled viewing audience, introducing martial arts fans to a contemporary vision of a kung fu Western once birthed in the mind of film legend, Bruce Lee. Host to an epic, layered world of triads, corrupt politicians and police caught in the middle in the battleground of 1870s San Francisco, that legacy continued with the second season premiere reintroducing Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), brought back into the throes of the Hop Wei gang after redeeming himself post-defeat at the hands of Long Zii enforcer, Li Yong (Joe Taslim). Pit fighting at the Barbary Coast where he befriends ringleader Rosalita Vega (Maria Elena Laas), Ah Sahm is left coming to terms with his defeat on his own accord. In addition, there’s also the betrayal and abandonment of being ostracized earlier on by Hop Wei boss, […]
ABACUS: Justin Lin To Helm Sung Family 2008 Financial Crisis Drama, Participant And Perfect Storm To Produce
Justin Lin is set to direct Abacus, a new drama set during the 2008 financial crisis. The film is based on the true story of the Sung family, whose family-run bank was the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges during this time period, forcing them to defend themselves and their business’ legacy in the Chinatown community. Kenneth Lin (Star Trek: Discovery, House of Cards), who has been attached to the project since 2016, is penning the script with James Schamus (Indignation, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), with the helmer producing via his Perfect Storm banner, which snagged the life rights to the Sung family following the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. “Now more than ever it feels essential to see people standing up for what’s right in the face of social injustice.” says Lin. “I was very moved when I heard about the Sungs and their courageous journey, and having […]
F9 Official Trailer: Charlize Is Back, Han Is Back, The Big Ass Stunts Are Back, John Cena Emerges, And My Brain Is Done
Okay, so it turns out the official title from Universal Pictures is F9. The trailer launch on Friday makes that all but clear, on top of at least one other major reveal, now confirmed and much to the delight of anyone who has heard the rumor. If this is your first time watching, I’ll say no more. Beyond this and my headline, mark your calendars for May 22 and read onward: No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past. Summer 2020 is the time for F9, the ninth chapter in the saga that has endured for almost two decades and has earned more than $5 billion around the world. Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom […]
F9: The First Poster Signals The Ninth Installment Of ‘The Fast Saga’ Ahead Of Trailer Launch
The first official teaser poster is live for the ninth installment of Universal’s five-billion dollar success story, The Fast Saga. The poster comes ahead of the first trailer which arrives on Friday after 3pm EST/12pm PST, following a star-studded concert billed as ‘The Road To F9’. Justin Lin is back at the helm with actor Vin Diesel leading a cast that fans can expect will be a mix of new faces and regulars, including Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson and John Cena to name a few. May 22 is opening day from Universal Pictures marking the first of what’s expected to be a two-part finale that concludes in 2021. Peep the poster below and stay tuned!
FAST 9 Adds #2 UFC Heavyweight, Francis ‘The Predator’ Ngannou
Francis “The Predator” Ngannou, the UFC’s #2 in the heavyweight division, is joining the ninth installment of the Fast And Furious saga according to Dino-Ray Ramos’ coverage at Deadline on Wednesday. Ngannou joins the ranks of previous MMA stars appearing in the longstanding Universal franchise like Gina Carano (Furious 6) and Ronda Rousey (Furious Seven). Details on Ngannou’s role are being kept under the hood for now along with any and all story details, save for what one might be able to derive from the current casting and summation of events from F. Gary Gray’s The Fate Of The Furious. Small recap: Gray’s film saw Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) on vacation in the Dominican Republic where renegade cyberterrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron) emerges. Cipher takes Dom’s entire life hostage, forcing him to turn on his own team as they chase him through the streets of New York and […]
WARRIOR Official Season One Trailer: ‘Somebody Has To Fight Back!’
As it stands, the future couldn’t be brighter for the fate of martial arts cinema on television. With Into The Badlands making its exit from AMC in a few weeks, Cinemax is officially next in line with its own roster led by breakout actor Andrew Koji in the new series, Warrior, born and bread from the mind of the late Bruce Lee and re-birthed through the auspices of daughter Shannon Lee, and creators Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm and Jonathan Tropper’s Tropper Ink. Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs (Chinese organized crime family). Also starring are Kieran Bew, Olivia Cheng, Dianne […]
WARRIOR: Cinemax’s Bruce Lee-Inspired Drama Premieres April 5. Watch The New Teaser!
That Cinemax’s latest martial arts drama, Warrior, is already working the kinks out for its second season could be telling about what promise the first may hold. Bruce Lee fans and folks keen on this inspired period drama from Shannon Lee, Justin Lin (Fast franchise) and Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) will get just the insight they’re looking for when it premieres on April 5, as stated in the official teaser trailer above. Inspired by an idea from martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, this gritty, action-packed crime drama is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. Filming in Cape Town, South Africa, it follows a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful organized crime families. The new footage comes along with exclusive photos over at […]
Justin Lin Circling LONE WOLF AND CUB For Paramount
Last we heard there were two projects in the mix for upcoming big screen advances reinterpreting Koike Kazuo’s seminal manga classic, Lone Wolf And Cub. It was last summer we were kept up with new efforts from producer Steven Paul at SP International Pictures to re-adapt Inoue Akira’s Final Conflict treatment and all has since been quiet on that front, while we now look toward the now 14-year effort garnering the involvement of Fast And Furious saga co-helmer Justin Lin since 2012. As it stands, he is set to produce Lone Wolf And Cub via his Perfect Storm Entertainment banner with Marissa McMahon and Kamala Films. Furthermore, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s latest exclusive, Lin also has an eye to direct the film upon landing back at Paramount Pictures. Seven, 8MM and The Wolfman scribe Andrew Kevin Walker is attached to adapt the script telling of shogun’s executioner Ogami Itto, […]
Cinemax’s New Martial Arts Series Drama, WARRIOR, Sets Its Cast!
Among many of the film, TV and independent projects I’ve followed up on, one stood out as something worth following in its early days as I had known of the folks working on its action for its director, Charlie Dennis. Fast forward three Winters later and we were introduced to the world of gritty martial arts short, Deep Pan Fury, with UK actor Andrew Koji, whose extensive TV and film acting and stunt credits include 2007 Muay Thai flick, Fighting Beat, Justin Lin’s Furious 6 and as the voice of Hien in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. Conclusively, I couldn’t be more proud of Koji this week, and that brings us to the longstanding developments of Cinemax’s upcoming ten-episode martial arts drama, Warrior which is set to go before cameras in South Africa on October 22. Netflix series Fauda helmer Assaf Bernstein is directing from a script by Banshee creator Jonathan […]
Universal’s FAST Spinoff Starring Johnson, Statham, Dated For July 2019
Universal The addition of a long-anticipated spin-off certainly threw things in a refreshing gear for Universal’s Fast saga. Following a date change for the ninth installation from April 19, 2019 to April 10, 2020, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are set to reunite for their own film when it hits theaters on July 26, 2019. Johnson, who voiced his interest for a spin-off back in 2013 while doing press for Justin Lin’s Furious 6, has been with the franchise since debuting the role of D.S.S. Agent Luke Hobbs in Lin’s Fast Five in 2011. Its predecessor, Fast And Furious, was bolstered by franchise star Vin Diesel’s return to the fray in a starring and producing role with Lin succeeding his work on The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift. As the hit film series pivoted from street racing to heist adventures and high speed action, Statham emerged in the post-credits of the sixth […]
Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Drama, WARRIOR, Gets A Straight-To-Series Order At Cinemax
Warner Bros. Pictures President of HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming Kary Antholis believes Cinemax has a perfect platform for its strategy in producing mutliple “fun, high-octane, action, pulpy” series dramas at cost-effective rates as it has for several years now. One of those shows includes Strike Back which has a reboot presently in production, with another titled Banshee which sadly ended after four seasons last year. At best though, it has proven more opportune for viewers and especially Banshee co-creator Jonathan Tropper who had already been long in development for a new Cinemax series with Justin Lin and Shannon Lee, daughter of the late film legend who since left a legacy of unfinished materials now being absorbed by Lee’s own Bruce Lee Enterprises. Separately, this includes a feature film based on her father’s life poised to shoot this summer, while her current efforts with Tropper and Lin for the new […]
Justin Lin Joins Machinima, NBCU For KNIGHT RIDER Digital Series Reboot
I’ve always felt that the 80’s TV series, Knight Rider, was meant for something larger and unfortunately it never saw through to its big screen potential. It did have its moments of glory on the small screen dating back to 1982 and in other variant shows that followed in the 90s and there were still utterances of a possible film in 2013 by way of feature film rights holders at the Weinstein Company with Brian Copeland writing a script. Even so the fan fare always drew back to the show, made exemplary with the sustenance of the show’s star, actor David Hasselhoff’s celebrity over the years and as recent as last year’s hit shortfilm, Kung Fury through the title track, “True Survivor”. Fast forward to 2016 and with a name like Justin Lin having gained prominence directing his own fair share of some of the most enthralling car chases on […]
HOT WHEELS Officially Lands Justin Lin In The Driver's Seat To Direct For Legendary And Universal
It’s been nearly 50 years since Mattel’s popular die-cast toy line property, Hot Wheels launched and became the epicenter of car models for many a collector and manfacturer. In turn, it’s been thirteen years since a film adaptation had been in the works at Colombia Pictures and then Warner Bros before gaining progress at Legendary Pictures five years ago. That decision was influenced in large part by the success of director Justin Lin’s Fast Five at the time, and no less to the tune of $621 million dollars. Thus, it’s reasonable that after sifting through names of possible suitors to helm the film that the studio would ultimately go with Lin, and so it is, according to a new report at Variety. Lin will develop and produce the film through his Perfect Storm Banner for release through Universal Pictures, and with the option to co-finance the picture. A writer is […]
STAR TREK: BEYOND Lands U.S. Release On DVD, Blu-Ray/4K Ultra HD And Digital HD On October 4 And November 1
With a fourth Star Trek possibly in the works, director Justin Lin’s Star Trek: Beyond is now on par for a digital U.S. release on October 4, followed by a glossy 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray combo release on November 1. Sure, not everyone feels the same way about this particular franchise in the wake of the 50th anniversary celebration of sci-fi founding father Gene Roddenberry’s original series, but it still packs an edginess that makes the films fun to enjoy nonetheless, and certainly with a heartfelt send off for two of its late actors in the last few years. Read the announcement below from Paramount! HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise returns in “the best action movie of the year” (Scott Mantz, “Access Hollywood”). The “highly entertaining” (David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter) new installment in the iconic franchise, STAR TREK BEYOND sets a course on 4K Ultra […]
Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Crime Drama, WARRIOR, Gets A Pilot Order For Cinemax
If you’re not subscribed to Cinemax and you love martial arts action and Bruce Lee, then take heed to this latest bit of news as a sign that you should. Following updates last May, the word now is that a pilot order has been given for Warrior, the latest effort hailing from Star Trek: Beyond helmer Justin Lin who is executive producing the pilot and may well direct. From a script by executive producer, hit action series Banshee co-creator, Tropper Ink’s own Jonathan Tropper, the pilot will kick off the potential series set in the aftermath of the Civil War when a young martial artist from China arrives in San Francisco, only to find himself swept into the bloody war between rival Tong factions in Chinatown. The series was the first of several projects that began conception early on as Lin pacted with Chinese media magnate Bruno Wu for the […]
YOMYOMF Presents The Final Trailer For STAR TREK: BEYOND
Director Justin Lin’s newest film, Star Trek: Beyond is almost here, folks. It’s been an epic, grand fare of emotion and interstellar spectacle, one with its own share of highs and lows and which otherwise culminate a proven effort at revitalizing one of the most beloved sci-fi properties in the history of film and TV. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana, Jon Cho, Simon Pegg and the reportedly irreplaceable, late actor Anton Yelchin have all been exceptional in their roles so far, and at one point, I admit I thought that this would have been it for all things Star Trek as far as trilogies go. I stand corrected, of course, and with talk in recent days leading up to the news of a fourth now in the works, and with none other than Star Trek‘s 2009 actor Chris Hemsworth potentially joining Pine as the Kirk father/son duo, […]
STAR TREK: BEYOND Teases Kirk's Last Mission In The Final Trailer
Prospects are looking great for anime classic, Akira with Justin Lin currently circling the long-awaited live-action adaptation according to much fan fervor stemming from last week. Time will tell to see if and how that latest bit sticks while it’s been a few years since Lin was attached to a few projects, including an iteration of Jet Li classic, Shaolin Temple. Of course, sci-fi fans and Trekkies alike may be thankful for his involvement on Paramount Pictures’s third installation of the Star Trek reboot epic, Star Trek: Beyond. The latest trailers since then have all been exciting and stimulating along with several key bits of artwork, which much of that energy is ado with those grieving over the loss of its co-star, Anton Yelchin last week. All for the better though, the studio’s promotional campaign rolls on for a film that will undoubtedly pay tribute to Yelchin whose brilliant adaptation […]
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