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New International Teasers And Release Dates For 47 RONIN

With $250 million dollars on the line, Universal is wasting no time promoting director Carl Rinsch‘s latest period fantasy action thriller, 47 Ronin starring Man Of Tai Chi actor and helmer Keanu Reeves, along with The Railway Man co-star Hiroyuki Sanada, Pacific Rim‘s Rinko Kikuchi, Battleship co-star Tadanobu Asano and Shaolin Girl star Kou Shibasaki. Of course, this means new posters and dubbed/subbed trailers are now being subsequently released to highlight the upcoming international releases, in addition to the the accumulating event pages such as this one and this one. SYNOPSIS: From ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors […]

MAN OF TAI CHI Publicity Extends Itself To Volkswagen Group's New Shortfilm, EXTREME PURSUIT

Lee B. Golden III

Hot off of China’s latest theatrical release of martial arts actiom drama Man Of Tai Chi, director Keanu Reeves and lead actor Tiger Chen have been touring their new film in several interviews and public appearances, as well as releasing extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes, and even a music video for the title song, Remember Me, sung by none other than Tiger himself. In addition, Reeves and his kung fu lead actor are now featured in a new sidestory shortfilm from Volkswagen Group called Extreme Pursuit, which stars Tian Yuen, Lam Suet, Tang Zeng, Jing Boran and Niu Qingfeng, and is directed by Liu Guonan with stunt coordination by Bruce Law. The story appears to loosely tie into Reeves’ film, with both featuring the actor/director his reprising his role as Donaka, or in this case, “Mr. D.”, as he is pursued by four friends infiltrating his organization to retrieve a set of […]

Reeves And Chen Are Wired-Up Again In New BTS Footage For MAN OF TAI CHI

Lee B. Golden III

Actor and first time director Keanu Reeves will finally see the release of his new film, Man Of Tai Chi in China on July 5, 2013. This, in addition to the film’s acquisition by Radius/TWC last month at the Cannes Film Festival, sets up the next few months for fans to see some good teaser and trailer footage between now and the film’s release this Fall or Winter. Today, we have some Chinese-language behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the film showing Reeves in all-black rehearsing and filming the final fight with martial arts actor Tiger Hu Chen, starring in his first time role as the lead. The film reunites Reeves with Chen and acclaimed action director Yuen Woo-Ping just over ten years after the worldwide success of The Matrix trilogy directed by Andy and then-Larry Wachowski. Stay tuned for more Man Of Tai Chi updates!

Veteran Action Directors To Helm Reeves’ Next, JOHN WICK

Lee B. Golden III

Actor and first time director Keanu Reeves has a few new films coming out this year, which include the upcoming Japanese samurai epic, 47 Ronin, and his cinematic martial arts directorial debut, Man Of Tai Chi. With these in mind, action continues to be consistent theme in Reeves’ career as he is now slated to star in an upcoming hitman thriller from producer Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road titled, John Wick, based on a screenplay by Derek Kolstad. According to details reported at Screendaily, the film will headline a story about a former hitman who is driven back to his killer instincts when a thug steals his 1969 Ford Mustang, killing his dog in the process.The action heats up when he tracks the thug to New York City, only to become the target of a his father, a major crime boss. The film is setting up to look like a […]

New Teaser For Keanu Reeves's MAN OF TAI CHI

Lee B. Golden III

Today is another epic day in the history of martial arts action cinema as the new teaser for the upcoming film, Man Of Tai Chi is finally online. The film is actor Keanu Reeves‘s directorial debut and it is coming out swinging in total tournament movie fashion! Reeves also stars in the film along with actor, martial arts stunt veteran and star Tiger Hu Chen in his first lead. Other cast names include Karen Mok, Iko Uwais, Jeremy Marinas, Steven Dasz and Brahim Achabbakhe and Ocean Hou. Lemore Syvan and Daxing Zhang are producers. Johnny Lee and Sharon Miller are serving as line producers. The film, based on a screenplay by Michael G. Cooney, is a co-production from China Film Group, Wanda Group and Village Roadshow Pictures will also feature Reeves opposite lead actor Tiger Hu Chen in his first starring role. Yuen Woo-Ping is the film’s action director, along with Chad Stahelski and Jon Valera designing and coordinating the fights. I will […]

New Photos From MAN OF TAI CHI

Lee B. Golden III

Today there are new reports out featuring the first promotional photos for the upcoming directorial debut of Keanu Reeves‘s latest martial arts action film, Man Of Tai Chi, courtesy of Chinese online periodical, QQ. The film, based on a screenplay by Michael G. Cooney, is a co-production from China Film Group, Wanda Group and Village Roadshow Pictures will also feature Reeves opposite lead actor Tiger Hu Chen in his first starring role. Yuen Woo-Ping is the film’s action director, along with Chad Stahelski and Jon Valera designing and coordinating the fights. The film will also star Karen Mok along with Iko Uwais, Jeremy Marinas, Steven Dasz and Brahim Achabbakhe and Ocean Hou. Lemore Syvan and Daxing Zhang are producers. Johnny Lee and Sharon Miller are serving as line producers. Reeves, Chen and Yuen share the historic success of working together on the highly acclaimed science fiction martial arts fantasy action […]