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LIGHTS… CAMERA… SHOWDOWN!: An Interview With Alexander Nevsky

January had a few setbacks, but still kept me busy in the thick of a few things currently trending in the world of action cinema. Russian action star and award-winning bodybuilder Alexander Nevsky has proven relevant in that regard, having come under my radar in the last few years with the long-awaited release of his latest murder mystery thriller, Black Rose with actress Kristanna Loken. More to the point, it just so happens that Nevsky has become pretty big at home in Russia, and perhaps big enough that it has earned him the clout needed to grow as a film professional in acting, producing and even journalizing having become a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Bearing this in mind and still with Nevsky in his element working in action movies and mingling with the right people, I’d say Nevsky’s prospects are looking quite good at this juncture. Operating […]

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Check Out Eight Exclusive Stills From Mark Dacascos's New Movie, SHOWDOWN IN MANILA!

2016 is readying to kick things off quite explosively for Russian action star Alexander Nevsky in the wake of several recently-completed films. One of them is currently ramping up a rather exceptional international promotional campaign having spawned two trailers and a first poster for the new film, Showdown In Manila, and with a fortuitous line-up of action movie well-knowns no less. SYNOPSIS: Private detectives Nick and Charlie live and work in Manila. A murder investigation leads them to the jungle camp of an international terrorist called The Wrath. Not trusting the police, Nick and Charlie assembly a team of daredevils to walk straight into the Wrath’s lair and fight an army of his goons. Action star Mark Dacascos co-stars and is making his directorial debut in the good company of Nevsky in his own push to continue breaking boundaries for Russian and American audiences. Nevsky is joined by actresses Tia Carerre […]

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Nevsky Gets A Homecoming For Dacascos's SHOWDOWN IN MANILA In February 2016!

It’s been a good year for rising action star, actor Alexander Nevsky whose local Russian debut last year with Black Rose became a box office hit. With 2016 right around the corner, he’s got at least two films that are forthcoming with actor and martial arts star Mark Dacascos, one of which includes Dacascos‘s feature-length directorial debut, Showdown In Manila. As of this week, further wide release details are still pending, but Luxor Entertainment is finally opening the film in Russia and throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States on February 18. We currently have a few teasers now online – one in both English and Russian, but we now get a new international poster for good measure which you can view below. Nevsky and Dacascos are slated to appear thereafter in the upcoming action adventure, Maximum Impact, from the director of Dacascos‘s 2002 Jet Li headliner, Cradle 2 The Grave, […]

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Watch The New English Teaser For SHOWDOWN IN MANILA

Action star Mark Dacascos has hit a pivotal point in his career that will hopefully add him to the list of names of prominent filmmakers for the future of the action genre. In that regard, his latest, Showdown In Manila, in which is also co-stars, enlists a cast seasoned and well known enough among fans that it  should garner plenty of attention for Dacascos ahead of future plans, and in the good company of Russian action star and producer Alexander Nevsky, who himself has become a bit buzzworthy himself in recent memory. Alas, it was earlier this month that an international teaser for the film surfaced, and gladly, an English version of the teaser is now circulating. For all intents and purposes, its definitely a film made for the B-movie crowd admirable of a cast that still continues to kick ass for its fans, so the notable appearances of stars […]

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Alexander Nevsky Kicks Ass With Don "The Dragon" Wilson And More In The New International Teaser For SHOWDOWN IN MANILA!

Actor and action star Mark Dacascos‘s is kicking off future prospects next year in great fashion with his directorial debut, Showdown In Manila. Dacascos joins Russian action star and producer, actor Alexander Nevsky with plans to release the film in 2016, and with a stellar cast action fans won’t fail to recognize in what appears to be another meaty foray geared toward audiences nostalgic of memorable 80’s and 90’s action cinema fanfare. Set in Manila and the province of Palawan in the Philippines, Craig Hamman wrote the script with a story putting Nevsky‘s character back into action following a local murder that forces him to confront the dark past he once tried to bury. Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Olivier Gruner, Casper Van Dien, Matthias Hues, Tia Carerre and Cary Tagawa round out the cast with action design by Grandmaster Al Dacascos, whose implementation of Filipino martial arts was […]

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GRACE UNDER FIRE: An Interview With Actor, Stuntman And Producer, Sonny Sison

One of the earlier fortunes I had in starting my blog back in 2013 was getting acquainted off and on with actor and stuntman, Sonny Sison. Granted, in months prior to that, I had just seen him in the 2008 action thriller, Broken Path, which is still one of the most fascinating films I had ever seen, and for a number of reasons. Last week, I had the opportunity to share a dialogue with Sison about the film among several others within the span of his career in the past two decades. Having cut his teeth as an actor and stuntman over the years, primarily as a suit actor on the AmeriToku crossover series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and having recently worked with a number of familiar faces fans know and love, I would say there’s plenty of reason to bookmark him as someone worth looking out for in the […]

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Olivier Gruner Goes BEYOND THE GAME In The Latest Trailer

If you happen to be noticing a resurgence of B-movie action cinema fandom as of late, no, it’s not all in your head. This is real, and there are several examples out there with titles as far back as 2010 with the release of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables, and more and more of these films have been rolling out in some capacity ever since. Clearly the niche hasn’t disappeared long since the 90’s era of B-movie action cinema glory took hold, and its clearly one that Blizhniy Boy (2007) trio, director Erken Lalgashev and writers J. Stephen Maunder and David Mitchell share a lineage in, as well as a shared interest as so expressed in their latest contribution, Beyond The Game. There aren’t any plot details, but the cast itself is littered with a who’s-who of action veterans with actor and martial artist Olivier Gruner as a psychologically-cracked solider in […]

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A CASE FOR BETTER ACTION MOVIES – Character Study: Toby Wong From DRIVE

The following is a version of a segment to a compilation article to which I contributed with other writers over at The Action Elite prior to its publication on February 10, 2015. CLICK HERE to read the article in its entirety. While we await the verdict on the releases of several upcoming films featuring action star Mark Dacascos, perhaps one performance will continue to live-on in action movie history with a formula that undeniably serves fans of martial arts action cinema something worthy to hold onto. For this, we look to his memorable role in the 1995 action classic, Drive. From a revised script by Scott Phillips, the film takes off in San Francisco with our lead, Dacascos starring as Toby Wong, riding as a stowaway on a cargoship that arrives on the West Coast as per his escape from the Red Chinese and the notorious Leung Corporation who have […]

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Mark Dacascos To Direct And Star In SHOWDOWN IN MANILA In 2015

From L to R: Casper Van Dien, Alexander Nevsky and Mark Dacascos Rising action star Alexander Nevsky has been well on his way with his post-bodybuilding career with starring and producing films in the last several years, including Black Rose last year with fellow action legend Matthias Hues. Nowadays he’s resurging and it appears he’s got some great company for the forthcoming February production of the new film, Showdown In Manila. Word from Kung Fu Cinema’s forum indicates the film will be the directorial debut of its lead actor and action star, Mark Dacascos. There’s no word on what the plot will entail, although activity from Nevsky’s Twitter account comfirms the appearance of many of the film’s noteworthy cast including Nevsky and Hues, along with Casper Van Dien, Cynthia Rothrock, Oliver Gruner, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Monsour del Rosario, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson. The film also makes for a potentially stellar great return for […]

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Van Dien Leads The Action In RELENTLESS; Dacascos In Talks

Time will tell if whether or not previous reports will forsee the return of actors Casper Van Dien and Mark Dacascos to the Mortal Kombat Legacy arena for a third outing. In the meantime, we now have news of their involvement on a new project from Greenlight Films, Emerald Films and Riucci Films, Relentless. According to Twitchfilm, Van Dien will lead as Charlie LaFarge, a former US Army Ranger on the run from the law and resigned to vengeance after being unwittingly swept into a feud between warring Russian and Thai drug traffickers, ensuing the theft of his boat, the brutal murder of his mentor, the kidnapping of his girlfriend and the malfeasance of a crooked DEA agent. Dacascos, whose slate has been loading up with various potential projects like Blood Raid and Baf Sjamsuddin’s Garuda 7 is currently in talks to join the production under Dark Power helmer John […]

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Generations Of Indonesian Action Collide In Two New Teasers For GARUDA 7!

Indonesia’s role in action cinema has been well rooted in history, long before Welsh director Gareth Evans set the benchmark for the genre with his most recent successes on films like Merantau and The Raid films. As such, household names like Barry Prima and Willy Dozan (a.k.a. Billy Chong) have earned their fair amount of star power over the past several years before Indonesia’s role in action film production diminished. Well, with the slow-yet-graceful uptick in independent production, both actors are now poised to re-emerge with a well-blended cast of other seasoned action stars and young performers in writer and debut director Baf Sjamsuddin‘s newest action-packed feature adventure, Garuda 7. The last four years have been nothing short of a journey for Sjamsuddin while working to get this project funded and going. Now, as Sjamsuddin works closer to seeking international sales representation, he and his team over at Lifevolution Pictures […]

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ROGER CORMAN'S OPERATION ROGUE Is Now Available!

Just as principal photography for action star Mark Dacascos‘s new martial arts action adventure thriller, Ultimate Justice, kicks off in Germany, the actor can now be seen front and center in the latest direct-to-DVD release, Roger Corman’s Operation Rogue. The film is executive produced by none other than that of the attached longstanding action B-movie producer himself, and provides a sigh of relief for fans of the Hawaii Five-O co-star who remain ever eager to see him back in feature-length action territory! SYNOPSIS: Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, a terrorist organization has stolen materials to create a dangerous chemical bomb. It is up to Captain Max Randall (Mark Dacascos, TV’s “Hawaii Five-0”) and his team of Marines to stop them. But when Randall’s team kills the terrorist leader’s son, the group responds by kidnapping General Wallace’s (Treat Williams, TV’s “Chicago Fire”) daughter. It is up to Randall to […]

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GARUDA 7 Brings The Action Muscle In New Promo Art

Garuda 7, Indonesia’s answer to The Expendables franchise has been in development for quite some time now, and has undergone a bit of evolution in the past year. Nowadays, it appears the forthcoming production is taking shape, as indicated by the official Facebook page where a new poster can be found brandishing its current cast listing. Check it out below: The Indonesian production will star kung fu cinema great, actor Billy Chong (a.k.a. Willy Dozan), and fellow Indonesian action veterans Barry Prima, Advent Bangun and George Rudy in a story centered on the titular Indonesian Secret Service team and its mission to protect their nation’s treasures. Hong Kong cinema veteran Baf Sjamsuddin (a.k.a. Bagus Ariatama) and martial arts film syndicate John Ladalski are producing, as well as directing the film with Ladalski serving as action coordinator for the film and Kill ‘Em All (2011) scribe James Marshall providing the screenplay. […]

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Mark Dacascos Is The Lead In ULTIMATE JUSTICE!

Mark Dacascos Is The Lead In ULTIMATE JUSTICE!

Hot off the heels of the World Premiere of German action star Mike Moeller‘s latest epic martial arts drama, One Million K(L)icks, production company Silent Partners is only a handful of days away from filming its second property in the form of another new martial arts action thriller, Ultimate Justice. A full cast and crew listing can be expected for an announcement soon, but Silent Partners’ own producer Mike Leeder has already taken to the film’s Facebook group to officially announce the lead star of the film in the form of action star Mark Dacascos (Drive, China Strike Force, Hawaii Five-0). Dacascos has already been making a few headlines as of late pertaining to previous reports of a third season of Mortal Kombat Legacy with reportedly returning actor Casper Van Dien and director Kevin Tancharoen back at the helm. Dacascos‘s IMDb page also presents a listing of several other movies […]

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Casper Van Dien And Mark Dacascos Pose For New Pic Teasing MORTAL KOMBAT LEGACY 3

In case anyone here needed anymore indication that another installation of Mortal Kombat Legacy was in the making, then leave it to actor Casper Van Dien, who just posted this photo of him in training with martial arts star, actor Mark Dacascos for said series. Take a look: (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Casper Van Dien. Van Dien already posted at least one photo back in June, indicating a possible return to the role of disenfranchised movie star Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat Legacy: Season 2. Dacascos played the role of Shaolin warrior monk, Kung Lao, one of the chosen under Raiden, the God of Thunder (David Lee McInnis) to fight in the latest tournament that hinges on the brink of world take over by Netherrealm warlord, […]

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BALLISTIC CINEMATHEQUE: A Word With Wych Kaosayananda

Filmmaker Wych Kaosayananda is a clear case study in resilience. His big break into Hollywood with the 2002 action thriller, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, didn’t pan out the way he hoped for a number of reasons. And before most of us knew it, despite the many studio offers he received, Kaosayananda diverged away from Hollywood for a really long time, which is probably why you might be wondering just what happened after all this time. Well, nowadays, Kaosayananda is looking to leave an impression once again on an international scale. His most recent murder mystery crime thriller, Truy Sát (also known as Angels) starring Dustin Nguyen, underwent some reshoots in Thailand earlier this year and is now poised for a release in the U.K. under the new title, Zero Tolerance, this October with other releases pending. And with any luck, filmgoers will get to share their appreciation for the director’s […]

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New Set Photo From OPERATION ROGUE Project

Martial arts action star Mark Dacascos took to his Facebook page today to share an update regarding his new film, tentatively titled OPERATION ROGUE. Back in March, the actor announced his trip to the Philippines to begin the international production with director Brian Clyde, and co-stars Treat Williams, Sofia Pernas and Joe Suba. Today, we have a pic (available at the bottom of the page) and some words from the actor which you can view below: Aloha and Mabuhay from Tarlac, Philippines! Just wrapped my work on Operation Rogue (working title) today. I’ve had the pleasure of filming with Mr. Treat Williams for the last two days. He’s awesome; super talented and just a stellar human being. It was an honor and joy to work with him. I thank the Filipino and American cast and crew of Op Rogue for working hard and sharing their smiles. I thank the people […]

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Mark Dacascos Is Back In Action In Manila With OPERATION ROGUE

Martial arts action star Mark Dacascos took to his official Facebook fan page a little over twelve hours ago or so to announce his latest new film project, Operation Rogue.   Aloha & Mabuhay from the Philippines! Left Honolulu and arrived in Manila last night. This is my 4th trip here; I love the Filipino people! I am excited to work with director Brian Clyde-Sechler (again) and his crew, Treat Williams, Joe Suba (again), and Sofia Pernas, as well as the excellent local Filipino cast and crew members (for some of them it will be our 2nd, 3rd, and maybe even 4th time working together). Guess what? I play a “good” guy in the film! Who knew?!!:) Will send photos as soon as I get the chance. Aloha, MD   Director Brian Clyde previously worked on the 2006 direct to video military actioner The Hunt For Eagle One starring Mark […]

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Don “The Dragon” Wilson To Reunite Action Stars Of 80's And 90's Past In THE B-TEAM

  A recent report from Impact Online indicates that a B-movie take on the Hollywood blockbuster franchise, The Expendables, is pushing to hopefully begin production in Papua New Guinea soon. The news comes just several days after a quite conspicuous update shared on Kickboxing champion and action star Don “The Dragon” Wilson’s Facebook feed, suggesting an upward conversation recently took place between he and “American Ninja” himself, actor Michael Dudikoff. “I spoke to Michael Dudikoff about working together on a project titled ‘The B Team’. He seemed very positive and I’d love to work with him since we’ve known each other for years and have even worked for the same directors and producers but never in the same film.   So there you have it. THE B-TEAM production is preparing to assemble its cast, namely to hopefully include Cynthia Rothrock, Jeff Speakman, Jerry Trimble, Billy Blanks, Mark Dacascos, Loren Avedon […]

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