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Find Out Which Theater You Can Catch FALCON RISING Starring Michael Jai White!

Director Ernie Barbarash‘s new action thriller, Falcon Rising, is releasing on demand September 4 before opening in select theaters the next day, and the film has just granted fans a listing of the very theaters moviegoers will be able to catch the film. Freestyle Digital Media and Freestyle Releasing are releasing the new film which is poised to showcase lead actor Michael Jai White as the next big action hero, following a stellar career with roles in films like Spawn, Universal Soldier: The Return, Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing, Blood And Bone, Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, webseries Mortal Kombat Legacy, and next year’s release of Skin Trade to name a few. In Falcon Rising, White stars in the title role of John “Falcon” Chapman, a self-destructive ex-marine anti-hero who travels to the slums of Brazil to avenge the death of his sister, a mission that ultimately sees him […]

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FALCON RISING Takes Off With A New Poster And Press Release!

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Broadway World has brought the official press release announcing the details of Pound Of Flesh helmer Ernie Barbarash’s new martial arts action thriller, Falcon Rising, courtesy of Freestyle Digital Media. A poster has been unveiled as well, headlining the new film with lead actor and action star Michael Jai White front and center for what could be the start of its own multi-film franchise. Check out all the details below, in addition to the most recent trailer! Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) and Freestyle Releasing announce that they have concluded a deal to release the Brazilian-set action thriller FALCON RISING. The film, which stars Michael Jai White (THE DARK KNIGHT, SPAWN), Laila Ali (“American Gladiators,” “Daddy’s Girl”) and Neal McDonough (“Justified,” MINORITY REPORT), was produced by Etchie Stroh and Shahar Stroh, directed by Ernie Barbarash and is slated for a theatrical release on September 5th, 2014 with VOD bowing one day […]

The Trailer For Michael Jai White's FALCON RISING Is Here, And You're Welcome!

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Action star Michael Jai White gave fans a grand sigh of relief this month when he announced the official release date for his brand new action thriller, Falcon Rising. The film has already made its way throughout the festival circuit earning much approval as the latest martial arts action vehicle to hit the genre scene, one which credits White greatly as the film offers him a chance to play a role he’s waited for his entire career. SYNOPSIS: FALCON RISING – The first installment of our new CODENAME FALCON action franchise. The franchise will revolve around former marine John “Falcon” Chapman, a dark anti-hero driven by guilt, who will destroy himself unless given something else to destroy – a useful weapon-of-last-resort for the foreign ministry. The first movie sees Chapman traveling to Brazil to hunt down his sister’s brutal attackers, in the process discovering an underground world of drugs, prostitution, […]

Catching Up With ‘Skin Trade’ Co-Star MICHAEL JAI WHITE!

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Lately I’m taking on a lot more things between writing for the site and obligations outside of my enthusiasm for film, so unfortunately I haven’t been able to feature as many interviews as I have and found myself trying to compensate by talking directly to filmmakers and stunt professionals to gain personal insight, and particularly for possible quotes as well. Fortunately however, that trend is changing a bit, with special thanks in part to having some really cool long distance acquaintances help grant me a chance to discuss movies with some amazing people. In this case, I have Taressa Dominguez from Baumgarten Management & Production, and CEO of SC Films International, Mike Selby to thank for helping me get in touch with the ever-busy martial artist, actor and filmmaker Michael Jai White, star of such series and films as Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Spawn, Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing and Mortal […]

Watch The Explosive New Teaser Montage For SKIN TRADE

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It has been known for a while that international action hero Tony Jaa would be collaborating a few times with blockbuster superstar Dolph Lundgren for a few major films as of last year, one of which includes the newest revenge thriller from director Ekachai Uekrongtham titled Skin Trade. And after just recently wrapping up principal photography, a sampler of film is now available in the form of an action packed montage which you can now view below courtesy of the official Facebook page for the film. Slated for a 2015 release, Jaa and Lundgren are joined by a stellar cast that includes Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman, Peter Weller, Celina Jade and Cary Tagawa. Watch the montage below and subscribe to the page for more info on the film as it enters post production. SYNOPSIS: A tough NY cop, Nick (Dolph Lundgren), runs afoul of the Russian mob engaged in […]

Watch The New U.S. Series Promo For METAL HURLANT CHRONICLES!

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Genre fans in North America can now set the date for April 14, 2014 at 8:00pm/7:00pm central for the upcoming fantasy action series, Metal Hurlant Chronicles. Best known in the U.S. as Heavy Metal, the series is based on the original 1974 French comic book anthology, initially launching its first season in French households two years ago before finally finding a home in North America courtesy of Syfy, as per the official announcement back in February. Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, season two is already on the way with both season set to air beginning on the aforementioned date. The series will star John Rhys-davies, Michael Biehn, Scott Adkins, James Marsters, Michael Jai White, Michelle Lee, Darren Shahlavi, Matt Mullins, Silvio Simac, Rutger Hauer and Kelly Brook. DESCRIPTION: In the lineage of fantastic series such as Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, Metal Hurlant Chronicles is the adaptation of the world renowned […]

THE RAID Remake: Producer Gareth Evans Wants SCOTT ADKINS And MICHAEL JAI WHITE

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Writer and director Gareth Evans is an extremely busy man nowadays with the SXSW premiere of his latest film, The Raid 2, leading up to the film’s other upcoming early screenings this week before its official wide release on March 28, 2014. That said, Crave Online had the opportunity to speak to Evans on plans and hopes for the upcoming remake of his 2011 original to be directed by The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes, as well as that of the third film of Evans’ accumulating franchise. Regarding the upcoming remake, it was previously noted upon the breaking of earlier news that actors and brothers Liam and Chris Hemsworth were being listed as possible choices to portray key characters from the original film. While talking with CraveOnline, Evans took the liberty of throwing in two more names to add to the film’s cast, as well as speaking on behalf of […]

Syfy Lands METAL HURLANT CHRONICLES For U.S. Television

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Martial arts action superstars Michael Jai White, Scott Adkins and Darren Shahlavi have all been pretty busy making headlines in recent months, with White filming Thai actioner Skin Trade as preparation continues for Black Dynamite 2, while Adkins‘ eighth pairing with director Isaac Florentine brings them for Close Range, and new reports have announced Shahlavi‘s starring role opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Ernie Barbarash’s next thriller, Pound Of Flesh. That said, all three can be seen sharing screentime together in the first and second series installments of the internationally produced English-language science fiction fantasy series, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, which until only this week, earned its audiences largely in French-speaking territories beginning a little less than a year and a half ago. On Tuesday, that all changed in new press release which you can view below. PARIS– Syfy has acquired the first two seasons of French science-fiction/action skein “Metal Hurlant.” Helmed […]

SKIN TRADE Lands Its Own Facebook And Twitter Pages

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For the past couple of months, fans and followers of the upcoming international action thriller, Skin Trade, have been keeping tabs on the film’s progress through the Facebook pages of its lead actors – namely action stars Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa, and in recent weeks, Michael Jai White. So far, no footage from the film has yet been offered publicly as the film is still shooting on location Thailand and is expected to continue through mid-March prior to its post production and 2015 release. However, the steady stream of set pics and stills via Facebook have lended a glimpse or two into just what we can expect from this latest project from director Ekachai Uekrongtham, including some major fight scenes between our aforementioned action trio, to name a few. This week, the film is now launching its own Facebook page and Twitter feed where you can also subscribe for […]

JAA VS. JAI Highlight New Set Photos From SKIN TRADE!

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SKIN TRADE Actors Michael Jai White And Tony Jaa Take Flight In New Training Photos

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Progress continues on the filming of director Ekchai Uekrongtham‘s new international action crime thriller, Skin Trade, with new photos trickling from the respective pages of its lead action line-up, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa and Michael Jai White. The biggest news however, comes from recent snapshots featuring Jaa, action director David Ismalone and actor White in training, including stills of Jaa and White staging lunging knees at each other and toward the camera. In addition, White also took to his page this week to share a comparison post detailing some shared similarities with his new found “brother” in filmmaking, which you can read in the following embed. (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 Michael Jai White FB Official. Hype has been building since the two formidable action heroes were […]

EXCLUSIVE: New SKIN TRADE Set Photo Reveals New Cast Member

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As the week moves forward with the continuing production of director Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s new international action thriller, Skin Trade, more and more pictures continue to go viral online, specifically through the social networking efforts of blockbuster action trio Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, and as of recent, Michael Jai White through their respective Facebook pages. Film Combat Syndicate has also gained the opportunity of sharing a few exclusive photos from time to time, and on Saturday, our exclusive coverage continues courtesy of producer Mike Selby with a new set photo at the top of the gallery below, featuring stars Jaa and White with fellow actor Leo Primerano who plays “Janko”. Set to release in 2015, Skin Trade is the latest pairing of Jaa and Lundgren in a story centered on a tough-as-nails detective whose journey to avenge his slain family leads him to Thailand, aided by a relentless detective to ultimately […]

MICHAEL JAI WHITE Launches His New Official Facebook Page

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In the days since director Ekchai Uekrongtham began filming his new revenge thriller, Skin Trade, lead actors Tony Jaa and Dolph Lundgren have been more than gracious in keeping in touch with their respective Facebook fan communities, revealing several set pics from the upcoming thriller. This week, at least two of those pictures now include the presence of actor and martial arts action superstar Michael Jai White, who has also made the decision of launching his own official Facebook page which you can now link to in the embed below. As always, the numerous presence of fake celebrity pages on Facebook can be staggering while dedicated fans do their best to follow actors as exclusively as they can. So, in accordance with this week’s launch, White also has a video to introduce himself, in case anyone had second thoughts. The actor is also slated to appear in the upcoming release […]

New Photos Kick Things Into Action On The Set Of SKIN TRADE!

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EXCLUSIVE: New SKIN TRADE Set Pics + A Talk With Producer Mike Selby

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Celina Jade Joins The Cast Of SKIN TRADE

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White And Pearlman Board Jaa's SKIN TRADE

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[UPDATED] Michael Jai White's New Partner Doesn't Give A Damn About You In The New Trailer For ANDROID COP

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The folks over at The Asylum are back with a trailer for a film based on their own take on “The Future Of Law Enforcement” in the form of the new trailer for Android Cop. Directed by Mark Atkins, actor Michael Jai White stars in the film and seems to be as much of the biggest selling point as he seems to have been on the poster which went viral back in early November. Actor Randy Wayne stars as the titular lawman equipped to help save the city of angels from a deadly disease, with Larissa Vereza and Charles S. Dutton rounding out the cast. The film is produced by David Rimawi, David Michael Latt and Paul Bales. The film will release on Blu-Ray and DVD on February 4, 2014. SYNOPSIS: In this futuristic, action-packed thriller, a cop and his robotic partner enter the Zone, a forbidden section of the […]

Catch The New Series Teaser For Season 2 Of METAL HURLANT CHRONICLES!

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After launching a successful first season for the comic book-based French marketed TV series, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, season two is finally on its way with some new and returning cast members. Kicking off episode one are James Marsters and Michael Biehn, with the series set to include some of the biggest names in action cinema such as Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Silvio Simac, Michelle Lee and Darren Shahlavi, with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall. After showing out this past weekend at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival, we now have a look at the new trailer, courtesy of Dread Central. DESCRIPTION: In the lineage of fantastic series such as Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, Metal Hurlant Chronicles is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name. Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of X MEN , BATMAN , SPIDERMAN , […]

Michael Jai White Is Armed And Ready In The New Poster For ANDROID COP

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Well, look what we have here! It’s martial arts action superstar Michael Jai White front and center looking like a boss sporting a big ass machine gun for the current promo art of The Asylum’s latest venture into sci-fi titled Android Cop. It’s director Mark Atkins‘s newest picture from The Asylum and could be debuting on the SyFy channel in due time. And in case you’re wondering where all this is going, a synopsis is now available below. SYNOPSIS: In this futuristic, action-packed thriller, a cop and his robotic partner enter the Zone, a forbidden section of the city inhabited by a diseased stricken populace. Together, they discover the real reason everyone is sick, and attempt to stop the illness – with the help of the machine’s powerful technology and weaponry. Android Cop stars White along with Randy Wayne, Charles S. Dutton, Larissa Vereza and Kadeem Hardison, and is produced by […]