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"Falcon" Flies In A New Still From FAVELA

Sneak preview of my new movie CODENAME FALCON 1 “Favela” Nov 7th & 9th AMC Santa Monica 2 @ 5pm get on list early. pic.twitter.com/BHIe8PKPQH — Michael Jai White (@MichaelJaiWhite) November 1, 2013 It is a role that actor Michael Jai White himself has publicly expressed he has wanted to do for his entire career, a statement which is a plus for any fan of the actor or the martial arts action genre waiting for the release of his latest international action thriller, Favela. On Friday, White continued pumping up the excitement on Twitter by sharing a new still grab of the film, announcing its upcoming screening dates at the American Film Market on November 7 and 9 at the AMC Santa Monica 2 in California. For Favela, the first in a new movie franchise in the form of Codename: Falcon, White will take the lead as a self-destructive former […]

Tony Jaa Dines With Michael Jai White & Co.

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Jamie Foxx Is In Comic Book Movie Mode, In 'Aggressive Pursuit' To Play SPAWN

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For a matter of about more than a decade now, comic book author and creator Todd MacFarlane expressed his anticipation on actively developing a feature-length return of the character Spawn to the big screen, having progressed into the talk of making a lower budgeted, closely managed sequel with a darker-toned vision suitable for an R-rating, compared to its 1997 predecesor from director Mark A.Z. Dippé. This year, it seems now that with the heightened popularity and success of Django Unchained, White House Down and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star, actor Jamie Foxx, MacFarlane’s Image Comics property is back in the headlines, and hitting heavy with a recent statement from the actor who recently spoke to Movies.com about the project, telling Erik Davis the following: “There’s a couple of them, Spawn…is one, yeah, and uh, Mike Tyson. Those are two roles that I would just love to, you know, get down […]

New Poster Art For FAVELA Starring Michael Jai White

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Bonafide martial arts action star Michael Jai White (Blood And Bone, Mortal Kombat Legacy: Season One) is taking 2013 by storm with the latest from director Ernie Barbarash (Assassination Games, 6 Bullets) titled FAVELA. White himself has recently stated his role in the film as one he has waited his entire career to play. SYNOPSIS: FAVELA – The first installment of our new 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, FAVELA, sees Chapman traveling to Brazil to hunt down his sister’s killers, in the process discovering an underground world of drugs, prostitution, and police corruption ruled by the Japanese mafia. Directed by Ernie Barbarash and starring Michael Jai White as Chapman, the franchise will produce 1-2 movies […]

New Set Photo From Michael Jai White Actioner FAVELA

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FAVELA is the type of movie I’ve waited to do my entire career. Get ready folks cause this first of what’s to come. twitter.com/MichaelJaiWhit… — Michael Jai White (@MichaelJaiWhite) March 23, 2013 New photos are being shared on Twitter in promotion of the new film from Moonstone Films for the upcoming martial arts actioner, Favela , directed by Ernie Barbarash (Assassination Games, 6 Bullets). Actor Michael Jai White, who is set to star as the lead in the film, recently shot off a teaser photo into the Twitterverse to express his excitement for the film, declaring his role as the role he has waited his “entire career” to play. SYNOPSIS: FAVELA – The first installment of our new 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 […]

FILM OF THE WEEK (3/25/13): BLOOD AND BONE + FAVELA Updates!

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SYNOPSIS: Produced by Nick SImunek, Matthew Binns and Michael Mailer, directed by Ben Ramsey, and starring Michael Jai White, BLOOD & BONE is the story of a mysterious drifter named Isaiah Bone who falls into a mob controlled street fighting ring in the back alleys of Los Angeles. A post-modern Samurai movie, it blends the dangerous world of gangster controlled underground Mixed Martial Arts fighting, with a visually stunning, action packed plot that will transport audiences into the world before “Ultimate” fighting became mainstream. Michael Jai White is one of the most talented men in action cinema to date. While being the first African American actor to star in a leading role as a superhero in the movie, Spawn, along with his build, his look and on-screen image formulating White as a foremost leading man in the action industry, he is also a versatile member of his field as a writer, fight choreographer and director, highly respected […]