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TRIPLE THREAT: Producer Mike Selby Talks Buddies, Monsters, Machines And The Pursuit Of Perfection

Photo: Mike Selby If all goes as expeditious as planned, stunt multi-hyphenate Jesse V. Johnson’s latest contribution with all-star Asian headliner, Triple Threat, should see a release midway this year. Post-production still remains pending completion for the new action thriller written by Joey O’Bryan and Paul Staheli, and filmed early last year and with fans pining for Johnson’s latest exciting follow-up to this week’s release of Accident Man, I managed to touch base with Mike Selby, manager to one of the film’s leads – action star Tony Jaa. It was Selby, who served as one of the producers as he did on Skin Trade, Jaa’s 2015 two-hander with action heavy-hitter Dolph Lundgren opposite Ron Perlman and Michael Jai White, who aided us in getting in touch with his client for an in-depth interview several years ago. At the time, he and I chatted and I made a passing mention about […]

Blake Lively To Star In Marc Forster's ALL I SEE IS YOU

Lee B. Golden III

It’s good to see director Marc Forster back in the chair for a new film. Of course, it helps to know he’s a man who dabbles in multiple genres so as to appreciate him as an all-around filmmaker, and his latest project, All I See Is You, will certainly favor those who like a little bit of everything. The new film puts The Age Of Adeline star, actress Blake Lively back in front of the camera as a blind woman who regains much more than her eyesight. Reading into the logline some, it feels more like a thriller than anything. At any rate, if you fancy it, peep the details below. LOS ANGELES, CA (FEBRUARY 26, 2015) – SC International Pictures will independently finance and produce All I See Is You, an original screenplay written by Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace, World War Z) and Sean […]

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

Lee B. Golden III

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

Lee B. Golden III

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 […]