mystic blade

MYSTIC BLADE Gets An Official U.S. Release Date!

And another chapter makes its final stretch to a close for another epic independent action production, this time for the upcoming release of Mystic Blade, which now has an official North American DVD release date set for October 21, courtesy of Indican Pictures. The film is chock-full of action talents familiar with Thailand’s action scene within the past decade, featuring actor, stuntman, martial artist Don Ferguson in his first lead role while serving as writer and executive producer. SYNOPSIS: Sam is a killer by trade, a former assassin who was part of a group known as the Shadow Syndicate whose business is death. But when Sam falls in love with a beautiful Thai girl (Mali) he tries to leave his former life. They flee to the hills of Thailand where Sam tries to live a normal life with his wife and newborn son (Shiro), but the Syndicate finds him and […]

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MYSTIC BLADE Slices Through With A New Poster And U.S. Release

Lee B. Golden III

Film producer, actor, martial arts stuntman and debut director David Ismalone (Ong Bak, The Protector 2), is setting the stage for the upcoming Thai premiere of the martial arts action flick, Mystic Blade. Award-winning martial artist, mentor, actor, stuntman, producer and screenwriter Don Ferguson takes center stage as he plows a path of vengeance through the team of clandestined assassins he used to work for. The film has also been granted a North American release courtesy of Indican Pictures, which also has a new poster for the film which you can take a gander at below: SYNOPSIS: Sam is a killer by trade, one of a group of merciless men known as the Shadow Syndicate whose business is delivering fate for a price. But when Sam is asked to erase the line between honor and evil, he turns his back on the Shadows knowing this will make him a wanted […]

MYSTIC BLADE Wields Its Way Online With A New Trailer!

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been several years since production wrapped and followed with post-production for the upcoming fantasy martial arts revenge thriller, Mystic Blade. The film marks a feature debut for action auteur and stuntman David Ismalome with award-winning martial artist and mentor, actor, stuntman producer and screenwriter Don Ferguson in his first lead role since the two began their respective journeys as competitive martial artists in Thailand where they would soon cross paths on the set of the 2003 action hit, Ong Bak, ultimately becoming long term friends and collaborators with its lead actor, Tony Jaa. With both Ferguson and Ismalone working their way up the ladder with notable respective film credits like The Twins’ Effect (2003), The Protector 1 and 2 (2005/2013), The Great Challenge (2004), Muay Thai Chaiya (2007) and The Fifth Commandment (2008), their efforts now bring them on the forefront of film with their newest independent collaborative contribution […]

Tony Jaa Kicks Into Action As THE LAST SEAL

Lee B. Golden III

When the amazing folks in the corner of international action hero and Tom Yum Goong 2 star Tony Jaa are not busy making feature length films, they are following through with their own short projects on their own time. And this week’s release of Jaa’s latest new action short, The Last Seal is no different. Directed by David Ismalone and also starring actress and wife Yuraluck Ismalone, The Last Seal gives Jaa fans a new look unlike anything we have seen in his previous films, dressed in tactical gear and branding a gun, as well as the usual signature martial arts moves that comes with the package. In sum, The Last Seal makes for a pretty adequate previewing of the kind of roles we might expect to see Jaa in films from here on out, especially now that he has advanced his career into English speaking territory for Hollywood with […]

Vengeance Brings Don Ferguson Back From The Dead In New Trailers For MYSTIC BLADE

Lee B. Golden III

Martial artist, actor and stuntman Don Ferguson, former wrestler-turned-actor Conan Stevens, and husband and wife film making and production duo, David and Julaluck Ismalone share a collective and admirable history together in film, most notably highlighting the boundless potential in the Thai action film industry, from Tony Jaa’s breakout role in Ong Bak, to seperate films such as Tom Yum Goong, Muay Thai Chaiya, Force Of Five and Le Fils Du Vent (a.k.a. The Great Challenge). David and Ying can also be seen busy in recent photos taken from the set of Jaa’s latest international production, A Man Will Rise, which will see Jaa, David and Conan star along with veteran action film favorite, Dolph Lundgren. For long though, David and Julaluck have also been busy applying themselves to the development, production and direction of the upcoming martial arts revenge thriller, Mystic Blade, under their production banner, Bullet Proof Films. It’s […]