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Simon McQuoid’s MORTAL KOMBAT 2 Lands Its Shao Kahn And More To The Tournament Roster

Martyn Ford (F9, The Machine, Boyka: Undisputed) has been cast to play Emperor Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 2, according to trade reports on Thursday. Roster additions on the sequel from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line will also see Desmond Chiam in the role of King Jerrod, Ana Thu Nguyen as Sindel and Damon Herriman as the sinister Quan Chi. Previously enlisted are Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana and Tati Gabrielle as Jade. Most of the cast of the 2021 movie are returning, namely Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden; Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han/Sub-Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion and Max Huang as Kung Lao, and Lewis Tan as the newly-minted screen character Cole Young. The sequel hails once again from Atomic Monster and […]

South Korean Smash Hit, THE MAN FROM NOWHERE, Nabs ‘John Wick’ Franchise Screenwriter For Remake

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Screenwriter Derek Kolstad‘s name has been recurring news for some of the best reasons in the past few years – one of which lists his recent work on the upcoming third chapter of the John Wick franchise from Lionsgate. As of Thursday, you can now tack on a remake of Lee Jeong-beom’s The Man From Nowhere as among the lot with word from Deadline that Kolstad is penning the script following the studio’s attachment in 2016. Lee’s film became an explosive South Korean hit that won multiple awards next to it’s critical acclaim and preceding its five-week sustenance at the No.1 spot whilst earning $42 million dollars. Featuring slick action sequences by Park Jung-ryul (Inside Men, Typhoon), actor Won Bin led the film alongside young actress Kim Sae-Ron for the riveting story of a reclusive pawnshop keeper and former assassin who, in the wake of a police investigation into his […]

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New Line Lines Up To Remake THE MAN FROM NOWHERE

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It was director Lee Jeong-Beom whose 2010 actioner, The Man From Nowhere became a fireball of a hit among moviegoers in Korea, holding the number one spot for five weeks. There’s no mistaking why though, taking nods from films like Pierre Morel’s Taken (2009) and Tony Scott’s Man On Fire (2004) with a formula that provided the necessary means for some of the most terrific and gripping performances ever seen in an action thriller of this caliber. Actor Won Bin led the film alongside young actress Kim Sae-Ron for the riveting story of a reclusive pawnshop keeper and former assassin who, in the wake of a police investigation into his past, turns to his old skillset when his junkie neighbor’s daughter is kidnapped by gangsters looking for stolen drugs. Slick action sequences by Park Jung-ryul (Inside Men, Typhoon), stellar scoring and substantive drama with Kim as the absolute heart and […]