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ONE MORE SHOT Reteams Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White And James Nunn For ‘One Shot’ Sequel

One More Shot is the name of the newest production underway following up last year’s One Shot from director James Nunn, and reuniting action stars Scott Adkins and Michael Jai White now in their fifth screen pairing together. The updates come following a story post featuring both actors teasing a new project in the works via Adkins’ own Instagram page where the actor also published the following reel which you can view below: Screen Media released the first film in the U.S. introducing Adkins in the role of a Navy SEAL team leader who comes under fire from a band of mercenaries while accompanying a CIA analyst to escort a suspected terrorist from a black site. Our own Matthew Essary tuned in last year with a review underscoring one key facet of the film’s successful delivery: “…what made this a dream project for James Nunn was his desire to present […]

RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY Star Is Back For ONE MORE SHOT

Matthew Essary

Louis Siu-Wong Fan is not a name that casual action fans know but for diehards and cult cinema aficionados he will always be revered due to the fact that he starred in one of the goriest (and silliest) Hong Kong martial arts films ever produced- RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY. This 1991 exploitation flick (based on a popular Japanese Manga and Anime) is one of the earliest examples of a clip going viral as one of its gorier moments (pictured below) was used for years on the Comedy Central television program THE DAILY SHOW. Here is the original “Golden Harvest” trailer: Siu-Wong didn’t fade into obscurity after the film’s success but he never quite reached the level of stardom that seemed possible after RIKI-OH. He just kept working hard in the Chinese film and television industry, appearing in various projects over the next three decades. Some of […]