r4 films llc
Robert Samuels Fights To Stay On His Toes In BLACKOUT. Watch The New Action-Packed Short Thriller Now Online!
Film duo Robert Samuels and Robert Jefferson are still claiming their accolades at festivals with the recent premieres of kung fu thriller, Shadow Fist 3. As folks await its online release, the channel is currently hosting the release of Blackout, directed by the pair in their latest offering from the R4 Films L.L.C. banner, joined by VCB Films.
SHADOW FIST 3 Review: The Final Chapter Welcomes New Blood For An Old School Kung Fu Showdown
Shadow Fist 3 screens for the 11th Urban Action Showcase & Expo in New York City on November 11.
BLOOD BROTHERS: R4 Films Developing Starring Vehicle For ‘Tom Yum Goong 2’ And ‘Jiu Jitsu’ Actor Marrese Crump [EXCLUSIVE]
Independent film duo Robert Samuels and Robert Jefferson are developing Blood Brothers, a new action thriller set as the first of a new line of feature projects out of R4 Films LLC. The duo is also in talks with actor and martial artist Marrese Crump for a lead role, with Jefferson penning the script for a hopeful Q4 2023 or early 2024 shoot in Thailand.
MADE IN CHINATOWN: Alfred Hsing To Debut In NYC-Set Martial Arts Gangster Comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Updates are slowly but surely forthcoming as production approaches for martial arts gangster comedy, Made In Chinatown with most of the cast locked for the film’s June 30 start. Casting the lead, however, has been a different tale with a talent search that spanned as far as Malaysia to date.
As of Wednesday this week, I can confirm that actor and martial artist Alfred Hsing will make his lead debut. Suza Singh (Future Shift, Replecan) is directing as well as producing with a script by executive producer and author Mark V. Wiley. Hsing is a versatile wushu stylist with a number of champion wins and tournament activity around the world. His decade-plus career on both ends of the camera shares DNA with the likes of Yuen Woo-Ping, Corey Yuen, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Phillip Ng, Simon Yam, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Orlando Bloom, and directors Phillip Rhee and Steven Spielberg.
Hsing (Ready Player One, Ip Man 3, “Rush Hour”) plays Vincent “Vinny” Chow, our Chinese hero who feels like a failure and doesn’t fit in with his own culture. Instead, he wants respect, charisma, power, la dolce vita – in other words, he wants to be “Made”, to become an Italian Wiseguy like the heroes in all his favorite movies. Vinny rejects his Chinese culture as he tries to win the Italian girl of his dreams, prove himself worthy of MOB membership and even goes against his owns Chinatown to gain respect. With the help of his kung-fu master, the Chinese girl next door, a gay Black actor, and New York’s famous fortunetellers, Vinny finds Chinese culture at the center of who he truly is.
The official website details and extensive cast roster that lists Michelle Procida, Future Shift and Replecan star Asha Annais, The Sopranos series vets Tony Sirico, Vincent Pastore and Maureen Van Zandt, Goodfellas and upcoming Brawler co-stars Tony Darrow, Artie Pasquale and celebrated action film notables such as Shaw Bros. legend and Ip Man franchise co-star Lo Meng, James Lew (Timecop, The Perfect Weapon), Hwang Jang Lee (Drunken Master, Magnificent Warriors, No Retreat, No Surrender II: Raging Thunder) and Robert Samuels (H.K.S.A.) (Red Wolf, Mou Man Tai), as well as actor/martial artists Silvio Simac (Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing, Street Fighter: Resurrection), Eric Kovaleski and Chuck Zito (The Martial Arts Kid), Shuya Chang (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Snakehead, Revenge of the Green Dragons) and Grandmasters Samuel Kwok and Wai Hong to name a few. The page also presents a lengthy introductory to the film’s premise that hints at a tale mingling tropes from spectacles such as Mickey Blue Eyes, Kung-fu Hustle, Analyze This and John Carpenter classic Big Trouble In Little China.
Reel Diverse and Tambuli Films are producing the pic in association with R4 Films L.L.C.’s own Samuels and partner Robert Jefferson. Take a gander at Hsing’s 2018 stunt reel along with a raft of other reels and gems available at AlfredRocks.com.
THE HIT LIST: April 2, 2018
Tonight’s Hit List brings with it some truly exciting gems and a trailer many fighting game and anime fans have been waiting for.
Killers Heed The Call Of JUN In The Official Trailer
Director Robert Samuels (H.K.S.A.) decided to get a headstart this week, shaving off a few days with the release of the official trailer for Jun, the independently produced martial arts thriller hailing from R4 Films L.L.C. following its recent poster debut. The trailer premiered over the past weekend at the Newark International Film Festival while its feature film premiere this Fall at the Urban Action Showcase and Expo this November.
Jun stars actress Cheyenne, debuting in the title role with a story centered on a clone who uses her immense abilities – mental and physical – to assemble a group of killers to eliminate the organization that created her, and to evade dark forces and factions in her pursuit. The film also enlists a raft of actors action performers among its cast, including Teniece Divya Johnson, David Chen, John DeBlasio, Kage Yami, Patrick Logan Pace, Eric Moran and David Lavallee Jr. with appearances by Tresa Man, Stephanie Pham and Angela Jordan.
Samuels is best known as the trailblazing member of the Hong Kong Stuntman Association with credits such as Clifton Ko’s The Gambling Ghost (1991), Sammo Hung’s No Problem (1995), and Yuen Woo-Ping’s Red Wolf (1995). Jun is produced by Robert Jefferson and Ariel Jade with Alan Goldberg, Oso Tayari Casel, Andy Eng, Mark Wiley and John T. Chang executive producing.
Watch the new trailer below!
JUN Razes Grim Retribution In The First Teaser Poster For The Upcoming Independent Action Thriller
Filmmaker multihyphenate Robert Samuels (H.K.S.A.) is still on his toes these days representing the current progress being made at his independent production banner, R4 Films LLC. His feature debut, Jun, currently has a screening date being readied for this November at the Urban Action Showcase and Expo in New York City but has since garnered an audience over the weekend with the debut of its official teaser trailer.
Newcomer, actress Cheyenne, makes her debut in the title role with a story centered on a clone who uses her immense abilities – mental and physical – to assemble a group of killers to eliminate the organization that created her, and to evade dark forces and factions in her pursuit. The film also enlists a raft of actors action performers among its cast, including Teniece Divya Johnson, David Chen, John DeBlasio, Kage Yami, Patrick Logan Pace, Eric Moran and David Lavallee Jr..
Cheyenne is the daughter of Tresa Man who represents fourth generation of the Yip Man Wing Chun lineage as successor and Dai Si Tsie (or “Eldest Sister) of Jun Mo Wing Chun with sisters Sindy Man and Ling Man. Jun Mo Wing Chun is an active martial arts school and community organization based in London as well as New York City where Cheyenne and her mother continue to expand and carry on the legacy of her late father, Grandmaster Sifu Joseph Man.
Jun is produced by Robert Jefferson and Ariel Jade with Alan Goldberg, Oso Tayari Casel, Andy Eng, Mark Wiley and John T. Chang executive producing, and action sequences by Manny Ayala.
Samuels unveiled the first official poster last week which you can view below. Check it out and check back for the official trailer which goes live on Saturday.
You must be logged in to post a comment.