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‘John Wick’ TV-Spin-Off, THE CONTINENTAL, In The Works; Keanu Reeves May Guest Star

I suppose actor Keanu Reeves’s current success and busy schedule with Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise makes the current myopia on his previously-announced attachment to the Rain series somewhat forgiveable. Granted of course it’s something I still hope to see flourish, and while it is especially great to see such a fresh new property blooming beyond the big screen with word via Indiewire regarding The Continental. The show aims to spin-off from the films with further exploration of characters operating within the auspices of the titular assassins’ luxury hotel chain. Chad Stahelski, who directed the latest sequel John Wick: Chapter 2 is developing the project with franchise scribe Derek Kolstad and have been doing so since long before the sequel’s arrival. “They’ve got a really good structure,” Stahelski said. “It’s very tied to the film [in that] it’s about the Continentals all over the world, how certain people come into that […]

Keanu Reeves In Talks For Tarsem Singh Actioner, THE PANOPTICON

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If you’re still buzzing over those awesome feels after seeing actor Keanu Reeves discriminately shoot bad guys in the face with a vengeance in his latest success story, John Wick, I don’t blame you. I thoroughly enjoyed that film myself when I saw it and it’s pleasing to know that he’s not stopping any time soon. That said, the deal for what may hopefully be his next project titled, The Panopticon, has not yet been solidified just yet according to a new report from the The Wrap. If confirmed however, he will be working with Immortals and The Cell helmer Tarsem Singh and producer Andrew Lazar, with a script by Craig Rosenberg which centers on a man forced in a race against time to prevent the apocalypse after he receives a mysterious package with a pre-reocrded warning from himself. Reeves is already set for a role in the current development […]

A Case For Better Action Movies: JOHN WICK (2014)

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SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, “John Wick” (Keanu Reeves) is a fresh and stylized take on the “assassin genre.” REVIEW: I particularly share the opinion that the folks over at stunt training facility 87 Eleven Action Design are dog lovers. And I’m drawn to this possibility in noticing a bit of a pattern having caught one of their most recent shortfilms, Fetch, directed by action veteran and and stuntman Daniel Bernhardt, which plays off quite nicely as one way of telling a story that can generally relate to people. I mean, you have to be pretty soulless to not at least hold a special place inside for canines; I’m a dog lover myself, biased and shameless so… sorry not sorry. Alas, we are brought into the world of former hitman […]

Keanu Reeves Teams With ‘John Wick’ Helmers For Action TV Series, RAIN

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If you CLICK HERE, you will see a trailer for the 2009 hitman thriller, Rain Fall. It starred The Dark Knight Trilogy actor Gary Oldman with Shinobi: Heart Under Blade actor Kippei Shiina in the English-language action pic which Lionsgate picked up for release a few years after it was released in Japan in 2009, and now, the title is back in a new iteration set for television with leading action man, actor Keanu Reeves. Reeves, along with stunt auteurs and filmmakers David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, and author Barry Eisler have partnered up with LA-based Slingshot Global Media for the forthcoming production of the new action series, Rain. The show will be based on Eisler’s eponymous twelve-year running action espionage novel series character, John Rain, a military-trained half-Japanese/Caucasian hitman whose employ is based on three rules: No women or children, no assistance or outside help, and only principle targets are […]

RE-ENTERING THE DRAGON: My Pick For "The Deadly Three"

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With the recent casting announcement of director Stephen Fung’s new Kickboxer reboot starring Alain Moussi, Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa, Dave Batista, and George St. Pierre, I felt this casting was just insane; a group of actors/martial artists that can really bring something special to the fight sequences…it’s something that many of us haven’t seen in an American martial arts film in quite some time! That thought led to this one: Whatever happened to the classic martial arts tournament movie era that started with King Boxer AKA, Five Fingers of Death and ended with, Bloodsport? (Jean Claude Van Damme is more iconic to American martial arts films then some people think). Well, nowadays we have more actors who ARE real martial artists than ever before on screen, and we’re seeing different styles and systems that were never captured on film more than forty years ago. As such, a new tournament film […]

They Call Him THE PRINCE In The Spectacular New Trailer!

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It’s always a good day when you’re an action movie fan and something good is on the way, such is the case with the exhiliarating new trailer for The Prince from director Brian A. Miller, following the first trailer which arrived last month. Jason Patric leads the way opposite actor Bruce Willis in a rather unusual role as a movie villain, which should be interesting in an otherwise promising set up for a story loaded with its staple share of intense drama and thrilling action. SYNOPSIS: A retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up when his daughter is kidnapped. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival. John Cusack (Drive Hard) also stars with, Curtis Jackson (Escape Plan), and South Korean actor Rain (Ninja Assassin). The Prince will get a day-and-date release on August 22, courtesy of Grindstone/Lionsgate.

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THE PRINCE Arrives With Guns Loaded In The New Trailer

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Actor Jason Patric is back in town for some good old retribution in director Brian A. Miller‘s new crime thriller The Prince. The new trailer has arrived this week and boasts quite a noteworthy cast for such a small production, but it’s safe to say that anyone looking for something a bit more simple to enjoy without all the summer blockbuster CGI fanfare won’t have too much trouble here. SYNOPSIS: A retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up when his daughter is kidnapped. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival. The film also features Bruce Willis (Red), John Cusack (Drive Hard), Curtis Jackson (Escape Plan), and South Korean actor Rain (Ninja Assassin), and will get a day-and-date release on August 22, courtesy of Grindstone/Lionsgate.