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ONCE UPON A TIME IN BERLIN: German Martial Arts Film Group, Reel Deal Action, Sets Their 2015 Feature Debut

At any other point in time before the new millennium, you may have been right in simply assuming that the martial arts action genre wouldn’t have had much fervor with the internet. Of course, time proved quite the opposite with a vast number of independent groups sprouting online for a community that has evidently gone global. Germany, for one, has surely seen its share of that effect with its own native talents, namely folks like Can Aydin, Phong Giang and award-winning stunt performer Cha-Lee Yoon – just three of the principle stuntmen combining years of experience to form their own team, Reel Deal Action, as of just several years ago. Since then, they’ve continually left a memorable mark in the world of independent action, most recently winning Fight Of The Year over at Martial Arts Movie Junkie for their 2013 hit, The Messenger, prior to going global with their latest award-winning […]

Sam Hargrave Is Not Who You Think He Is In The New Shortfilm Teaser, BAD CHOICE!

Lee B. Golden III

Following this month’s release of Heidi Moneymaker’s awesome action-packed shortfilm directorial debut, Behind Every Great Man, the German action auteurs over at Reel Deal Action are back with a second offering going into the month of September with another new independent experiment, Bad Choice. Front-and-center is action pointman, actor and Hollywood stuntman, Sam Hargrave, an original member of another memorable independent online action team, Reel Kick. Some of Hargrave‘s most notable credits include Blood And Bone and Raze, as well as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, primarily doubling for actor Chris Evans in the title role. Hargrave also served as stunt and fight coordinator for the upcoming two-part releases of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, all while preparing and collaborating with Reel Deal Action this summer. Bad Choice also marks Hargrave‘s latest step into acting, and while primarily an independent gig, it is also one worth bookmarking. His transition into Hollywood […]

87 Eleven Presents: BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a remarkable year so far for the folks over at 87 Eleven Action Design. Now more than ever, they’ve taken to social media to showcase numerous pre-viz fight clips and short action vids for fans who love action cinema in any capacity. Accordingly, their platform is exactly where actress and stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker has positioned herself this week for her newest shortfilm release, Behind Every Great Man. Filmed on-location in Germany over the summer, Heidi wrote and directed, as well as provided pre-viz choreography for the new project, which was shot in the course of a rigorous schedule as everyone involved was working on a movie at the time. Heidi is joined by sister, actress and stuntwoman Renae Moneymaker, along with Germany-based stunt company Reel Deal Action members Can Aydin, Cha-Lee Yoon and Phong Giang, who played an intergral role in their collective three-day team effort. The result? […]

Shortfilm Review – Reel Deal Action Presents: EVIL TWIN

Lee B. Golden III

The scene is heating up over in Monrovia, California for the upcoming festivities at this year’s tenth annual Action On Film International Film Festival. As such, many shortfilms and other projects that get made beforehand are held exclusively by their originators until they are finished circulating. That standard was since extended to Germany-based cinematic stunt team, Reel Deal Action, who have currently been busy working on a few feature films this year while circulating their newest action short festival favorite, Evil Twin, directed by Epicman Productions founder Christian Pfeil. Evil Twin centers on Reel Deal member, movie stuntman and actor Cha-Lee Yoon, who finds himself at an impasse with his own brother, played by Phong Giang. Upon entering, Yoon discovers his fellow cohort, bound and bloodied by his own evil twin (both played by Can Aydin), following the successful robbery of two technologically advanced stones that grant their owners the […]

Check Out The Kickass Monekymaker Sisters In The New Shortfilm Trailer For BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN!

Lee B. Golden III

Action films are awesome to watch, especially if the performances are done by trained stunt professionals who know how to act. The case is often made on this site as a platform for stunt professionals who can creating high quality action content, including the professionals over at California-based film and stunt training facility 87 Eleven Action Design who are back to do just that with their newest shortfilm, Behind Every Great Man. Front and center are two of Hollywood’s most respected stuntwomen, sisters Renae and Heidi Moneymaker, who filmed the project about a month or so ago on location in Germany with select members of native martial arts stunt team, Real Deal Action – Can Aydin, Cha-Lee Yoon and Phong Giang. The project is also one of a few that are on the way in the next few weeks with the notable participation of Hollywood stuntman, lensman and Reel Kick […]

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Supernatural Evil Turns Brother Against Brother In The Upcoming Shortfilm, EVIL TWIN

Lee B. Golden III

The folks over at German independent filmmaking action troupe, Reel Deal Action, continue to live up to their brand, proven in their latest new upcoming shortfilm titled Evil Twin. Two new darly illustrious teaser trailers are now online, and while the first one grants a quieter, more dramatic tone, the second one delivers the goods that viewers are likely to expect: Tons of martial arts action, brutality, suspense, dramatic scenery, gunplay and empty pistol standoffs, all accompanied with a little sci-fi to boot. Evil Twin is the latest from Epicman Productions founder, writer, producer and independent film director Christian Pfeil, in collaboration with Reel Deal, Avenir, Cine Chromatics and Haeger Stunt, and is set to air on December 6, 2013. The upcoming shortfilm stars Cha-Lee Yoon, Can Aydin and Phong Giang, with Aydin and Pfeil directing the action. SYNOPSIS: The film begins at the end of a robbery. The main […]