remakes

FANTASTIC FEST 2015: John Hyams To Remake MANIAC COP

If there was ever a director who has proven the ability to reach down the throats of cult fans with sheer cinematic veracity, it would be none other than John Hyams who, in the wake of films like Dragon Eyes and with his father Peter Hyams at the helm for Enemies Closer, garnered much fan fervor for reviving the Universal Soldier franchise in brutal and fantastic fashion. As of late and now with Fantastic Fest in full bloom, the word now is that Nicholas Winding Refn is currently in charge of a remake of the 1988 cult classic, Maniac Cop, for which the younger Hyams is now tapped to direct from a script by Ed Brubaker. William Lustig directed the first film with actor Bruce Campbell in the role of a cop framed for the death of his wife and forced to unfold a police cover-up conspiracy involving a near-invincible […]

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The Trailer For HOLIDAY Brews Quirky Romance With A Touch Of Energizing Action

Lee B. Golden III

The task of keeping up with the pacing of movie production in Southeast Asia, particularly in India, can be pretty challenging. As it stands, the industry over there tends to generate close to a thousand of these films every year, including some pretty big actioners, with the quality, size and scale of stuntwork almost consistently increasing with each film, a trend that sites pretty normal for bonafide action hero Akshay Kumar who happens to be a pretty big deal for his fanbase at home. This summer, that trend continues with the latest action romance drama from director A.R. Murugadoss titled Holiday, a remake of his 2012 feature, Thuppaki ( and also one of three known remakes of the same film to date) which now sees Kumar in the lead as a military captain whose short-lived vacation puts him back in the line of fire against terrorist cells. As per the […]

Korean Action Cinema Echoes A French Modern Classic In The Latest Hard-Hitting Trailer For THE TARGET

Lee B. Golden III

Prior to previously announced plans for an American reboot to French director Fred Cavaye’s 2010 hostage thriller, Point Blank, it appears CJ Entertainment and Gaumont have beaten Mark Wahlberg’s Leverage banner to the punch with a Korean remake in the form of Yong Film’s latest The Target, produced by Syd Lim and directed by Death Bell helmer, Yoon Hong-seung (a.k.a. Chang). And this week, we now have a brand new trailer to accompany the film’s promotional campaign ahead of its TBA April/May release date. The Target stars Ryoo Seung-Ryong, Lee Jin-Wook, Yu Jun-Sang, Jo Yeo-Jeong, Kim Sung-Ryoung, Jo Eun-Ji and Jin Goo. SYNOPSIS: Once a skilled mercenary, Yeo-hoon now leads a normal life. One day he goes on an errand and enters an office to discover a man murdered. The killers also attack and chase Yeo-hoon who is shot and wheeled off to a hospital. The murdered man is identified […]

Warner Bros. Announces The Production Of TARZAN Starring Alexander Skarsgard

Lee B. Golden III

It seems a little too early for another Tarzan film considering actor Kellan Lutz just made his way to the role in the form of a CG-animated adventure from director Reinhard Kloos and Constantine Film Produktion, even though that one hasn’t seen the light of day in the U.S. as of yet with releases in Germany, Singapore and throughout Europe. But that hasn’t stopped Warner Bros from moving forward with its own incarnation of the classic character with actor Alexander Skarsgård, who was also a briefly rumored pick for the character of Eric Draven in Relativity Media’s upcoming reboot of The Crow until it was debunked. Take it or leave it, the era of remakes and reboots continues. Let’s just hope the creative vines here are strong enough to to keep this one swinging high at the box office upon its premiere. And on that note, here’s the Businesswire Press […]

Justin Lin Lines Up To Helm SHAOLIN TEMPLE 3D

Lee B. Golden III

Having passed up offers to direct the pending Highlander reboot and the next Terminator movie since finishing up his participation in the Fast And Furious franchise with part six, director Justin Lin has since volunteered to take on Universal Pictures’ next Bourne film which will see Jeremy Renner return for a release date set for August 14, 2015. But taking on the classic superspy character based on the work of late novel author Robert Ludlum won’t be all Lin will place his focus on for the next few years, with the latest reports based on statements made a press conference this week in Beijing. Lin, who also directed the mockumentary 70’s comedic martial arts spoof, Finishing The Game, is returning to his kung fu roots, reportedly aiming a $100 million 3D remake of director Chang Hsin Yen’s 1982 martial arts film, Shaolin Temple. Based on Shaolin folklore, the 1982 film […]

NEWS: New Set Photos from upcoming film "FIST OF THE DRAGON"

Lee B. Golden III

Thr3guys recently released set photos of a newly wrapped film in Nanhai, China, called Fist Of The Dragon from New Horizon Picture Corp. and ACE Studios, which is said to be a remake of the 2000 Don “The Dragon” Wilson film, “Moving Target”. Fist Of The Dragon is produced by longtime Hong Kong cinema actor and producer Roger Corman with action choreography by Trung Ly and Joshua Tieu, and directed by Australian film and TV veteran Antony Szeto, whose credits include American Samurai (1992), Sniper (1993), Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) and the upcoming Adrian Castro co-directed film, Hit Girls. The film stars MMA champion Josh Thomson, Ellary Porterfield, Juju Chan, Maria Tran (Hit Girls co-director), Daniel Whyte, Chris Pang, Andrew Dasz, Xin Sarith Wuku of the EMC Monkeys and Kong Kwok-keung (yes, THAT guy! ^_^) who will also be seen in another upcoming feature from B&E called Snowblade. According […]