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THE PROTECTOR 2 Lands On North American Shores With A New Trailer And Release Dates

Boss Suchart is the influential owner of a major elephant camp. When he was murdered in his own home – the killer delivered three fatal blows on his body – all evidence points to KHAM (Tony Jaa), who was present at the crime scene and was seen with the victim the moment before he died. Kham is forced to run as the police launches a pursuit. Meanwhile, the twin nieces of Boss Suchart (Jija Yanin Wismitanan and Teerada Kittisiriprasert) are out for revenge. But luck is on Kham’s side when he runs into Sergeant MARK (Mum Jokmok), an Interpol agent sent to Thailand on a secret mission. 

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BRICK MANSIONS Gets A Release Date

BRICK MANSIONS Gets A Release Date

The aftermath of late actor Paul Walker continues to draw a bittersweet level of anticipation fans still have a few films to look forward to, one of which includes director Camille Delamarre‘s upcoming action thriller, Brick Mansions, which is getting a theatrical release in Belgium and France on April 23, 2014. Deadline has reported the film’s newly announced North American release date set for April 25, 2014, with freerunning trendsetter and action hero David Belle and actor RZA co-starring.

The film is an English-language revival of Pierre Morrel’s 2004 French freerunning action thriller, Banlieue 13, written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri for an American audience, and sees Walker reliving one of two lead roles previous played by action star Cyril Raffaelli, as a cop who infiltrates a walled-in ghetto to put an end to a crimelord’s reign of terror with the help of a streetwise insider, played by Belle reprising his old character.

While the good news was that Walker had already finished post-production for his scenes three days before the tragic crash that killed him and friend Roger Rodas, Walker‘s death crippled any chances of the film’s screening and trailer release while the folks at Relativity regrouped to figure out just how to promote the film while honoring Walker’s memory. It appears that those efforts have brought the film one step closer as April draws near, so keep tuned in for more updates on Brick Mansions in the days and weeks ahead.

Meanwhile, Walker is expected to make his final big screen appearance with the April 10, 2015 release of Fast And Furious 7 which is currently filming in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates under helmer James Wan for Universal Pictures.

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Paul Walker Gets A Few Cuts In A New Set Photo From BRICK MANSIONS

On Thursday, Collider took to the web to share a new set of photos from upcoming releases and current productions, including one photo featured over at Indiewire, the first from the set of director Camille Delamare‘s American parkour action thriller remake, Brick Mansions, based on Pierre Morrel’s 2004 French-language hit, Banlieue B13, which starred Parkour trendsetter, actor David Belle and actor/fight choreographer Cyril Raffaelli. The photo features lead actor Paul Walker, inheriting Raffaelli’s previous role as a cop reluctantly partnered with a street smart freerunner to recover a weapon of mass destruction from a major drug pusher within the ghetto known as “Brick Mansions”.

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Could THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS Get A Sequel?

Impact Online is reporting that musician, producer, actor and director RZA‘s late 2012 comic book-hip-hop kung fu hybrid fantasy epic, The Man With The Iron Fists, may see its way to a hopeful sequel. Mike Leeder writes that despite the film’s lack of commercial success and mixed reviews, the news lends itself with much credit due to the film’s home sales on DVD, Blu-Ray and DVD.

The Man With The Iron Fists took seven years to finance, with years and months spent with RZA and fellow producer Eli Roth conceptualizing the story, pitching it to various studios and turning it into a solid script until Universal Pictures finally announced its involvement in 2010. While filming, the film.underwent several hefty edits and apparently left out a lot of material prior to its Hollywood premiere in October, followed by its North American release on November 2, 2012.

I particularly enjoyed The Man With The Iron Fists after its release. It wasn’t perfect, but the action was spectacular to look at, and most of the characters had their own unique charm about themselves that led me to appreciate the talent that RZA observed for the film. And with the way the mid/post-credits ending was structured, I honestly feel that the ending truly lended itself to a sequel that needs to happen, and it definitely needs to be theatrical. But what do you guys think?

QUESTION: What did you think of The Man With The Iron Fists? And are you looking forward to a sequel? Or a spin-off? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below or on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus or Pinterest.

RZA is also set to appear in the upcoming releases of Tom Yum Goong 2 and the upcoming “District B13” American remake, Brick Mansions.

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Four Years Later, FORMLESS Takes Form With New Action Concept Footage

Breakout action star Marrese Crump is joining hip hop artist, producer and filmmaker, The RZA and action choreographer Panna Ritthikrai in working on bringing martial arts cinema fans the next wave in action with a new film called FORMLESS. The film began developing in 2010 and is a continuation of Crump’s partnership with Ritthikrai since completing Tony Jaa’s upcoming Thai action blockbuster sequel, TOM YUM GOONG 2.

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RZA Rules All As The Villain In Parkour Action Reboot, BRICK MANSIONS

Hip hop artist, performer and filmmaker, RZA, didn’t exactly win hearts and minds across the board with his 2012 directorial kung fu feature, The Man With The Iron Fists. However, that hasn’t stopped him from keepin’ on keepin’ on, staking his claim in this year’s martial arts cinema run, playing the blind master in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, providing his musical touch through his protegè for Maresse Crump’s upcoming actioner, Formless, and soon enough, the villain opposite Tony Jaa in this year’s ensemble 3D Thai martial arts action spectacle, Tom Yum Goong 2.

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Possible December 2013 Release Date For TOM YUM GOONG 2

The film will star Tony Jaa reprising his role from the first film as Kham, and Petchtai Wongkamlao returning as Sergeant Mark, with Prachya Pinkaew returning as producer and director. It will also star Thai action stars Dan Chupong, Kazu Patrick Tang and Jija Yanin. The Man With The Iron Fists star, writer and director, RZA, is also joining the cast with his TMWTIF stunt double Marrese Crump, who is also choreographing the action sequences with Jaa, co-star Vince Makilingwith and Panna Rittikrai.

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New Featurette For G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Unleashes Storm Shadow’s Rage!

The film, which is slated for a 2D/3D premiere starting March 29, 2013, also stars stars D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, Elodie Yung, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Walton Goggins, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Arnold Vosloo and voice of John DiMaggio. The film was produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner and written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and directed by Jon M. Chu, with action coordinator Jung Doo-hong along with fight coordinator Thomas DuPont, and stunt coordinators Paul Borne, Keith Campbell and Steven Ritzi.

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