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TOO MUCH BOYKA?: My Thoughts On Scott Adkins And The Undisputed Franchise

Donnie Yen vs. Scott Adkins… One would think that this type of screenfighting milestone would earn a majority of the consensus among martial arts cinema fans who love what both these actors do. That said, I find some of the uber fanfare to be a little ridiculous, especially when it comes to everyone’s favorite fictional Russian kickboxer, Yuri Boyka. Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing, director Isaac Florentine’s sequelized 2006 direct-to-DVD martial arts take on the 2002 prison boxing drama, Undisputed, managed to win the hearts and minds of a larger cult audience with action star Michael Jai White inheriting the role of boxing character George “The Iceman” Chambers from actor Ving Rhames. The current trilogy, as it stands is based on a narrative that follows a cycle of underdog-stories that ultimately led to the production of parts two and three, with lead action star Scott Adkins reprising his role as […]

Watch The New Official Trailer For NINJA: SHADOW OF A TEAR

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Actor and martial arts action star Scott Adkins will be full speed ahead between now and next year helping to promote his next slate of films to come, including the James Nunn-directed Green Street Hooligans: Underground, Eric Styles’ latest creature thriller, Legendary, and the upcoming 3D epic action adventure, Hercules: The Legend Begins. On Monday however, fans of martial arts cinema were finally greeted with the brand new trailer for the upcoming martial arts revenge thriller, Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear. The trailer comes within days of the film’s world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2013. The film follows up the 2009 thriller, Ninja, with Adkins joined by actress Mika Hiji reprising their respective roles from the first film, along with actors Shun Sugata, Kane Kosugi, Vithaya Pansringarm and Tim Man who also served as fight choreographer. Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear is written by David N. White […]

Action, Adventure And Larger Than Life Creatures Await In The New French Trailer For LE CRYPTE DU DRAGON (a.k.a. LEGENDARY)

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[UPDATED] Warner Bros. Has Auditioned Action Hero Scott Adkins For The Role Of BATMAN In 2015

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Cue the madness!!!!! Actor and martial arts action star Scott Adkins has grown an increasingly huge fan base for his roles in films such as Black Mask 2: City Of Masks starring opposite Andy On, and even taking on Jackie Chan in the 2003 film, The Medallian and Jet Li in the 2005 film, Unleashed. Adkins also made a major name for himself while working with directors like Isaac Florentine, Simon West and Ernie Barbarash on films like Assassination Games, Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing, Undisputed 3: Redemption, Ninja, The Expendables 2 and the limited theatrical release of the John Hyams-directed Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning, which became a major film festival hit late last year up to its limited theatrical release. Well, it seems that the past decade of hard work, dazzling screenfighting fans worldwide is finally paying off, as word of actor Christian Bale’s absence from the Batman franchise […]

HERCULES 3D Director Renny Harlin Drops Sequel Clues

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Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2 and 12 Rounds director Renny Harlin is lining up post-production on his next hopeful blockbuster, Hercules 3D, starring Kellan Lutz, and also starring Liam McIntyre and Scott Adkins. With all hopes in place for a sequel, Empire got the most recent scoop from the director on what the next hopeful installment would entail. “Our story is the young Hercules, so I would say that the sequel will probably dive into the Labours.” Harlin says. “As you know, in the mythology Hercules ended up killing his wife and children, and as atonement he got the 12 Labours. So we definitely reference them as a future thing, but he doesn’t go through them because he’s just starting his journey.” Harlin’s current production is described as being a cross-between Louis Leterrier’s Clash Of The Titans (2010) and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000), where the screenplay will focus on Hercules’s unrequited […]

Scott Adkins And Wu Jing On The Set Of WARG

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The official Scott Adkins Facebook page has unveiled some new set photos fir the upcoming film, Warg. The film stars Jacky Wu Jing in his latest stint as director, now working with actor and action cinema hero Scott Adkins. No word yet on what the plot of the film will be as it continues production, although we are left with knowing it will be a “comnando” style film. Hopefully we will learn more in the days and months ahead as Adkins will be taking questions in an upcoming Q and A video. So feel free to subscribe to Adkins’s page and submit your questions HERE, as Warg looks to become another fantastic production with tons action star power featuring Adkins and Wu on the screen. Adkins fans are also sure to note that two new trailers are on their way for the upcoming films, the Isaac Florentine-directed Ninja: Shadow Of […]

Scott Adkins And Jacky Wu Jing Set For War In WARG (a.k.a. WOLF)

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Wrapped on #Hercules3D, back home for 3 days then off to China to do battle with Jacky Wu Jing! #WayTooBusy. http://t.co/UP3slgJXTL — Scott Adkins (@TheScottAdkins) July 10, 2013 Last week on Wednesday, actor Scott Adkins drew a lot of attention on twitter, having ecstatically announced the completion of filming for director Renny Harlin‘s Hercules 3D before returning to Hong Kong after thirteen years to work with actor, martial arts performer and filmmaker Jacky Wu Jing. Adkins did not name the project immediately, although it was later confirmed on his official fan site, Scott Adkins Fanz, that the name of the upcoming film would be Warg, a word that shares its origins with Norse mythology which means “Wolf” in English. It took a little bit of googling and google translating, but based on my own findings, Wu Jing is said to return to the helm as director, making Warg, his second […]

Film Of The Week: SPECIAL FORCES (2003)

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SYNOPSIS: An American journalist is kidnapped by rogue Eastern European forces while committing ethnic cleansing. A US special forces team headed by Major Harding and Talbot, a seasoned SAS operative attempt a rescue. after the attempted rescue is thwarted, the team members, except for Talbot, are either killed or captured. Armed with lethal martial arts ability, Talbot steps in to assist Harding in completing the mission. Actor Scott Adkins is one of the most major milestone figures in action cinema history. I first discovered him in an an action scene for the television show Mutant X, though he was mostly an unknown at the time. Eventually his career would lead him to future roles in TV and film spanning from the U.K. to H.K., including films like Extreme Challenge and Black Mask 2: City Of Masks. Fast forward to 2013, where his talents in acting and screen fighting have granted […]

The Official Trailer For LEGENDARY Is Online. Officially!

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You may remember a while back in early May, prior to its 3D premiere in Cannes that an unofficial short teaser for the upcoming Eric Styles film, Legendary, made it’s way to the internet on a VERY low key. Well, that footage was since removed from that same YouTube channel until a proper trailer was made public. That day is today. And it’s certainly an improvement from the previous spot. Scott Adkins stars in the film along with Dolph Lundgren, Huang Yi, Nathan Lee, James Lance, Lydia Leonard and Geng Le. The film is set to get its theatrical release in China this August, so stay tuned for further release news of the film. SYNOPSIS: Travis, our heroic cryptozoologist, wants to prove that a prehistoric beast killing construction workers is more than just a myth. But at the same time his ruthless competitor, Harker, wants to prove he is the […]

TWITTER SOUNDOFF: The Case For Adkins, Johnson And Statham In Fast 7

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LOL! Well, I plan on seeing Fast And Furious on the evening of Saturday, June 1, since I had other plans this past weekend. But a lot of us just came across something that redefined the word “awesome” for the remainder of the hype around this bit of news. Now, we are well into the month of May going into June, and Justin Lin’s directorial finale of the franchise, Fast And Furious 6, is pretty much obliterating weekend box office records this week after its successful start in the U.K. as Universal gets its continuance into the third trilogy with Fast And Furious 7, to be directed by James Wan. Furthermore, everyone who has been paying attention is pretty much aware of how prevelant Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has become in the franchise since his role in Fast Five as “D.S.S. Agent Luke Hobbs”. No argument here, for there is […]

Scott Adkins: No UNDISPUTED 4, For Now.

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I must disappoint you all and let you know that Undisputed 4 is not my next film but it is coming I promise! — Scott Adkins (@TheScottAdkins) May 8, 2013 Martial arts action star Scott Adkins took to twitter on Wednesday to inform his fans in the tweet below about the fate of the since long-confirmed Undisputed 4, telling the public, “I must disappoint you all and let you know that Undisputed 4 is not my next film but it is coming I promise!”. The news comes just in the weeks and months approaching two new films on their way to release between now and next year, Isaac Florentine’s action sequel, Ninja 2, the Eric Styles film, Legendary, and the James Nunn-directed Green Street Hooligans: Underground. In the past month, Scott tweeted a few photos showing signs of another big project coming, including a photo of himself along with action […]

Judge For Yourself: A New Teaser For LEGENDARY Is Online

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Late April saw a hidden gem finally uploaded and unveiled this week by The Action Elite with the new teaser trailer for the fantasy action adventure film Legendary, directed by Eric Styles and starring Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren, along with Huang Yi, Nathan Lee, James Lance, Lydia Leonard and Geng Le. The film is getting a release in Cannes in a few weeks before its theatrical release in China. So to say the least, while the footage here looks more like a rushed, unfinished promo, hopefully we will see a better trailer soon with more substance as an upcoming 3D feature. SYNOPSIS: Travis, our heroic cryptozoologist, wants to prove that a prehistoric beast killing construction workers is more than just a myth. But at the same time his ruthless competitor, Harker, wants to prove he is the best in the business and outdo Travis in any way he can. […]

No "Tomb" For The Upcoming Eric Styles Film, LEGENDARY

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It’s been a little while since director Eric Styles wrapped up filming the new 3D action adventure film, then known as Legendary: Tomb Of The Dragon starring Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren. On Sunday, Styles tweeted a photo of a studio screenshot highlighting having completed post production, prior to the film’s “industry professional only” screening in Cannes this May 17 and 19. Today on Facebook, both official Facebook fan pages for Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins unveiled a new poster for the film, revealing a change to the new title, Legendary. No word yet on international release dates as of yet, but the film will get its release in China sometime this August. Legendary will see action stars Adkins and Lundgren in their third big screen appearance since starring in Simon West’s sequel action blockbuster, The Expendables 2, and the John Hyams-directed science fiction martial arts action horror sequel film, Universal Soldier: […]

Updates On Scott Adkins And Randy Couture Post DISTANT SHORES Cancellation

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Martial Arts Movie Junkie recently forwarded updates regarding the cancellation of the production of the film Distant Shore. A source at Scott Adkins Fanz stated no other reason except that funding for the project at the last minute. The film was set to begin filming before the production of Expendables 3, starring Expendables alumni Scott Adkins and Randy Couture in a story described as a cross between Phillip Noyce’s 1989 thriller, Dead Calm, and Joe Carnahan’s 2012 action adventure film, The Grey, about a couple who sail out to the ocean to committ suicide, only to find themselves fighting for their survival after being interrupted by the arrival of another mysterious vessel. The film was to be produced by Joe and Jack Nasser under their production banner NGN Releasing, along with Studio City Pictures, with a screenplay by Dan Benamor and Evan Jacobs, and Dominic James helming. Unfortunately, this is not the […]

[UPDATED] STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSINS FIST Co-Creator JOEY ANSAH Talks To SHOGUN GAMER

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There are only 16 days left for the Kickstarter campaign to help get the funding needed for the series production of STREET FIGHTER: ASSASSIN’S FIST. Co-creator and co-star of the Capcom-backed series and 2010 Street Fighter Legacy shortfilm Joey Ansah has been urgently and adamantly pushing for public funding for the project since backing away from other major financiers who were willing to grant the project with strings attached. As it is expected that Ansah and co-creator and stunt performer Christian Howard will reprise their roles from Legacy as Akuma and Ken, respectively, the official Facebook page recently began announcing new actors to be attached to the project, including Kyle Pryor as Ken’s father, XMA stunt performer and actor Mike Moh as Ryu, and Japanese actors Togo Igawa as Gotetsu, Akira Koieyama as Gouken and the latest name from the far east, Japanese actor Shogen as Koieyama-san’s younger counterpart of […]