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SDCC 2019: Marvel Hails BLADE Reboot Prospects With Mahershala Ali

For years fans wondered if or when actor Wesley Snipes would reclaim the role of hit comic book action horror franchise, Blade. On Saturday night, the conversation changed drastically at SDCC with the announcement of actor Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Alita Battle Angel) set to star. Visually upgraded from its 1973 comic book likeness by author Marv Wolfman and illustrator Gene Colan, the Blade franchise took off in 1998 under director Stephen Norrington with Snipes starring in the title role, a modern day dhampir (a semi-human with vampire genes) waging a vengeful age-old one-man war against vampires. Snipes produced all three films with Guillermo del Toro sitting in for the 2002 sequel, Blade 2, while franchise screenwriter David S. Goyer sat in for the third, Blade: Trinity (2004), which suffered more critically and controversially despite the trilogy’s overall commercial success. Following the character’s short stint in a live-action TV and seperate […]

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SDCC 2019: SHANG-CHI Gets Its Star, Title And 2021 Release Date

Marvel is officially announcing a February 12, 2021 for Daniel Deston Cretton’s Marvel adaptation, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Adding to Saturday’s fervor over at Marvel’s Hall H panel with Kevin Feige at San Diego Comic Con is the official casting of actor Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) for the title role. Specific plot details remain pending whilst Dave Callaham (The Expendables trilogy, Wonder Woman 1984) pens the script. The Hu’nan province-born superhuman, versatile martial arts hero, among several incarnations hailing as the brainchild of creators Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, launched in 1973 in time for the kung fu craze brought on by the popularity of Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon. Also starring will be Crazy Rich Asians actress Akwafina and The Grandmaster star Tony Leung Ka-Fai who will portray the re al Mandarin in place of Ben Kingsley who portrayed an imposter in Iron Man […]

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SDCC 2019: Win One Of Two Limited Edition MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY Blu-Rays From Well Go USA [EXCLUSIVE]

Well Go USA is proudly making one heck of a banner year out of 2019 thusfar showcasing its titles around the world in many festivals abroad with its releases both current and forthcoming. NYAFF darling and martial arts action legend Yuen Woo-Ping is no different as his latest sequel-bound martial arts actioner, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, makes its way around festivals as well as a U.S. release on DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital. To boot, the Planos-based firm along with in-house Asian action brand, Hi-YAH!, have also inducted 500 LIMITED EDITION Blu-Ray copies with AMAZING new art work being brandished at San Diego Comic Con at booth #4829 in Hall G. We’re proudly presenting that artwork exclusively in the gallery above in full, AND we are proudly joining Well Go USA in giving away TWO COPIES. Just send an e-mail to filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with MASTER Z SDCC in the subject header, […]

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