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[UPDATED] EXCLUSIVE: Tony Jaa And Wu Jing Trade Blows In A New Set Photo From S.P.L. 2: A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES

International action hero Tony Jaa is currently finished filming his role in his forthcoming Hollywood debut with director James Wan in Fast And Furious 7, and is back overseas to complete work on his upcoming role in director Soi Cheang‘s new film, SPL 2: A Time For Consequences. The film is just one of a handful of projects that are currently brewing for the Thai actor who has been reinventing himself through his official Facebook page, connecting with fans and showcasing his improvements in English, a sign of great prospects to come as he expands his horizons as one of the most prominent action stars of today. To say the least, I suspect some surprises may be on the way. That said, Film Combat Syndicate is proud to introduce an exclusive official HQ set photo with Jaa and fellow action superstar Wu Jing from the set of the film which you […]

'Consequences' Surround The New English Title For SPL 2

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Thai action star Tony Jaa just got some screentime in Cannes with the unveiling of footage from his new internationally cast action thriller, Skin Trade with Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White, which could lead to some exciting distribution news in the days or weeks ahead. In the meantime, principal photography is already underway as of May 1 for Jaa’s new action thriller, Sha Po Lang 2, and the second of two posters have already begun circulating the internet for the film’s presentation in Cannes this month. View it below: In light of the new poster unveiling this month, co-producer Mike Selby has confirmed from producers Wilson Yip and Paco Wong who designed the new poster that the film’s accompanying English sales title will be A Time For Consequences. Serving as a thematic sequel/prequel following the spectacular 2005 crime pic, Sha Po Lang, the new film is directed by Cheang […]

Check Out The Latest Character File For Upcoming Thriller SKIN TRADE

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What do you get when you bring gaming franchise Mortal Kombat’s most prolific online director and filmmaker and one of action cinema’s biggest leading martial arts movie heroes together on Twitter? Well, you get this: @tonyjaaofficial hope to meet you really soon as well! Huge fan of your work! — Kevin Tancharoen (@KTANCH) May 8, 2014 No, I won’t pretend to know what the root of all this is. And in all likelihood I probably couldn’t tell you even if I did know, as with most things I have learned in the past year or so about certain projects with repsect to their originators. But I have a gut feeling that this is worth bookmarking. So, yes. Kevin Tancharoen and Tony Jaa know who each other are. We can pretty much clarify that. However, the bigger question is what happens next? Well…only time will tell. At least we know what […]

EXCLUSIVE: S.P.L. 2 Gets An Official Preliminary Synopsis

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International action star Tony Jaa is currently in Hong Kong putting together his scenes to be featured in director Pou Soi Cheang‘s new film, S.P.L. 2, the forthcoming thematic prequel follow-up to the 2004 film set for a 2015 release. Subscribers to Jaa‘s official Facebook page will regularly see posts of Jaa with the team training and rehearsing scenes, as well as doing make-up and costume tests for the start of production, which ultimately see actors Simon Yam and Wu Jing reprising their respective roles from the first film alongside actor Max Zhang now in the fray as reportedly the film’s villain. However, things are still early, as we still don’t know the full details on how the characters being played by Yam and Wu will apply, much of the focus is further drawn to hints at what the plot will entail, which sees Jaa starring as a prison guard […]

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Tony Jaa Is A Uniformed Hero In A New Set Pic For SPL2

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Action hero Tony Jaa took to Facebook on Thursday to unveil the latest costume try-on ahead of rehearsals for the forthcoming production of The Monkey King helmer Pou Soi-Cheang‘s latest film, SPL 2, the long-awaited follow-up to the 2004 crime thriller which starred Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung. Jaa‘s participation in the film was finally confirmed in recent months after a few years of speculation went by. Check out the photo below with the enclosed caption. “Costume and Rehearsal Time for SPL II. This is going to be a lot of fun. Great cast and great crew. TJ.” In accordance with previous reports, it appears that based on the photo above, Jaa will likely star as the Thai prison guard who helps an undercover whose dying daughter’s fate rests on his willingness to help a cop break out of prison. Of course, this is just one aspect of a much […]

SPL 2 Adds Two More To The Cast

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Max Zhang strikes a pose in The Grandmaster Actor Tony Jaa is currently preparing to join several other celebrities for the Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where it just so happens filming has resumed for Jaa’s Hollywood debut, Fast And Furious 7 in the neighboring city of Abu Dhabi; Make no mistake though, the international action hero did previously state he would finish filming his scenes in June, so it is likely we will not here much from this end unless we are informed otherwise. At any rate, it will still be a busy year for the actor who just wrapped up Skin Trade with Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White and will soon be joining a stellar new line up of actors for the upcoming production of The Monkey King helmer Terence Cheung‘s next film, S.P.L. 2, the long awaited follow-up […]

Celina Jade Joins The Cast Of SKIN TRADE

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White And Pearlman Board Jaa's SKIN TRADE

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SPL 2 Offers A Tease At The Synopsis

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Pictures are still pouring in from the celebratory dinner shared by director Pou Soi Cheang (a.k.a. Terence Cheung) and those involved in the currently developing, tentatively titled action thriller sequel, SPL 2: The Rise Of Wong Po. Wilson Yip is set to produce from a screenplay by Jill Leung and Huang Ying with action choreography by Dion Lam whose previous work ranges from Hong Kong to Hollywood with titles like Black Mask, The Storm Riders, The Matrix Trilogy, Doom and Spider-Man 2. While it is also known that action stars Wu Jing and Tony Jaa will be starring in the film, not much is yet known of actor Ken Lo‘s involvement since seeing him in earlier images. So things are still early at the moment, but the folks at Filmbiz.Asia learned a little more about the film’s synopsis submitted to government censorship board SARFT, who greenlit the film for production […]

Tony Jaa Introduces The People Behind SPL 2!

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From L to R: Ken Lo, Jackie Wu Jing, Terence Cheung, Tony Jaa, Wilson Yip and Dion Lam Following Friday’s reports that international action star Tony Jaa officially signed on to star in director Terence Cheung‘s upcoming sequlized follow-up in SPL 2, Jaa took to Facebook to share the names and faces of those that will be involved with the production, along with Wilson Yip who will be producing, actor Dion Lam who will direct the action and actors Jackie Wu Jing and Ken Lo. The buzz is still early so we may expect to learn more about what is to come from this newest partnership, but in all certainty, Jaa‘s addition to the film will surely expand the size and scope of the original story with tons of potential. The script will be penned by Jill Leung with legendary actor Sammo Hung expected to return to reprise his role […]

SPL 2 Officially Casts Tony Jaa And Adds A New Director

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In the past three months, all that we officially knew of the Sil-Metropole Organization Ltd.’s long-awaited sequel for the 2005 Hong Kong action thriller, S.P.L. since it was greenlit back in August was the possibility of actors Francis Ng and Andy On joining returning cast members Sammo Hung and Jackie Wu Jing from the first film, in addition to a cameo appearance by lead actor Donnie Yen with Champions and Revenge: A Love Story scribe, Jill Leung Lai-Yin penning the script . Prior to this, it was well over a year ago that Thailand’s own Tony Jaa was rumored to be interested in playing a role in the film, leaving much for genre fans to hype about over seeing Jaa‘s expansion into Hong Kong cinema territory long before the release of his most recent film, Tom Yum Goong 2, and ultimately, his venture into Hollywood with the July 11, 2014 […]

THE BIG LEAP: My Interview With Martial Arts Action Cinema Superstar TONY JAA

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Tony Jaa Short Reel Demo August 2013 Check out Tony’s new Official Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/officialtonyjaa from Michael Selby on Vimeo. In 2003, the world was blown away with excitement as martial arts action cinema leveled up its game with a seemingly new player on the field. Straight from the Surin province of Isan in Thailand, Tony Jaa trained hard to be an athlete as well as an entertainer, taking big hits to make even bigger hits on the big screen, performing amazing feats of some of the most death-defying martial arts action sequences and stunts ever seen on screen. I remember the first time I saw the trailer for Ong Bak, and I’m pretty sure the world shifted a few inches with the amount of jaws that dropped. It was beautiful and I, among many, couldn’t wait to flood the theater to see it. And with his success, Tony was […]

[UPDATED] SPL 2 Gets Its Director

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Update: An article posted at Twitch on 9/13/13 reaffirms Tony Jaa is still confirmed for S.P.L. 2, reaffirming rumors reported late last year. A google-translated article over at MTime this week reports that S.P.L. director Wilson Yip will be producing alongside director Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog) for the currently-developing Sha Po Lang 2, the sequel to the Yip-directed 2005 gritty martial arts revenge cop thriller The news comes a little over a month after the film was greenlit by the State Administration Of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television in a report from Film Business Asia back in August. The MTime article also expanded on earlier reports regarding the return of actor Donnie Yen who starred in the first film with actors Sammo Hung and Wu Jing, telling readers that Yen’s appearance may only extend to that of a guest role, considering his fate in the first film, which […]

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[UPDATED] Two More Clips Take You Behind The Scenes Of SPECIAL ID

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Director Clarence Fok‘s upcoming film, Special ID continues to generate buzz with the release of two new behind-the-scenes clips this week. The first clip is an extended version of a BTS reel that fellow stunt coordinator Kenji Tanigaki featured on his own YouTube channel last week. The second clip shows Yen in a two minute reel that includes small interview subsections between BTS shots with fellow cast and crew, including actors Ken Lo and Andy On, and a little bit of footage of Yen’s previous 2005 Hong Kong hit MMA cop thriller, S.P.L. (Sha Po Lang a.k.a. Kill Zone), and its hit follow-up, Flash Point. All of this comes as Yen recently revealed his hopes to turn Special ID into its own film franchise with more films in the years ahead. It has also been reported that Yen will be starring in the tentatively titled, S.P.L. 2, the newly announced […]

S.P.L. 2 Gets Greenlit!

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On Thursday, a surprise report from Film Business Asia writer Kevin Ma has reported that Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd.’s sequel to the 2005 film, S.P.L. (a.k.a. Sha Po Lang), has been approved by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), otherwise known as the Chinese censorship board. International action star and world’s busiest bad guy beater-upper, Donnie Yen, who appeared in the 2005 action hit, has also been attached to star in the film by way of newly-attached Champions and Revenge: A Love Story scribe, Jill Leung Lai-Yin. Yen’s casting is a surprise considering the events of the last film, with Yen starring alongside Simon Yam as two cops with differing set philosophies aiming to take down the city’s most ruthless gangster, played by Hong Kong action cinema legend Sammo Hung, and his incognito cop-killing assassin played by martial arts impresario and Tai Chi 2 star Jacky Wu Jing. The […]