MORTAL KOMBAT 2 New Trailer Debuts Ahead Of May Theatrical Release
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MORTAL KOMBAT Adds A Trio Of Kombatants To The Live-Action Film Adaptation Of Hit Fighting Game
Things are heating up in Outworld. THR‘s Heat Vision column is tracking further news on Mortal Kombat following Variety’s report signaling Ludi Lin for the role of Liu Kang. Newcome actress Sisi Stringer will tackle the role of Mileena while actors Mehcad Brooks (CW’s Supergirl) and actor Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer, Zatoichi, Thor Ragnarok), will portray Jackson “Jax” Briggs, and the God of Thunder and Earthrealm defender himself, Raiden, respectively. Jax and Mileena didn’t appear in the game franchise until the second installment from the franchise’s former banner, Midway in 1993. Both continue to be fixtures in the game universe to this day next to Raiden, one of the first seven from the first game. Asano succeeds the likes of actors Christopher Lambert and James Remar who portrayed the lighting-born deity for the 1995 and 1997 films; On the small screen, actor Jeffrey Meek played the character in television […]
LUPIN III Gets A Spectacular New Trailer!
Director Ryuhei Kitamura‘s newest contribution to live action storytelling has a glossy new full trailer this week for the forthcoming release of Lupin III. Written by Mataichiro Yamamoto, the film is based on the original 1967 manga by Monkey Punch and other mediums in the years that followed, now presenting another new epic scope into the eponymous crime caper story with actor Shun Ogiri leading a cast in this new, multilingual origin tale that illustrates how Lupin’s team comes together. And it does so on a pretty large scale with shots in various parts of Asia, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand. SYNOPSIS: Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and Zenigata come together for the first time as Lupin and his crew attempt to steal the “Crimson Heart of Cleopatra” which is held in a giant high-security safe called the “Ark of Navarone”. Lupin III also stars Tetsuji Tamayama […]
New Footage From LUPIN III Is Online
Moviegoers in Japan can expect director Hiyao Miyazaki’s 1979 Lupin III film, The Castle Of Cagliostro, to be re-released with a new digital remastering as soon as May 9, with other territories to follow suit. This week, however, it was during a recent exclusive TBS morning broadcast that the first footage from Azumi (2003) director Ryuhei Kitamura‘s own upcoming live action adaptation of the initial Monkey Punch manga went public, featuring lead actor and fellow Azumi co-star Shun Ogiri in the title role. The teaser footage also comes after roughly a year of some heavily active speculation regarding the possibility of the acclaimed filmmaker returning to helm a much-desired sequel to his 2000 cult favorite, Versus. I’ve been a fan of Kitamura since college, and I can’t wait to see what happens next with his career in directing. And by all means, if Kitamura still supports the idea of an […]
Watch A New Featurette For 47 RONIN
Just days away from the Christmas Day release of director Carl Rinsch‘s upcoming theatrical samurai epic, 47 Ronin, Yahoo! Movies delievered a brand new featurette for the film with Rinsch, and actors Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada discussing the film’s various themes played throughout the story. The featurette comes just a little over a week after the film’s premiere in Japan, after which it continues its theatrical run worldwide between now and 2014 on several release dates. 47 Ronin stars Reeves and Sanada, along with actresses Ko Shibasaki and Rinko Kikuchi, and actor Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: From ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor […]