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Win A Copy Of Jonathan Li’s THE BRINK On Blu-Ray From Well Go USA!

Next week on August 20 will be the official Blu-Ray due date for Jonathan Li’s Max Zhang/Shawn Yue-led crime thriller, The Brink. The film is also coming exclusively to Hi-YAH! later this year while you can now win yourselves one of three blu-ray copies of the film for your own keeping. The film centers on a renegade cop whose mission to catch a shady smuggler turns into an international incident involving a Triad mob boss and a global smuggling ring. The film is also produced by Paco Wong who has worked as a producer in both movies and music, including recording artist Alex Chia who wrote the title song for S.P.L. 2: A Time For Consequences. TRIVIA: Name the song. And that’s where you come in to win your copy of The Brink. All you have to do is e-mail us your answer to filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with THE BRINK in the […]

THE BRINK: Well Go USA Touts Exclusive Hi-YAH! Stream For New Max Zhang Action Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Well Go USA is proudly ramping up its power-packed HiYAH! channel with the long-awaited release of director Jonathon Li’s crime thriller, The Brink. The Texas-based firm is still rolling the film out on Blu-Ray beginning August 20 while folks keen on a more spectacular all-you-can-eat buffet of action cinema of the Asian variety will proudly be the first among North America’s streaming demo to watch. A renegade cop is on a mission to bring a shady smuggler to justice by any means necessary. When his investigation leads to a Triad mob boss and global smuggling ring, his manhunt quickly turns from local misconduct into a violent international incident. A relentless barrage of high flying action and explosive fight sequences, in this breakneck thriller, once the fists start flying, they never stop – not even underwater. The film stars Max Zhang who’s been leaving a mark of late with releases at […]

FIVE-A-DAY COUNTDOWN: Assassins And The Missing Gold, The Brink, Invincible Dragon, Escape Plan 3, and Master Z

Lee B. Golden III

Time to end the week on a high note with some hotly-anticipated titles and I guess we’re bringing our focus in on action star Max Zhang to bookend things some! Assassins And The Missing Gold: Formerly Ten-Ton Assassin and Heavyweight Assassin, this one comes from Jeffrey Lau. With an overzealous sheriff hot on his tail, an ex-assassin is forced to reunite with his estranged and equally-skilled wife to help rescue their son from their former leader following a botched gold heist. Date pending. The Brink: This one was one of a few early-announced Well Go USA acquisitions that this article will dive well into featuring the work of Max Zhang. Zhang plays a cop in pursuit of a smuggling ring, one that sets aboard a casino cruise ship where intertwining politics offsets an explosive high seas showdown. Coming to the U.S. on DVD and Blu-Ray March 12. Invincible Dragon: Fruit […]

THE BRINK: Max Zhang Goes Full Contact In The Latest Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Going into 2018, it’s a great thing knowing we’re not hearing the last of actor and martial artist Max Zhang. Transitioning from stunt double to film star is no easy feat and thankfully he’s broken the mold in Asia enough to build himself into the next phase of his career which now sees him crossing into Hollywood. For now though, it’s Jonathan Li’s latest directotial debut that has taken shape with the anticipated theatrical release of The Brink, headlining Zhang and fellow star Shawn Yue in the story of a daring cop on a relentless mission to bring down a high seas gold smuggling operation. Wu Yue and Kurata Yasuaki and actresses Janice Man and Cecilia So also star for the film’s release on November 10 and with that, we have the newest trailer making the rounds and asserting in us a certifiable reminder that Zhang isn’t leaving us anytime […]

The Action Reaches THE BRINK In Two New Trailers For The Max Zhang Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Debut director Jonathan Li’s upcoming action crime thriller, , is looking better and better since March. A new teaser as well as a brand new official trailer have arrived hailing the return of actor Max Zhang to the lens in one of several films coming down the pipeline. The film centers on a reckless police inspector bent on bringing a major gold smuggling to its knees as infighting and greed breaks out between its ringleader and a triad boss. Also starring are Shawn Yue, Wu Yue, Gordan Lam, Janice Man and Kurata Yasuaki with both SPL 2‘s Paco Wong and Wilson Yip producing the film, thus amping up the film’s intense marketability as a spectacular action thriller that martial arts fans will enjoy watching following its release this September. Endulge below!

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Immerse Yourself In The First Teaser For THE BRINK!

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been quite a minute since we last heard from anything on debut helmer Jonathan Li’s heist thriller, The Brink. Alas, nearly a year after its backing by Chinese online streaming service, iQIYI and with the fervor having made headway at HK Filmart, Bravos Pictures finally announced the film with artwork and a teaser trailer to help get things going. The film centers on a reckless police inspector bent on bringing a major gold smuggling scheme to its end, bookended with its own infighting and greed between its ringleader and a triad boss. The film is one of several titles featuring lead actor Max Zhang who is also poised for upcoming actioner, Made In Kowloon, as well as an Ip Man spin-off that would branch his character from the first film of said franchise in which Michelle Yeoh and Dave Bautista would be joining. The Brink also casts Yue Wu, […]

Max Zhang To Tackle Wild Beasts In Jonathan Li's THE BRINK

Lee B. Golden III

I like that Zhang is getting more screentime nowadays. He’s been an eye-catcher in Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster and Ip Man 3 as of late, and if you’re not tired of him yet, the good news is he’ll be back in stellar form once more, and sporting blonde hair no less, in Jonathan Li’s newest film, The Brink, from Hong Kong-based Sun Entertainment Culture and Sil-Metropole Organization Photos are now surfacing from the production through Chinese media following the film’s announcement at the Hong Kong Filmart back in March, which reunites Zhang with Soi Cheang and action director Nicky Li following last year’s S.P.L. 2: A Time For Consequences featuring Zhang’s kinetic performance as a corrupt prison warden opposite Tony Jaa and Wu Jing. This time and among the film’s other ‘firsts’, Zhang will be the one wearing the badge in his first cop role for a story centered […]