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THE FOREIGNER Arrives Home On DVD, Blu-Ray And Digital This Winter

Martin Campbell’s latest thriller, The Foreigner, is coming home to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital between December and January. Fellow contributor James gave the film a balanced approach in his owm analysis calling it “an immaculately shot, deliberately paced political thriller with sudden bursts of hardcore action from Chan…”, while some probably didn’t like how less Chan-centric it was in their view. Nevertheless, those who’ve missed out during its theatrical run can still pre-order themselves a copy in the wake of UPHE’s latest announcement below with artwork included. Global superstar Jackie Chan (Rush Hour trilogy) returns to the big screen like you’ve never seen him before in the action-packed film, The Foreigner, arriving on Digital on December 26, 2017 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on January 9, 2018 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), the film also stars Pierce Brosnan (Tomorrow Never […]

Review: THE FOREIGNER Thrills With A Chan Flick That Is Anything But Formulaic

When I first heard about The Foreigner back in the halcyon days of 2015, I was puzzled as to why anyone would agree to make it; it was a Jackie Chan movie, directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), also starring Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye)! This sounded like the worst idea for a movie since a Pacific Rim sequel not directed by Guillermo del Toro. Now, in defense of 2015 me, things weren’t exactly bright and sunny for the three names above. Chan, still trying to hold onto his glory days, was making big budget duds like Chinese Zodiac and Skiptrace. Campbell was nearly 10 years removed from Casino Royale and was also recovering from the recent Green Lantern debacle. As for Brosnan, he was still reeling from the shockingly dull The November Man and the forgotten film Survivor. There was absolutely NO REASON for this movie to be any good, which […]

THE FOREIGNER Arrives With A Second Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Hitting high notes among fans, STX Entertainment’s campaign for the new revenge thriller, The Foreigner, has a fresh, new official trailer aheas of its October 13 release. The film is already on a warpath with television spots, and even clips like this one which I refuse to see. I mean… that’s just me as I’m already sold on the first trailer back in June. THE FOREIGNER, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of “Casino Royale.” The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a British government official […]

THE FOREIGNER: Jackie Chan Menaces With A Vengeance In The First Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Taking a rare pivot from the usual family-friendly tone of a Jackie Chan film, the mood can be both seen and felt in the official teaser trailer for upcoming action thriller, The Foreigner. Casino Royale helmer Martin Campbell is certainly tapping into the dark and gritty millieu here, and it’s an appropriate fit for a brooding revenge film that has the honorary Oscar-winning action star leading the cast. The Foreigner takes its cues from Stephen Leather’s 1992 novel and with none other than Chan starring as a London restaurant owner who reverts to his former skillset accrued in his dark past when the justice system fails him in an IRA terrorist attack that kills his daughter. Chan stars opposite Pierce Brosnan in their first appearance together on screen with Liu Tao and Katie Leung also starring. The Foreigner will release throughout Asia in September with a U.S. release in tow […]

THE FOREIGNER Emerges In The First Official U.S. Poster

Lee B. Golden III

Honorary Oscar winner Jackie Chan is in Shanghai stirring a ruckus for attendees and fellow stars at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. More news on this will rollout eventually and there will be plenty to sift over amid the buzz for Chan and his upcoming titles, and the same goes for the Fall release of the new thriller, The Foreigner, which is getting an October 13 release from STX. The film takes its cues from Stephen Leather’s novel, The Chinaman and is adapted for the screen by David Marconi with Casino Royale helmer Martin Campbell directing. Chan is joined by Pierce Brosnan, Liu Tao and Katie Leung for the story of a South London restaurant owner who reverts to the lethal skillset built in his dark past, paving his own way for vengeance after an IRA terrorist attack that kills his family and the justice system fails him. The […]

Check Out The First Official Poster For THE FOREIGNER

Lee B. Golden III

The past few months have been upheld on all things Jackie Chan with his most recent adventure, Kung Fu Yoga. Now over the hill we venture into darker and more gritty territory as we witness Chan join actor Pierce Brosnan for Martin Campbell’s latest, The Foreigner which saw a lo-fi image go viral last week following its appearance in Berlin last month. That image mostly now comes brandished on the first official poster which still doesn’t present much to be impressed over, but polished nonetheless and as the first official piece of art for the film now aiming for a Fall release. The film, inspired by the 1992 Stephen Leather book from screenwriter David Marconi, spots Chan in the role of a distraught London Chinatown restaurant owner forced to take matters in his own hands when the law fails to bring justice down on the IRA terrorists responsible for his […]

SKIPTRACE! RAILROAD TIGERS! KUNG FU YOGA! THE FOREIGNER! Watch Four Jackie Chan Trailers Wrapped In One!

Lee B. Golden III

What? One Jackie Chan movie trailer isn’t enough for you? Well well then…how about two three FOUR movies mashed into one? That’s exactly what you get what with all the titles the seasoned action star has been pushing since last year. For this, we get two of this year’s titles – Renny Harlin’s Skiptrace in July and the December release of Ding Sheng’s Railroad Tigers, followed by new footage from the 2017 releases of Stanley Tong’s Kung Fu Yoga and Martin Campbell’s international thriller novel adaptation, The Foreigner. All four have been well knit below so take your pick and wait for full version trailers still forthcoming.

THE FOREIGNER Enlists Martin Campbell To Direct Jackie Chan's Next Action Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

It was late last year that Casino Royale helmer Martin Campbell was a frontrunner to direct Relativity Media’s forthcoming book adaptation, Hunter Killer. That was long before this week’s news of the studio’s current financial troubles started making headlines, which now appears to be a reverting point for Campbell who is now in the running to direct one of several of action star Jackie Chan’s upcoming films, STX Entertainment’s The Foreigner with Wayne Godfrey producing. The film, which Deadline states will be retitled between now and throughout the course of production, was announced back in June off the heels of another busy season of Chan-related announcements with the film set to go into production this October. Chan will lead the film, based on an adaptation of the 1992 Hodder and Stoughton publication by author Stephen Leather with a script by David Marconi and Peter Buchman, as a former member of […]

Jackie Chan Enlists To Take On Terrorists In THE FOREIGNER

Lee B. Golden III

Nope, no vacations for action star Jackie Chan. He’s still a working actor and with all that’s already on his plate, he’s added some extra meat now with final negotiations for a new action thriller set to begin rolling cameras this October titled The Foreigner. The film is based on The Chinaman, a 1992 Hodder & Stoughton publication from author Stephen Leather, and services another tasty deal for STX Entertainment within a slate of films bolstering Chinese investment, and as for the film itself, the book description alone should give Chan fans something to look forward to. The Chinaman understood death. Jungle-skilled, silent and lethal, Nguyen Ngoc Minh had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. Imprisoned and tortured after the Communist victory, he escaped with his wife and baby daughter to Hong Kong – but only after being forced to watch Thai pirates rape and kill […]