THE FURIOUS Clip: Xie Miao Stops At Nothing To Rescue His Daughter
The film bows at the 50th edition of Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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THE FURIOUS Doles Out The Fury In A Pair Of First Look Stills At Kenji Tanigaki’s New Martial Arts Thriller
A new Variety exclusive is out as of Friday along with a pair of official stills to help announce the completion of upcoming martial arts thriller, The Furious. The Bangkok, Thailand-set production is directed by action specialist Kenji Tanigaki (Enter The Fat Dragon, Sakra) and features a pan-Asian cast including mainland Chinese star Xie Miao, Indonesian star Joe Taslim, and Thai star Jeeja Yanin, along with Yang Enyu, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, and Yayan Ruhian. Tanigaki directs from a script by Mak Tin Shu, and follows a simple tradesman (Xie Miao) who fights his way through a complex web of criminals and evil agents in a frantic attempt to win back his kidnapped daughter by any means necessary. Production hails from Edko Films Ltd. whose Bill Kong is joined by producers Frank Hui and Shan Tam, along with XYZ Films whose Todd Brown and Aram Tertzakian are exec producing next […]
THE FURIOUS: ‘The Paper Tigers’ Actor Brian Le Joins Kenji Tanigaki’s Martial Arts Thriller
Actor and martial artist Brian Le will join the pan-Asian ensemble cast of The Furious. Japanese action stalwart Kenji Tanigaki (Enter The Fat Dragon) is directing the movie in Bangkok, Thailand with cameras now rolling. Le joins a bustling line-up headed by Chinese actor Xie Miao, Indonesia’s Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, and Thai action star Jeeja Yanin. Miao plays Konggu, a simple tradesman whose daughter is snatched off the street. Teaming up with a tireless journalist named Navin (Taslim), the two tear through a complex web of criminals in a frantic attempt to win her back by any means necessary. Bill Kong (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is financing and producing the film via Edko Films with XYZ Film’s Todd Brown (The Raid: Redemption, The Raid 2) producing and handling world sales at the Cannes market next month. Le, along with older brother Andy Le (Shang Chi and the Legend […]