Happy Birthday, Tony Jaa!
It’s been a bit of a somber weekend for me, but social media reminders nudged me a bit to get on here to pay some respects to another beloved action star many like me have been fond of for about twenty years now: Tony Jaa.
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THE EXPENDABLES 4 Lands Multiple Territories As Filming Commences, Adds Cast
Screendaily‘s Jeremy Kay is exclusively reporting the additions of Sheila Shah, Jacob Scipio and Levy Tran to the current cast roster of the fourth installment of The Expendables franchise.
JIU JITSU Review: Logothetis’s New Martial Arts Sci-Fi Has Blockbuster Ambitions, Barely Gets A Grip
Best known for reimagining 1989’s Kickboxer with two storied back-to-back reboots, filmmaker Dimitri Logothetis segways into the comic book genre for the first time, adapting Acme Rocket Fuel’s in-house IP, Jiu Jitsu. Teeming with action-heavy talent per usual, the film rejoins Logothetis with Kickboxer Vengeance and Kickboxer Retaliation star Alain Moussi, having since escalated from stunt performance to achieving leading man status for the martial arts niche.
JIU JITSU: Win A Digital Download Code For The New Martial Arts Sci-Fi Thriller
Right about now if you’re a Nicolas Cage or Tony Jaa fan and you’ve been caught up in the buzz for the new film, Jiu Jitsu, chances are you’re already lining up your viewing plans for next Friday going forward.
Tony Jaa To Topline Major English-Language Action Trilogy From Starlight
Actor Tony Jaa (Furious Seven, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage) is officially at the tip of the spear for a new action franchise targeting a hopeful trilogy from Starlight Entertainment (Midway, Crazy Rich Asians), Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman reported exclusively on Thursday. It is being billed as an English-language action trilogy and is being produced by Jaa, along with Peter Luo (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark) and Mike Selby (Triple Threat).
MONSTER HUNTER: Milla Jovovich And Tony Jaa Team Up In The Official Trailer
Going two-for-two this week following the trailer premiere for Jiu Jitsu is actor and martial arts star Tony Jaa, at long last getting in some monster-huntin’ screentime with actress Milla Jovovich who leads the way in Paul W.S. Anderson’s latest, Monster Hunter. Anderson’s already been on a major PR campaign in the last few weeks teasing bits of the film, including through this year’s virtual New York Comic-Con which wrapped a few days ago.
JIU JITSU Will Save The World In The Official Trailer For The Martial Arts Sci-Fi With Alain Moussi, Tony Jaa And Nicolas Cage
At long last after two Kickboxer reboots, martial arts fans can now take a gander at what director Dimitri Logothetis has in store with sci-fi thriller, Jiu Jitsu, starring Nicolas Cage, and Kickboxer reboot star of late, actor and martial artist Alain Moussi. And if you’re gettin’ some Mortal Kombat-meets-Predator vibes, I guess you’re not alone!
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Alain Moussi, Tony Jaa, JuJu Chan, Frank Grillo and Marrese Crump on the set of Jiu-Jitsu
DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3: Warner Bros. Pictures Picks Up Mystery Crime Comedy Threequel For U.S. And Canada; Trailer Revealed
Warner Bros. Pictures has gladly taken the wheel in repping North American distribution rights for writer/director Chen Sicheng’s Detective Chinatown films since 2015.
Chen Sicheng’s DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3 Trailer Sees Shenanigans In The Far East, And Tony Jaa Looking Cool AF
Back and building once again on his first two successes, director Chen Sicheng reignites the Detective Chinatown fervor with a third offering now headed for a January 2020 release. Actors Turbo Liu and Wang Baoqiang reprise their roles for another tale that chronicles their haphazard crimefighting exploits from Bangkok and New York City, and now to the far east in Japan.
SILENT: Tony Jaa Boards New Action Thriller From ‘Triple Threat’ And ‘Polar’ Producers [EXCLUSIVE]
International action star, actor Tony Jaa (S.P.L. 2, Paradox, Triple Threat) is back in the habit once again with the forthcoming production of Silent. The news comes on the heels of Jaa’s latest officiated casting addition in Dimitri Logothetis’s Jiu-Jitsu with Alain Moussi, Nicolas Cage and JuJu Chan.
MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY Commences An Epic Duel Of Masters In The Official U.S. Trailer
It’s high-time for everyone stateside who hasn’t yet torrented a copy of Ip Man 3 spin-off, Well Go USA’s Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ahead of its U.S. release on April 12. Enter a cadre of some of the biggest names in kung fu cinema of late with none other than Max Zhang making his next stride with the role of disgraced wing chun master Cheung Tin-Chi following his consequential battle with Donnie Yen’s title character in the previous film.
TRIPLE TIME – Part II: An Interview With TRIPLE THREAT Star Tony Jaa
Martial arts action cinema fans are just weeks away from catching Jesse V. Johnson’s newest ensemble action adventure thriller, Triple Threat. Respective reviews will likely go out by the week of Friday, March 15, which is when we’ll proudly post ours.
Load Up! The Official TRIPLE THREAT Trailer Is Finally Here!
For some of us, the last two years have been an eternity with the planned release of forthcoming ensemble actioner, Triple Threat.
MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY Releases In Select U.S. Theaters On April 12
The last few years have been crazy with news and updates over action star Max Zhang’s upcoming releases of which at least a few are now pending.
Tony Jaa Arrives To South Africa Ahead Of Production For MONSTER HUNTER
EXCLUSIVE: On Tueday evening, Film Combat Syndicate reported an exclusive story essentially tying into news over at The Hollywood Reporter about Screen Gems’ forthcoming production of Capcom video game adaptation, Monster Hunter. Beckoning the involvement of Resident Evil cohorts and producing partners Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer, the film also has actors T.I. Harris and Ron Perlman and actress Milla Jovovich all starring.
MONSTER HUNTER: Tony Jaa Joins The Milla Jovovich-Led Cast For The Live-Action Game Adaptation
Thai actor Tony Jaa poses upon arrival to attend the European Premiere of the film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” in London on January 10, 2017. / AFP / Chris J Ratcliffe – ‘XXX-Return Of Xander Cage’ Premiere – VIP Arrivals
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