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Streaming Action Alerts: SHADOWHUNTERS, JESSICA JONES, NEVER BACK DOWN 2, REBOOT: GUARDIAN CODE And More Coming In March

Following my recent piece, Indie Action PRIME, it was pretty well received and so I took an interest in further digging into the comings and goings of what lies ahead for three prominent streaming platforms regarding action titles. To start, we begin with No Contest approval as Hulu wins the month of March. The one-two punch of 2017 megahit Wolf Warrior 2 and Blade Of The Immortal almost seems like bullying at this point. The lineup is rounded out by a gaggle of James Bond movies, the now complete xXx series, and a Power Rangers reboot that nobody asked for. Launching in March March 1 A View to a Kill (1985) Antitrust (2001) Billy the Kid (2013) Breakdown (1997) Die Another Day (2002) F/X (1986) F/X 2 (1991) Fire with Fire (2012) For Your Eyes Only (1981) Goldeneye (1995) I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) License to Kill (1989) Moonrakeer […]

WOLF WARRIOR 2 Howls Later This Month In The UK With A New Box Set!

Lee B. Golden III

Give or take a few bucks, China’s box office earnings reportedly totaled up to $8.6 billion dollars since 2016. The tail end of that growth saw a rise of $2 billion dollars last year with action star Wu Jing’s Wolf Warrior 2 contributing a gross of $860 million dollars (ten times that of its predecessor). Needless to say, a threequel is definitely happening an you can certainly expect this site along with others to keep an eye out. In the meantime, both the hit 2015 military actioner which saw Wu play a PLA sniper on a mission of redemption in the face of evil mercenaries invading China, and its sequel which saw our hero tackle a group of terrorists in a fictional South African territory, is heading for a cool new box set from Cine Asia UK. China’s deadliest Special Forces operative, known as the Wolf Warrior (Wu Jing – […]

WOLF WARRIOR 2 Lands An August 4 U.K. Release!

Lee B. Golden III

Starting this Friday will be a limited theatrical rollout in sync with China’s Friday release of star and director Wu Jing’s new movie, Wolf Warrior 2, in two English territories. Well Go USA’s release will be this Friday and will then follow through with a U.K. release a week later on August 4 from Cine Asia and CMC Pictures. China’s deadliest Special Forces operative, known as the Wolf Warrior (Wu Jing – Call of Heroes, Kill Zone), hopes to settle into a quiet life by the sea. But after he crosses paths with a ruthless band of mercenaries, overseen by a volatile and sadistic leader (Frank Grillo – Warrior, Captain America: Civil War), he must reaffirm his duty as a soldier to put an end to the terrorizing of innocent civilians. Fists, bullets, tanks and missiles will fly in this tour-de-force of bravura action filmmaking, all culminating in a climactic […]

Watch The North American Trailer For WOLF WARRIOR 2!

Lee B. Golden III

Action star and filmmkaer Wu Jing’s sophomore outing, Wolf Warrior 2 is getting a same-day theatrical release in the U.S. and China on July 28. I would say next to Well Go U.S.A.’s forthcoming release of The Villainess next to any number of hot titles on the way, this pretty much completes my summer. The Wolf Warrior is back, bigger and badder than ever, in this action-packed sequel to the 2015 blockbuster hit. With his career in tatters, China’s deadliest Special Forces operative has settled into a quiet life on the sea. But when he crosses paths with a sadistic band of mercenaries terrorizing innocent civilians, he must reaffirm his duty as a soldier and save the day once again. Fists (and bullets, tanks, missiles and much more) will fly in this adrenaline-fueled tour de force of bravura action filmmaking, all culminating into a climatic battle between the Wolf Warrior […]

The New Trailer For WOLF WARRIOR 2 Is All About The Click-Click-Boom!

Lee B. Golden III

Lest we lose track of the trailer profusion for Wu Jing’s forthcoming sequel thriller, Wolf Warrior 2, a fourth has now made its way online ahead of its July 28 release. It’s a three-week wait until the film’s open in China so one might expect to see a lot more from the from’s current campaign and with some hopeful tidbits on its release. Wu makes his return following the 2015 blockbuster as a maverick sniper who takes his next fight to a wartorn African country pitting him against actor Frank Grillo. You get a few glimpses of that action along with a heavy-handed dose of unrelenting villainy from Grillo and co-star, action actor Aaron Toney, as well as loads of slickness and coolness between the editing, shots, money shots and perpetual gun cocking all to let you know that this is going to be one cool action movie for your […]

XXX4, WOLF WARRIOR 2, Others Round Out Agenda For New Film Firm, THE H COLLECTIVE

Lee B. Golden III

Plans for the next installment of the Vin Diesel-led xXx action film franchise are already being cooked after winning big globally earlier this year $346 million dollars with xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage at Paramount. The creative details remain pending but its confirmation otherwise comes in part with the larger initiative hailed by the launch of new film production and financing firm, The H Collective. As The Wrap reports, veteran producers Sid Ganis, Nancy Hult Ganis, Mark Johnson, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are shepherding the new company with the new xXx as the first of a raft of titles to produce, market and distribute. The fledgeling company will finance the pic with Roth and Kirschenbaum producing and with all company rights acquired – excluding TV and U.S. theme park rights, as well as domestic distribution rights to select content. The firm finance an average of four films annually […]

The Newest Trailer For WOLF WARRIOR 2 Ensues In An All-Out Tank War

Lee B. Golden III

With the first having become a box office hit, the best and obvious direction was a sequel with what now lies ahead for the upcoming release of Wu Jing action thriller, Wolf Warrior 2. Wu stars and directs with a story that sees him reprising his role as a maverick-minded sharpshooter swept once again into battle in a wartorn village in Africa between Government and rebel forces. Wu is joined by his fellow Legendary Assassin star, actress Celina Jade who plays a doctor aiding in the treatment of Ebola victims in the region with a production further emboldened by Hollywood’s auspices. Kingdom series star Frank Grillo is assuredly taking the mantle here for the villain role, and with actress Nan Yu reprising her role from the first film in addition to actors Gang Wu and Han Zhang also starring. Wolf Warrior 2 is due on July 28 in China. Watch […]

Wu Jing Reports For Duty In The New WOLF WARRIOR 2 Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Action star and actor Wu Jing’s Wolf Warrior was a box office hit in 2015. Going forward, it was anyone’s guess what a sequel would entail until it was made clear early last year that a follow-up would come packaged with some major Hollywood muscle. That element fashions itself accordingly in the wake of our first official full trailer for Wolf Warrior 2 with Wu front and centers as he faces off with more enemies in a fictitious war-torn African setting. Newly added are Wu’s Legendary Assassin cohort Celina Jade, as well as Kingdom series star and Captain America 2 & 3 co-star, actor Frank Grillo, actors Han Geng and Gang Wu. Rounding out the cast is, well… a montage of gun battles, explosions, close-ups, more tanks, even more tanks, slo-mo bullet animation, AC/DC, Wu Jing kicking ass and chewing out a few English words, intense stare-downs, hugging, and just […]

Wu Jing Flips Frank Grillo A Double In The First Teaser For WOLF WARRIOR 2

Lee B. Golden III

It’s a rewarding thing to see action star and filmmaker Wu Jing (SPL 2, Call Of Heroes) back in the fray since the strenuous production of his solo directorial debut, Wolf Warrior, took an already accumulating toll on his physical health to the point of needing surgery. Seeing him bounce back as he has, that he’s come back to conquer the sequel is telling of just how much he probably loves the film property, and perhaps no less with the helpful potential forseen by the first film’s box office success two years ago. Thus, with the behind-the-scenes bridging of shared production muscle between China and the U.S., Wolf Warrior 2 has arisen online with new assets for its promotional campaign ahead of its July 28 release. Specific plot details are nil but the first teaser and stills are making the rounds, setting the stage in a war-torn African country for […]

Celina Jade Rejoins Wu Jing For WOLF WARRIORS 2

Lee B. Golden III

There’s a lot happening in the next few years and especially with actor and martial artist Wu Jing who is still in production with his latest sequel offering, Wolf Warriors 2. The film follows up last year’s hit in the wake of a lengthy post-production, thankfully landing the film a nearly $90 million dollar gross in China, making it a Spring blockbuster. Here with Wu tackling the sequel once more as its director and star with a story set in a fictional war-torn African country, the new film is announcing its latest casting addition by way of Variety with actress Celina Jade (The Man With The Iron Fists, Skin Trade), reuniting with her star since initially working together on the 2006 movie, Legendary Assassin which Wu co-directed with the film’s action director, Nicky Li; Li directed the action once more on Wolf Warriors with Wu making his solo directorial debut […]

WOLF WARRIOR 2 Howls For Actor Frank Grillo

Lee B. Golden III

Powerhouse film and production duo Anthony and Joe Russo made a pact earlier this year to help sink their feet a bit further in the China film industry with their newly-established Anthem & Song banner, and as such, they now have vested interests in several products. Thus, their current prospect, Wolf Warrior 2 is now active and with none other than action star and actor Wu Jing returning to the dual roles of filmmaker and star, reprising his role from last year’s hit film in which he plays an embattled, rebellious PLA soldier who clashes with a vengeful crimeboss. The film, which will take place this time in a war-torn African country, is part of a trilogy with The Expendables 2 and Wolf Warrior co-star Yu Nan rejoining the film as well, and with the Russo serving as producers next to producer Lv Jianmin who produced the first film. Part […]

The Russos' Are Looking To Get Involved In WOLF WARRIOR 2

Lee B. Golden III

The 2014 release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier was an explosive piece of work from directors Anthony and Joe Russo, and one that definitively put the two on the map for attachment to other projects. Needless to say, they’ve earned quite a bit of notoriety, perhaps enough to stake a claim in other markers as well, and they did exactly that when it was announced last month that the two would root themselves in both Los Angeles and Beijing under their Anthem & Song banner with the goal of producing films for the Chinese market. “We made a lot of friends on that trip and just fell in love with Chinese cinema,” said Joe Russo according to THR. “We made a bunch of personal trips back to Beijing to nurture and grow those relationships in the film business there.” For this, it comes with the distinct and awesome pleasure […]

Is A WOLF WARRIOR Sequel Coming?

Lee B. Golden III

If you didn’t mind contributing to the blockbuster success or nationalistic fervor of Wu Jing‘s solo directorial debut, Wolf Warrior back in Spring, then you will be happy to learn that a sequel is now on the way. Asian Film Strike is now buzzing that Wu will return to direct as well as star alongside actress Yu Nan once more with action choreographer Li Chung-Chi likely to return to direct the action. The first film saw Wu in the role of an insubordinate PLA sniper whose second chance at being a soldier with the help of an elite squad commander, played by Yu, is tested to its ultimate when a local crimeboss with nefarious plans sends in foreign mercenaries after him to avenge his brother’s death. The film, which pits Wu against martial arts star Scott Adkins for the first time on screen, was one of the more recent and physically […]