MAY 17, 2022: Film blogging is great…well, it can be. Even if it isn’t the most paying gig. I do this out of a certain love along with a kind of necessity for some fulfillment, and part of that includes getting to meet some of the people I write about on this website which I’m privileged to share with Eileen Cruz and the rest of my PopGeeks counterparts.
Actor Scott Adkins took to Instagram on Friday to share a story post introducing actress Zara Phythian (Tribal: Get Out Alive, upcoming Unit 19) as cast member on the current production of Accident Man 2. Shooting is currently underway in Malta for the sequel which reunites both screen talents for the first time since starring as villains alongside Mads Mikkelsen opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Scott Derrickson’s Marvel’s Doctor Strange (2016).
Debut director Matt Routledge’s new actioner, Tribal: Get Out Alive, is already enjoying a welcome disc release in the U.S. as of last month. Evolutionary Films is also making way for its UK release beginning August 17, though not before getting in some views under the auspices of this year’s forthcoming online addition of the Iron Dragon TV Action Fest.
The UK is a dystopia, ravaged by a virus that has seemingly plagued residents with a disease that kills and reanimates them into zombies. Seven years since the fallout is where sophomore director and star Guy Bleyaert’s latest film, Transit 17, begins take off, joining Zara Phythian, Lee A. Charles, Daniel Pala, Kimberly Stahl and John Flanders.
Nearly five years to the day since this post, The Last Inquisitors helmer Guy Bleyart’s sophmore outing finally hit the straightaway for its last lap with the pending release of dystopian sci-fi actioner, Transit 17.
Matt Routledge’s feature directing debut, Tribal, is still fomenting with production while a new behind the scenes featurette is now circulating via the film’s social media page.
Oft stunt performer, shortfilm director and actor Matt Routledge can currently be seen on screen taking cinematic beatdowns from Scott Adkins in films such as Accident Man and Avengement. To date, he can also be spotted on set these days on set of his new feature debut, Tribal, which hails from OTM Film & Wildstyle Production and stars Zara Phythian (Doctor Strange), Ross O’Henessey (Avengement), Rachel Warren (Horizon) and Thomas Dodd.
Director Simon Wells’ latest sword-and-shield fantasy thriller underwent its share of title changes. Now brandishing the title Dragon Kingdom following suit from last year’s Knights Of The Damned, the film is now available to on iTunes in the UK with a DVD release also in tow for January.
Nowadays you’ll find Adam Collins (Transformers: The Last Kingdom) proudly touting his recent creative interests behind the lens for upcoming action thriller, Outlawed. The former Royal Marines Commando turned career actor and stuntman makes his writing/directorial feature debut with Luke Radford, joined furthrr raft of Royal British veterans co-starring for the new thriller.
Love movies and martial arts and plan on being in China anytime soon? In that case, you might be keen on catching up with twice-winning Martial Arts Woman of the Year winner, actress Zara Phythian when she joins Wing Chun Grandmaster Samuel Kwok to advance current and upcoming film projects under their OTM film production banner.
You can click here to read more about the event currently setting the stage at the XiQiaoshan National Arts Film Studio in Foshan, China, coinciding with progress on the forthcoming sequel pending a July shoot to follow-up the recently-wrapped production of the new fantasy adventure, Knights Of The Damned. Freshman helmer Simon Wells makes his directorial debut with Phythian joining fellow lead cast Ross O’Hennessy, Adrian Bouchet, Silvio Simac and producer/creator Ben-Loyd Holmes.
170 years ago the realm of Nazroth was in chaos. A time of vicious civil war and sorcery that tore the idyllic world into 12 kingdoms.
The most respected and powerful kingdom is that of Zaldah, whose King Xalvador has endeavoured to keep harmony in the face of neighbouring kingdoms petty fighting. The beasts of The Dark Kingdom and the Dragons have not been seen for generations and there has been relative peace in the land.
But 9 months ago the screams of dragons once again filled the skies and King Xalvador’s western castle was bombarded with unprovoked attacks. To restore peace and ensure the safety of his people the King ordered 12 of his best Knights to slay the beast. The Royal Warriors chased the dragon away from Zaldah, a fight of teeth and blade, fire and steel. As each battle claims another life, the Knights feel a darkness growing in the land…
Nazroth is changing again…
The film is priming for a premiere on August 2 in Leicester Square in tandem with the release of the first book in the Order Of Kings series.
A mini teaser for the upcoming official trailer has already begun making the rounds. Take a look below and check in with the official website for more updates.
Zombies attack, guns go blazing and fisticuffs ensue with a hard-hitting cast that also enlists martial arts exponents Zara Phythian, Silvio Simac and Lee Charles along with Kimberly Stahl and Daniel Pala among the co-starring. Post-production remains until further notice so check out the newest teaser below!
A group of carpet fitters are sent on a job to an old Country house in the middle of nowhere. However they soon discover it’s a trap set up by the savage, cannibalistic family, The Hannings. The carpet fitters are forced to fight for their lives or risk ending up being the evenings dinner. Unfortunately they are not quite your typical heroes!
Marvel
EXCLUSIVE: Director Scott Derrickson’s latest contribution to the Marvel big screen fanfare, Doctor Strange, finally opened its mystical doors to the U.S. on Friday. The film is also available in the U.K. where it opened late last month and is certainly bolstering the martial arts community some where martial artist and lovely in-person individual to meet, actress Zara Phythian hosted a screening of the film to help raise awareness for the upcoming three-day WMKF World Martial Art Championships in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire starting on November 11.
Phythian, who co-stars as one of of the film’s principal villains under actor Mads Mikkelsen, was on hand at the screening to discuss the event along with several other martial artists. She appears at the tail end of the video just beneath the press announcement after the jump, and in tow of others speaking on behalf of the new Marvel film, including stunt performers Rob Ho and Bao Tieu, and stellar martial artist and one of my new favorite friends in all of life, actress Katrina Durden.
Former multiple martial arts world champion turned movie actress, the UK’s Lady Dragon – Zara Phythian played host at a special red carpet screening of one of her latest films, Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’.
The special screening took place at Cineworld, Nottingham, England on Sunday 30th October, and was sponsored by The Massage Chair Company, WMKF England and Zara’s Personal Best Academy, in aid of local athletes competing at the WMKF World Martial Art Championships (11th – 13th November 2016)
Within 48 hours of tickets going on sale on facebook alone the event was sold out which took Cineworld and Zara by surprise so within days they had arranged for a second screen to run to cope with the demand and that too quickly sold out.
“It was amazing, both the team and myself were overwhelmed by the support but it was also weird” says Zara.. “ I’d recently attended the Doctor Strange event at Westminster Abbey plus a premiere of Doctor Strange in 4DX at cineworld in Birmingham yet I was more nervous about what the kids from the academy thought of the film here at this screening than anything else“
Joining Zara on the red carpet was fellow actress & Zealot from the film, Katrina Durden plus special guests from film and martial arts such as Actor & World Champion Lee Charles, Actor Dave Wong, Stunt Performer Bao Tieu, Actor David Cheung, Actor Sia Alipour, World Champion Owen King, Actor Rob Ho, Actor Adam Collins, Martial Art Masters Anthony Pillage, Clive Harrison, Rachel Harrison and Juliet Williams, as well as many friends and families of the PBA Martial Art Academy and of course the PBA Kidz athletes competing in Malta.
Special mention to radio DJ and stunt man John B Tannen who interviewed the stars on the red carpet.
The film will be Mat Sunderland‘s directorial debut with a script by Mark Pallis. The cast so far includes a growing list of meaty martial arts action talents, namely joining Cao and the Shifu with actress Zara Phythian, actors Silvio Simac and Mark Strange, co-star/action director Vincent Wang, and as of this week, UFC fighter Alex Reid.
[UPDATE: 10/14/14] – The crowdfunding campaign for Iron Monk has officially transferred over to Indiegogo. As such, also links below have been re-edited to link to the Indiegogo campaign page for Iron Monk. The respective answers to the interview questions themselves have not been changed. CLICK HERE and visit the page.
New action series concept, “The Fight Room” has made the official selection of the presti- gious New York Television Festival.
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