Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | DVD (Lionsgate)
Back in 2007, former 21 Jump Street star Dustin Nguyen managed to reinvent his image by playing a nearly invincible martial artist bad guy in the Vietnamese hit The Rebel. Now, Nguyen is parlaying his status in the burgeoning Vietnamese action scene by stepping behind the camera for an ambitious project.
Previously titled Monk on Fire, but now known under the title of Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (AKA Lua Phat), the film is described as an ‘Eastern Western’ featuring motorbike-riding kung fu monks and large-scale battles. Not only does Dustin Nguyen direct and star, but he also wrote the script.
Update: The final trailer is available.
BREAKING NEWS: Lionsgate gives Once Upon a Time in Vietnam a July 2014 release date for the upcoming DVD. Click here for more details.
Should be cool. The Rebel was cool.
I loved The Rebel. I think it’d have a bigger fan following among martial arts buff if only more people had seen it.
Thanks so much for the plug! It’s Film Combat Syndicate, not society btw lol. Best wishes here at City On Fire š