In April of next year, James Wan (Saw, Furious 7) will start production on Paramount Pictures’ U.S. remake of the 2019 South Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (read our review), with original star Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Unstoppable), reprising his role.

The original film centered around a crime boss Jang Dong-su (Lee), who – after having barely surviving an attack by an elusive serial killer – finds himself Continue reading →

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Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau (We’re Nothing At All) is taking a stab at the COVID-19 pandemic with a thriller titled, Angel in White.

The upcoming film will reunite Yau with his Shock Wave and Shock Wave 2 star Andy Lau (Chasing the Dragon, The Adventurers), who will play a doctor caught on the medical front lines. Yang Zishan (Till the End of the World) co stars.

🔥 Footnote: With dozens of credits as a cinematographer and director, Herman Yau (The Untold Story, Taxi Hunter, Ebola Syndrome) is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever to have worked in Hong Kong cinema. Considering that he’s gone all respectable with historical action pictures like The Legend is Born: Ip Man and The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake – not to mention Continue reading →

On December 7, 2026, Third Window Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Fire Festival, a 1985 thriller from director Mitsuo Yanagimachi (God Speed You! Black Emperor).

When developers arrive in a rural, seaside village with plans to construct a marine park, the divide grows between the village fishermen and the woodmen, led by a solitary boorish lumberjack, Tatsuo, who engages in bizarre rituals to appease the mountain Continue reading →

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Netflix is getting ready to unleash another Indonesian action thriller with Never Surrender (aka Serangan Balik), the latest from Sidharta Tata (Ikatan Darah) and producer Kimo Stamboel, of The Mo Brothers directing duo (Macabre, Headshot).

The story centers on a grandfather who has been living alone until he is reunited with his two grandchildren. Their reunion takes a dangerous turn when a gang of heavily armed criminals from Jakarta storms their home, leaving the family with a simple choice: surrender or fight back.

The film stars Lukman Sardi (212 Warrior), Callista Arum (Project Sacrifice), Sulthan Hamonangan (Penjagal Iblis: Dosa Turunan), Derby Romero (The Night Comes for Us) and Donny Continue reading →

Ever rising martial arts star Xie Miao (Eye for an Eye, Eye for an Eye 2), best known for his recent breakout hit, The Furious, will make his English-language debut in an upcoming martial arts actioner that’s being developed by Los Angeles-based Stars Collective.

The untitled project will pursue the bruising, realistic style of martial arts action seen in The Furious, and is designed to appeal to genre fans while Continue reading →

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Godzilla Minus Zero, the highly-anticipated follow-up to Toho’s 2023 mega hit Godzilla Minus One, hits theaters in November.

Returning to the director’s chair, Takashi Yamazaki (The Fighter Pilot, Godzilla Minus One) once again takes on writing duties and VFX work, just as he did with the first film.

Following the devastation of Godzilla’s initial rampage, Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) tries to rebuild a quiet life with Noriko (Minami Hamabe) and young Akiko, hoping to leave behind the trauma of war and monsters, but peace proves fleeting when Godzilla returns, fully regenerated, larger, and more ferocious, as a second ancient force awakens beneath Aokigahara near Mount Fuji. With Japan once again on the brink, Kōichi is forced out of retirement, reuniting with old comrades and joining U.S. and Japan Continue reading →

On November 16, 2026, Radiance Films is releasing the Limited Edition 6-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray collection for Radical Japan: Survival and Desire – Six Films by Shohei Imamura.

The second instalment in our series exploring Japan’s most groundbreaking films and filmmakers focuses on the country’s premier Continue reading →

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A Netflix sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, titled The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (formerly known as The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth), is being prepped for a November 25, 2026 IMAX release. David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) is directing the film from a script written by Tarantino.

Frequent Fincher/Tarantino collaborator Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Inglorious Basterds) is reprising his role as Cliff Booth, the tough-guy Hollywood stuntman portrayed in the first movie.

For the sequel, it’s the late 70’s, and Cliff has transitioned from stuntman to “Hollywood studio fixer”. As a “fixer,” Booth would be the guy studios call when something—anything—needs to quietly disappear. Scandals, blackmail, problematic stars, even bodies. He operates in the shadows, loyal, unshakable, and totally unfazed by the Continue reading →

Director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Hurdang), best known for his 2023 Hindi language martial arts actioner Kill, is gearing up to begin production on Amazon MGM’s Deadlocked, which will mark his Hollywood debut. Of course, this should not be confused with the upcoming Scott Adkins and Lewis Tan actioner of the same name.

Jamie Foxx (Day Shift) leads Deadlocked alongside Sasha Calle (The Rip), KiKi Layne (The Old Guard), Luke Hemsworth (Beast), Marko Continue reading →

Hot off the heels of the recent 2025 action thriller Diablo, writer/director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza (Redeemer, The Fist of the Condor) and martial arts stars Marko Zaror (Invincible, John Wick: Chapter 4) and Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4, John Wick: Chapter 4) re-team for Brutal Justice (aka Brutal).

Given that Zaror has handled the fight choreography for every film he has made with Espinoza, it’s a safe bet that he’ll be taking on those duties Continue reading →