Antony Szeto’s ‘Fist of the Dragon’ finally makes its U.S. debut

"Fist of the Dragon" Thai DVD Cover

2000’s Moving Target, which starred 11-time World Kickboxing Champion Don “The Dragon” Wilson, has been loosely redone in the form of Fist of the Dragon, a U.S./Chinese co-production that puts Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion, Josh “The Punk” Thomson, in Wilson’s shoes. As with the original, Roger Corman’s New Horizons Pictures is producing.

Fist of the Dragon is directed by Antony Szeto (Wushu) and also stars Juju Chan (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny), Maria Tran (Truy Sat), Rambo Kong (Dragon the Bruce Lee Story) and Daniel Whyte (Ultraviolet). The film features martial arts choreography by Trung Ly (Truy Sat).

Here’s the official synopsis: Damon, an MMA fighter (Thomson) retires and goes to China to meet his new love, Meili. But things take an immediate turn when he inadvertently takes a package sought by an underground arms dealer. Now he must fight to save himself and his loved one.

Don’t miss the the trailer for Fist of the Dragon.

Updates: According to Impact’s Mike Leeder, 2014’s Fist of the Dragon will be finally getting its U.S. premier at this year’s Action on Film Festival on September 9th 2016. Members of the cast and crew will be accompanying the the screening. Up until now, the film has only been officially released in Thailand on DVD, so if you live around the Los Angeles area, visit aoffest.com for details on how you can attend.