Louis Koo (Accident) and Lau Ching Wan (The Bullet Vanishes) are doing the powered exoskeleton thing with Warriors of Future (previously known as Virtus), a $56M sci-fi action flick that’s being touted as “the most visual effects-heavy Hong Kong film to date, with a future Hong Kong rendered entirely in CGI”. Warriors of Future (read our review) also stars Carina Lau (Let the Bullets Fly), Nick Cheung (Bodies at Rest) and Philip Leung (Shock Wave 2). According … Continue reading →

Martial arts superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Welcome to the Jungle, Until Death, Black Water) is set to star in Silent Kill, an upcoming actioner directed and written by cult director Anthony Hickox (Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Waxwork) for Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment. Silent Kill will follow four mercenaries who find a hidden treasure in the Congo. They bury it and agree to meet back at the same spot in … Continue reading →

Writer/director Ranjeet S. Marwa (Godforsaken, Exiled: The Chosen Ones) returns with Dig Me No Grave, an upcoming action-thriller that stars Warren Hicks (Exiled: The Chosen Ones), James Jay Bryhan (Exiled: The Chosen Ones) and Mark Strange (Ip Man 4: The Finale). Based on the multi-award winning script by Gary A. Piazza, Dig Me No Grave takes no prisoners in this high-octane thrill ride that keeps its audiences on the edge of their … Continue reading →

Some of the best filmmakers Hong Kong has to offer – Sammo Hung, Anne Hui, Patrick Tam, Yuen Woo-ping, Johnnie To, Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark – have teamed up for Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (formerly Eight & a Half), an eight-part anthology film about the history of Hong Kong, which spans from the 1940s to present time. The title of the film was changed from Eight & a … Continue reading →

Now available from 88 Films is the Deluxe Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for Righting Wrongs (aka Above the Law), a 1986 Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen (No Retreat, No Surrender II) and starring Yuen Biao (Circus Kids) and Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai Express). The film also stars Melvin Wong (Run and Kill), Wu Ma (Showdown at the Cotton Mill), Fan Siu Wong (Attrition), James Tien (The Tattooed … Continue reading →

On November 7, 2022, Saban Films is releasing Shadow Master (read our review), to select theaters and On Demand and Digital. This upcoming martial arts film is directed by Pearry Reginald Teo (Fast Vengeance) Shadow Master stars D.Y. Sao (known for his appearance in Everything Everywhere All at Once, as well as his stunt work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Layton Matthews (Fast Vengeance), Brian Le (The Paper Tigers), … Continue reading →

Netflix has hired Chad Stahelski (John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) to helm Black Samurai, an upcoming actioner that’s based on Marc Olden’s cult book series of the same name. Stahelski will also produce along with Jason Spitz and Alex Young for 87Eleven Entertainment. Leigh Dana Jackson (24: Legacy) is penning the film adaptation. The Black Samurai novels revolves around the character Robert Sand, an American soldier … Continue reading →