Zhang Yimou (The Great Wall), the acclaimed filmmaker behind 2002’s Hero, 2018’s Shadow and 2021’s Cliff Walkers, is prepping Scare Out, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Jackson Yee (Resurrection) and Zhu Yilong (Cloudy Mountain). When sensitive national intelligence is leaked, the country is put in danger. A security team launches a fast-moving hunt to find who’s responsible, but every arrest attempt fails. As pressure builds, suspicion turns inward – toward … Continue reading →

Next week, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Cloud and Charisma, a collection that includes two Kiyoshi Kurosawa films: 2024’s Cloud and 1999’s Charisma (order today from Goodie Emporium). A revered auteur noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is the celebrated filmmaker behind a string of modern

Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Roundup: Punishment) is taking the lead in Extraction: Taigo, a spin-off of Netflix’ action film franchise Extraction that started with 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2 (and a third one is currently being produced). In the upcoming film, Ma Dong-seok will star opposite Lee Jin-wook (The Target), as a mercenary who undertakes a dangerous mission to rescue a kidnapped

On February 16, 2026, Trinity CineAsia (UK) is releasing the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for Jackie Chan‘s latest action hit The Shadow’s Edge (read our review). If you’re the type who doesn’t buy physical media, you can catch it on Digital on February 2. If you live in the U.S., you’re in luck, because Goodie Emporium currently has it for pre-order. Copies are selling fast, so please secure your … Continue reading →

Where’s Chen Zhen when you need him? Arriving on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on February 24, 2026 is Well Go USA’s Dongji Rescue, a period thriller based on the real-life “Lisbon Maru Sinking Incident” that took place during World War II. In 1942, a Japanese ship carrying British prisoners of war was torpedoed. Dongji fishermen risked their lives to rescue over 300 British soldiers and protected and rescued three British … Continue reading →

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, a famous Hong Kong martial arts star, has passed away at the age of 77 due to heart failure. In his decades-long career, he has appeared in films such as 1971’s The Invincible Eight, 1977’s Black Belt Karate, 1978’s The Fists, the Kicks and the Evil, 1978’s Magnificent Bodyguards, 2004’s Kung Fu Hustle, 2009’s Gallants and 2018’s Kung Fu League. Leung is also known as one of … Continue reading →

Back in 2014, an English-language remake of Gareth Evans’ 2011 cult martial arts classic The Raid was in-the-works with director Patrick Hughes (Expendables 3) taking the helm, but during stages of development, the project became stuck in an on again/off again status. Along the way, Hughes dropped out for reasons unknown. Then it was announced that Frank Grillo (Beyond Skyline, Wolf Warrior 2, Boss Level) and filmmaker

Martial arts legend Chuck Norris (Code of Silence, Slaughter in San Francisco) teams up with Vanilla Ice (Cool as Ice) and Sophie Monk (Click) in Zombie Plane, an upcoming Australian production from Radioactive and Entertainment Squad. Directed by Lav Bodnaruk and Michael Mier, Zombie Plane centers on a secret government organization that recruits celebrities to be undercover agents, who together must save humanity from an imminent zombie attack. Norris, Ice … Continue reading →

Stuntman-turned filmmaker James Bamford (Jade, The Last Gunfight) returns in full John Woo-mode with The Internship, an upcoming thriller starring Lizzy Greene (Ransom Canyon). In The Internship, a ruthless, highly trained assassin (Greene), raised from childhood in a top-secret CIA program known only as The Internship, is ready to dismantle the institution that stole her youth. Assembling her fellow interns, she leads a bloody uprising – forcing the CIA to … Continue reading →