Gal Gadot has made the DC character Wonder Woman her own, not only in terms of her depiction of Diana Princes’ alter ego but also her mastery of Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art. Gadot first appeared in the DC Universe as the Wonder Woman character in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Her character was popular enough to earn a film dedicated to her, the 2017 … Continue reading →

Martial arts star Michael Jai White (Never Back Down 2, Triple Threat, Accident Man) is set to star alongside Tyrese Gibson (Fast and Furious franchise) and John Malkovich (Con Air) in Yale Productions’ Red 48, an upcoming actioner from director Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing). In the film, Gibson will play Kyle Snowden, a troubled former Marine turned child protective service officer who must save an immigrant child from a dangerous criminal who has trapped them … Continue reading →

Donnie Yen (Ip Man 4: The Finale, Flash Point), Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Frank Grillo (Wolf Warrior 2) are teaming up for The Father, an action thriller to be directed by Tommy Wirkola (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters) with a script written by P.G. Cuschieri (Cut Throat City). The Father is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston and charts the struggle of middle-class Hong Kong immigrant … Continue reading →

Song Kang-ho (Parasite, Secret Reunion), Gang Dong-won (Peninsula, A Violent Prosecutor) and Bae Doona (Drug King, Tunnel) will be appearing together in CJ Entertainment’s Broker. The film will mark the Korean directing debut of Hirokazu Kore-eda (Like Father, Like Son), a Japanese filmmaker known for the acclaimed 2018 film, Shoplifters.  Broker is the story of individuals whose lives become intertwined around a mysterious ‘Baby Box’, which is a box designed to … Continue reading →

Master filmmaker Soi Cheang Pou Soi (SPL II, Accident, The Monkey King) proves his diversity with Limbo, an upcoming horror film that’s currently making its rounds at the first online edition of Hong Kong FilMart (Hong Kong International Film & TV Market). Limbo stars Gordon Lam (Trivisa, Z Storm), Mason Lee (The Legend of the Cat Demon), Cya Liu (Foolish Plans), and is produced by Soi Cheang affiliates Wilson Yip (Ip … Continue reading →

The fictional character of Chen Zhen – previously made famous by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972), Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994) and Donnie Yen in both a 90’s Hong Kong TV show and in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010), and recently by Li Hao in Chen Zhen Legend (2020) – is once again proving that Chinese are not “the sick men of Asia” … Continue reading →