Jason Statham (The Expendables) is set to star in High Value Target, an upcoming action flick that sounds like a cross between The Expendables and Captain Phillips. According to TB: The high-intensity action/thriller follows an international squad of private military contractors who infiltrate a cargo ship overrun by pirates in order to capture and extract a seemingly impossible High-Value Target — the pirate warlord. There are currently no directors or stars … Continue reading →

If you think Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) is all about Anime, sci-fi and all that other philosophical bullsh*t, think again! Introducing Nowhere Girl (or Tokyo Mukokuseki Shoujo), an upcoming action film starring Nana Seino (Tokyo Tribe). Judging from the film’s trailer, I can’t help but think a ghost-less Memento Mori meets a school girl-induced Die Hard. Here’s the plot (via NYAFF): The film centers on Ai (Seino), a student at an all-girls’ … Continue reading →

Are you looking for more Indonesian-imported action after seeing The Raid and The Raid 2? If your answer is yes, then you’ll want to check out this new trailer for Gangster, an upcoming martial arts film directed by Fajar Nugro (Refrain). It’s not quite The Raid 3, but there’s definitely enough hand-to-hand (and foot-to-foot) brutality to win your interest! Gangster stars Hamish Daud (Supernova: The Knight, the Princess & Shooting Star) … Continue reading →

There’s another project Van Damme is lending his name to called Jian Bing Man, a Chinese production starring Da Peng (who is also directing), Ada Liu (Badges of Fury) and Yuan Shanshan (One Day). According to TB, Jian Bing Man is the story of a young man from a poor family earns his living selling jianbing (or Chinese pancake) and suddenly becomes a hero, presumably because he sells the best Chinese crepes in town. So … Continue reading →

Media outlets are reporting the death of Chinese martial artist and film star Yu Cheng-Hui (aka Yu Cheng Wai), who died at the age of 75 on July 4. According to SC36: Yu was born in China’s Shandong province on August 16, 1939, and began studying martial arts at the age of 11. Yu spent 14 years recreating the thought-to-be lost art of the “Double-Handed Sword” movement, a technique which was … Continue reading →

Mark Wahlberg (The Big Hit) and director Peter Berg (The Rundown) are in negotiations to re-team for Mile 22, an action movie co-starring UFC’s Ronda Rousey (The Expendables 3) and Iko Uwais (The Raid, The Raid 2). According to THR, Mile 22 tells the story of a CIA agent (Wahlberg) stationed in Indonesia who is tasked with transporting an informant to an airport 22 miles away. While en route, they must battle … Continue reading →

Following SPL 2’s box office success, the possibility of an SPL 3 was inevitable – in fact, it’s in stone! According Twitchfilm, producer Paco Wong (Zombie Fight Club) announced that the next installment in the SPL franchise, titled S.P.L 3: War Needs Lord, has already been green-lit. The original SPL (aka Sha Po Lang) – helmed by Wilson Yip (Bio-Zombie), which was released in North America under the title Kill Zone … Continue reading →