THR reports that The Coup, which stars Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day), Owen Wilson (Shanghai Knights) and Lake Bell (I’m Good), has begun shooting in Thailand. The action-thriller is written and directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and produced by David Lancaster (Only God Forgives). Here’s the plot, according to imdb: In their new overseas home, an American family (headed by Wilson) soon finds themselves caught in the middle of … Continue reading →

Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee and head of the Lee estate, is open to the idea of bringing her father back to life for a feature presentation, via computer generated technology. Forbes recently interviewed Lee regarding the new 90-second Johnnie Walker Whiskey spot, which features a realistic cgi animation of Bruce. “Do I think the technology could carry itself front and center for a 90-minute movie?” asks Lee. “That … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Keanu Reeves directs and stars in Man of Tai Chi, an action-packed homage to classic kung fu films. Also starring is Hong Kong singer-actress Karen Mok and Chen Hu (aka Tiger Chen). Yuen Woo-ping will be handling the choreography. In Man of Tai Chi, Chen Hu stars as a young martial artist whose fighting skills brings him to a realm of vast opportunities, and painful choices. Reeves is playing … Continue reading →

After weeks of delays and quality concerns, Shout! Factory’s highly-anticipated Bruce Lee Legacy Collection became available for purchase last week. The final released version contained what was promised from the beginning: True HD remasters of all the Bruce Lee movies, not to mention a correction on one of the mislabeled discs. However, there were many recent reports that the Fist of Fury Blu-ray disc was missing the mono Mandarin audio … Continue reading →

Twitch reports that Troy Nixey, the director of 2010 horror flick Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, has started pre-production on what may become Donnie Yen’s (Flash Point) first starring role in an English-language film. The title of the film is called Priority Run and judging from the synopsis below, it has the potential to be one heck of an action flick. Official synopsis: Piority Run takes us on highway … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Directed by Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls) and based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, Homefront involves Phil Broker (Jason Statham), a former DEA agent who sees his quiet family life turned upside down when his path crosses with a band of drug traffickers, led by Gator (James Franco), a meth kingpin. Homefront also stars Winona Ryder (The Iceman), Kate Bosworth (Straw Dogs) and Vincent D’Onofrio (Full … Continue reading →

Director-stuntman Hal Needham, who was best known for the Smokey and the Bandit and Cannonball Run films, has died of cancer at the age of 82. The Tennessee native served the country as paratrooper during the Korean war. Shortly after, he landed a model gig for Viceroy Cigarettes. He later began a successful career as a Hollywood stuntman, where he formed a company called Stunts Unlimited. Needham often doubled for famous names, most … Continue reading →

From producers Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) and Robert Mark Kamen (Taken) comes a “new” French action film called 22 Bullets (aka L’immortel) starring Jean Reno and directed by Richard Berry (The Black Box). 22 Bullets isn’t technically a new film. It’s actually been floating around other parts of the world since 2010, but it’s only now that the film is getting a North American limited theatrical release on November 8, 2013. … Continue reading →