Just when you thought it was over, they pull Ip back in! A teaser poster was revealed at Cannes 2023/2024 to gauge buyer interest for Ip Man 5, which would mark Donnie Yen’s (Sakra, John Wick 4, Chasing the Dragon) return as the titular legendary figure for Mandarin Motion Pictures. So here we are… The first Ip Man film was a rock solid success from all sides of the spectrum, … Continue reading →

We’ll soon see martial arts superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Welcome to the Jungle, Until Death, Black Water) in Saban Film’s Darkness of Man (aka Born to Kill), an upcoming thriller directed and written by James Cullen Bressack, who is perhaps best known for helming the 2019 Steven Seagal/DMX actioner Beyond the Law, and 2022’s Hot Seat, starring Mel Gibson/Kevin Dillon. The film is written by both Bressack and Alethea Cho, with input from … Continue reading →

On May 28, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (read our review). This fantasy-actioner is directed by Wu Ershan, who is perhaps best known for 2012’s Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection and 2015’s Mojin: The Lost Legend. Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms stars Kris Phillips (Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection), Li Xuejian (The Wandering Earth II), Huang … Continue reading →

Universal Soldier franchise action stars Dolph Lundgren (Wanted Man, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) and Michael Jai White (Universal Soldier: The Return, Triple Threat) are joining forces for Exit Protocol (aka Fight or Flight), an upcoming actioner from filmmaker Shane Dax Taylor, who directed Lundgren in 2023’s The Best Man. Sam Hayden as an assassin of assassins, completing every assignment – no matter how dangerous with ruthless precision. Sam’s next … Continue reading →

Director Soi Cheang Pou Soi (SPL II: A Time for Consequences, The Monkey King) – and producers Wilson Yip (Paradox, Ip Man Franchise) and John Chong (The Invincible Dragon) – have announced that they’re working on both a prequel and a sequel to the newly released Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (read our review). Soi Cheang will be back in the director’s chair for both films, which currently have … Continue reading →

Cult martial arts action star Daniel Bernhardt – who is perhaps best known for 1996’s Bloodsport 2, 1997’s Bloodsport 3 and 1999’s Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite – will star in a reimagining of Roger Corman’s sword and sorcery series, Deathstalker. Since his straight-to-video heyday, Bernhardt has been working consistently both in the indie and mainstream movie scene with movies like 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded, 2014’s John Wick, 2017’s Logan, … Continue reading →

On June 11, 2024, Well Go USA will be releasing Blind War on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. This 2022 martial arts actioner (read our review) is headlined by Hong Kong action stars Andy On (Kung Fu League, Undercover Punch and Gun) and Waise Lee (To Be Number One, The Big Heat). Directed by Suiqiang Huo (The Nine Talisman Tower), Blind War tells the story of the former SWAT captain Dong Gu, permanently injured during … Continue reading →