For a little while there, it looked like we were going to get a reboot of Escape From New York reboot from New Line Cinema with Breck Eisner (Sahara) in the director’s chair and Gerard Butler wearing the eyepatch originally made famous by Kurt Russell. The project eventually fell through and New Line let the rights to the franchise expire. Now Hollywood mega-producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon, Predator) has swooped … Continue reading →

Collider reports that Pierce Brosnan (Goldeneye, November Man) is teaming up with director John Moore (Max Payne) for an upcoming action flick titled I.T., which is about a publisher (Brosnan) who is tormented, via technology, when his relationship with a young I.T. consultant goes south. Without getting too much into a bitchy rant, Moore is one of the worst – if not THE worst – filmmakers working today. He managed to … Continue reading →

Kundo: Age of the Rampant (aka Band of Thieves) is a 19th century period action/martial arts film that stars Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser) and Kang Dong-won (The X). Directed by Yoon Jong-bin (Nameless Gangster), the film revolves around a group of righteous thieves who steal from corrupt public officials and give to the poor. But things get deadly when the thieves come across a powerful figure. Updates: Watch the new North American trailer, courtesy … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that Justin Lin (Fast and the Furious franchise) will be directing a remake of Chang Hsin Yen‘s The Shaolin Temple, a 1982 Chinese martial arts film known for launching the film career of Jet Li. Troy Craig Poon, CEO of Perfect Storm Entertainment – and Lin’s business affiliate – says the plan is to hire “an A+ list Hollywood writer to tackle the story.” He adds “The aim … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that Shane Black (Iron Man 3) has been hired to direct an adaptation of Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s novel series, The Destroyer. The story revolves around Remo, a cop sentenced to a fake death by the government, then trained as an assassin to defend the country from enemies. The Destroyer was also adapted into a comic book by Marvel, as well as a 1985 film titled Remo Williams: The … Continue reading →

If you think Iko Uwais (The Raid 2) was the first Indonesian action star to take the world by storm, think again! Old school Indonesian martial arts star Billy Chong (Kung Fu Zombie and the proposed Garuda 7) – who presently goes by the name Willy Dozan – is back with a new flick titled Duel: The Last Choice, which he also directs. Chong continues the tradition of the “father … Continue reading →