Looks like Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, The Brigands of Rattlecreek) isn’t the only acclaimed Asian filmmaker taking a shot at the western genre… Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To (Three, The Mission) is set to direct Two Gun Cohen, a “Dim Sum western” (Chinese western) based on the true story

Legendary martial arts superstar Jackie Chan (The Shadow’s Edge, The Foreigner) returns to the Armour of God franchise with Salem Entertainment’s Armour of God 4: Ultimatum. The upcoming film is directed by Kazakhstan’s Robert Kun, who is perhaps best known for his role as second unit director on

Action star Jason Statham (The Meg, The Expendables) teams up with director Jean-François Richet (Blood Father, Mesrine) for Mutiny, an upcoming action-thriller that releases in August from Lionsgate. After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed (Statham) is set up to take the fall for the crime – leaving him on the run as

Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Roundup: Punishment), takes the lead in Extraction: Tygo (aka Tygo), a spin-off of Netflix’s hit action franchise Extraction. The franchise kicked off with 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2, with a third installment currently in production. Also starring is Thai pop star Lisa (Pranpriya Manobal or Lalisa Manobal), a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink. Extraction: Tygo will mark her

Even during his post-legendary Hollywood status, Mel Gibson has continued to deliver solid action films, including Edge of Darkness, Get the Gringo, Blood Father, and Dragged Across Concrete. He’s also returned to the director’s chair with Hacksaw Ridge and Flight Risk, while appearing in the John Wick spin-off The Continental. Of course, he’s had a few stinkers along the way (On the Line comes to mind), likely taking those roles … Continue reading →

Later this year, Lionsgate Limited/Vestron Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Kickboxer 2: The Road Back, a 1991 martial arts action film from cult director Albert Pyun (Cyborg, Blast). The punishing Kickboxer saga continues in Kickboxer 2, available on Blu-ray™ for the first time. Struggling to keep his family’s kickboxing gym afloat after the deaths of his brothers, David Sloane (Sasha Mitchell) accepts a shady promoter’s offer