Back in 2014, an English-language remake of The Raid was announced, but during stages of development the film became stuck in an on again/off again, development hell status. Along the way, director Patrick Hughes (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Expendables 3) dropped out for reasons unknown. And Frank Grillo (Beyond Skyline, Wolf Warrior 2, Boss Level), who was heavily associated with the project from day one, kept the topic afloat during interviews (i.e.”it’s still happening”). Then it was announced that Grillo and filmmaker Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ … Continue reading →

Director Chen Daming (One Foot Off the Ground) is taking a page out of revenge thrillers like Charles Bronson’s Death Wish, Tetsuya Nakashima’s The World of Kanako and Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner with Unspoken. The upcoming film – about a Chinese father who travels to the U.S. to avenge his murdered daughter – stars Zhang Hanyu (Manhunt, Operation Red Sea, Wine War), Jake Abel (Love & Mercy) and Michael Cudlitz … Continue reading →

A director’s director’s cut of Anita, based on the life of the late Anita Mui Yim-fong (Drunken Master II, Rumble in the Bronx), will be making its way to Disney+ as part of its 2022 APAC (Asia-Pacific) slate. The director’s cut is going to be released in five 45-minute installments on Disney+. This new directors cut will have an extra hour of content that was cut from original film (via WODP). Directed … Continue reading →

From Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, comes The 355, a female-led actioner starring Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Penélope Cruz (Vanilla Sky) and Bingbing Fan (The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom). It should be noted that Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises) dropped out of the project for “personal reasons” (she can be seen in one of the … Continue reading →

Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Release line up for the month of January, which includes a New film added to Hi-YAH! every Friday. And don’t forget, you can try it out for FREE for 7-days! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive titles: 1/7/22 | Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) In the afterlife, one guardian … Continue reading →

Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed filmmaker of Hero, The Great Wall and Shadow, is putting final touches on Sharpshooter (aka The Coldest Gun), a historical biopic that revolves around a 22 year-old Chinese sniper named Zhang Taofang, who killed 214 U.S. soldiers in a month (without a scope!) during the Korean War. The upcoming film stars Zhang Yi (Operation Red Sea), Liu Haocun (A Little Red Flower) and Zhang Yu (Manchurian Tiger). “With historical facts, the … Continue reading →