“The Martial Arts Kid” Theatrical Poster
Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Bloodfist), Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai Express) and director Michael Baumgarten will be returning for The Martial Arts Kid II, the sequel to last year’s coming of age, martial arts-themed tale (read our review).
A “production meeting” photo has surfaced with Wilson, Rothrock, Baumgarten, Anita Clay (Paying Mr. McGetty) and producer, James Wilson (via FB), who has stated that the plan is to return to Florida to shoot, with filming taking place on both coasts this time around.
Although it hasn’t been officially announced, Jansen Panettiere (The Perfect Game), Matthew Ziff (Kickboxer: Vengeance), Kathryn Newton (Paranormal Activity 4) and Chuck Zito (True Lies) will hopefully return, given the first film’s “cliff hanger” ending that heavily involves their respective characters.
The first film followed a rebellious teenager named Robbie (Panettiere) who moves to Florida to “clean up his life” by living with his Aunt (Rothrock) and Uncle (Wilson). Once there, Robbie immediately finds himself in more trouble when he stumbles upon a beautiful girl named Rina (Newton), whose boyfriend, Bo (Ziff), decides to make Robbie’s life a living hell.
We’ll keep you posted on The Martial Arts Kid II’s progress as we learn more.
