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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL! ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ sequel begins production in April

Two years ago, director Soi Cheang Pou Soi (SPL II: A Time for Consequences), alongside producers Wilson Yip (Paradox) and John Chong (Paradox), revealed plans for both a prequel and a sequel to 2024’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Now, those plans are finally moving forward. The follow-up to the hit Hong Kong thriller is set to begin filming in April, with a massive recreation of Kowloon

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Dolph Lundgren DIES HARD in the Trailer for ‘Straight Shot’ also starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Tyrese Gibson

Iconic action star Dolph Lundgren (Hellfire, Castle Falls) is back in Straight Shot, a Die Hard-esque thriller from writer/director Gabriel Sabloff (Beckman). The film is headlined by David A.R. White, an actor, producer and director who is perhaps best known for 2025’s A Line of Fire, 2022’s Nothing is Impossible and 2020’s Beckman. A bodyguard past his prime (White) fights through a skyscraper full of mercenaries to save his ex-fiancée … Continue reading

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Forbidden City, The (2025) Review

Director: Gabriele Mainetti Cast: Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Shanshan Chunyu, Elisa Wong Running Time: 139 min. By Paul Bramhall Is there another city in Europe that has more connection to the kung-fu genre than Rome? I’m going to say no. From providing the classic backdrop to Bruce Lee’s directorial debut Way of the Dragon in 1972, it would go on to inspire several other productions to … Continue reading

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🇺🇸 🐼 Jackie Chan’s ‘Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe’ arriving to U.S. theaters in April from Well Go USA

Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On) re-teams with “Hu Hu” for Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe, an upcoming release that will hit theaters on April 17th from Well Go USA. This time around, Derek Hui (Coffee or Tea?) replaces Zhang Luan (Panda Plan) as director. Co-stars for Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe include Qiao Shan (The Myth), Yinglu Wang (I Am Nobody), Tian Qiu (Land of … Continue reading

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Definitely lives up to its title! Watch the Trailer for FURIOUS starring Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian

Martial arts stars Xie Miao (My Father is A Hero, Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman), Joe Taslim (The Raid, The Night Comes for Us), Jeeja Yanin (Chocolate, Triple Threat) and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, Beyond Skyline) team up for the Edko/XYZ Films English-language actioner, The Furious, which hits theaters from Lionsgate on May 29th. After the daughter of Wang Wei (Miao) is kidnapped by a criminal network and … Continue reading

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Trivia of the Guardians: An Interview with Yuen Woo-Ping on Blades of the Guardians

As part of the marketing campaign for Blades of the Guardians, which hit theatres on 17th February (check out our review!), we were given an opportunity to sit down with director Yuen Woo-Ping to talk about the production. As most will be able to guess, we’re big fans of Yuen Woo-Ping here at cityonfire, so ideally would have liked to have been locked in a room together for 24 hours … Continue reading

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Expecting the other ‘Furious’? Watch the Trailer for ‘Furious Attack’ starring martial arts stars Andy On and Phillip Ng

Looks like Tanigaki Kenji’s Furious has some competition! Hong Kong martial arts stars Andy On (Blind War) and Phillip Ng (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In) go head-to-head in Furious Attack (aka Without Remorse), an action-thriller from director Huang Yi (Infernal Storm). A former special forces soldier goes undercover in northern Myanmar to rescue his missing daughter, battling scam gangs and organ traffickers before facing off with the crime boss in … Continue reading

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The man who can take down Bruce Lee is back! Watch the TRAILER for David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’

A Netflix sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – titled The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth – is currently in post-production with David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) directing a script written by Tarantino. Frequent Fincher/Tarantino collaborator Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Inglorious Basterds) is reprising his role as Cliff Booth, the tough-guy Hollywood

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Smash ‘n grab! Watch the New Trailer for ‘Ultimate Revenge’ starring Ray Lui, Alex Fong, Andy On and Chin Kar-lok

Writer/director Terry Ng Ka-Wai (Hybrid Storm, Crypto Storm) is back with another dose of 90’s style Hong Kong action in Ultimate Revenge. This all-star thriller is headlined by veteran Hong Kong actors Ray Lui (The Prosecutor), Alex Fong (Angel), Andy On (Hunt the Wicked), Louis Cheung (Shock Wave) and Chin Kar-lok (Golden Job). In the bustling Yau Tsim Mong district, a violent crime wave is sweeping the streets. One by … Continue reading

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Totally unexpected! Jackie Chan’s latest film hits U.S. and Canadian Theaters on February 6 from China Lion

On February 6, 2026, Jackie Chan’s latest movie is coming to the U.S. and Canada by way of China Lion Films! In Unexpected Family (aka Whispers of Gratitude), Jackie (The Shadow’s Edge) plays a character he’s never played before: someone with Alzheimer’s disease. The comedy-drama follows a young man from a small town who flees his home to try to reach Beijing. On the way, he crosses paths with Ren Jiqing, … Continue reading

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It’s Miao’s time! Xie Miao and ‘Twilight of the Warriors’ star Philip Ng collide in the Trailer for ‘Fight Against Evil 3’

Martial arts star Xie Miao (Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman) returns in Fight Against Evil 3, the third in the comedy-action franchise following 2021’s Fight Against Evil and 2023’s Fight Against Evil 2.  This time around, series writer Yang Bingjia (Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman) takes over directing duties for Pengfei Qin, who steps back as producer. Cast includes Philip Ng (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled … Continue reading

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Ready for North Korean action cinema? Hit play on the country’s first Hollywood-style flick and judge for yourself!

Here’s a movie you won’t being seeing on Hi-YAH! Get ready for some edge-of-your-seat action with Days and Nights of Confrontation, a Joseon Art Film Studio production, which is the primary state-run film studio in North Korea. With this one, North Korean cinema is having a Shiri moment and aiming for a more bombastic kind of action flick. The plot of Days and Nights of Confrontation (대결의 낮과 밤) mirrors the … Continue reading

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Real kung fu, Japanese assassins, Andy On and Riki-Oh! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of January

Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of January. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive

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In Search of The Man from Hong Kong: Re-tracing Jimmy Wang Yu’s Footsteps for the 50 Year Anniversary

It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since The Man from Hong Kong hit Hong Kong and Australian cinema screens, a rare co-production between the legendary Golden Harvest and flash in the pan Australian production house The Movie Company. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, the movie cast Hong Kong star Jimmy Wang Yu as a HK cop sent to Australia to extradite a drug mule (played by a pre-fame Sammo … Continue reading

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Ryoo Seung-wan is back! South Korea’s top action director dives into espionage in the Trailer for ‘Humint’

Director Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, I, The Executioner) has been a staple of Korean action cinema since his debut with Die Bad in 2000, earning a reputation for consistently delivering films with hard-hitting action with character-driven storytelling. The director continues his streak with Humint, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Zo In-Sung (Escape from Mogadishu), Park Jeong-Min (Harbin), Park Hae-Joon (Yadang: The Snitch) and Shin Se-Kyung (Tazza: The Hidden Card). While investigating … Continue reading

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