"Once Upon a Time in Shanghai" International Poster

THE MOVIE: Once Upon a Time in Shanghai is a martial arts film directed by Wong Ching Po (Let’s Go!) with action choreography from the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix). The plot involves a laborer who moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich, but ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. The cast includes Phillip Ng (Bodyguards & Assassins, Naked Soldier), Andy On (Special Identity), Luxia Jiang (True Legend) and an actor you may have heard of named Sammo Hung.

Updates: A teaser trailer is online now, but it doesn’t feature any actual footage from the movie itself. It does, however, seem to indicate that Once Upon a Time in Shanghai will be a throwback to the martial arts flicks of old. | Latest poster for the film. | Film Combat Syndicates reports that Once Upon a Time in Shanghai will receive an Asian release in January 2014.

Head on over to M.M.A.C. for some new stills and a fight scene from the film. Andy On looks to be at the top of his game! | Check out the new trailer. | Film Combat Syndicate has the new trailer, stills and behind-the-scenes footage. Enjoy!

BREAKING NEWS: Two action-packed new trailers offer a deluge of martial arts fighting, including our first glimpse of Sammo Hung getting in on the action. Also, be sure to check out the latest poster.

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"As the Lights Go Out" Chinese Theatrical Poster

THE MOVIE: As a fiery inferno rages in a liquor warehouse, the Hong Kong fire department is called in to try and control the blaze. That’s the premise of the upcoming big-budget drama As the Lights Go Out, which is set to star Hong Kong heavyweights Nicholas Tse (The Viral Factor), Shawn Yue (Motorway), and Simon Yam (Nightfall). The film will be helmed by Derek Kwok, who co-directed the well-received martial arts drama Gallants.

Albert Lee, CEO of Emperor Motion Pictures, listed the fact that “our firefighters are often the unsung celluloid heroes” as one of the main reasons for producing As the Lights Go Out.

Of course, Hong Kong movie buffs with a sharp memory will recall Johnnie To’s 1997 effort Lifeline, which followed a group of hardworking Hong Kong firefighters. But it’s certainly true that cops and robbers receive the most attention in Hong Kong genre flicks. Stay tuned to Cityonfire.com for future updates on As the Lights Go Out. Thanks to Far East Films for the story. | Newest poster. | First full-length trailer for the film. | Latest poster.

BREAKING NEWS: Watch the latest trailer.

"From Russia with Love" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Empire reports that Duncan Jones, the director of 2009’s Moon and 2011’s Source Code, is set to tackle a biopic about 007-creator, Ian Fleming. The movie will follow the real-life career of Fleming, who was an actual spy himself (Naval Intelligence Officer who coordinated espionage during World War II), before finding fame through his James Bond novels and short stories. The untitled film will be based on Andrew Lycett’s 1996 biography Ian Fleming, The Man Behind James Bond.

Jones’ upcoming movie won’t be the first film based on Fleming’s factual adventures. In 1989, there was Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, a TV movie starring Charles Dance as Fleming; In 1990 came another TV movie called Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, with Jason Connery (yes, Sean’s son) as Fleming; Also two drama-documentaries were produced, 2005’s Ian Fleming: Bondmaker and 2008’s Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began; Lastly, 2011’s Age of Heroes, a movie that revolved around Fleming’s 30 Commando unit during World War II.

Who knows? Maybe this upcoming project will somehow lead Jones into making an actual Bond picture. He definitely has what it takes. In fact, many of Jones’ die hard fans believe that nobody can do it better.

Updates: While you’re impatiently waiting for Duncan Jones’ big screen take on Ian Fleming, maybe you can settle for Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, which stars Dominic Cooper (The Escapist) as Fleming. The mini-series premiers on January 29, 2014 on BBC America. Check out the trailer.

"Submerged" Japanese DVD Cover

The Expendables 3 hasn’t even been released, but there’s already evidence that The Expendables 4 is already being developed. This time around, Steven Seagal may finally be joining Sylvester Stallone’s successful action franchise. Here’s an excerpt from IGN’s Roth Cornet (via EP), during a chat with Seagal:

When we spoke to Seagal today, he said that, “some unpleasant politics” with “certain folks, not the actors” got in the way of his participation with the franchise, which may be in reference to his reportedly less-than-solid relationship with Expendables producer Avi Lerner whom the actor had worked with on several direct-to-video projects previously. In any event, there’s still a chance that we may see the ’90s icon in an Expendables film after all.

Seagal elaborated on his potential involvement, saying, “Hopefully we’ve gone beyond that [the previous roadblocks]. Sly just called me the other day and said that they were still [interested]. And I said, ‘Hey buddy, you’re my friend, let me know.’ He said he was going to send me a script.”

We’ll keep you posted on Seagal’s involvement. In the meantime, who do you think should appear in The Expendables 4? Post your comments below.