"The Man From Macau" Theatrical Poster

THE MOVIE: In Wong Jing’s The Man From Macau (aka God of Gamblers 4; Casino; or From Vegas To Macau), Chow Yun-fat returns to the character of Ko Chun, a world-famous gambler, so renowned and talented at winning various games of chance, that he is referred to as the God Of Gamblers. Nicholas Tse (New Police Story) and Chapman To (Men Suddenly in Black) co-star.

It’s no stretch of the imagination to say that the God of Gamblers series contained some of the most popular Hong Kong movies of the 80’s and 90’s. Spanning an almost innumerable amount of sequels, spin-offs, and parodies, the franchise helped cement actor Chow Yun-fat’s star status and ensure director Wong Jing’s dominance at the box office.

Piecing together the God of Gamblers’ timeline can also be as difficult as keeping tabs on the Star Wars’ expanded universe – not only is there is a God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991), but there’s also a God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997).

Updates: According to a new story from JayneStars, God of Gamblers 4 is known simply as Casino and it will be directed by Wong Jing. Actors Chow Yun-fat, Nicholas Tse, and Chapman To are producing. The movie appears to only loosely be connected to the God of Gamblers series; despite the title, Wong Jing promises that the movie will not promote gambling since it is a Mainland co-production. | The film is also known as From Vegas To Macau and Back to Macau. | From Vegas To Macau has an Asian release date for January 30, 2014. | The film is now titled The Man From Macau. | First English subbed trailer. | Latest trailer.

BREAKING NEWS: Take a peek at the latest poster.

"The Reckoning" Theatrical Poster

Larrikin Entertainment presents an Australian thriller that isn’t your typical “found footage” film. According to Deadline, writer-director John V. Soto’s (Needle) The Reckoning focuses on two detectives racing to find two teenage runaways who have video of a murderer.

The film stars Viva Bianca (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Luke Hemsworth (from the upcoming Kill Me Three Times with Simon Pegg) and Hanna Mangan (X: Night of Vengeance).

We’ll keep you updated on its release, until then, don’t miss the trailer!

"Uncharted 2" Japanese Cover

THE MOVIE: A live-action adaptation of Uncharted, a popular video game series developed by Naughty Dog and Sony, is in development. Uncharted follows modern-day treasure hunter Nathan “Nate” Drake who travels around the world to uncover various historical mysteries and action packed adventures.

Updates: David O. Russel (Three Kings) dropped out of the planned movie adaptation of the action-adventure game series. In the meantime, Sony is currently bringing in a new writer for the project. Details on the “creative differences” can be found here.

AICN notes that Limitless’ Neil Burger is now attached to adapt Uncharted. | Dark Horizons posted an excerpt from Craveonline on Burger’s approach to the film. | On a related note, Gamespot has details on a promotional deal in which you can play the third game early at select AMC theaters.

BREAKING NEWS: Collider reports that director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, King of Kong) is in negotiations to helm Uncharted.

"Crows Explode" Theatrical Poster

Back in 2007, director Takashi Miike continued his successful streak of adapting violent manga into live-action films with Crows Zero. The movie told the story of warring factions at an all-boys school and their brawling ways. Although the film was considered a very ‘loose’ adaptation of its source material, Miike’s mix of over-the-top humor and rawdy fisticuffs earned the film a strong cult following. A follow-up came with Crows Zero 2 (2009), but fans should be pleased to hear that a third movie, titled Crows Explode, is on its way next year.

This time around, Takashi Miike has been replaced in the director’s chair by Toshiaki Toyoda. Toyoda is no stranger to angst-ridden teenagers, however: his 2001 film Blue Spring is still highly regarded as a bleak portrait of disaffected youth in Tokyo. The third film movie in the Crows series, titled Crows Explode, is also a direct adaptation of manga source material.

This new teaser trailer suggests that the film should have plenty of action and boyhood posturing to offer Crows fans.

Updates: Watch the newest trailer.

"Jeet Kune Do" Theatrical Poster

Legendary Hong Kong actor Wu Ma, who starred in and directed a number of Hong Kong classics, has died of cancer at the age of 71.

From kungfucinema.com: Born Feng Hongyuan on August 18, 1942, Wu started out as a machinist before leaving the mainland for Hong Kong at the age of 18. In 1962, Wu decided to become an actor and enrolled in the Shaw Brothers Acting School. After graduating a year later, he made his film debut in Lady General Hua Mulan (1964) as Hua Mu Di. He was a regular in many early Shaw Brothers films.

Wu would later appear regularly in a number of Golden Harvest films, opposite stars like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. He also directed many films, including Showdown at the Cotton Mill (1978) and Circus Kids (1994).

Our condolences go out to Wu Ma’s family and friends.

"Manny" Theatrical Poster

The first trailer for Manny, an upcoming Manny Pacquiao documentary, which features interviews by Manny Pacquiao, Liam Neeson, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Jimmy Kimmel, Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza, Buboy Fernandez, Evander Holyfield and is narrated by Liam Neeson. It will be premiering at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.

Official plot: From a starving teenager who fought to feed his family, to a Congressman working tirelessly to improve the lives of his people, Manny is a hard hitting feature length documentary film that explores the many triumphs and tribulations of Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao.

Watch the the trailer. – Thanks to DiP!

"You Can't Hear Me, You Can't See Me" Promotional

Investors and producers should take note of a new concept trailer for an Indonesian-based action comedy titled You Can’t Hear Me, You Can’t See Me. According to KFC, the film tells the story of two guys – one deaf and one blind – who must take on an evil cult who targets a blind folk singer they both have feelings for.

Directed by Andrew Suleiman, You Can’t Hear Me, You Can’t See Me definitely has the potential to be an interesting feature film, especially with its stylized filmmaking techniques and martial arts choreography, courtesy of the ZeroGravity stunt team.

Help support this project by watching the trailer and spreading the word!

"Three Days to Kill" Teaser Poster

THE MOVIE: Secret Service Agent, Ethan Runner (Kevin Costner), discovers he is dying and decides to retire in order to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld). When another Secret Service offers him access to an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment, he soon finds himself trying to juggle his family, his mission, and the drug’s hallucinatory side-effects.

Directed by Terminator Salvation’s McG, Three Days to Kill will be produced and written by Luc Besson. The screenplay is co-written by From Paris With Love’s Adi Hasak. No word on when the film will begin shooting.

Updates: Empire reports that Machete Kills’ Amber Heard has joined the cast and will play the woman who dangles the offer of the miracle drug in front of our hero. | New photos of Kevin Costner and Amber Heard in Three Days to Kill. Courtesy of Collider. | First trailer!

BREAKING NEWS: Here’s the newest trailer, courtesy of the The Playlist.

Puncture Wounds| DVD (Lionsgate)

THE MOVIE: After returning home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq, John (Cung Le) finds himself rescuing a local call girl from a group of violent Aryan Brotherhood pimps. Having killed several of them in the process, John and his family are now the prime targets of Hollis, the ruthless criminal leader of the group.

The director of Puncture Wounds (aka A Certain Justice or Justice) is James Coyne, an up-and-coming filmmaker whose major credit thus far is a short film titled Vanished and serving as a co-producer on the live-action Tekken movie. The film stars Cung Le (Dragon Eyes), Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) and Vinnie Jones (Snatch).

Updates: Cung Le shared a picture of himself with Dolph. | Puncture Wounds is a bit of a passion project for Cung Le, as he discussed the screenplay four years ago before starring in 2009’s Pandorum. Cung describes Justice as an ‘amazing’ cross between First Blood and No Country For Old Men. | Photos from Puncture Wounds on IMDB reveal that the film may be heavily influenced by The Raid!

Looks like Lionsgate has changed the title from A Certain Justice to Puncture Wounds for the film’s DVD release.

BREAKING NEWS: Watch the newest trailer. Puncture Wounds is now available for a March 11, 2014 pre-order at Amazon.com.