"Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu" Theatrical Poster

For those of you who have MYX TV on your cable line-up, you’re in for a real treat. Film Combat Syndicate reports that actor and martial artist Ernie Reyes Jr. (The Last Dragon, The Red Sonja) will host the 3rd Season MYX TV’s throwback Asian movie showcase, Movie So Good.

So what exactly is Movies So Good? Think of it as Kung Fu Theater or Black Belt Theater (if you’re a child of the 1980s, you know exactly what I’m talking about.).

Movies So Good will air on Sundays at 9/8c. Who doesn’t like a dubbed kung fu classic after Church? Check out a promo clip for the all-new Season.

"The Sword" Graphic Novel

Deadline reports that Lakeshore Entertainment has secured the rights to Jonathan and Joshua Luna’s graphic novel, The Sword. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing (the duo have produced films in the Crank and Underworld series). There is no set director, but production is set to begin sometime this year.

According to Amazon, The Sword is an epic story about a young woman who discovers a mysteriously powerful sword that allows her to seek revenge on the three elemental gods who brutally murdered her family.

Updates: Screen Daily reports that David Hayter has been hired to adapt the graphic novel.  Hayter’s screenplay credits include X-Men, The Scorpion King and X2.

"Black Belt Jones" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Martial arts actor Jim Kelly, who was best known for his iconic roles in Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones, has died of cancer at the age of 67.

The Kentucky native began training in Okinawa-te karate during his late teens. After winning the middleweight title at the 1971 Long Beach International Karate Championships, he opened his own karate school.

In 1972, Kelly landed a small role as a martial artist in the blaxploitation flick Melinda, but his breakthrough performance came in 1973, when he co-starred alongside Bruce Lee and John Saxon in Enter the Dragon.

His charismatic presence in Enter led to a three-film contract with Warner where he starred in 1974’s Black Belt Jones, 1974’s Three the Hard Way and 1976’s Hot Potato. Following his Warner deal, his career leaned towards lower budget movies, such as 1977’s Black Samurai, 1978’s Death Dimension and even a 1978 Hong Kong movie called Tattoo Connection. He last appeared in 2009’s Afro Ninja, which spoofed both martial arts and blaxploitation movies.

Contrary to the roles he played, Kelly was humble and soft spoken. He often stayed in touch with fans by appearing in many conventions, including the San Diego Comic-Con International. Our condolences go out to Kelly’s family and friends.

To cityonfire.com, Jim Kelly will always be “too busy lookin’ good.”

"The Green Hornet" Japanese Poster

Last year, The Guardian posted an article entitled Guardian of the Bruce Lee legacy. In it, Shannon Lee, CEO, Bruce Lee Enterprises – also daughter of Bruce – shares memories of her inspirational father and talks about a few upcoming projects:

New Bruce Lee Biography Film: The project titled Birth of the Dragon will focus on Bruce’s younger years. It will basically be Shannon’s version of the 2010’s Hong Kong film Bruce Lee My Brother, which covers the same time period. There are reports that bio-pic masters Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele will be writing. The duo have worked on Michael Mann’s Ali and Oliver Stone’s Nixon.

Bruce Lee Stage Show in Las Vegas: Kind of like Michael Jackson Immortal, only with film clips and audio, accompanied with performances by The Jabbawockeez, a popular hip-hop dance crew, best known for being the winners of the first season of America’s Best Dance Crew.

Bruce Lee Museum: “Our long-term goal is to build the Bruce Lee Action Museum. The beauty is it’s not just about memorabilia; it will allow us to explore how he combined action with his philosophy and hopefully continue to educate and inspire visitors” says Shannon.

BREAKING NEWS: THR reports that the “Bruce Lee: Kung Fu, Art and Life” exhibition will open its doors on July 20, which marks the 40th anniversary of Lee’s death. The exhibition, located in Lee’s Hong Kong hometown, will feature 600 Lee-related artifacts from both his films and his personal life. The exhibition will also include the showing of a 75-minute documentary The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee, a 3-D hologram animation of Lee, a new 11.5-foot statue statue of Lee and an appearance by Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee.

"Django Unchained" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Deadline reports that Django Unchained stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx are re-teaming in a film adaptation of Craig Zahler’s upcoming crime novel Mean Business On North Ganson Street. No word on the director, but Zahler himself will be writing the script.

According to The Wrap, Mean Business On North Ganson Street follows a disgraced detective (DiCaprio) who is sent to Victory, Missouri, where violent crime is skyrocketing. He’s partnered with another detective (Foxx) who was demoted for brutalizing a suspect. When police officers start showing up dead, they get to work on finding the person responsible for declaring open season on Victory’s police department.

Check back with us for updates.