Cult martial arts action star Daniel Bernhardt – who is perhaps best known for 1996’s Bloodsport 2, 1997’s Bloodsport 3 and 1999’s Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite – is starring in a reimagining of Roger Corman’s sword and sorcery series, Deathstalker.
The upcoming Deathstalker, which is currently being marketed by Raven Banner at this year’s Cannes, is written and directed by Continue reading
A Rambo prequel is brewing from Millennium Media (The Expendables), who has enlisted the services of Jalmari Helander (Big Game), a director best known for his celebrated 2022 Finnish action film, Sisu.
Titled John Rambo, the film – scribed from Rory Continue reading
“Soul Reaper” Theatrical Poster
Arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital on June 17 is Well Go USA’s Soul Reaper, a 2024 Indonesian horror film from director Sidharta Tata (Quarantine Tales).
When the teenager witnesses a dark spirit taking people’s lives in their dreams, he quickly realizes that it’s related to the mysterious deaths that are happening in the real world.
Also known as Respati, the film stars Devano Danendra (Gowok: Javanese Kamasutra), Keisya Levronka (Five Friends), Mikha Hernan (True Stalker), Budi Ros (The Big 4), Fajar Nugra (Pamali: Dusun Pocong) and Ratu Felisha (Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion).
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“Sons of the Neon Night” Teaser Poster
Filmmaker Juno Mak (Revenge: A Love Story, Dream Home), the actor/director of 2013’s Rigor Mortis, is finally giving Sons of the Neon Night its world premier screening at this year’s Cannes.
With a production budget of over $50 million, Distribution Workshop is marketing this gangster epic as “Hong Kong’s Most Expensive Film” (via Variety). This now aligns with the numerous reports, which stated that the reason behind the film’s long delay (it was completed back in 2018) was because it had exceeded its budget by a whopping HK$200mil (S$35.26mil).
Sons of the Neon Night is set in an alternative, snow-covered Hong Kong — a startling sight, given that the city does not experience snowfall. The death of a pharmaceutical company chairman unleashes a wave of chaos and power struggles in the underworld. His youngest son attempts to break away from his family’s criminal Continue reading
“Gladiator Underground” Teaser Poster
At this year’s Cannes, director Chaya Supannarat (Bangkok Dog) will be screening her sophomore martial arts actioner, Gladiator Underground.
The Bleiberg/Dimbort-backed film reunites Supannarat with Bangkok Dog star D.Y. Sao (Shadow Master). Also headlining are Andy Le (The Paper Tiger) and Brian Le (American Born Chinese).
All three of these martial arts talents are primarily known for their stunt work in films such as 2015’s Unlucky Stars, 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once – so it’ll be interesting to see what they’ll deliver to their latest, headlining feature.
Gladiator Underground involves Continue reading
“Hard Boiled” Cannes Poster
Hard Boiled, John Woo’s 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece, will screen at the 2025 Festival de Cannes. The film will be presented with a New Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative.
Following its Cannes premiere, the newly restored Hard Boiled 4K will be released digitally (and physically) in North America through Shout! Studios’ new entertainment label, Hong Kong Cinema Classics™.
The seminal Hong Kong classic involves tough-as-nails cop (Chow Yun-fat), who teams up with an undercover agent (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
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“The Old Woman with the Knife” Theatrical Poster
Director: Min Gyoo-dong
Cast: Lee Hye-Young, Kim Sung-Cheol, Yeon Woo-Jin, Kim Moo-Yul, Kim Kang-Woo, Shin Shi-A
Running Time: 122 min.
By Paul Bramhall
It’s been at least 5 minutes since a female assassin movie has hit either the big screen or a streaming service, so to ensure any withdrawal symptoms are avoided, in 2025 Korea stepped up to the table with The Old Woman with the Knife. The Korean film industry has been on the female assassin bandwagon for a while already, with the likes of Kim Ok-bin in 2017’s The Villainess, Jeon Do-yeon in 2023’s Kill Boksoon, and Jeon Jong-seo in Ballerina from the same year all delivering a dose of femme fatale action with varying degrees of success. The selling point for this latest entry in the genre is its focus on a female assassin in the twilight years of her career, with Lee Hye-young (The Anchor, Raging Years) playing a legendary killer who’s been in the business for 50 years, with no plans to retire.
Those plans are upended though when she’s seriously injured during one of her hits, and wakes up in a veterinary clinic, having been taken in for treatment by the kindly doctor who found her collapsed on the street. With a ‘leave no witnesses’ policy, Hye-young’s decision to let the doctor live causes tensions in the assassin agency which she oversees, especially from a recently Continue reading
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Furious, a 1984 cult martial arts gem from filmmaker Tim Everitt (Too Fast Too Young).
Furious is the first film to star brothers Simon and Phillip Rhee (4 years before the pair found the greener pastures of Hollywood in the Best of the Best franchise).
The rest of the film’s cast consists mostly of the Rhees’ own students and friends, including a then-unknown Loren Avedon (No Retreat, No Surrender II), former World Continue reading
“Panda Plan 2” Teaser Poster
Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On) is re-teaming with “Huhu” for Panda Plan 2 (aka Project P 2), an upcoming release from Emei Film Group and Maoyan Entertainment.
From the info we gathered, it’s not clear if director Zhang Luan (Panda Plan) is returning, but this time around, co-stars include Qiao Shan (The Myth), Yinglu Wang (I Am Nobody), Tian Qiu (Land of Broken Hearts) and Yang Yu (Ne Zha).
In the original Panda Plan – released in the US by Well Go USA – Jackie Chan is involved in a rescue operation of a beloved zoo panda named Huhu.
Panda Plan 2 is due for release on October 1, 2025. For now, we leave you with the Trailer Continue reading
“Nobody 2” Teaser Poster
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4, The Night Comes for Us) – of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre) – is prepping Nobody 2, the sequel to 2021’s Nobody, which has Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) reprising his lead role.
Tjahjanto directs from a script by Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Nobody), Aaron Rabin (Jack Ryan), Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem (Kate). Kelly McCormick and David Leitch return to produce through 87North’s first look deal with Universal (via Deadline).
In the original film, a docile family man (Odenkirk) named Hutch Mansell, slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled by two petty thieves, which, coincidentally, leads him into a bloody war with Continue reading
“Ballerina” Theatrical Poster
If you’ve seen Ana de Armas’ butt-kicking capabilities in No Time To Die or Ghosted, you know she’s capable of of more than just beauty. With that said, De Armas (Knives Out) teams up with Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman for Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a spinoff of the expanding John Wick franchise.
Franchise stars including John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves, as well as Ian McShane (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), Anjelica Huston (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Lance Reddick (John Wick: Chapter 2) will have appearances as their respective roles from the previous films.
New co-stars include Norman Continue reading
Now available is Well Go USA’s Blu-ray & DVD for Striking Rescue, the latest from martial arts action star Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak, Triple Threat, Paradox, xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and Xing Yu (Flashpoint, Super Bodyguard, Ride On). Want to see it earlier?
Directed by Cheng Siyi (The Paper Man Returns, Desperado), Striking Rescue tells the story of a retired veteran who is framed after his wife and daughter Continue reading
Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Holy Night: Demon Hunters), is currently shooting Plus M Entertainment’s Pig Village, an upcoming English-language film from Lee Sang-yong, who directed Lee in 2022’s The Roundup and 2023’s The Roundup: No Way Out.
Set against the backdrop of the US-Mexico border, Pig Village stars Lee as a bare-knuckle boxer who is caught in a web of corruption after botching a fixed Continue reading
The 2024 martial arts-infused thriller Monkey Man definitely wasn’t a one-off actioner for Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire). In fact, Patel is headed right back at it for A24’s The Peasant, an upcoming revenge tale that he – once again – will not only star in, but also direct and write.
The Peasant is being described as having shades of Braveheart and John Wick as well as notes of King Arthur. After being updated by Patel, the story will Continue reading
“Hunt the Wicked” Streaming Poster
Director: Suiqiang Huo
Cast: Xie Miao, Andy On, Andrew Lien, Shuang Hong, Sara Aliu, Jing Gu, Rui Han, Jane Wu
Running Time: 102 min.
By Paul Bramhall
The challenge of getting noticed in the Chinese web movie world of giant creature features, ropey sci-fi flicks, and kung-fu throwbacks is a real one, however in the 2020’s Xia Miao has arguably risen to the top of the latter. Titles like Eye for an Eye (and its sequel!), Fight Against Evil (and its sequel!), and multiple turns playing iconic characters like Sun Wukong have seen him keep consistently busy. So much so that he’s already made close to double the number of movies in the 2020’s than his entire filmography of the 2010’s. It’s telling of just how popular the action genre has become in the world of Chinese streaming that it’s fair to say Miao even has some competition – notably Fan Siu Wong (arguably the pioneer when it comes to HK kung-fu alumni turning to Chinese steaming content) and Ashton Chen (who, like Miao, was also a child star).
Hunt the Wicked is the latest dose of web movie action to star Miao (and I say that tentatively, since these productions come out so quickly that, by the time this review is published, there may already be another one), and in it he’s given co-star status alongside Andy On. An actor who’s similarly tapped into the action genre safe haven that platforms like iQIYI provide Continue reading
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