Writer/director Gareth Evans (Apostle, Merantau), the mastermind behind The Raid franchise, has his next film lined up: a thriller titled Havoc, which will star and be produced by Tom Hardy (Mad Max Fury Road). After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective (Hardy) must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city (via Collider). … Continue reading →

Bullet in the Head stars Simon Yam (Run and Kill, Operation Red Sea) and Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Europe Raiders, The Grandmaster) are set to reunite in a top secret movie. According to TST, the upcoming “untitled” blockbuster, backed by Emperor Motion Pictures to the tune of HK$200 million (S$34 million), also marks Leung’s return to the Hong Kong movie scene after an absence of three years. The two Hong … Continue reading →

Commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid makes his directorial debut with a reboot of Mortal Kombat, a martial arts-thriller based on the highly-successful video game franchise of the same name. The film will arrive in theaters and HBO Max on April 16th. James Wan (Aquaman) is on board as the film’s producer, with a screenplay by Greg Russo (Highwaymen). Other producers include Larry Kasanoff (1995’s Mortal Kombat), E. Bennett Walsh (Men in Black: International), … Continue reading →

Filmmaker Park Hoon-jung (The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale) returns to The New World territory with Night in Paradise, an upcoming crime-thriller starring Um Tae-goo (The Age of Shadows) that hits Netflix on April. Directed and written by Park Hoon-jung, while less than 10 years ago Hoon-jung’s calling card was being known as the man who wrote the scripts for I Saw the Devil and The Unjust, in … Continue reading →

AKA: Zombie for Sale Director: Lee Min-Jae Cast: Jung Jae-Young, Kim Nam-Gil, Uhm Ji-Won, Lee Soo-Kyung, Jung Ga-Ram, Park In-Hwan, Shin Jung-Keun, Jeon Bae-Su, Oh Eui-Sik, Kim Ki-Cheon, Jo Eun-A Running Time: 112 min.  By Paul Bramhall Korea’s infatuation with the zombie genre may have come a few decades later than its western counterparts, but despite its relatively late-in-the-day appearance, that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a popular fixture on … Continue reading →

It was originally planned as as reboot, but now a sequel to John Woo’s 1997 actioner Face/Off is currently in-development from Paramount Pictures. The original film centered on an FBI agent (John Travolta) who undergoes a facial transplant surgery to take on the physical appearance of a terrorist (Nicolas Cage). Adam Wingard – of Death Note, The Guest and You’re Next – is attached to direct, with his frequent collaborator, Simon … Continue reading →

Watch martial arts movie stars Donnie Yen (Ip Man 4: The Finale, Big Brother) and Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2 , SPL II: A Time for Consequences) take the stage during the 2021 Spring Festival Gala Wushu Stage Extravaganza, which aired during a live broadcast by CGTN. Their Wushu performance – featuring Shaolin fighters, weapons, wire work, Wing Chun, Tai Chi and so much more – is set against a backdrop … Continue reading →