This feature is dedicated to the memory of Darren Shahlavi (1972-2015) 30 years ago, on this date, Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in a film that would be the beginning of one of the biggest American martial arts sagas in the 80’s and 90’s. The film in question is Kickboxer and it would have four official […]Read Post ›
UPDATE (8/26/19): Jessica McNamee has been cast as Sonya Blade and Josh Lawson is set to play Kano in Mortal Kombat, according to Bloody Disgusting. Come 2021, it’s time to once again engage in Mortal Kombat on the big screen! New Line Cinema is bringing back a new live-action adaptation of the Midway video game […]Read Post ›
In the world of live-action adaptations of Japanese manga and anime, there have been hits and misses. Some of the hits involve the Rurouni Kenshin films as well as the recent Gintama films. Misses include most if not all Hollywood adaptations, such as Dragonball Evolution and Ghost in the Shell. However, with some of the […]Read Post ›
This past Saturday at San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios officially unleashed their Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This one is going “cosmic” for the most part as we will be dealing with the Multiverse! If you missed the news, here’s what’s happening for Phase 4, which will handle more of the fallout […]Read Post ›
Scott Adkins in Close Range (2015) Let’s face it. One name that deserves more recognition than some is without a doubt, British martial arts Scott Adkins. Having first heard about him in 2001 when he was cast in The Accidental Spy with Jackie Chan, Scott would appear in films like Black Mask 2: City of Masks (which co-starred his Abduction […]Read Post ›
Remakes have become a dime a dozen as of late. Hollywood has been remaking classics for years and some are as good as their predecessors, but a majority of them tend to be lesser received than their originals. While there have been remakes in the horror genre over the years as well as attempts at […]Read Post ›
This interview was originally conducted and published in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. Jason Yee is a former kickboxing and san shou champion who has delved into the world of filmmaking. He made his film debut with the self-produced Dark Assassin, which was picked up for distribution in 2005. His latest film, The Girl from […]Read Post ›
This interview was originally conducted and published in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. Chris Sivertson is a filmmaker who delves into the martial arts action genre with the dramatic Brawler, a story of two brothers who fight for a mob-controlled fight ring on the riverboats of New Orleans. First of all Chris, thank you for […]Read Post ›
This interview originally was printed in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. This is the first of a trio of “flashback interviews”, which were recently unearthed from the Internet Archive. Hailing from China, former Shaolin monk Zheng Liu recently made his film debut opposite Hong Kong legend Gordon Liu and former American Gladiator Alex Castro in […]Read Post ›
Now that it was made official that Robert Pattinson will be the latest actor to tackle the cape and cowl of the Caped Crusader, what is being revealed about The Batman? Details have emerged about what to expect about the announcement of “Pattman” being cast as Bruce Wayne. First, director Matt Reeves is planning a […]Read Post ›
