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Friday, February 13, 2015

cityonfire.com | Movie News & Developments

cityonfire.com | Movie News & Developments


Tony Jaa and Lundgren’s ‘Skin Trade’ gets a release date!

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:10 AM PST

"Skin Trade" Promotional Poster

"Skin Trade" Promotional Poster

THE MOVIE: When a tough-as-nails New York cop finds his family murdered by a drug kingpin, he swears revenge and hops on a plane to pursue their killer to Bangkok. Once in the seedy Thai underworld, he teams up with a local detective to bust heads and right what has been wronged.

While this may sound like a familiar set-up for a buddy/cop movie, action buffs should be pleased to hear that this movie will unite Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) as the NYC cop with Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) as the Thai detective!

You may recall that Dolph and Tony made something of a deal: Dolph would star in a Thai movie with Tony – the currently filming A Man Will Riseand then Tony would make the trip to America to shoot a movie with Dolph. Now we know that American film is Skin Trade.

Update: Twitch relays news from Dolph’s Instagram account – Beautiful Boxer director Ekachai Uekrongtham will helm Skin Trade. The film is based on a screenplay written by Dolph Lundgren, with another draft from Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning filmmaker John Hyams. | Promotional poster. | Film Combat Syndicate has an interview with Tony Jaa, where he talks about Skin Trade, Tom Yum Goong 2, Fast and Furious 7 and much more! | Michael Jai White (Never Back Down) and Ron Pearlman (Drive) have joined the cast.

There are some circulating reports that Peter Weller (RoboCop) and possibly Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa (Mortal Kombat) have joined the cast. Also, check out a photo of Lundgren and Jaa, during a traditional blessing ceremony. | Film Combat Syndicate has a few set action-oriented set photos. | Action shots from the set, which hints that there will be a duel between Tony Jaa and Dolph Lundgren. | More shots from the movie, featuring Michael Jai White. | New teaser montage. | Official trailer is here!

BREAKING NEWS: According to DH (via Jox), Skintrade will get a limited theatrical release on May 8th through Magnolia Pictures.

Loren Avedon and Jalal Merhi are back with ‘Risk Factor’!

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:05 AM PST

"Risk Factor" Promotional Poster

"Risk Factor" Promotional Poster

Martial arts stars Loren Avedon (No Retreat No Surrender 2) and Jalal Merhi (TC 2000) are back in Frank A. Caruso’s Risk Factor, an ultra low-budget film that was shot in 2011 and edited in 2013.

Risk Factor follows Alex (Merhi), a retired CIA operative who is lured back into the game by a femme fatale (Elise Muller). Things get complicated when Alex’s former partner (Avedon) gets involved.

In the 90s, Avedon and Merhi – along with stars like Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock – dominated the straight-to-video scene with films like King of the Kickboxers, Ring of Fire and Tiger Claws. Their titles were hit or miss, but it was always exciting to see their faces on VHS box covers.

Updates: According to carusofilms.comRick Factor will soon be released on iTunes. Until then, be sure to catch the film’s latest trailer.

Cityonfire.com is ‘Raiding the Rock Vault Charity Concert!’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:04 AM PST

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Raiding the Rock Vault is joining the One Billion Rising global campaign to end violence against women, rise for justice and promote gender equality with an exclusive Raiding the Rock Vault show on Feb. 13, 2015. Proceeds from this one-night-only performance will benefit the Cultural Arts Training Foundation of Las Vegas.

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Dave Bautista to play a barbaric badass in ‘Highlander’ reboot

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST

"Highlander" Japanese Theatrical Poster

"Highlander" Japanese Theatrical Poster

THE MOVIE: A remake of the 1986 action-fantasy flick Highlander is currently in the works. The original film revolved around an immortal Scottish swordsman who must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled “Prize”.

Updates: Melissa Rosenberg of Twilight fame has been hired to work on the script. Looks like Justin Lin has dropped out as director, and is just serving as producer on the project. Dark Horizons via Deadline added that 28 Weeks Later’s Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is now up for the part of director. | Deadline reports that 28 Weeks Later’s Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is exiting the Highlander remake.

After losing Justin Lin and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Deadline reports that the Highlander reboot has a new director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The reboot will serve as his directorial debut. Nicolas-Troyan’s previous credits include visual effects supervisor and second unit director for Snow White and the Huntsman.

The Wrap reports that Tom Cruise is being pursued by the studio to play the mentor role that Sean Connery portrayed in the 1986 film.

BREAKING NEWS: LR reports that Dave Bautista (Kickboxer: Vengeance, Spectre) is going to play the bad ass barbarian role of “The Kurgan.”

Jason Statham meets ‘Captain Phillips’ in ‘High Value Target’

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:05 PM PST

"Homefront" Japanese Theatrical Poster

"Homefront" Japanese Theatrical Poster

Jason Statham (The Expendables) is set to star in High Value Target, an upcoming action flick that sounds like a cross between The Expendables and Captain Phillips.

According to TB: The high-intensity action/thriller follows an international squad of private military contractors who infiltrate a cargo ship overrun by pirates in order to capture and extract a seemingly impossible High-Value Target — the pirate warlord.

There are currently no directors or stars attached. At one point, newcomer Spencer Cohen – who wrote the film’s screenplay – was attached to helm the project.

Update: According to FCS, closer sources claim Statham isn’t officially signed on and that the TB report is based on an old script.

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