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- Mark Dacascos’ Expendables-esque ‘Showdown in Manila’ wraps up filming!
- Bieber and Rain pair up for McG’s ‘Lethal Weapon Reloaded’
- ‘Evangelion’ director takes on Toho’s ‘Godzilla’ movie
| Mark Dacascos’ Expendables-esque ‘Showdown in Manila’ wraps up filming! Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:00 AM PDT  "Showdown in Manila" International Teaser Poster Martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Drive) is hard-at-work with Showdown in Manila, an upcoming Expendables-esque movie that will feature an ensemble cast that includes Dacascos himself, Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Matthias Hues (No Retreat, No Surrender II), Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai Express), Olivier Gruner (Nemesis), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Perfect Weapon), Monsour del Rosario (Bloodfist 2), Don “The Dragon” Wilson (White Tiger), Alexander Nevsky (Black Rose), Tia Carrere (Showdown in Little Tokyo), Iza Calzado and Monsour del Rosario. Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die), who worked with Dacascos in 2003′s Cradle 2 the Grave, will be producing. Showdown in Manila marks the second directorial project for Dacascos, following his unreleased, Russian-produced debut feature, Changing Lives. In addition to Showdown in Manila, Dacascos has several projects in pre-production/post-production status, including Ultimate Justice, The Extendables, Operation Rogue, Beyond the Game, Mortal Kombat Legacy: Season 3 and Garuda 7.
Updates: According to Dacascos himself, filming is complete for Showdown in Manila. A trailer should be hitting soon – until then, check out the film’s promo poster. |
| Bieber and Rain pair up for McG’s ‘Lethal Weapon Reloaded’ Posted: 01 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT  "Lethal Weapon" Japanese DVD Cover In a Hollywood where increasingly nothing is sacred, it was announced yesterday that the Weinstein's have started pre-production on a Lethal Weapon reboot, to be titled Lethal Weapon Reloaded. While there's a certain inevitability about the movies we love eventually being remade, what will no doubt get fans of the original riled up is the casting choices in the remake. Playing the part of Martin Riggs, the role which Mel Gibson made so memorable, is reformed (or so he would have us believe) pop star Justin Bieber. Taking on the role of Roger Murtaugh, originally played by Danny Glover, will be Korean pop icon Rain, who formerly starred in Ninja Assassin. In a statement to the press, perhaps anticipating fans reaction, Harvey Weinstein had this to say – "We want to introduce the Lethal Weapon franchise to a new generation of fans, a generation who can feel the thrill of a Lethal Weapon movie the way we did almost 30 years ago. The decision behind Bieber was clear – he's been through some tough times, played the fool, and now he's come out the other side – all experiences that are essential to embodying the character of Riggs. As for Rain, he was an obvious choice. The original used the juxtaposition of the black and white cop and played it perfectly, and then the Rush Hour series used the same technique giving us an Asian cop and a black cop. People have seen enough black cops, so it's time for a white cop and an Asian cop. Rain has proven to be the most exciting action talent since the late Bruce Lee tore up our screens, and now it's time for the new generation to tear up the screen for a whole new audience." Initial reports have already noted that the theme song will be a duet between the two stars, and the man given the responsibility of bringing this bold re-envisioning to our screens has been given to McG. Weinstein stated, "We're very happy to have a talent as big as McG on board for this project, we loved what he did for the Charlie's Angels franchise, and firmly believe he'll be able to do the same for Lethal Weapon." While the following has yet to be confirmed, it appears that the reboot will be going the same way as the lastest Transformers and Iron Man sequels, and be a China co-production, fuelling speculation that a recent photo of Rain hanging out with Taiwan pop star Jay Chou may indicate that Chou will be playing the villain, possibly as the son of Jet Li as a connection to the last installment. What are your thoughts, could this reboot work, or would you rather have Gibson and Glover? |
| ‘Evangelion’ director takes on Toho’s ‘Godzilla’ movie Posted: 31 Mar 2015 12:59 AM PDT  "Godzilla" Japanese Theatrical Poster Japan’s Toho Company is planning its own Japanese production of a new Godzilla film, which will obviously take place in a separate universe from Legendary's U.S.-made 2014 film, which was directed by Gareth Edwards. There are no details on whether the new Japanese movie will be a reboot, remake or sequel; they’re even deciding on whether to go CGI or the traditional man-in-suit route for the creature. Toho, who hasn't released a Godzilla film since 2004's Godzilla Final Wars, had this to say, by way of Taichi Ueda, veteran producer of the franchise: "With the success of the Hollywood version of Godzilla, we decided on a new [domestic] production… The screenplay is currently in development and we plan to start shooting next summer. We cannot announce cast or staff selections at this time. And we're still deliberating whether to bring Godzilla to life via CGI or man-in-suit," said Ueda. "This resurrection will be the centerpiece for '16, and this is the force of our words." We’ll keep you updated on the 2016 Japanese film as we hear more. In the meantime, Edwards’ sequel is still being planned for 2018. Stay tuned! Updates: According to sources, Anno Hideaki (Evangelion) will be writing and directing the Toho’s new Godzilla film. Click here to view a teaser image from the upcoming movie. |
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