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- Watch the first ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ teaser trailer!
- Set photos from Bruce Lee biopic ‘Birth of the Dragon’
- Ready to add Hollywood’s ‘Death Note’ to your Netflix queue?
- Deal on Fire! Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
| Watch the first ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ teaser trailer! Posted: 07 Apr 2016 02:03 AM PDT  "Star Wars: Rogue One" Teaser Poster Releasing on December 16, 2016 is Star Wars: Rogue One (aka Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), which will be the first theatrical Star Wars spin-off. The upcoming film will revolve around a group of rebels who set out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. Star Wars: Rogue One is directed by Gareth Edwards (2014′s Godzilla) and is based on a screenplay written by John Knoll, Chris Weitz (Cinderella), Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) and Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation). The film stars Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler), Diego Luna (Blood Father), Ben Mendelsohn (Killing Them Softly), Forest Whitaker (Bloodsport), Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3), Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and the voice of Alan Tudyk (Firefly). A photo of the main cast suggests that Donnie plays a character influenced by Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman. During a recent Reddit AMA (see photo), when asked his thoughts on being involved with Star Wars and how Rogue One will compare to the other movies, Donnie Yen replied with: “I think it’s really flattering to be the first Chinese actor in the Star Wars universe and I have full confidence Rogue One will do extremely well, because the force is with me.” Yen also promised the New York Daily News that he’ll do more than just pilot an X-Wing in the film, leading fans to believe he’ll display his martial arts prowess over the course of Rogue One. Updates: Watch the 1st Star Wars: Rogue One teaser trailer. |
| Set photos from Bruce Lee biopic ‘Birth of the Dragon’ Posted: 07 Apr 2016 01:12 AM PDT  "Birth of the Dragon" Chinese Teaser Poster A new Hollywood film about Bruce Lee titled Birth of the Dragon is currently in production. The movie will take a look at the life of legendary martial artist and movie star Bruce Lee, using Lee’s disputed bout with Master Wong Jack-Man as the centerpiece of the story. Rising Hong Kong star, Philip Ng (Wild City, Sifu vs Vampire, Zombie Fight Club), will portray Bruce Lee. Additional casting includes Yu Xia (Dragon Squad) as Wong Jack-Man, Billy Magnussen as Steve McKee, and Jinging Qu (Journey Through China), who’ll be playing Steve’s love interest. Ron Yuan (Blood and Bone) and King Lau (Kick Ass 2) are also attached. The legendary Corey Yuen (Kiss of the Dragon, No Retreat, No Surrender II) will be handling the fight choreography. At the helm of the project is George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) with a screenplay by Christopher Wilkinson (Ali) and Stephen J. Rivele (Nixon). There’s some speculation that this could lead to a Rashomon-like structure to Birth of the Dragon since there are so many varying accounts of how the fight between Bruce Lee and Master Wong went down. This isn’t the first time Hollywood has explored the legend of Bruce Lee. Perhaps the most well known example is 1993′s Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a heavily dramatized biopic from The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen that featured Jason Scott Lee (Time Cop 2) in the lead role. Birth of the Dragon will be released late 2016/early 2017. Updates: Here’s a series of set photos (including one with director George Noli and Philip Ng, who plays Bruce Lee), which recreate 1960s San Francisco with stunning detail (using Vancouver’s Chinatown district). |
| Ready to add Hollywood’s ‘Death Note’ to your Netflix queue? Posted: 06 Apr 2016 12:00 AM PDT  "Death Note" Japanese DVD Cover A Hollywood adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba’s Death Note – a hit manga, anime and Japanese live-action horror film series – is currently in pre-poduction phase. The upcoming film stars Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) and Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys). Adam Wingard (The Guest) will be helping the project. Death Note was previously adapted into a 2006 Japanese film of the same name, which starred Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale) and Ken’ichi Matsuyama (Kamui Gaiden). It was followed by Death Note: The Last Name, as well a 2015 mini-series. Another Japan-made sequel, titled Death Note 2016, is currently in the works. Death Note centers around an intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it. Update: According to Variety, Netflix (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) is in final negotiations to pick up Death Note. The film was originally at Warner Bros. before being put into turnaround at the studio. |
| Deal on Fire! Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Only $9.99 – Expires soon! Posted: 01 Apr 2016 12:00 AM PDT  Once Upon A Time in Shanghai | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA) Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (read our review), a martial arts film directed by Wong Ching Po (Let’s Go!) with action choreography from the legendary Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix). The plot involves a laborer who moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich, but ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. The cast includes Phillip Ng (Bodyguards & Assassins), Andy On (Special Identity), Luxia Jiang (True Legend) and Sammo Hung (Kill Zone). Watch the trailer. Order Once Upon A Time in Shanghai from Amazon.com today! |
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