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- Corey Yuen’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ to hit Blu-ray
- Sun Honglei has a particular set of skills for a ‘Taken’ remake
- Dwayne Johnson to do kung fu action in ‘Son of Shaolin’?
- Sun Honglei to star in Chinese remake of ‘Veteran’
| Corey Yuen’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ to hit Blu-ray Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:21 PM PDT  "No Retreat, No Surrender" American Theatrical Poster Old school martial arts fans, rejoice! We’ve just gotten word that Kino Lorber will be releasing No Retreat, No Surrender on Blu-ray later this year. The upcoming Blu-ray will include the International cut (with extra scenes and alternate music) and the rarely seen “New World” U.S. cut (alternate opening sequence and soundtrack), as well an interview with the film’s lead, Kurt McKenney. This 1986 cult martial arts classic is noted for being one of the first U.S. productions by Hong Kong action director, Corey Yuen (Yes, Madam), who would later find bigger fame in America choreographing Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) and Kiss of the Dragon (2001). No Retreat, No Surrender is perhaps best known for giving Jean-Claude Van Damme (The Hard Corps) his first starring role. The film also features an all-star martial arts cast, including Peter Cunningham (Righting Wrongs), Timothy D. Baker (Bloodfist II) and the late Kim Tai-chung (Tower of Death), once again, as “Bruce Lee”. We’ll post more details about No Retreat, No Surrender as we hear more. Until then, here’s the film’s classic trailer. |
| Sun Honglei has a particular set of skills for a ‘Taken’ remake Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:20 PM PDT  "Taken" Korean Theatrical Poster According to AFS, a Chinese remake of 2008′s Taken is on the way, with Sun Honglei (Drug War) replacing Liam Neeson as the father with a very particular set of skills. Oddly enough, news of the Taken remake comes only a week after it was announced that Honglei would star in a remake of Ryoo Seung-wan's Veteran, playing the lead role originally performed by Hwang Jeong-min (The Wailing). The original Taken, which was helmed by Pierre Morel (From Paris with Love), followed a retired CIA agent (Neeson) who travels across Europe to save his kidnapped daughter. As always, we’ll keep you updated as we hear more! |
| Dwayne Johnson to do kung fu action in ‘Son of Shaolin’? Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:19 PM PDT  "The Rundown" Japanese Theatrical Poster Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (The Rundown) may be showing off some new kung fu skills in Sony’s Son of Shaolin, an upcoming film based on a soon-to-be-published graphic novel created and written by scribe Jay Longino (who also penned Jackie Chan’s upcoming film, Skiptrace). According to Deadline, Son of Shaolin is a contemporary kung fu story that intertwines Shaolin mythology with many of the current issues faced by teens growing up in a gentrifying neighborhood. With over 10 high profile movies in the works – including a remake of Big Trouble in Little China – Johnson is officially the busiest action star in Hollywood. |
| Sun Honglei to star in Chinese remake of ‘Veteran’ Posted: 15 Jun 2016 08:32 PM PDT  "Veteran" Theatrical Poster Ryoo Seung-wan’s box office hit Veteran will be getting a Chinese language remake. In the upcoming film, Sun Honglei (Drug War) will play the lead role originally performed by Hwang Jeong-min (The Wailing). The original Veteran followed a seasoned police detective (Hwang) who immediately has a face-off with a young tyrannical heir (Yoo Ah-in) to an untouchable mega-corporation. CJ Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray & DVD last April. The Veteran remake is currently in pre-production, with a target theatrical release due in 2017. Stay tuned! |
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