tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265266008043283972024-03-05T15:19:54.396-08:00Kick Ass Action NewsAll you'll ever need to know about the upcoming world of actionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685728252779564966noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-59409218274938419542015-08-21T20:53:00.001-07:002015-08-21T20:53:13.157-07:00Dolph Lundgren and Danny Trejo in 4Got10 coming in October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Cinedigm</b> has announced the October release date for the DVD and Blu-Ray of their upcoming film, <b><i>4GOT10</i></b>.<br />
The venerable stars of awesome action movies, <b>Dolph Lundgren</b> (<b><i>Rocky</i></b>), <b>Danny Trejo</b> (<b><i>Machete</i></b>), <b>Michael Paré</b> (<b><i>Streets Of Fire</i></b>) and <b>Vivica A. Fox</b> (<b><i>Kill Bill</i></b>) team up in this hard bitten, kick ass action/crime movie.<br />
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According to <a href="http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/08/first-trailer-for-4got10-starring-dolph-lundgren-and-danny-trejo.html" target="_blank">Flickering Myth</a>, the film is about a wounded man (<b>Messner</b>), who suddenly wakes up in the desert.<br />
Surrounded by bodies, the mysterious stranger has no memory, but he comes loaded with three million dollars cash. On the run from the law and mob, the man with no name has to stay one step ahead from a ruthless DEA Agent (<b>Lundgren</b>), the Mexican Cartel Boss (<b>Trejo</b>) and the local sheriff (<b>Paré</b>). The amnesiac discovers that the more he remembers, the less he actually wants to know about who he really is.<br />
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<b>Cinedigm</b> says, Director <b>Timothy Woodward Jr</b>.’s vision created a modern, semi-western style which he’s described as “Django Unchained” meets “Memento”. In addition to his talent, <b>Timothy</b> is known for giving his actors the freedom to improvise, and encourages their creative input to help the scenes flow organically.<br />
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<b>Woodward, Jr.</b> explained how the concept came about,<br />
"My team and I worked hard to create a stylized picture that captures the characters in this fascinating fictitious small town. The modernized western approach furthers our intention to encapsulate the grittiness of the world and the realness of the characters.”<br />
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<b>Woodward</b> adds, "Our use of practical effects (as opposed to CG) intensifies the grittiness of the world. When you use real effects - real fire, hot guns, true explosions - you throw the actors right into the middle of the situation, harvesting their most authentic reactions. This can be difference between a good action film and a great one.”<br />
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From us here at <b>Dr.Action and the Kick Ass Kid</b> we love our frequent doses of <b>Lundgren</b> and <b>Trejo</b> straight-to-video action. Yeah they can be a bit hit and miss but that only reminds us more of the heyday of video action films. The trailer and the talk from the director definitely has our interest piqued for this one.<br />
After <b><i>Skin Trade</i></b> I hope <b>Lundgren</b> continues to pump out the interesting performances and the cool, ass kicking roles for a long time yet!<br />
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Check out the trailer below!<br />
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Hot on the heels of us posting the <a href="http://kickassactionnews.blogspot.com/2015/02/new-trailer-for-cool-female-driven.html" target="_blank"><b><i>AWAKEN</i></b> trailer</a>, it has been announced that quick, up and coming lady of action, <b>Natalie Burn</b> will co-star with <b>Jason Statham</b>, <b>Tommy Lee Jones</b>, <b>Jessica Alba</b> and <b>Michelle Yeoh </b>in the <b>Dennis Gansel</b> directed <b><i>Mechanic</i></b> Sequel, <b><i>Mechanic: Resurrection</i></b>.<br />
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Having done bit parts in action, B-Movie fare like <i style="font-weight: bold;">In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds</i>, she headlined the aforementioned <b><i>Awaken</i></b> (and wrote and produced it), appeared in <b><i>Expendables 3</i></b> as Conrad Stonebanks' (<b>Mel Gibson</b>) wife and is set to join the globe trotting production of <b><i>Mechanic: Resurrection</i></b> which has so far filmed in Thailand, Australia, Bulgaria and Rio.<br />
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<b>Statham</b> returns as hitman Arthur Bishop, who, after the love of his life is kidnapped, must complete three impossible assassinations. <b>Burn</b> will play a BBC reporter who is covering the killings.<br />
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<b>William Chartoff</b> and <b>David Winkler</b> are producing the sequel with <b>John Thompson</b> and <b>Frank DeMartini</b>, while <b><i>Millennium</i></b>’s <b>Tommy Lee Jones</b>, <b>Jessica Alba</b> is serving as executive producer.<br />
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The film is set for release on Jan. 22, 2016.Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-61449124944311141872015-02-04T20:41:00.001-08:002015-02-04T20:41:38.884-08:00New Trailer for cool, female driven, action thriller Awaken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-style: italic;">AWAKEN </b>is a new psychological Thriller/Action/Horror film co-written, co-produced and starring <b>Natalie Burn</b>. It takes place in Central America and is a prison escape, jungle survival action film in which a small band of fugitives attempt to bring down a mysterious organ harvesting ring lead by the sinister and evil <b>Daryl Hannah</b>.<br />
As you can see from the trailer it has some great action sequences, some strong photography and a killer cast that includes <b>Daryl Hannah</b>, <b>Vinnie Jones</b>, <b>Edward Furlong</b>, <b>Robert Davi</b>, <b>Natalie Burn</b> & <b>Jason London</b>.<br />
More on this as we find out!<br />
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So there it is, the second teaser trailer for <b style="text-align: left;"><i>The Expendables 3</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> which is due in August. I love the look, the cast and, of course, I'm excited, it's an </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Expendables</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> film! but the marketing for it has been, so far, a little weak for my taste. In this teaser, for example, we have the </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Fast and the Furious</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> font and the worrying 'One Last Ride' mention, which is odd as </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>The Expendables 4</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> is already, supposedly casting and far from a sequel all about the new young members of the team, the latest news about </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Ex4</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> is that </span><b style="text-align: left;">Pierce Brosnan</b><span style="text-align: left;"> has been cast! (We here at Action Inc headquarters would've preferred </span><b style="text-align: left;">T-Dalt</b><span style="text-align: left;"> out of </span><span style="text-align: left;">all the Bonds but </span><b style="text-align: left;">Brosnan</b><span style="text-align: left;">'s not a bad pick.)</span>
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To complement this trailer, yesterday, they also released 16 individual cast photographs which are both cool but a little odd. Why do these pictures show lighting equipment? why are there no backdrops? why are they lazy? why are the lights in the photos not doing anything useful? How do these advertise an action film? I love the cast and the photos of the people directly are good but these look like out-take posters, it just makes me want to take these pics and make my own EX3 posters with them on photoshop! </div>
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Anyway, here they are, ENJOY!</div>
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Source: <a href="http://variety.com/2014/film/news/jason-statham-melissa-mccarthy-in-foxs-susan-cooper-1201121612/" target="_blank">Variety</a><br />
<b>Jason Statham</b> has finally signed on to appear in the <b>Melissa McCarthy</b> action spy comedy <b>Susan Cooper</b> which will be written and directed by <b>McCarthy</b>'s frequent collaborator <b>Paul Feig</b>, the man behind <b><i>Bridesmaids</i></b> and <b><i>The Heat</i></b>.<br />
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There were rumours last year that<b> Statham</b> was circling the project and indeed he had indicated in interviews that he would like to tackle the action comedy or buddy cop genre that, in the 80s, spawned things like the <b><i>Beverley Hills Cop</i></b> and <b><i>Lethal Weapon</i></b> franchises.<br />
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<b>McCarthy</b> is riding high off the back of some high profile successes and I, personally, think the pair up could be an interesting one. Of course I'd also love to see <b>Statham</b> do a more traditional style buddy cop pairing too, with the emphasis on the action over the comedy, but until then I will be first in line to see <b><i>Susan Cooper</i></b>.<br />
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<b>Statham</b> has shown his comic chops in the <b>Guy Ritchie</b> films like <b><i>Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels</i></b> and, of course, in the <b><i>Crank</i></b> films, so there is precedent. We here are, of course, huge fans of <b>Statham</b> and anything that continues his run of big screen ass kickery is all good by us.<br />
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What do you think? Let us know your thoughts!!<br />
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<b><i>-The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-35438063882996446292014-02-26T00:20:00.000-08:002014-02-26T00:21:42.668-08:00Darren Shahlavi to co-star in new Jean Claude Van Damme film 'Pound Of Flesh'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Source: <a href="http://www.impactonline.co/news/1720-van-dammes-pound-of-flash-heats-up" target="_blank">Impact Online</a><br />
One time guest of the show <a href="http://dractionkickass.blogspot.com/2013/05/ep-43-action-interviews-darren-shahlavi.html" target="_blank"><b>Darren Shahlavi</b></a> will be squaring off against none other than <b>Jean-Claude Van Damme</b> in upcoming revenge action flick '<b><i>Pound Of Flesh</i></b>'<br />
Directed by previous <b>Van Damme</b> collaborator <b>Ernie Barbarash</b> (<b><i>Assassination Games</i></b> and <b><i>Six Bullets</i></b>), the action sees JCVD heading back to China playing<br />
<i>"a former military man forced to walk the road of vengeance when a chance encounter with a beautiful woman ends with him waking up in a bathtub full of ice... and the kidney he had planned to donate to the dying daughter of his estranged brother, on its way to the hands of the highest bidder."</i><br />
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The exciting news is that the high-impact fight choreography will be done by longtime <b>Donnie Yen</b> mainstay <b>John Salvitt</b> and that the main villain in the film will be played by our very own Britkicker, <b>Darren Shahlavi</b>!<br />
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Darren had this to say about the film:<br />
"I've wanted to work with <b>Jean-Claude Van Damme</b> for so many years and I'm very excited to be finally getting to work with him on such a great project as <b><i>Pound of Flesh</i></b>. I love the script and the team that Director <b>Ernie Barbarash</b> and the Producers have put together for this film, including fight choreographer <b>John Salvitti </b>who I am also a huge fan of.<br />
I look forward to working hard with everyone to make an awesome action thriller that will make the fans very happy and deliver on all levels.<br />
I'd like to thank <b>Mike Leeder</b> for bringing me to the attention of <b>Jean-Claude</b>, <b>Ernie</b> and the rest of the Producers and pushing for me as always.'<br />
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The film will also feature <b>John Ralston</b> (<b><i>Degrassi The Next Generation</i></b>) as <b>Van Damme</b>'s onscreen brother, <b>William B Davis</b> (cigarette smoking villain from <b><i>the X-Files</i></b>) as the mysterious Rants, <b>Charlotte Peters</b> as Anna and <b>Kris Van Varenberg/Kris Van Damme</b> as Marcello.<br />
It starts shooting at the end of March.<br />
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You can hear our interview with <b>Darren Shahlavi</b> <a href="http://dractionkickass.blogspot.com/2013/05/ep-43-action-interviews-darren-shahlavi.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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<i>More on this as it comes in!</i><br />
<i><b>-The Kick Ass Kid</b></i>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-3459497898451321662014-02-21T12:03:00.000-08:002014-02-21T12:03:35.612-08:00Tony Jaa's The Protector 2 NEW Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Starring <b>Tony Jaa, RZA, Mum Jokmok, Marrese Crump, Jija Yanin Wismitanan, Ratha Pho-ngam, Kazu Patric Tang, Kalp Hongratanaporn</b> and <b>David Ismalone</b> </div>
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Boss Suchart is the influential owner of a major elephant camp. When he was murdered in his own home – the killer delivered three fatal blows on his body – all evidence points to KHAM (<b>Tony Jaa</b>), who was present at the crime scene and was seen with the victim the moment before he died. Kham is forced to run as the police launches a pursuit. Meanwhile, the twin nieces of Boss Suchart (<b>Jija Yanin Wismitanan</b> and <b>Teerada Kittisiriprasert</b>) are out for revenge. But luck is on Kham’s side when he runs into Sergeant MARK (<b>Mum Jokmok</b>), an Interpol agent sent to Thailand on a secret mission.<br />
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As Kham is hunted by several parties, he’s also desperately searching for KHON, his elephant, whose disappearance is involved with Boss Suchart’s death. In another twist, Kham is drawn into an underground fighting ring run by LC (<b>RZA</b>), a crime lord who’s obsessed with collecting top-class martial artists from around the world. LC’s fighters are branded only by numbers, such as the lethal, beautiful TWENTY (<b>Ratha Pho-ngam</b>) and the diabolical NO.2 (<b>Marrese Crump</b>). These fighters are ordered to defeat and capture Kham for a special mission that LC has in mind.<br />
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A sequel of the global smash-hit “<b><i>Tom Yam Goong</i></b>” (or “<b><i>The Protector</i></b>”), <b><i>TYG2-3D</i></b> is an extreme fight movie, an endlessly intense, nerve-racking film full of fists, elbows, kicks and daredevil stunt scenes and amazingly choreographed fighting moves that will pump hot blood through the body of all action fans. All in the in-your-face 3D spectacle!<br />
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Official Site: <a href="http://www.protector2.com/">www.protector2.com</a> </div>
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Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-18214991968960793372013-12-19T10:08:00.001-08:002013-12-19T10:08:59.858-08:00The Expendables 3 OFFICIAL Teaser TrailerUnlike other, so called, reputable film news sites - Total Film, Collider.com, Den of Geek etc. we actually waited till the REAL teaser trailer was available.<br />
For those of you who don't know, a fan made trailer, using some impressive graphics and footage from other films, was shared by professional and fan sites this morning, despite clearly being made up from footage from other films and debuting on YouTube in November. Not US though :) (sorry feeling VERY smug)<br />
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Here is, however, the official teaser for Expendables 3!<br />
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<b><i>- The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-68840632411955812032013-12-15T11:56:00.000-08:002013-12-15T11:56:02.801-08:00'ORIGINAL GANGSTAS 2: OLD SCHOOL GANGSTAS' KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN LAUNCH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few days ago we reported on the fantastic news that <b>Fred Williamson</b>'s Po' Boy Productions and Bargain Basement Productions are teaming up for Old School Gangstas, the follow-up to Original Gangstas. You can read more <a href="http://kickassactionnews.blogspot.com/2013/12/original-gangstas-2-rolls-into.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Well the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1186088515/original-gangstas-2-old-school-gangstas" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> went live today and there are all sorts of groovy prizes for supporting the film but, really, the biggest incentive is to see this awesome film get made.<br />
<b>The Hammer</b>, <b>Jim Brown</b> and <b>Pam 'Coffy' Grier</b> joining up together again for a movie? Once was mind-blowing enough, twice is exceptionally cool.<br />
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Here's what <b>The Hammer</b> himself has to say about the campaign:<br />
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<i><b>"Fred Williamson</b> has the script, actors, and production schedule lined up. The only thing holding back the film is funding. With his 40+ years of production experience writing/directing/acting/producing via his company Po' Boy Productions, Williamson can make a $1.2 million dollar film that will go toe-to-toe with any big studio picture. With YOUR HELP, The Hammer & co. can make OLD SCHOOL GANGSTAS independently, and with style. This film will deliver. Thank you!"</i><br />
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We here at <b>Dr.Action and the Kick Ass Kid</b> and <a href="http://www.aftermoviediner.com/" target="_blank"><b>The After Movie Diner</b></a> will be supporting and reporting on this film up to the day of its release so please join us, won't you and give generously. Chances like this never come again.<br />
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<b><i>- The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-68602781278583073092013-12-12T21:16:00.000-08:002013-12-15T13:50:33.242-08:00Original Gangstas 2 rolls into production!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bargain Basement Productions</b> posted this on their Facebook page earlier today:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"<b>Fred "The Hammer" Williamson</b>'s Po' Boy Productions and Bargain Basement Productions are teaming up for <b><i>OLD SCHOOL GANGSTAS</i></b>, the follow-up to <b><i>ORIGINAL GANGSTAS</i></b>. This film will re-unite <b>The Hammer, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Richard Roundtree</b>, and <b>Robert Forster</b>, plus adding <b>Bernie Casey, Gloria Hendry</b>, and <b>Antonio Fargas</b> to the mix. We launch the epic $1.2 million Kickstarter campaign this Sunday, December 15. Forget <b><i>The Expendables</i></b>, the old school is coming back! Are you ready?"</span><br />
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Are we ready? er... YES! the first one was a great, fun, entertaining and awesome, kick ass action flick and one of my favourites. Considering the inability of anyone in Hollywood to cast <b>The Hammer</b>,<b> Jim</b> <b>Brown</b> or <b>Pam Grier</b> in any of the new wave of action films, you have to respect that these titans of action cinema are doing it for themselves AGAIN.<br />
It's been especially disappointing that <b>Pam Grier</b> has not been mentioned more prominently in the continued attempts to get <b><i>The Expendabelles</i></b> off the ground because when we think of tough, strong women, we think of <b>Pam</b>.<br />
No matter though, they will all get to flex their muscles and crack some skulls in the upcoming <b><i>Old School Gangstas</i></b>!<br />
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So according to the statement there is a kickstarter campaign being launched for the film on December 15th and we will have the details of that on this site the moment we get them. We hope you'll all contribute because this film HAS to get made.<br />
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There is a Twitter account for the film you can follow:<br />
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Stick around action fans, we'll report more news as we get it!<br />
<b><i>- The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-85527729682827411632013-11-30T20:31:00.001-08:002013-11-30T20:52:55.995-08:00Paul Walker R.I.P.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is very sad news that <b>Paul Walker</b>, 40, star of <b><i>The Fast & Furious</i></b> franchise has passed away in a single, horrific car accident today.<br />
An official statement on his Facebook page reads:<br />
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<i>It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that <b>Paul Walker</b> passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide. He was a passenger in a friend's car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news. Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences.</i> - #TeamPW<br />
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Readers of the site and listeners to our podcasts know that both the Doc and I are huge fans of the crime/racing/action films and long before the recent, high-profile, additions of <b>The Rock</b>, <b>Kurt Russell</b> and <b>Jason Statham</b>, <b>Paul Walker </b>WAS <b><i>The Fast and Furious</i></b> franchise, along with co-stars <b>Vin Diesel</b>, <b>Michelle Rodriguez</b> and <b>Jordana Brewster</b>.<br />
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Part 6 was a big hit this summer and Part 7, which was recently shooting is due out in 2014 with a Part 8 which had been tentatively planned already. <b>Walker</b> also has the drama film '<b><i>Hours</i></b>' due for release on December 13 about a father struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<br />
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His co-star in the <b><i>Fast and Furious</i></b> films, <b>Ludacris</b> said this:<br />
<b>Ludacris</b> <i>"Your humble spirit was felt from the start, wherever you blessed your presence you always left a mark, we were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day apart, now You will forever hold a place in all of our hearts @paulwalker legacy will live on forever. R.I.P."</i><br />
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Our thoughts are with his and the driver's friends and family. A tragic loss, too young.Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-40559798157540405262013-11-04T21:07:00.001-08:002013-11-04T21:13:45.327-08:00Red Band Trailer for Beyond Outrage<iframe frameborder="0" height="327" scrolling="no" src="http://movies.yahoo.com/video/beyond-outrage-red-band-trailer-222038466.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false" width="600"></iframe><br />
<b>Magnolia Pictures will release <i>BEYOND OUTRAGE</i> on iTunes/On Demand November 28, 2013 and in theatres, January 3, 2014 in the US.</b><br />
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Written and Directed by<b> Takeshi Kitano</b><br />
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"<i>With <b>BEYOND OUTRAGE</b>, action cinema master Takeshi Kitano returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his crime masterpiece OUTRAGE. This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld.</i><br />
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<i>The Sanno crime family has grown into a massive organization dominated by young executives whose new approach to running the family is causing frustration and pent-up resentment with the old-guard members. This vulnerability in the Sanno hierarchy is exactly what anti-gang detective Kataoka has been looking for, as the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown.</i>
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Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-54935241602353656802013-11-02T16:08:00.001-07:002013-11-02T16:08:47.174-07:00New "Awesome Asian Bad Guys" Web Series to feature AL Leong!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the guys behind the website '<span style="color: #232323;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Awesome Asian Bad Guys</b>' </span><span style="color: #232323;">wrote to us recently to let us know that it is becoming a web series featuring:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Which, as you can imagine, is right up our street. They were also very cool and sent us this teaser to share with all of you!</span></div>
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You may remember, a while back, that we reported <b>The Stath</b> had registered some interest in possibly doing a buddy cop comedy type film or some sort of comedy partnership and had mentioned <b>Will Ferrell</b>'s name. NOW we have news that the Britkicker is eyeing a role in <b>Paul Feig</b>'s (<i>Bridesmaids, The Heat</i>) new comedy spy actioner "<b style="font-style: italic;">Susan Cooper</b>" starring <b>Melissa McCarthy</b>.<br />
Obviously it's not quite the testosterone filled <b><i>48 hours</i></b> type action comedy we may have envisaged but it would be fun to see <b>Statham</b> handle something like this so different in tone. It's also a wise move as <b>Melissa McCarthy</b> is hugely popular right now and it could give <b>JS</b> an even bigger boost into the Hollywood stratosphere after <b><i>The Expendables</i></b> franchise and <b><i>Fast 7.</i></b><br />
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As the film is designed to be a female James Bond type deal, the studio is even whispering about a possible franchise should it prove successful.<br />
Bond comedy rip offs are tricky and the likes of <b><i>Austin Powers</i></b>, <b><i>Johnny English</i></b> and <b><i>Get Smart</i></b> have all sort of failed to maintain an audience past their initial run, could <b>Statham</b> and <b>McCarthy</b> have the right comedy chemistry to make this fly?<br />
What do you think?<br />
<b>Statham </b>showed great comedic skill in the<b><i> Crank </i></b>films and proved a worthy sidekick in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Expendables</i>, there's also a long history of action stars doing comedy films (with varying degrees of success) do you think and/or like this possible pairing and direction for The Stath's career??<br />
LET US KNOW in the COMMENTS BELOW!!<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-38981539555833770422013-10-18T12:33:00.000-07:002013-10-18T12:33:08.288-07:003 NEW Grudge Match Posters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Telling the story of two old boxers who come out of retirement for one more fight, <b><i>Grudge Match</i></b> stars, Rocky himself, <b>Sylvester Stallone</b> as Henry "Razor" Sharp and the Raging Bull, <b>Robert De Niro</b> as Billy "Kid" McDonnen.</div>
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<br />Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-54999883593781468932013-10-18T08:07:00.000-07:002013-10-18T08:08:40.172-07:00Official poster for Beyond Outrage<span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Thanks to our friends over at </span><b style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Magnet</b><span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> and </span><b style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Magnolia</b><span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> we have the poster for </span><b style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Takeshi Kitano</b><span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">'s new action film </span><b style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><i>Beyond Outrage</i></b><span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">, which premiered on </span><a href="http://www.movies.com/movie-news/beyond-outrage-poster/13781" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Movies.com</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Starring Takeshi Kitano, Ryo Kase, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shun Sugata, Machiko Ono and Ken Mitsushi</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><u>The plot synopsis from the press release:</u></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> With </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">BEYOND OUTRAGE</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, action cinema master </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Takeshi Kitano</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his crime masterpiece </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">OUTRAGE</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sanno crime family has grown into a massive organization dominated by young executives whose new approach to running the family is causing frustration and pent-up resentment with the old-guard members. This vulnerability in the Sanno hierarchy is exactly what anti-gang detective Kataoka has been looking for, as the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kataoka wants start a war between Sanno and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (<b>Kitano</b>) – the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno, who has just been released from prison. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #232323; text-align: center;">Thankfully the film will be</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> rated R</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Official Site: <a href="http://www.magnetreleasing.com/beyondoutrage/"><span style="color: #1255cc;">http://www.magnetreleasing.com/beyondoutrage/</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Official Facebook: <span style="color: #1255cc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/beyondoutrage">https://www.facebook.com/beyondoutrage</a></span></span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Magnolia Pictures will release BEYOND OUTRAGE on iTunes/On Demand November 28, 2013 and in theaters January 3, 2014.</span></b></div>
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Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-43300922011010818672013-10-15T20:20:00.000-07:002013-10-15T20:20:15.078-07:00Escape Plan videosWith <b>Escape Plan</b> coming to US Theatres on October 18th 2013 <b><i>Sly</i></b> and <b><i>Arnie</i></b> have been doing the rounds and giving some interviews. Here are those videos below!<br />
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News has come through today that <b>Kelsey Grammar</b>, him of <i>Cheers</i> and <i>Frasier</i> fame, is joining the cast of <i>The Expendables 3</i> instead of <b>Nicolas Cage</b>. He will, apparently, play the part, earmarked initially for <b>Cage</b>, of Bonaparte, an ex-mercanary who help the team out.<br />
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Now there are a few bizarre things about this news, not least of which has to be that<b> Nic Cage</b> actually turned down a film role! A periphery glance at his recent work on IMDB shows you how much of a rarity that is.<br />
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The other bizarre thing is the tons of action actors, yet to be put into a role, that could've done this and would've been better suited:<br />
<b>Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell, Roddy Piper, Jeff Speakman, Jeff Wincott, Billy Blanks, Pam Grier, Sigourney Weaver, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers, Sho Kosugi, Gene Hackman, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, Fred Williamson, Liam Neeson</b> and even <b>Grammer</b>'s old <i>Cheers</i> colleague, <b>Woody Harrelson</b>!<br />
I think <b>Grammer</b> is a lot of fun in <i>The Simpsons, 30 Rock</i> and even <i>Frasier</i> back in the day and if he was narrating the film then it wouldn't be such a shock but as an old mercenary helping out these 80s action stars, I am not so sure.<br />
<i>Ex3</i>, with all the weird news we've had so far, is going to have some surprises in store for certain, I think.<br />
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This announcement comes off the back of <b>Robert Davi'</b>s surprise casting as well. <b>Davi</b> is more obvious, of course, with his <i>James Bond</i> bad guy heritage but let's hope that he doesn't turn <i>Ex3</i> into another <a href="http://dractionkickass.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-bad-pack-commentary-disaster.html" target="_blank"><i>Bad Pack</i></a><br />
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The other news that emerged this week, from the cool and funny lips of <b>Terry Crews</b> no less, is the story that, the legend that is, <b>Jason Statham</b> narrowly avoided death, or at least injury, on the set of <i>Expendables 3</i> when a truck he was driving failed to stop and plunged into the Black sea.<br />
<b>Terry Crews</b> told the story to <b>Jay Leno</b> on <i>The Tonight Show</i> saying that <b>Statham </b>simply swam out from the truck, leaving it to sink into the water, and was back to work later that day.<br />
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This is the second water and <b>Statham</b> related stunt-gone-wrong incident on <i>Expendables 3</i> that has been reported in as many months. I am not sure if they are the same story but the first one stated <b>Statham</b> did a pond based stunt, earmarked for a stunt man, and ended up going to hospital with water in his lungs but this telling of this, possible, second incident by <b>Crews</b>, seems to have the Britkicker seemingly strolling out of the water unharmed and heading back to work.<br />
I believe the second story more, <b>Statham</b>, hasn't spent time in hospital in his life. He heals himself using man sweat and awesomeness.<br />
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Today we were finally treated to some character information, some plot points and some snaps from <b>Jason Statham</b>'s upcoming action drama <b><i>Homefront</i></b>, written and produced by <b>Sylvester Stallone</b>, directed by <b>Gary Fleder</b> (<i>Things to do in Denver When You're Dead</i>) and co-produced by the team behind <i>Safe</i> and <i>The Expendables</i>.</div>
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The story, based on <b>Chuck Logan</b>'s novel, seems to be typical action fodder. Set in Louisiana, a local hood named, if you can believe it, Gator, played by <b>James Franco </b>who runs with ex-bikegang moll, <b>Winona Ryder</b>, goes after and up-against <b>Statham</b>'s DEA/British Interpol agent.</div>
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Although on the surface this looks and sounds as formulaic as they come, director <b>Fleder, </b>who comes from a history of tense dramas rather than action, and <b>Our Man Stath</b> both insist that like <i>Safe</i> and <i>Hummingbird/Redemption</i> before it, this will showcase <b>Stath</b>'s lighter, more emotional side. I see <i>Homefront</i>, then as sort of <i>Safe</i> meets <i>The Mechanic</i> with a bit of <i>Parker</i> thrown in. Not bad. Not bad at all.</div>
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After <i>Parker, Fast 6</i> and <i>Redemption,</i> both from 2013, this marks <b>Statham</b>'s fourth release this year and that is a dizzying pace for him to keep up as a one-man action-drama machine. I am sure there are people out there with <b>Statham</b> fatigue, sad pathetic people with no excitement or sense of humour but we are not those people, we, personally, want 3 <b>Statham</b> films EVERY year from now on. We can't wait 12 months for the next one and, thankfully, we won't have to. Next year we already have <i>Heat</i>, <i>Expendables 3</i> and <i>Fast 7</i> and what 2015 holds yet? we don't know but as long as he keeps making them, we'll keep watching and raving about them.</div>
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and while it's fantastic and, of course, my action nerd heart is already palpitating, I hope they ease off so there's SOME surprises in the movie!</div>
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<br />Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-1675516954636388592013-08-10T09:47:00.000-07:002013-08-10T09:49:57.897-07:00Gibson and Banderas CONFIRMED as Expendable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After rumours back and forth, according to <a href="http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/08/09/mel-gibson-confirmed-as-the-bad-guy-in-expendables-3/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> and one of Stallone's reps <b>Mel Gibson</b> is officially signed on to play the villain in EX3 which could form part of a villainous comeback for <b>Mel</b> if <i>Machete Kills</i> is as damn good fun as it looks. It also means that mentioned story points about a younger, computer literate team being the villains maybe not happening now and we, personally, couldn't be happier about that.<br />
The more oldies he adds, the better.<br />
As for Mel's previous alcohol related troubles what do people think? do we care when we see him on the screen being enjoyable? Let us know!<br />
In the same announcement, the man who Stallone calls "a consummate actor and a gentleman" <b>Antonio Banderas</b>, who has long been rumoured for a part in the franchise, has also been added, officially, to the cast.<br />
So that's two more official members to the film and, personally, I am happy that they are some old, proper 80s and 90s action stars. That's what these films NEED. As long as they are not young computer nerds because that will surely make them the Scrappy Do of the film and was tried in <i>Die Hard 4</i> where the only weak part was Olyphant's pathetic villain. I prefer the idea of the President kidnap scenario, sort of an Air Force One 2 with Ford as a kick ass Pres, Gibson as a hand ringing villain and Banderas as a member of the Expendables.<br />
Whatever happens in Stallone we trust!<br />
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<b><i>-The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-86056685119965026842013-08-06T13:29:00.001-07:002013-08-08T12:46:34.540-07:00Harrison Ford Jonesing for some group action!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stallone hit Twitter again today and proves that, not only are they still casting and, therefor, supposedly scripting EX3 right down to the wire (it's set to start filming this August) but also that this film will scoop up and include basically every single action star it possibly can.<br />
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His tweet about Ford read:<br />
<i>WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!
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GREEDY AND LAZY ...... A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE</i><br />
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Now I don't know if that second Tweet is an inspirational comment or a dig at Willis but there is the news: Willis, who plays Mr. Church in the franchise (and whose character, to be fair, has sort of run its course), will not be returning and Harrison "Inidiana Jones" Ford will be joining the, already, mega star cast.<br />
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Some have speculated the cast is getting a bit ridiculous and it's going to be a mess but IN STALLONE WE TRUST. I personally think it's awesome news and they should continue adding people all the way up to day one. I love it.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>UPDATE:</b></span> it is now being reported by various outlets from sources inside the film that Willis was booted off for demanding $4million for 4 days work in Bulgaria after already being offered $3million!<br />
Firstly that's not exactly the spirit of ensemble films like this (you know some folks who work EVERY day on the film aren't getting that much) and also it's just ridiculously greedy.<br />
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It seems like, from recent behaviour, that Willis is trying to torpedo any good will people had towards him and while we here at the blog are still very much 'hate the artist but not the art' it is a shame that this was the reason he backed out and I wish he would pay just a little bit of attention and put some effort in to how he comes across.<br />
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Stallone's camp would only confirm that the second tweet was aimed squarely at Willis. So that answers that then. I can only imagine how he feels, he wants his old mates around him and he wants the film to be as good as possible.<br />
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Ford, who is also known for being prickly or odd in interviews, clearly didn't make such demands and fan reaction seems to be positive, so good for him!<br />
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<b><i>- The Kick Ass Kid</i></b><br />
<br />Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126526600804328397.post-36135035006573508302013-07-26T00:00:00.001-07:002013-07-26T00:00:52.280-07:00Those Van Damme Remakes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Action remakes, on the whole, are few and far between. Yes <b>Statham</b> did <i>The Mechanic, </i><b>The Rock </b>did <i>Walking Tall, </i><b>Samuel Jackson </b>had a crack at <i>Shaft<b>,</b></i> <b>Stallone</b> tried to do <i>Get Carter </i>and there are a handful of driving ones like <i>The Italian Job, Death Race</i> and <i>Gone in 60 Seconds</i> but when compared to the horror genre, for example, action doesn't get the rape and plunder treatment very often.<br />
There's a good reason for this.<br />
The reason is that the action genre has always been happy to have its box full of bona fide original classics and then it's a thousand imitators.<br />
You've got a million mercenary/man on a mission movies, a million one man against a thousand nameless terrorist movies and, of course, you've got your competition/martial arts movies.<br />
You know what you're getting and you get what you want but the best thing about all this was that the action genre was always happy to rename, recast and re-situate their films. They'd set it in a different place or, even, in a different time, they'd add a new character beat or a back story that wasn't there before and, bingo! a brand new film.<br />
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So it is with much grinding of the teeth, pulling out of hair and sheer brain-numbing, slack jawed amazement at the pointlessness of it all that I shudder to announce remakes of not just <b>Bloodsport</b> but also <b>Kickboxer</b>.<br />
<b>James McTiegue</b>, the man behind <i>V For Vendetta</i> will helm <i>Bloodsport </i>with a script by <i>Taken</i>'s <b>Mark Kamen</b>. It doesn't matter that there are already 4 Bloodsports, 8 Bloodfists and 4 Best of the Bests (not to mention a gazillion other similar titles), they have decided, in their infinite wisdom to still call this film Bloodsport even though it's not about Frank Dux, it's set in Australia and Rio De Janeiro and it's all about Brazil's Vale Tudo martial art.<br />
<b>Van Damme</b> has apparently shown interest in appearing in the film but <b>Kamen</b> made this rather ridiculous, slightly pompous and rather harsh statement against that happening:<br />
<i>“This is a character driven, politically motivated film. It has nothing to do with splits or muscles or grudge matches and as I said, if the title were not attached to the rights, you would not associate one film with the other.” - </i>Source: <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/james-mcteigue-directing-bloodsport-reboot/" target="_blank">Slashfilm</a><br />
SO it's NOT Bloodsport then is it??!! So DON'T call it Bloodsport!!<br />
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Which brings us to <i>Kickboxer, </i>of which there are already 5 in the series! It appears to be an even more pointless remake considering they are remaking <i>Bloodsport</i> and, let's be fair, the concepts are not so miles apart. All we know about the <i>Kickboxer </i>reboot right now is its director, <b>Stephen Fung</b> who made <i>Tai Chi Zero</i>.<br />
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I don't know what to think. I mean I love having more action movies and I would love to see the revitalisation of the fight-competition genre but would it be so hard to give these movies different names at the very least?<br />
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I am going to leave you with some words from Chris (with a C) who is one half of the fantastic team who bring you the simply radiant and sublime <a href="http://www.wafufm.com/" target="_blank">WAFU FM</a> podcast. WHICH YOU SHOULD ALL BE LISTENING TO EVERY WEEK!<br />
He writes:<br />
<i>There are certain films that you don't need the remake rights, and the name, to remake...Kickboxer is one of them. There are about 20 films that, plot wise at least, are almost identical to Kickboxer that aren't remakes. So why bother? It's not like Kickboxer is a well known instantly recognizable name unless you're a Van Damme fan...in which case you're probably not very interested in a fucking remake of Kickboxer.</i><br />
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<i>And as for the guy in the comments who seems to be seriously suggesting Taylor Lautner for the lead role...shame on you, sir. Fucking shame on you. Shame....I can't believe any grown man would suggest that guy for any movie, never mind a remake of Kickboxer. God, I hate people.</i><br />
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<i>~Chris</i><br />
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I really couldn't put it better myself (and I tried!)<br />
<b><i>- The Kick Ass Kid</i></b>Jon Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479276261361962098noreply@blogger.com0