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Bullet Run, The Cage, High Stakes and more Asia-U.S. action thrillers moving forward

Producer David Lee’s Xinhua Media Entertainment shingle, which is a China-U.S. co-production unit set up in Los Angeles and Beijing, announced a five film production slate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Previously, Lee was the head of the Weinstein Company’s Asian Film Fund. The roster includes such Hollywood producers as Jon Shestack (Air Force One) ….

Stallone to direct and co-star with Jason Statham and Jet Li in Expendables

Some blogs are already calling this potentially the best hardcore action film ever. After seeing what Sylvester Stallone did with the latest Rambo film, I must agree. Variety reports that Stallone is set to star in and helm the film The Expendables for Nu Image/Millennium Films, which he also worked with on the Rambo film. ….

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor game now online

AOL and Universal Pictures have teamed to debut a thrilling online adventure for movie fans and gamers alike: The Dragon Emperor’s Challenge – a series of eight games inspired by Universal Pictures’ upcoming epic adventure The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The promotion also includes a sweepstakes with daily prize giveaways and Grand Prizes ….

Weinsteins, Andy Lau and 300 producer Krantz form new martial arts movie label

The Weinstein Company, internationally acclaimed director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and prolific producer Tony Krantz (24, Mulholland Drive) have formed the new martial arts label Qi (pronounced ‘Chee’) to produce the next generation of sophisticated, high-quality, English language martial arts films that will feature leading international martial arts superstars. The company has begun working on ….

Jet Li’s War trailer online

The film once called Rogue, now called War, finally has a trailer. Looks like lots of action, as one should expect from a film starring Jet Li and Jason “Transporter” Statham. This film was supposed to be “highly anticipated” though. I am not sure if the trailer says classic to me. Here’s a synopsis: After ….

Alive Trailer and new release date

The new release date for D.O.A. Dead or Alive is June 22, 2007. There is also a new trailer online for the film. Dimension Films is releasingD.O.A., whish is based on Tecmo’s best-selling Dead or Alive videogame franchise and has an ensemble cast starring Devon Aoki (Sin City and 2 Fast 2 Furious), Sarah Carter (Final Destination 2), Natassia Malthe (Elektra), ….

Rogue gets a name change

The highly anticipated action thriller Rogue, starring Jet Li, Jason Statham, Devon Aoki, Kane Kosugi and John Lone, is now going to be called War. I confirmed this at the IMDB website also. Interestingly, Lionsgate still has the www.roguethefilm.com website online, with the original name. I’m sure that’s going to change soon.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li Film Finally Greenlit?

Coming Soon reports that according to Variety, the long in development Jackie Chan and Jet Li pairing on film, has been flagging a go. The two will star together for the first time in a $70 million action-adventure that Relativity Media will finance. Robert Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little) will direct, while martial arts expert Yuen Woo-Ping (The Master, The Matrix Trilogy) will create ….

Untouchables Prequel in the Works

Variety reports that, in addition to the Jackie Chan and Jet Li film, Relativity will also be offering another project to buyers at the American Film Market starting tomorrow. The second is Brian De Palma’s $70 million prequel to The Untouchables, called The Untouchables: Capone Rising, which Paramount films will distribute in the U.S. The Untouchables prequel is set to start shooting in June of 2007. ….

Reviews From Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors

The horror community is truly dedicated. Not only dedicated, it’s a truly friendly and open crowd. That, coupled with a well organized and well executed convention, made Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors this past weekend, an event well worth attending…Not to mention I got to meet John Saxon, who worked with Bruce Lee on arguably his best film, Enter the Dragon. ….