Martial Arts

Companies team up to produce slate of martial arts films

US film sales company Birch Tree Entertainment and Malaysian media empire Astro All Asia Networks are teaming up to produce and distribute a slate of martial arts action films, according to Film Business Asia. The projects are being produced by Astro’s production subsidiaries — Tayangan Unggul Snd Bhd and Malaysia’s Astro Shaw — and then ….

Jet Li’s record-breaking Hong Kong action flick Flying Swords of Dragon Gate to be released in U.S. IMAX 3D theaters

IMAX, in partnership with Indomina Releasing, today announced the release of Hark Tsui’s blockbuster Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, starring Jet Li, for an exclusive, limited engagement across North America in September in the immersive IMAX 3D format. Acquired for North American release by Indomina, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is the first Chinese-language film ….

Jim Caviezel, Cung Le, Harold Perrineau, and Peter Weller films among After Dark Action festival movie release set

Dark Castle and After Dark Films will debut a new action movie franchise called After Dark Action, according to After Dark Films’ President Courtney Solomon. The first generation of After Dark Action movies includes five original, adrenaline-pumping films starring international stars such as Jean Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Peter Weller, Jim Caviezel, Cung Le ….

Bleach manga series being adapted into live-action film by Warner Bros.

Anime and manga distributor VIZ Media announced today that Warner Bros. has nabbed the live-action feature film rights to the hit manga and anime property Bleach. “Bleach has built a huge international following in its manga and anime formats, and we’re excited that Warner Bros. shares our belief that Bleach can also become a fantastic ….

Jet Li’s Flying Swords of Dragon Gate to make history as first 3D Chinese IMAX release

IMAX and leading Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group, today announced that the 3D martial arts motion picture Flying Swords of Dragon Gate will be released in China, in the IMAX 3D format starting this Thursday, December 15th. The film will be released on 61 digital IMAX screens across China. Throughout its theatrical run, Flying ….

MGM Limited Edition DVD Collection October releases review

For the month of October, Fox’s “manufacturing on demand” program celebrates, among other things, how martial arts films first landed into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1960’s. Throughout the 60’s, a series of American-made films and television shows were released that highlighted the unique fighting skills from the East. Among those films was 1967’s ….

Indie martial arts thriller Dragon Eyes to preview during UFC

Pandorum’s Cung Le, who’s also an undefeated and accomplished kickboxer, will be making his UFC debut this Saturday, November 19th, during UFC 139. Le will be fighting against Wanderlei Silva in his own hometown of San Jose, California. Cung Le is a Sanshou expert who is considered a top-level mixed martial artist. Just before Cung ….