Martial Arts

RZA reveals first movie poster and image from Man With the Iron Fists

RZA has gone to his official Facebook page to release the first poster and an image from his upcoming martial arts epic film The Man With the Iron Fists. The kung fu practitioner, musician and filmmaker also says that the first trailer for Man With the Iron Fists should hit IGN’s website today as well. ….

Wrestlers, kung-fu, bodies and BBQ take over Atlantic City this July

On the weekend of July 7th, MSXN MMA & Sports XTREME Network – which operates a broadband martial arts television station – is organizing a rather unique event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event, called MMA & Sports Expo’s Show of Strength, will feature a mixture of MMA fights, food contests, a martial arts ….

Bruce Lee’s epic sci-fi screenplay The Silent Flute being developed through U.S.-China movie fund

THR reports that among China’s National Film Capital announced slate of China-U.S. co-production projects with Chinese cultural elements, will be The Silent Flute, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic based on the script co-written by the late martial arts action icon Bruce Lee. National Film Capital set up a Los Angeles division in February, with the intent ….

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 ….