Martial Arts

Will Ninja Assassin, Prince of Persia and others appear at Comic-Con ’09

Speaking of martial arts films, Ninja Assassin, the long-awaited martial-arts action film from the Wachowski brothers and director James McTeigue – who’s also attached to helm X-Men Origins: Magneto – isn’t on the official Warner Bros. Comic-Con schedule, but rumor on the web is that it could have a secret screening, and may be a ….

One of David Carradine’s last screen performances out on DVD today

The noir thriller Break is out on DVD today, featuring David Carradine in one of his last performances. The film, written and directed by Marc Clebanoff (The Pink Conspiracy), revolves around an introverted hit man named Frank, who is contracted to carry out an unusual job. When the city’s crime boss, known only as The ….

Batman gets more martial arts badassery in recent films but Green Hornet loses it?

SpoilerTV has uncovered an open casting call for the part of Kato in Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet. Apparently, producers are looking for a non-specific Asian, and no longer require any martial arts experience, which is sure to send shutters down the spines of fans of the 1960’s TV series. What the hell happened to ….

Open call for martial artists to try out for 25th Anniversary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film

This casting call went up on tmnt25.com, a website setup to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the live-action adaptation of TMNT that is gearing up for production, shooting for a 2011 release. So if you’re a serious martial artist, and live in the Los Angeles area, this is something ….

First trailer for Yuen Woo-ping epic True Legend starring Vincent Chiu, David Carradine and Michelle Yeoh

Kung Fu Cinema posted this first look at legendary Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming action film, True Legend, which marks his first feature directing project since his 1996 movie Iron Monkey 2 (Gaai tau saat sau) with Donnie Yen. The teaser trailer blends film footage with behind-the-scenes clips of the director at work. True Legend also marks ….

Watch Tony Jaa almost get his face bit off by an alligator in this trailer for Ong Bak 2

There’s just something about shooting movies under harsh conditions. I mean, what happens if a big ole’ alligator makes a mistake on the set of an “indie” or low budget film. There goes half your face. Maybe that’s one reason why the path of this martial arts action film to the screen has been so ….

BIG Comic-Con news: Avatar and Tron footage in 3-D: ABC’s Lost panel with surprise guests: Warner’s brings Ninja Assassin and Jonah Hex: Peter Jackson brings District 9: Screenings for Fox’s unseen Dollhouse ep. & new V sci-fi series

The folks over at Sci-Fi Wire have posted even more grand events that will be happening at Comic-Con San Diego between July 22nd and 26th. Keep in mind that the full list of events hasn’t been published yet, so some of these events and/or times could change.

John Woo to direct Michelle Yeoh martial arts film The Sword and the Martial Arts World

At a press conference during the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival on Sunday, actress Michelle Yeoh (Tomorrow Never Dies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) said that she’ll star in an upcoming martial arts film to be directed by John Woo, who saw recent success with his two part historical war epic Red Cliff. That’s according to ….

Trailer for the mystical martial arts film Beetle (Besouro)

The folks over at QuietEarth posted this trailer the Brazilian martial arts film Beetle (Besouro), and it looks spectacular. Has the feel of Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow, but with kinetic martial arts added to the black magic. Directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Beetle features Hiuen Chiu Kuâ who also appeared in The ….

VIZ Pictures to release action film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces in U.S. and sponsors festival screenings

VIZ Media distribution arm VIZ Pictures has licensed the new action film, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces, and announced two screenings at the New York Asian Film Festival 2009, which starts today and runs through July 2nd, at the IFC Center in New York City. The New York premiere of K-20: The Fiend with ….

Asian grindhouse, action, gangster, revenge…and Ip Man, on display at upcoming New York Asian Film Fest

The New York Asian Film Festival returns with some 50 brand-new pop masterpieces from all over Asia. The event takes place from Friday, June 19 through Thursday, July 2, 2009, at The IFC Center, located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, New York City, New York. Below is the full schedule for the ….

R.I.P. Mr. Han Man

For those of you who don’t already know, Shih Kien, best known internationally for his role as Han in Bruce Lee’s epic martial arts film Enter the Dragon, died on Thursday of kidney failure at the age of 96. While most in the U.S. will remember Kien as Han, he had a prolific career that ….