The film that has China watching with patriotic pride is Wolf Warrior 2. It has now crossed into uncharted territory of success, where previously only fantasies and comedies were box-office hits in China. Action movies have rarely been received well before. However, this Hollywood-style actioner  Wolf Warrior 2 passed the $600M mark at …

The Prison is about a disgraced cop, who goes to prison to fight against a ganglord who controls a criminal empire from within a corrupt prison. When new convict Song Yu-Gon (Kim Rae-Won) arrives at Sung-An Prison, he immediately picks a fight. He is then thrown into solitary. Later he …

Manhunt is a remake of the 1976 Japanese classic action thriller which tells the story of a man who is accused of multiple crimes and trying desperately to clear his name. The Manhunt remake, which obviously follows the same theme, is about a prosecutor, played by award-winning Chinese actor Zhang Hanyu, who is framed …

After months of speculation rumors and all kinds of ups and downs, it has officially been confirmed that Daniel Craig will return for at least one more go as 007. Daniel Craig was selected to be James Bond 25 but no official confirmation had been made by the studio or Craig. But now …

Universal Pictures will team with Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers to make an untitled action-adventure about the hunt for Genghis Khan’s mysterious tomb, which Universal just bought from screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos, who co-wrote Johnson’s 2014 Hercules movie. Even though this totally seems like the kind of movie that Dwayne Johnson would star in, …

Peppermint is a revenge story likened to John Wick, but with a female protagonist. The director of Taken, Pierre Morel, will be attached to the project. The rights of the film were first purchased by Lakeshore, who invest mostly in horror. Lionsgate struck a deal with Lakeshore to distribute worldwide. Talks are …

Saban Film’s Armed Response is a story about a crack team of armed soldiers, they infiltrate a facility controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence and, of course, things get ugly. Wesley Snipes is superb as an action hero, untapped talent there. Anne Heche is a strong character, and WWE’s Seth Rollins …

Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok stars in Lien Yi-Chi’s Peace Breaker, a Chinese remake of the 2014 Korean thriller, A Hard Day. The film also stars Liu Tao and Wang Qianyuan.  Peace Breaker story outline: In a 24 hour period, a  bad cop is having a really bad day; and to make matters worse he …

A spate of comic book inspired films are coming up one after the other in the next couple of years. The news on the latest adaption of another comic book is that, Chris Pratt, a Marvel franchise golden boy, will star in Cowboy Ninja Viking. Who will be the director of …

Becca Thomas of Stranger Things fame, is slated to direct Malignant, a sci-fi action-thriller that James Wan is producing for 20th Century Fox. For Thomas, Malignant is the latest in a series of exciting projects to come the director’s way. Malignant is actually based on a Boom! Studios comic titled Malignant Man that Wan co-created. Zak Olkewicz, Lights Out …

Explosion is a story of an unlucky mine expert who, through no fault of his own, is forced to run around the towns and mountains of northern China packing a small arsenal of homemade bombs that would make James Bond green with envy, while he tries to stay one step …

Blood,Booze,B@@bs and  a bad ass blonde sounds like one fantastic cocktail. Sadly the amazing combo comes together a tad too dull for an Action taste bud. Based on the Graphic novel The Coldest City written by Anthony Johnston. Atomic Blonde tells the tale of  Lorraine Broughton, a top-level spy for …

Online streaming giant, Netflix, has purchased SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion for the sum of Rs 25.5 crore.  According to the producers of the film, the film would reach 192 countries once it’s on Netflix. Baahubali 2 opened in theatres on 28 April 2017, and it was …

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is the follow-up to the 90s action adventure in the jungle, a fight for survival far away from the concrete jungle. After 21 years, it’s back to give us a full-some wholesome adventure, with lots of comical connections between the characters. Synopsis: When four high-school kids …

Super cool-dude Sanjay Dutt, the man with the signature swagger, is back! In his comeback venture BHOOMI, he looks positively sturdy, and ready for action. The film carries shades of TAKEN with Sanjay Dutt as the protective father and Aditi Rao Hydari as his daughter. The trailer tells an emotional …