GSD (Gong Shou Dao) is due to release sometime in November. The film has Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group as the main actor. Gong Shou Dao is derived from and influenced by Taiji, Kung Fu, and Martial Arts. The meaning represented in Chinese characters roughly translate into “Martial Art” that is based on …
Read More »Netflix green lights female centered Action Film titled KATE
Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings recently announced that Netflix plans to produce and Acquire 80 films for their 2018 Slate . Now another announcement is that 60% of the slate will be Action and Action Hybrids. The First to go on floor is Script writer Umair Aleem’s Kate. A hard …
Read More »Trailer of SIFI Thriller Revolt
Americans Love their SIFI . Besides Action that’s the second largest genre that actually has a sell able market in countries like Japan, China and Korea. Even Indie films are sold in these markets. The latest example is director Joe Miale’s Revolt . The Indie SIFI thriller has landed it’s …
Read More »PACIFIC RIM UPRISING moved to March 2018
The release date for Legendary’s Pacific Rim Uprising is being pushed by a month to March 23 2018. It is the sequel to Pacific Rim which was released in 2013 and received lukewarm reviews. The film was about giant robots created to fight equally giant monsters that were from the Pacific Ocean. Later, …
Read More »TIGER GALLI: a Kannada Action Entertainer
If you want to watch a film with the intensity of drama, action and expressions, Tiger Galli has it all. This Kannada-language film is an action romance but the trailer reveals plenty of edgy street-style fights and bad boys. Action director is appropriately named Thriller Manju. Directed by Ravi Srivastva, the …
Read More »A GENTLEMAN is Quite the Entertainer
For a hilarious ride on the action brigade, with an adequate dose of comedy, you gotta watch A GENTLEMAN. It’s refreshing, funny, and the chemistry between the two main lead characters, Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra is definitely a sizzler. Sidharth is deft and skilled in the action scenes. He …
Read More »WOLF WARRIOR 2: A Patriotic Runaway Box-office Success
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 …
Read More »MANHUNT: Director John Woo Takes the Lead
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 …
Read More »JAMES BOND 25 Confirmed with DANIEL CRAIG
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 …
Read More »ARMED RESPONSE: Action Thriller
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 …
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