Tag Archives: Chinese action

From the director of the hit action thriller ‘Firestorm’ comes The Rookies starring Darren Wang (Railroad Tigers), Sandrine Pinna (See You Tomorrow) and Xiao Zhan (Oh! My Emperor) with a special appearance by Hollywood star Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil series). According to Jovovich herself, her role is nothing more than a cameo: “So tired …

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 …

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 …

Wu Jing is currently shooting the sequel, Wolf Warrior 2, he’s both in front and behind the camera, as director/producer and leading man. A Chinese Special Forces hero finds himself in trouble in a war torn African country. (although set in Africa, the movie is currently shooting outside of Beijing). Yu Nan from Expendables …

This Shanghai-set action-packed thriller is directed by French man, Julien Seri. The main hero, Orlando Bloom stands out as the blonde guy in China, a private security agent transporting a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai. Bloom had to train for the action scenes, he had to take a few …

There have been many adaptations based on the Journey to the West. Wu Kong seems to be in the same form, a Chinese fantasy, historical drama with some Monkey King experience. It is set in a time before the heroes became mythological characters. Wukong was born in Huaguo Mountain. He has …

This upcoming Hong Kong action film, starring Jean Reno and Andy Lau, is set to shoot in the Czech Republic. The Adventurers is really an adventure across the European continent in a cat and mouse game. It’s about a suave burglar, Dan Zhang (Andy Lau) who teams up with Po (Yo …