Author Archives: Mighty Peking Man

Indiewire reports that Well Go USA has acquired distribution rights to Erik Matti’s Filipino thriller On The Job. ”We are thrilled we were able to acquire the movie before its premiere in Cannes and can’t wait to bring it to audiences in … Continue reading →

In the international world of gun running… loyalty, honor and discretion are valuable commodities, but nothing is more priceless than the bond of family. Dark Energy and Shadow Motion Pictures presents Call Me King, an upcoming action movie written and … Continue reading →

In addition to The Raid 2: Berandal, British filmmaker Gareth Evans and his Indonesian-based Merantau Films production company has another action project in the works called The Night Comes For Us. Currently in script-development, not much is known about The Night Comes For … Continue reading →

THR reports that Universal is developing a remake of 1994′s Timecop. Directed by Peter Hyams (End of Days) and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, the original Timecop took place in the near future where special officers traveled through time to arrest those … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Keanu Reeves is directing and starring in Man of Tai Chi, an action-packed homage to classic kung fu films. Also starring is Hong Kong singer-actress Karen Mok and Chen Hu (aka Tiger Chen). Yuen Woo-ping will be handling … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that a remake for Park Chan-wook’s 2002 thriller Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (read our reviews) is being planned. There is no set director, but Brian Tucker (Broken City) is on board as writer. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance involves … Continue reading →

Twitch reports that Tom Yum Goong 2 will reunite the entire Tom Yum Goong/Ong Bak team with Jaa in the lead, Pinkaew directing, Rittikrai handling fight choreography and Chocolate star Jeeja Yanin also handed a significant role – the first time … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Donnie Yen is stepping into a role made famous by Yuen Biao with a 3D remake of the 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film The Iceman Cometh. Appledaily.com.hk has a video of Donnie Yen discussing (in Chinese) plans for … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Blood Ties is a gangster/thriller by French director Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) about two brothers, on both sides of the law, who face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s. The film is a remake … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Ryan Gosling is currently in Bangkok filming a Thai boxing movie with Danish filmmaker Nicolas Refn. The two worked together in Refn’s 2011′s Drive, which has already gained cult, mainstream and critical status. According to imdb.com, the plot … Continue reading →

Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Nightfall to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite Hong Kong crime film is, along with a … Continue reading →

Deadline reports that The Weinstein Company will start production on a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel in May. Ronny Yu (The Bride with White Hair) is currently in talks to direct, with a script by John Fusco (The Forbidden Kingdom). … Continue reading →

In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Hulu is adding some new and exciting titles to its Chinese, Japanese and Korean libraries. Korean Titles: Korean Dramas: Launching today are My Sassy Girl (dir. Jae-Young Kwaek), 200 Pounds Beauty (Young-Hwa Kim), … Continue reading →

THL reports that director Michael Mann (Heat) paid a visit to Hong Kong where he and his production team are scouting locations and auditioning local A-list stars for an upcoming cyber-thriller lead by Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Red Dawn). Some of … Continue reading →

The Wrap reports that Will Smith is in talks to star and produce a modern day reboot of Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch. The 1969 western – which has influenced popular filmmakers like John Woo and Quentin Tarantino – is … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: David Ayer – the award-winning writer of Training Day, and writer/director of End of Watch and the upcoming Ten (with Arnold Schwarzenegger) is back with another action-thriller, this time it’s tank vs. Nazi film called Fury, which he … Continue reading →