If your only introduction to the Indian Film Industry is S. S. Rajamouli‘s Rrr, prepare for another bloody ride in Kill. The Hindi language film is one of the most violent and gory films ever made. Written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the 2024 film follows the story of Amrit, an army commando who is on a train to New Delhi, but his train ride becomes a blood-filled journey when a couple of bandits come on board. Kill stars Lakshya in the lead role, with Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Adrija Sinha, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Harsh Chhaya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore, brilliant action sequences, unapologetic violence, non-stop deaths, and an incredible story in Kill, here are some similar action films you should watch next.
John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies
John Wick is a high-octane action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad.
John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies
John Wick is a high-octane action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad.
- 7/10/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: 2x Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk has closed a deal to return for Nobody 2, a sequel to the acclaimed 2021 action thriller from Universal Pictures and 87North.
Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) will direct from a script by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin (Jack Ryan), Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem (Kate). Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are returning to produce through 87North’s first look deal with Universal, as are Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero through Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, and Braden Aftergood through Eighty Two Films.
Slated for release on August 15, 2025, the film will be overseen for Universal by Executive Vice President of Production Development Jay Polidoro and Director of Development Tony Ducret.
While plot details for the sequel are being kept under wraps, the original film centered on Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a seemingly ordinary suburban father who suppresses his past as a deadly government assassin. After a home invasion shakes his family,...
Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) will direct from a script by Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin (Jack Ryan), Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem (Kate). Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are returning to produce through 87North’s first look deal with Universal, as are Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero through Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, and Braden Aftergood through Eighty Two Films.
Slated for release on August 15, 2025, the film will be overseen for Universal by Executive Vice President of Production Development Jay Polidoro and Director of Development Tony Ducret.
While plot details for the sequel are being kept under wraps, the original film centered on Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk), a seemingly ordinary suburban father who suppresses his past as a deadly government assassin. After a home invasion shakes his family,...
- 6/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Alba is back in action after her break of nearly four years. Directed by Mouly Surya from a screenplay co-written by John Brancato, Josh Olson, and Halley Gross, the Netflix film titled Trigger Warning follows the story of Parker, a Special Forces commando, as she returns to her hometown to take ownership of her family’s bar after her father suddenly dies. But soon, she finds herself fighting against a dangerous, violent gang terrorizing her hometown. So, if you like the action and thrills of Trigger Warning, here are some similar action films you should check out next.
The Equalizer (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures
The Equalizer is an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay by Richard Wenk. Based on a 1980s series of the same name created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, the 2014 film follows the story of Robert McCall,...
The Equalizer (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures
The Equalizer is an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay by Richard Wenk. Based on a 1980s series of the same name created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, the 2014 film follows the story of Robert McCall,...
- 6/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
About five years ago, Netflix was the undisputed leader in the streaming industry. In the last two to three years, however, other platforms like Max, Apple TV+, Disney+, and longtime rivals like Prime Video and Hulu have emerged as solid competitors, offering their users more and more exciting movies and shows that become instant hits.
So if you're wondering if it's worth renewing your Netflix subscription in 2024, we can safely encourage you to do so, as the streaming service's library is full of hidden gems! Stock up on popcorn, folks, because below are 15 movies on Netflix that are sure to become your next binge-worthy choice.
15 Great Movies on Netflix That Are Extremely Underrated Win It All Bad Trip Set It Up It Follows Purple Hearts 99 Homes Love and Monsters The Impossible The Raid: Redemption Whiplash Dredd The Man from Nowhere Warrior Rush
Some of the movies on the list...
So if you're wondering if it's worth renewing your Netflix subscription in 2024, we can safely encourage you to do so, as the streaming service's library is full of hidden gems! Stock up on popcorn, folks, because below are 15 movies on Netflix that are sure to become your next binge-worthy choice.
15 Great Movies on Netflix That Are Extremely Underrated Win It All Bad Trip Set It Up It Follows Purple Hearts 99 Homes Love and Monsters The Impossible The Raid: Redemption Whiplash Dredd The Man from Nowhere Warrior Rush
Some of the movies on the list...
- 5/13/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Exclusive: Venezuelan Filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz, best known for Resistance and Hands of Stone, has signed on to direct the feature Cottonwood for Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures.
The film will be produced by Paquette, Aaron Barnett, and The Exchange’s Brian O’Shea, with Claudine Jakubowicz serving as executive producer. The Exchange will be handling worldwide sales and arranging financing.
The story follows a single dad who left his troubled past behind but must confront his dark history when his former mentor, a dangerous gangster, resurfaces. As the mentor’s loyalty to him is tested, he becomes the target of the gangster’s own bloodthirsty son, forcing him to protect his 13-year-old son from a relentless killer.
Jakubowicz was the winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film Resistance. His film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards, and Hands of Stone premiered at Cannes.
The film will be produced by Paquette, Aaron Barnett, and The Exchange’s Brian O’Shea, with Claudine Jakubowicz serving as executive producer. The Exchange will be handling worldwide sales and arranging financing.
The story follows a single dad who left his troubled past behind but must confront his dark history when his former mentor, a dangerous gangster, resurfaces. As the mentor’s loyalty to him is tested, he becomes the target of the gangster’s own bloodthirsty son, forcing him to protect his 13-year-old son from a relentless killer.
Jakubowicz was the winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film Resistance. His film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards, and Hands of Stone premiered at Cannes.
- 5/2/2024
- by Zac Ntim and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Monkey Man is one of the most imaginative action films to come out sometimes and it comes from a first-time director who also stars in the lead role Dev Patel. Described as “Indian John Wick,” the action-thriller film follows the story of a young underground fighter who goes on a rampage against the city’s elite to avenge the injustices done by them to his mother and village. Monkey Man also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, Adithi Kalkunte, Makarand Deshpande, Sharlto Copley, Brahim Achabbakhe, Ashwini Kalshekar, Pitobash Tripathy, and Vipin Sharma. So, if you loved the action and heartfelt story told in Monkey Man by the first passionate first-time director Dev Patel, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Monkey Man is being described as “Indian John Wick,” so this film had to be on this list. Directed by Chad Stahelski, John...
John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies
Monkey Man is being described as “Indian John Wick,” so this film had to be on this list. Directed by Chad Stahelski, John...
- 4/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
After a lot of controversy and some outrage, Jake Gyllenhaal‘s Road House is finally here and it seems to be a big hit among the audience. Based on a 1989 film of the same name by Rowdy Herrington, the Prime Video film follows the story of a former UFC fighter Dalton, who is hired by the owner of a Florida Keys roadhouse to protect it from some goons. Directed by Doug Liman, Road House stars Gyllenhaal in the lead role with Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, and Jessica Williams starring in supporting roles. If you loved the action-comedy film here are some similar movies you should check out next
Road House (Prime Video & Max) Credit – Silver Pictures
If you are excited about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, then one of the reasons might be the film on which the new Prime Video film is based.
Road House (Prime Video & Max) Credit – Silver Pictures
If you are excited about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, then one of the reasons might be the film on which the new Prime Video film is based.
- 3/22/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
After sitting in the can for nearly four years, Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man, was presented to a rapturous audience at SXSW last night. The film declaring loudly what the man himself was too humble to acknowledge; Dev Patel has the potential to become the future of action cinema, both behind and in front of the camera. Bringing together elements from contemporary action cinemas from around the world, most notably Korea – think The Man From Nowhere, the films of Ryoo Seung Wan, and others – and Indonesia – plenty of echoes of the pioneering cinema of Gareth Evans and Tumo Tjahjanto’s The Night Comes For Us – Monkey Man combines technical chops with savage critiques of age old divisions in India to create...
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- 3/12/2024
- Screen Anarchy
“Enter the Dragon,” starring Bruce Lee, is one of the four or five greatest action films ever made. Yet it has a thin, awkward, lurching story. The movie gets away with it, of course; the plot is merely a frame on which to hang Lee’s singular hypnotic balletic fighting bravura. In that spirit, there are countless action films that have functional, bare-bones plots, from the revenge sagas of Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude van Damme, Chuck Norris, or Jason Statham to the “John Wick” films to the action dramas of South Korea and Indonesia (“The Raid” and its sequel). So when you watch “Monkey Man,” a film that has blistering fight scenes and was directed and co-written by its star, Dev Patel, you’d think that the movie, like those others, would be able to transcend whatever limitations it might have as a drama.
Yet “Monkey Man,” while it qualifies as a volatile,...
Yet “Monkey Man,” while it qualifies as a volatile,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Silent Night is an action-thriller film directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Robert Archer Lynn. The Christmas-themed film revolves around a man who witnesses the murder of his young son when he gets caught in the crossfire of two rival gangs. On that day, the man was also injured and he lost his voice because of that. Now, he is on the path of revenge and is trying to kill everyone involved. Silent Night stars Joel Kinnaman in the role with Kid Cudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Harold Torres in supporting roles. So, if you love the most silent action movie here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Kaabil (Hulu) Credit – Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd
Synopsis: The blissful married lives of Supriya and Rohan, a visually impaired couple, come to a halt when the former is raped by men with political links. When she commits suicide,...
Kaabil (Hulu) Credit – Filmkraft Productions Pvt. Ltd
Synopsis: The blissful married lives of Supriya and Rohan, a visually impaired couple, come to a halt when the former is raped by men with political links. When she commits suicide,...
- 12/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
With the ongoing labor disputes casting shadows on Hollywood, audiences are turning to alternative streaming platforms for their entertainment fix. Leading the charge in offering a captivating alternative is Kocowa+, the premier Korean content streamer, stepping up to deliver an impressive 40,000-hour library and an exciting lineup of five new shows this month. Kocowa+ is also expanding its collection with more timeless Korean films, including the internationally acclaimed zombie blockbuster, “Train to Busan.”
Kocowa+ CEO KunHee Park expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming fall season, stating, “We're thrilled to kick off our autumn lineup with a diverse array of new shows and films. Our film collection, in particular, showcases some of the most iconic and culturally significant Korean cinema, now accessible to a wider audience.”
K-Drama lovers can anticipate the “Live Your Own Life” premiere on September 16. This heartwarming show narrates the journey of Lee Hyo Shim, a benevolent...
Kocowa+ CEO KunHee Park expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming fall season, stating, “We're thrilled to kick off our autumn lineup with a diverse array of new shows and films. Our film collection, in particular, showcases some of the most iconic and culturally significant Korean cinema, now accessible to a wider audience.”
K-Drama lovers can anticipate the “Live Your Own Life” premiere on September 16. This heartwarming show narrates the journey of Lee Hyo Shim, a benevolent...
- 9/12/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The Equalizer 3 is the third installment in the hit Denzel Washington action film franchise. Directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay by Richard Wenk, the film picks up the story of Robert McCall as he moves to Southern Italy in order to escape his bloody past, but his fight against evil people follows him there, as his new friends are threatened by Sicilian Mafia. The Equalizer 3 also stars Dakota Fanning, David Denman, and Eugenio Mastrandrea. So, if you loved the action film here are some similar movies you could check out next.
Nobody (Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens...
Nobody (Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life’s indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens...
- 8/28/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Back in 2010, screenwriter director Lee Jeong-beom's “The Man from Nowhere” which starred Won Bin, was the highest grossing film in South Korea. Best known for its amazing and thrilling action sequences, the film had fans longing for more from Lee. Therefore it is not really a surprise that he would follow it up with yet another action thriller that featured even more spectacular action but with a similar theme.
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South Korean screen veteran Jang Dong-gun, best known for “Friends” (2001) and “Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War” (2004) and one of the country's most recognized and bankable stars plays Gon, a Korean-born but raised in America hitman. As it happens, a Korean company man is selling information to the Russians in the back room of a nightclub. Assigned to retrieve it, Gon calmly shows up and effortlessly takes out everyone there but...
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South Korean screen veteran Jang Dong-gun, best known for “Friends” (2001) and “Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War” (2004) and one of the country's most recognized and bankable stars plays Gon, a Korean-born but raised in America hitman. As it happens, a Korean company man is selling information to the Russians in the back room of a nightclub. Assigned to retrieve it, Gon calmly shows up and effortlessly takes out everyone there but...
- 8/25/2023
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: UTA has signed Derek Kolstad — the writer-producer best known for architecting the John Wick and Nobody action franchises — for representation in all areas.
Following Keanu Reeves‘ retired hitman on his descent back into the criminal underworld, the John Wick franchise created for Lionsgate by Kolstad launched with a 2014 film of the same name, which built to a pair of sequels released in 2017 and 2019. The trio of critically acclaimed action-thrillers have grossed over $585 million worldwide, with each netting more than the last, and a fourth chapter coming up for release on March 24.
Kolstad wrote the first two John Wick films and co-wrote the third, with his work also spurring two other anticipated projects: the limited series The Continental from Lionsgate/Peacock and the female-driven spin-off Ballerina led by 2023 Oscar nom Ana de Armas. He wrote on and exec produced the former project, centered on a younger version of Ian McShane...
Following Keanu Reeves‘ retired hitman on his descent back into the criminal underworld, the John Wick franchise created for Lionsgate by Kolstad launched with a 2014 film of the same name, which built to a pair of sequels released in 2017 and 2019. The trio of critically acclaimed action-thrillers have grossed over $585 million worldwide, with each netting more than the last, and a fourth chapter coming up for release on March 24.
Kolstad wrote the first two John Wick films and co-wrote the third, with his work also spurring two other anticipated projects: the limited series The Continental from Lionsgate/Peacock and the female-driven spin-off Ballerina led by 2023 Oscar nom Ana de Armas. He wrote on and exec produced the former project, centered on a younger version of Ian McShane...
- 3/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Killer is a South Korean action thriller movie directed by Jae-Hoon Choi. It stars Jang Hyuk yu.
Merciless action.
Premise
A retired hitman whose wife goes on a trip with her friend, and asks him to look after the friend’s teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped.
About the Movie
A “recipe” that worked well – very well – a few years back, and that, applying the same premise and an almost identical character, keeps on repeating itself movie after movie. The elements are there, with the good action sequences, the heroic character, but it not new. However, of what you seek if just raw action this might be to your liking.
Reviews
While the tightly choreographed action scenes in “The Killer” take their cue...
Merciless action.
Premise
A retired hitman whose wife goes on a trip with her friend, and asks him to look after the friend’s teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped.
About the Movie
A “recipe” that worked well – very well – a few years back, and that, applying the same premise and an almost identical character, keeps on repeating itself movie after movie. The elements are there, with the good action sequences, the heroic character, but it not new. However, of what you seek if just raw action this might be to your liking.
Reviews
While the tightly choreographed action scenes in “The Killer” take their cue...
- 12/10/2022
- by Elisabeth Plank
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Starting from his first acting gig, as a car salesman in the feature “Our Town”, which he also scripted, Mo Hong-jin has shown time and time again his affinity for the thriller genre. Even though it has been one of the most popular genre in his home country, it would take him nine years until the first day of shooting began for “Missing You”. Besides offering the kind of entertainment that goes along with this kind of movie, as a writer he was interested in what turns a person into a “monster”, as Mo explains in interviews about his feature. Especially with regards to the character of Hee-jo, played by actress Shim Eun-kyung, he wanted to know whether she decided to go the same path as the killer she had been following or if she would remain human and a “girl”.
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- 9/12/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
It is not just Korean actors that are trying their hand at directing. After Moon So-ri made a promising directorial debut with “The Running Actress”, it is “The Villainess” actress Jo Eun-ji who steps behind the camera for the upcoming comedy “Perhaps Love”.
Synopsis
“Perhaps Love” is a comedy about a best selling writer named Hyeon who’s been in the slumps for 7 years meeting a wannabe writer Yoo-jin.
The feature, which was previously titled “Not the Lips”, stars Ryoo Seung-ryong, one of Korea’s most bankable stars and whose last released film was the smash-hit “Extreme Job”, in the lead role of writer Hyeon. Joining the cast are Oh Na-ra (“Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies”), Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”), Lee Yoo-young (“Grass”) and Sung Yoo-bin (“Moonlit Winter”). “Perhaps Love” is scheduled for a November, 2021 release.
Synopsis
“Perhaps Love” is a comedy about a best selling writer named Hyeon who’s been in the slumps for 7 years meeting a wannabe writer Yoo-jin.
The feature, which was previously titled “Not the Lips”, stars Ryoo Seung-ryong, one of Korea’s most bankable stars and whose last released film was the smash-hit “Extreme Job”, in the lead role of writer Hyeon. Joining the cast are Oh Na-ra (“Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies”), Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”), Lee Yoo-young (“Grass”) and Sung Yoo-bin (“Moonlit Winter”). “Perhaps Love” is scheduled for a November, 2021 release.
- 10/25/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Scams and Swindles have often found a place in feature film narratives. Kim Gok and Kim sun, for their newest feature, also incorporate the modern problem of voice phishing into their new film “On the Line”.
Synopsis
Seo-joon falls victim to a voice phishing crime group. He loses everything. Seo-joon then works to find the head office of the voice phishing group in China. There, he meets Pro Kwak, who is a planner for voice phishing.
The action film stars Byun Yo-han (“The Book of Fish”) as Seo-joon and Kim Moo-yeol as Seo-joon and Pro Kwak respectively. They are joined by Park Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”) and Park Myung-hoon (“Parasite”). It is scheduled for a release in September, 2021.
Synopsis
Seo-joon falls victim to a voice phishing crime group. He loses everything. Seo-joon then works to find the head office of the voice phishing group in China. There, he meets Pro Kwak, who is a planner for voice phishing.
The action film stars Byun Yo-han (“The Book of Fish”) as Seo-joon and Kim Moo-yeol as Seo-joon and Pro Kwak respectively. They are joined by Park Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere”) and Park Myung-hoon (“Parasite”). It is scheduled for a release in September, 2021.
- 8/16/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
(Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) Another month, another set of international movies to watch as you take shelter from the summer heat. This month, we have a hidden Indian gem on Netflix, a classic South Korean revenge thriller, the return of Sailor Moon, and […]
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- 6/4/2021
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Though Marvel has decided to consolidate all of its cinematic universe offerings onto Disney+, some outliers still live on for other streaming services. In May 2021, Hulu is set to premiere the latest non-canon Marvel series.
The animated comedy Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. is set to premiere on May 21 and stars Patton Oswalt as the titular Marvel villain. Oswalt’s Modok is every bit the devious floating head that he’s depicted as in the comics. He’s also your every day family man and the show will take on the format of a workplace sitcom. Sounds kinda fun! It’s no wonder that M.O.D.O.K. is the last Hulu Marvel show standing.
In non-Marvel offerings this month, Shrill will debut its third and final season on May 7. This comedy based on Lindy West’s memoir and starring SNL‘s Aidy Bryant has been a consistently bright presence on the streaming scene since...
The animated comedy Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. is set to premiere on May 21 and stars Patton Oswalt as the titular Marvel villain. Oswalt’s Modok is every bit the devious floating head that he’s depicted as in the comics. He’s also your every day family man and the show will take on the format of a workplace sitcom. Sounds kinda fun! It’s no wonder that M.O.D.O.K. is the last Hulu Marvel show standing.
In non-Marvel offerings this month, Shrill will debut its third and final season on May 7. This comedy based on Lindy West’s memoir and starring SNL‘s Aidy Bryant has been a consistently bright presence on the streaming scene since...
- 5/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Lee Broughton returns with a review of Michele Lupo’s fine-looking Spaghetti Western, Arizona Colt. Giuliano Gemma stars as the eponymous anti-hero-cum-bounty killer who goes head-to-head with Fernando Sancho’s villainous Mexican bandit. The show’s collateral damage comes in the shapely form of fan favourite Rosalba Neri while its highly reluctant love interest is played by none other than Corinne Marchand, of Cleo from 5 to 7 fame.
Arizona Colt
Region Free Blu-ray
Wild East
1966 / Color / 2.35:1 widescreen / 116 min. / Il Pistolero di Arizona, The Man From Nowhere / Street Date 9 February 2021 / Available from Wild East / 16.95
Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Corinne Marchand, Roberto Camardiel, Rosalba Neri, Nello Pazzafini, Jose Manuel Martin, Andrea Bosic.
Cinematography: Guglielmo Mancori
Film Editor: Antonietta Zita
Art director: Walter Patriarca
Original Music: Francesco De Masi
Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino
Produced by Elio Scardamaglia
Directed by Michele Lupo
A sadistic bandit, Gordo (Fernando Sancho), expands his gang...
Arizona Colt
Region Free Blu-ray
Wild East
1966 / Color / 2.35:1 widescreen / 116 min. / Il Pistolero di Arizona, The Man From Nowhere / Street Date 9 February 2021 / Available from Wild East / 16.95
Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Corinne Marchand, Roberto Camardiel, Rosalba Neri, Nello Pazzafini, Jose Manuel Martin, Andrea Bosic.
Cinematography: Guglielmo Mancori
Film Editor: Antonietta Zita
Art director: Walter Patriarca
Original Music: Francesco De Masi
Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino
Produced by Elio Scardamaglia
Directed by Michele Lupo
A sadistic bandit, Gordo (Fernando Sancho), expands his gang...
- 3/23/2021
- by Lee Broughton
- Trailers from Hell
Inspired by a true story about a guy’s online blog detailing his relationship with a girl, “My Sassy Girl” was an absolute phenomenon in Korea, and in much of Asia in general. The pinnacle of Korean rom-com movies and copied over and over, it never really invented the game in the first place. However, it did perfect it.
“My Sassy Girl” follows the story of the mild-mannered Kyun-woo (played by Cha Tae-hyun), a 25-year old student who essentially saves the life of the unnamed “sassy” girl (played by Jun Ji-hyun). Despite the absolutely insane behavior of the girl now and then, Kyun-woo soon feels some sense of responsibility for her and ends up falling in love in the process. An unlikely love story that gender-bends a lot of regular stereotypes, and does so quite well. As mentioned, it is based on a series of blogposts from...
“My Sassy Girl” follows the story of the mild-mannered Kyun-woo (played by Cha Tae-hyun), a 25-year old student who essentially saves the life of the unnamed “sassy” girl (played by Jun Ji-hyun). Despite the absolutely insane behavior of the girl now and then, Kyun-woo soon feels some sense of responsibility for her and ends up falling in love in the process. An unlikely love story that gender-bends a lot of regular stereotypes, and does so quite well. As mentioned, it is based on a series of blogposts from...
- 11/9/2020
- by Reinier Brands
- AsianMoviePulse
“Good Neighbour” is a project worth looking out for two big reasons. One: it is the return of actor Oh Dal-su. The once much-loved actor fell sharply from grace when his name came up in the early days of the #metoo movement in Korea. All projects featuring the actor had since been shelved or dropped, including this one. However, the court cleared him of all wrongdoings last year and fans have been looking forward to his comeback to the big screen. The second reason “Good Neighbour” should jump up everybody’s anticipated films list is that it is also the return of director Lee Hwan-kyung, whose last film seven years ago was the smash-hit and still highly popular “Miracle in Cell No. 7”. Excited now? I bet you are!
Synopsis
Not a great deal is known about the 80s-set story just yet, except that “Good Neighbours” is a film that...
Synopsis
Not a great deal is known about the 80s-set story just yet, except that “Good Neighbours” is a film that...
- 11/5/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
It's hard being an assassin, especially when you take your work home with you. Even more so when that work turns out to be the psycho brother of your last target, who's chased you to a foreign country where you're trying to retrieve your ex-lover's kidnapped daughter. This concept, which combines elements of Leon, Taken and Korea's The Man from Nowhere, itself a mashup of those earlier Hollywood films, is about all the plot you need to known about the slick Korean action-thriller Deliver Us from Evil. If that's not much to go on, tough, cause that's really all there is to it. That may sound a little negative, and if I was only going to discuss the narrative merits of this sophomore film from...
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- 10/29/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Derek Kolstad, scribe and creator of the John Wick franchise and co-writer of the upcoming Marvel mini-series The Falcon And the Winter Soldier, is teaming up with Swiss producer-distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment, director Claudio Fah (Northmen – A Viking Saga) and producer Christopher Milburn (Unhinged) on action-thriller Acolyte.
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“John Wick” co-director Chad Stahelski will produce New Line’s adaptation of the acclaimed South Korean blockbuster “The Man From Nowhere,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Stahelski will also reunite with “John Wick” screenwriter Derek Kolstad who will write the script for the remake. The duo collaborated together on all three “John Wick” movies where each installment has nearly doubled the box office of the previous installment. The franchise has grossed $579 million in worldwide box office.
“The Man From Nowhere” opened #1 at the Korean box office in 2010 and held the number one spot for five weeks ultimately becoming the market’s highest grossing film in 2010. The original South Korean film centers on a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
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Stahelski will also reunite with “John Wick” screenwriter Derek Kolstad who will write the script for the remake. The duo collaborated together on all three “John Wick” movies where each installment has nearly doubled the box office of the previous installment. The franchise has grossed $579 million in worldwide box office.
“The Man From Nowhere” opened #1 at the Korean box office in 2010 and held the number one spot for five weeks ultimately becoming the market’s highest grossing film in 2010. The original South Korean film centers on a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
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- 8/6/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Following the massive global success of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, as one might expect, Hollywood is now looking at South Korea for ideas when it comes to their upcoming slate. While Ari Aster is set to produce Save the Green Planet!, some long-in-development Hollywood remakes of South Korean hits are now getting revived.
Deadline reports that the 2010 Jeong-beom Lee revenge actioner The Man From Nowhere, which was actually already remade in Bollywood under the name Rocky Handsome, is now in the hands of the John Wick team after other iterations attempted to get off the ground this past decade. John Wick director Chad Stahelski will produce the project while writer Derek Kolstad will take scripting duties, and a search for the director will get underway soon.
The original was a well-received thriller following a reserved and rugged pawn shop keeper with a dark, violent past who must dive back...
Deadline reports that the 2010 Jeong-beom Lee revenge actioner The Man From Nowhere, which was actually already remade in Bollywood under the name Rocky Handsome, is now in the hands of the John Wick team after other iterations attempted to get off the ground this past decade. John Wick director Chad Stahelski will produce the project while writer Derek Kolstad will take scripting duties, and a search for the director will get underway soon.
The original was a well-received thriller following a reserved and rugged pawn shop keeper with a dark, violent past who must dive back...
- 8/5/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
John Wick director Chad Stahelski and writer Derek Kolstad are re-teaming for more action. Stahelski will produce and Kolstad will write a remake of The Man from Nowhere, inspired by the 2010 South Korean action film which is, according to /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, pretty much “120 minutes of knife fights.” Sign me up. The Man From Nowhere […]
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- 8/5/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
With a fairly limited filmography behind the camera, Chad Stahelski has still become one of the most in-demand filmmakers working today. That’s thanks in no small part to his work on the three “John Wick” films. And apparently the filmmaker is ready to team up with his “John Wick” writer for a new film, “The Man From Nowhere.”
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According to Deadline, Stahelski is set to produce “The Man From Nowhere,” New Line’s upcoming English-language remake of the South Korean hit of the same name from 2010.
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According to Deadline, Stahelski is set to produce “The Man From Nowhere,” New Line’s upcoming English-language remake of the South Korean hit of the same name from 2010.
Continue reading Chad Stahelski To Produce ‘Man From Nowhere’ Remake From ‘John Wick’ Writer at The Playlist.
- 8/5/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Word has it that the dynamic duo of Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad are reteaming for New Line's remake of the 2010 South Korean action-drama The Man From Nowhere. Famously known as the creative talent behind Keanu Reeves' John Wick franchise, reports indicate that Stahelski will produce the project, with Kolstad set to pen the script. The Man From Nowhere was the highest-grossing…...
- 8/5/2020
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: The partnership between the team behind the John Wick franchise continues as we are hearing Chad Stahelski is coming on to produce New Line’s remake of the 2010 South Korean Pic The Man From Nowhere, with Derek Kolstad penning the script. Stathelski directed all three John Wick films with Kolstad serving as writer. That franchise continues to be a monster at the box-office with the most recent film grossing $326 million at the Worldwide box-office.
The Man From Nowhere was the highest grossing film in South Korea during its year of release making $42M. The pic, directed and written by Jeong-beom Lee opened to No. 1 and held that spot for five weeks. The original film centered around a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner.
The Man From Nowhere was the highest grossing film in South Korea during its year of release making $42M. The pic, directed and written by Jeong-beom Lee opened to No. 1 and held that spot for five weeks. The original film centered around a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner.
- 8/5/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
John Wick director Chad Stahelski is reuniting with that action franchise’s writer, Derek Kolstad, to tackle an English-language remake of The Man from Nowhere, a South Korean action movie set up at New Line.
Kolstad will write the script while Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner. Cj E&m will also produce.
Nowhere is a project that keeps the Wick men definitively on brand, featuring a near-unstoppable former killer on a quest for some stylish vengeance. In this case, the 2010 movie told of a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a ...
Kolstad will write the script while Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner. Cj E&m will also produce.
Nowhere is a project that keeps the Wick men definitively on brand, featuring a near-unstoppable former killer on a quest for some stylish vengeance. In this case, the 2010 movie told of a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a ...
John Wick director Chad Stahelski is reuniting with that action franchise’s writer, Derek Kolstad, to tackle an English-language remake of The Man from Nowhere, a South Korean action movie set up at New Line.
Kolstad will write the script while Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner. Cj E&m will also produce.
Nowhere is a project that keeps the Wick men definitively on brand, featuring a near-unstoppable former killer on a quest for some stylish vengeance. In this case, the 2010 movie told of a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a ...
Kolstad will write the script while Stahelski will produce with Jason Spitz through their 87Eleven Entertainment production banner. Cj E&m will also produce.
Nowhere is a project that keeps the Wick men definitively on brand, featuring a near-unstoppable former killer on a quest for some stylish vengeance. In this case, the 2010 movie told of a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a ...
Korean Cinema is known for producing high quality action thrillers. In fact , when it comes to crime thrillers its pretty difficult to beat the quality that comes out of Korea. They just have a gift for producing masterpiece after masterpiece.
Given the volume of thrillers produced by the industry, it can be difficult for those just getting into Korean cinema to find the right where to start.
Below are our picks of what we consider to be the very best Korean thrillers. This list is a great starter for those new to Korean cinema or those who may be unfamiliar with some of the movies on this list.
1. Oldboy
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.
2. Memories of Murder
In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead,...
Given the volume of thrillers produced by the industry, it can be difficult for those just getting into Korean cinema to find the right where to start.
Below are our picks of what we consider to be the very best Korean thrillers. This list is a great starter for those new to Korean cinema or those who may be unfamiliar with some of the movies on this list.
1. Oldboy
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.
2. Memories of Murder
In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Hi-yah! (hiyahtv.com) the premier platform for streaming martial arts and Asian action movies in the U.S., today announced its official launch on mobile devices and connected TVs. As part of the launch, new users will be eligible for a 30-day free trial, after which a monthly subscription fee of only $3.99 will apply. Hi-yah!—available through app stores for devices including iOS, Android, Roku and Amazon Fire TV—offers both exclusive and non-exclusive content that will be refreshed monthly.
Hi-yah! currently provides subscribers with more than 500 hours of high-quality, commercial-free viewing of films featuring all-time favorite kung fu masters including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa, along with hits from acclaimed directors Johnnie To, Yuen Woo-Ping, Wilson Yip, Tsui Hark and more. As of today, subscribers can take advantage of Hi-yah!’s exclusive streaming release of Takashi Miike’s 2019 twisty, hyper-violent yakuza romp First Love, added...
Hi-yah! currently provides subscribers with more than 500 hours of high-quality, commercial-free viewing of films featuring all-time favorite kung fu masters including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa, along with hits from acclaimed directors Johnnie To, Yuen Woo-Ping, Wilson Yip, Tsui Hark and more. As of today, subscribers can take advantage of Hi-yah!’s exclusive streaming release of Takashi Miike’s 2019 twisty, hyper-violent yakuza romp First Love, added...
- 5/9/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
In our continued search to help fans of Asian cinema find affordable titles to stream in the comfort and safety of their homes, we take a look at some titles available through “Tubi”. The site boasts a great selection of Asian Cinema, and below we highlight a few of the titles available, with links to films (Click on title to be redirected). If not specified in the description, the title is available to users in both Canada and the United States.
All these titles and more are currently available to stream on Tubi
Tubi is an American streaming service based in San Francisco, California, United States, that launched in 2014. It is a free, ad-supported service, with advertisements shown during commercial breaks during programming. It is the largest independently owned video service in the United States, with over 15,000 movies and television series currently available. Tubi is available for free on Android,...
All these titles and more are currently available to stream on Tubi
Tubi is an American streaming service based in San Francisco, California, United States, that launched in 2014. It is a free, ad-supported service, with advertisements shown during commercial breaks during programming. It is the largest independently owned video service in the United States, with over 15,000 movies and television series currently available. Tubi is available for free on Android,...
- 3/21/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Back in 2014, director Jo Bum-soo took unlikely action hero Jung Woo-sung and created an exciting, entertaining action film in “The Divine Move”, which revolved around the Asian board game Go. The film was successful and five years later, we are nearing the release of its prequel “The Divine Move: Ghost Move”.
Synopsis
“The Divine Move: Ghost Move” is criminal action film about ‘Ghost Move’, a man who loses everything in Go and seeks revenge.
The prequel loses the star and director of the previous film, instead appointing debutant director Khan Lee at the helm and actor Kwon Sang-woo (“The Accidental Detective”) in the lead. Also starring regular supporting actor Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere“), Kim Sung-kyun (“The Witness“), Heo Sung-tae (“Rampant“) and Woo Do-hwan (“The Divine Fury“), the film releases in Korean cinemas in November, 2019.
Synopsis
“The Divine Move: Ghost Move” is criminal action film about ‘Ghost Move’, a man who loses everything in Go and seeks revenge.
The prequel loses the star and director of the previous film, instead appointing debutant director Khan Lee at the helm and actor Kwon Sang-woo (“The Accidental Detective”) in the lead. Also starring regular supporting actor Kim Hee-won (“The Man from Nowhere“), Kim Sung-kyun (“The Witness“), Heo Sung-tae (“Rampant“) and Woo Do-hwan (“The Divine Fury“), the film releases in Korean cinemas in November, 2019.
- 10/7/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Derek Kolstad, the scribe behind the “John Wick” series, has found his next big project: adapting the bestselling fantasy series “A Darker Shade of Magic” for Sony and mega-producer Neal Moritz.
Moritz’s Original Film and Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel’s G-Base productions acquired the rights to V.E. Schwab’s fantasy series back in 2016. G-Base’s Butler, Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce alongside Original Film’s Moritz and Toby Ascher. Ange Giannetti and Maia Eyre will oversee the project for Sony.
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have been told that magic is a myth; Red London, where magic is embraced and thrives; White London, where magic is used by the rulers against it’s people; and Black London, where magic has overpowered the people and corrupted the world beyond repair.
Moritz’s Original Film and Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel’s G-Base productions acquired the rights to V.E. Schwab’s fantasy series back in 2016. G-Base’s Butler, Siegel and Danielle Robinson will produce alongside Original Film’s Moritz and Toby Ascher. Ange Giannetti and Maia Eyre will oversee the project for Sony.
The book is set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have been told that magic is a myth; Red London, where magic is embraced and thrives; White London, where magic is used by the rulers against it’s people; and Black London, where magic has overpowered the people and corrupted the world beyond repair.
- 10/3/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
“That’s definitely stolen.” It’s a phrase that you never want to hear in a movie theater. However, it’s being said more and more as people flock to see Asian movies. While we think of plagiarism more along the lines of schoolwork and getting essays online, does it have a place in the film industry? And is it really a “plagiarism movie,” or just an adaptation of a classic Hollywood plot?
How, What, and Why?
No, this isn’t a movie, but we’re getting there! First, we need to look at what plagiarism is, versus adaptation. Plagiarism is stealing something. Like a movie theme. Adaptation is changing a movie theme to fit a certain demographic. Asian films are often accused of plagiarism because they are often similar to Hollywood classics. However, they usually fall under the category of adaptation, meaning that enough changes have been made. Now that we know the difference,...
How, What, and Why?
No, this isn’t a movie, but we’re getting there! First, we need to look at what plagiarism is, versus adaptation. Plagiarism is stealing something. Like a movie theme. Adaptation is changing a movie theme to fit a certain demographic. Asian films are often accused of plagiarism because they are often similar to Hollywood classics. However, they usually fall under the category of adaptation, meaning that enough changes have been made. Now that we know the difference,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The trend of action films focused on female leads in South Korea continues, with director Lim Kyung-taek’s new film “No Mercy”. While “The Villainess”, for example, mashed up action with some good old-fashioned Korean melodrama and “The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion.” tells a bloody, brutal female “superhero” tale, “No Mercy” has a more straight forward “Taken” tale of abduction and revenge.
“No Mercy” is screening at Fantasia 2019
In-ae has just been released from prison and moves back in with her teenaged sister Eun-hye, who is not completely healthy, mentally. The apple of In-ae’s eye, the simple Eun-hye survived alone while In-ae spent time in prison on false charges. While In-ae tries to look for a job as a bodyguard, something she was very good at before her incarceration, Eun-hye gets forced into a scamming racket by her bullying classmates. When one scam goes really wrong and Eun-hye gets kidnapped by some gangsters,...
“No Mercy” is screening at Fantasia 2019
In-ae has just been released from prison and moves back in with her teenaged sister Eun-hye, who is not completely healthy, mentally. The apple of In-ae’s eye, the simple Eun-hye survived alone while In-ae spent time in prison on false charges. While In-ae tries to look for a job as a bodyguard, something she was very good at before her incarceration, Eun-hye gets forced into a scamming racket by her bullying classmates. When one scam goes really wrong and Eun-hye gets kidnapped by some gangsters,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Even though Hollywood stubbornly remains the primary source of the majority of cinematic and media content for the global scene and marketplace, one cannot help but acknowledge the importance of other, international cinematography. Asian cinematography, for example, is not commonly associated as the main source of mass entertainment, even though it amasses millions of dollars and contributes greatly to the cultural diversity of the global movie industry. Nevertheless, people, as well as those highly associated with the industry, did not fail to recognize the exquisite, unique and completely different take Asian cinematography has when it comes to creating movies for all times. Therefore, we are now going to take a look into the most critically acclaimed movies coming from China, South Korea, and Japan.
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Probably the best Chinese movie ever created, In the Mood for Love is also Wong Kar Wai’s best work. This...
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Probably the best Chinese movie ever created, In the Mood for Love is also Wong Kar Wai’s best work. This...
- 7/5/2019
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
2018 was, by most accounts, a mixed bag of a year for South Korean cinema. Where critics darling Lee Chang-dong returned to the scene after an eight-year hiatus to much fanfare and applause with “Burning”, small films like “Little Forest” and “Intimate Strangers” ended up being more well received than tentpole blockbusters like Kim Jee-woon’s “Illang: The Wolf Brigade”, for example. 2019 has begun very strongly, with “Extreme Job” going on to become the 2nd highest grossing South Korean film of all time on the domestic box-office. Here’s a list of some films we can look forward to with much anticipation in the remainder of the year.
Bad Police (Lee Jeong-beom)
It’s Lee Sun-kyun vs the world in “Bad Police”
Six years after the action packed “No Tears for the Dead”, the director of the iconic “The Man from Nowhere” is back with “Bad Police”. Telling the story of...
Bad Police (Lee Jeong-beom)
It’s Lee Sun-kyun vs the world in “Bad Police”
Six years after the action packed “No Tears for the Dead”, the director of the iconic “The Man from Nowhere” is back with “Bad Police”. Telling the story of...
- 2/25/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The last time Lee Sun-kyun played a cop was in 2014’s hit “A Hard Day”, where he played a corrupt cop trying to cover up a road accident death. In 2019, we will see him play a corrupt police office once again in “Bad Police” by director Lee Jeong-beom.
Synopsis
Most of the plot is still under wraps, but “Bad Police” follows a bad cop as he stands up to an even worse society.
The latest film from Lee Jeong-beom, whose films include “The Man from Nowhere” and “No Tears for the Dead”, “Bad Police” also co-stars Jeon So-nee (“After My Death”) and Park Hae-joon. It is set to release in South Korea on March 21st, 2019.
Synopsis
Most of the plot is still under wraps, but “Bad Police” follows a bad cop as he stands up to an even worse society.
The latest film from Lee Jeong-beom, whose films include “The Man from Nowhere” and “No Tears for the Dead”, “Bad Police” also co-stars Jeon So-nee (“After My Death”) and Park Hae-joon. It is set to release in South Korea on March 21st, 2019.
- 2/21/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: F. Gary Gray’s Fenix Studios has optioned rights to Echo, the third-person sci-fi video game, with the Straight Outta Compton and Men In Black: International helmer planning to turn it into a feature film. John Wick creator-writer Derek Kolstad is aboard to adapt the screenplay.
Gray will produce (not direct) the movie as part of Fenix Studios’ production and development deal with Starlight Culture Entertainment Group. Fenix will produce alongside dj2 Entertainment (Sonic the Hedgehog). Gary Glushon brought the project in and will oversee for Fenix.
Echo, an action-thriller developed and published by Copenhagen-based Ultra Ultra, follows the character En as she arrives at a vast and mysterious palace hidden in the depths of space. The palace creates copies, called Echoes, that study her and use her own actions against her. (Check out the game trailer below for an idea.)
Kolstad recently adapted for New Line the...
Gray will produce (not direct) the movie as part of Fenix Studios’ production and development deal with Starlight Culture Entertainment Group. Fenix will produce alongside dj2 Entertainment (Sonic the Hedgehog). Gary Glushon brought the project in and will oversee for Fenix.
Echo, an action-thriller developed and published by Copenhagen-based Ultra Ultra, follows the character En as she arrives at a vast and mysterious palace hidden in the depths of space. The palace creates copies, called Echoes, that study her and use her own actions against her. (Check out the game trailer below for an idea.)
Kolstad recently adapted for New Line the...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The last time actor/singer Rain (aka Jung Ji-hoon) was seen on screen in Korea, it was in the 2012 film “R2B: Return to Base”, which was lukewarm at best. 6 years later, he is back to prove that the brilliant performance in his debut film “I’m A Cyborg, But That’s Ok” was not a fluke with the biographical film “The Cyclist King”.
Synopsis
A true story about Uhm Bok-dong, a Korean hero and winner from the time when Japan held a bicycle race in order to take over Korea during the Japanese Invasion.
Joining Rain in the film are Kang So-ra, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Hee-won and Min Hyo-ri. The film is expected to hit Korean cinemas in February, 2019.
Synopsis
A true story about Uhm Bok-dong, a Korean hero and winner from the time when Japan held a bicycle race in order to take over Korea during the Japanese Invasion.
Joining Rain in the film are Kang So-ra, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Hee-won and Min Hyo-ri. The film is expected to hit Korean cinemas in February, 2019.
- 1/17/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
South Korea makes a lot of incredible films that tell fantastic and thrilling stories. Hollywood has enjoyed remaking some of these films over the years, and now another one is ready to get the Americanized treatment.
John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is set to remake the 2010 South Korean action film The Man From Nowhere for New Line Cinema.
The Man From Nowhere was a very successful film in South Korea and the story for it centers around “a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.”
This is definitely the kind of film where Kolstad’s talent for writing action films will be used to its fullest extent. He most recently wrote John Wick: Chapter 3.
This is the second South Korean film that New Line picked up recently. They are also remaking...
John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is set to remake the 2010 South Korean action film The Man From Nowhere for New Line Cinema.
The Man From Nowhere was a very successful film in South Korea and the story for it centers around “a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.”
This is definitely the kind of film where Kolstad’s talent for writing action films will be used to its fullest extent. He most recently wrote John Wick: Chapter 3.
This is the second South Korean film that New Line picked up recently. They are also remaking...
- 11/2/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is adapting the 2010 South Korean action film The Man From Nowhere for New Line Cinema.
This is the second South Korean hit of late which New Line is putting into development for U.S. audiences. Back in September New Line beat out four other studios for the remake rights to Sang-ho Yeon’s Train to Busan, which Gary Dauberman is writing and James Wan producing. Deadline had that exclusive.
The Man From Nowhere was the highest grossing film in South Korea during its year of release making $42M. The pic, directed and written by Jeong-beom Lee opened to No. 1 and held that spot for five weeks. The original film centered around a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend. Cj Entertainment is attached to produce the English remake.
This is the second South Korean hit of late which New Line is putting into development for U.S. audiences. Back in September New Line beat out four other studios for the remake rights to Sang-ho Yeon’s Train to Busan, which Gary Dauberman is writing and James Wan producing. Deadline had that exclusive.
The Man From Nowhere was the highest grossing film in South Korea during its year of release making $42M. The pic, directed and written by Jeong-beom Lee opened to No. 1 and held that spot for five weeks. The original film centered around a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend. Cj Entertainment is attached to produce the English remake.
- 11/1/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After a spate of action comedies “Champion”, “The Soul-Mate” and the upcoming “The Villagers” as well as a starring role in the fantasy adventure “Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days”, Ma Dong-seok will be seeing 2018 off in style as the lead in out-and-out crime thriller “Unstoppable” by debutant director Kim Min-ho.
Synopsis
Dong-Chul and Ji-Soo are a happily married couple. Dong-Chul was once a notorious gangster, but he has since changed his ways. One day, Dong-Chul comes to home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing. Dong-Chul then receives a phone call from someone offering to pay him to give up his wife. Dong-Chul vows to save his wife.
The action thriller also stars Song Ji-hyo as Ji-soo as well as Kim Sung-oh in an important role. “Unstoppable”, whose Korean title literally translates as “Angry Bull”, is slated for a November 2018 release in South Korea.
Synopsis
Dong-Chul and Ji-Soo are a happily married couple. Dong-Chul was once a notorious gangster, but he has since changed his ways. One day, Dong-Chul comes to home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing. Dong-Chul then receives a phone call from someone offering to pay him to give up his wife. Dong-Chul vows to save his wife.
The action thriller also stars Song Ji-hyo as Ji-soo as well as Kim Sung-oh in an important role. “Unstoppable”, whose Korean title literally translates as “Angry Bull”, is slated for a November 2018 release in South Korea.
- 10/23/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Another day, another Korean crime thriller. K-Drama regular Gong Hyo-jin will be next seen in director Lee Kwon’s thriller “Door Lock”. The actress, known fondly by her fans as “Gongvely” (a play on her last name and “lovely”), has been very varied in her choice of films and mostly does films that separate her from her K-Drama roles.
Synopsis
Not much is known about the plot, but “Door Lock” tells the story of Kyung-Min, who lives lives alone in a studio apartment. One day, she finds evidence that someone broke into her apartment. A murder case takes place at her apartment.
Co-starring Kim Ye-won and Kim Sung-Oh, “Door Lock” is expected to release in South Korea in December, 2018.
Synopsis
Not much is known about the plot, but “Door Lock” tells the story of Kyung-Min, who lives lives alone in a studio apartment. One day, she finds evidence that someone broke into her apartment. A murder case takes place at her apartment.
Co-starring Kim Ye-won and Kim Sung-Oh, “Door Lock” is expected to release in South Korea in December, 2018.
- 10/21/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Ma Dong-seok’s rise from strongman side roles to one of the most bankable stars in South Korea and a global superstar has been nothing short of incredible. 2018, in particular, was a strong year for the ex-Mma coach, with starring roles in the arm-wrestling comedy-drama “Champion” and the upcoming “Wonderful Ghost” (also called “The Soul-mate”), as well as a key role in the tentpole film “Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days”. Looking to finish the year off on a high, his final film of 2018 will be director Lim Jin-soon’s “The Villagers”.
Synopsis
Ki-Cheol begins work as a contract gym teacher at a high school in a quiet countryside village. Ki-Cheol feels weird because a female high school student went missing, but nobody in the village seems to care. Only Yoo-Jin, who is the missing girl’s friend, is sure that her friend has been kidnapped. Yoo-Jin...
Synopsis
Ki-Cheol begins work as a contract gym teacher at a high school in a quiet countryside village. Ki-Cheol feels weird because a female high school student went missing, but nobody in the village seems to care. Only Yoo-Jin, who is the missing girl’s friend, is sure that her friend has been kidnapped. Yoo-Jin...
- 9/29/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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