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Right off the bat I will confess I know nothing about video games, and really have no idea of the difference between Monster Hunter and, say, Hunter Biden. So going into watching the movie adaptation of the Monster Hunter video game I was — and am — prepared to approach it the way I like to review any new film: free…

EXCLUSIVE: Celebrated Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, known for franchise movies Ong Bak, Furious 7 and xXx: Return of Xander Cage, is to lead an English-language action trilogy from Midway and Crazy Rich Asians backer Starlight Entertainment. In the first installment of what is hoped will be a three-picture…

“I don’t care what those creatures are — we’ll destroy them and close the gateway.” Yeah, Milla Jovovich doesn’t play around. And that’s good because it certainly isn’t playtime when enormous prehistoric critters go on the attack. Here is the first full trailer for Monster Hunter, the video game adaptation from…

The Jiu Jitsu battle just got bigger. Tony Jaa, Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Marie Avgeropoulos and JuJu Chan have joined the martial arts actioner starring Nicolas Cage and Alain Moussi from writer-director-producer Dimitri Logothetis. Here’s how it plays out: Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu…

EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Triple Threat, the Arclight Films action thriller that teams a slew of big-name international action stars including Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Tiger Chen, Scott Adkins and Michael Bisping. The deal will see the film aim for a U.S…

More notable names in action are eyeing the Kickboxer reboot that’s got UFC champ George St. Pierre, stunt man Alain Moussi, and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Dave Bautista set to star. English martial artist Scott Adkins (The Bourne Ultimatum, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear) and Thai star Tony Jaa (Ong Bak) are in discussions…