Dimitri Logothetis - film director "The Kickboxer Returns" (2018) and "Jiu Jitsu: Battle for Earth" (2020) together with producer Todd Garner (“You Drive”, “Them”, “Mortal Kombat”) are going to do a series called "Operation Kickboxer" (Operation: Kickboxer). What is it?
According to the news agency Deadline, the showrunner of the future series will be the franchise producer "Fast and the Furious" - Gary Scott Thomson.
The project is described as “a martial arts spy series in which Sloane's younger brother, Michael, becomes embroiled in a world of international geopolitical intrigue. To earn his freedom, Sloane must go undercover as an MMA title contender, using his influence to gain access to targets around the world while remaining in title contention."
It's strange that the creators of this series are based on already released remakes "Kickboxer", because the films were category “B”, and this project will probably be sold to one of the streaming platforms or TV channels. In any case, nothing more is known about this series, but we will keep our finger on the pulse.
And just the 62-year-old star of the original "Kickboxer" (1988) and the genre in general Jean-Claude Van Damme got a role in a new project.
It seems to the editors that it’s about Uncle Vanya’s long-term construction "Full of Love" You can already forget about his swan song - the last fighting film in the Belgian's career "What is my name?" I haven't heard anything for a long time. But recently it became known that the action hero has signed on to play the lead role in an action thriller "Silent Murder" (Silent Kill).
The director of the film is listed as a cult horror director Anthony Hickox (duology “Wax Museum”, “Sunset: Vampires in Exile”, “Hellraiser 3”, “Warlock 2”), and filming will take place by the company Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment.
The film tells the story of four mercenaries who find hidden treasure in the Congo. They bury him and agree to meet at the same place in three years and split the fortune equally, but things take a different turn.
Van Damme, in addition to one of the main roles, also took on producing duties. The rest of the cast includes former NFL star-turned-actor Vernon Davis (“Hollywood Conspiracy”, “Ghost Squad”), Rafael Amaya (TV series "Queen of the South") and Madalina Anea (TV series “Comrade Detective”).
Filming is expected to begin in early 2023.
While martial artist, former stuntman, director and co-founder of the production company 87Eleven Entertainment Chad Stahelski He has only directed four films in the franchise so far. "John Wick", but he has already recorded a large number of directorial and production projects.
And while you are reading, following the tag about what Stahelski promises to give us, you will catch a new project. It was the long-suffering film adaptation of a series of novels by Mark Alden "Black Samurai". We somehow already wrote that a full-fledged series from rapper RZA is awaiting a film adaptation, but the project never got off the ground.
Today it is said that the film adaptation has been drawn up Netflix и "Black Samurai" will still receive a film adaptation, but in the form of a full-length film. Chad should direct the film from the script Lee Dana Jackson (TV series “My Son is a Superhero”). In the producer's chairs are Jason Spitz ("Day shift"), Alex Young ("Predators") John Schoenfulder (“Capone. Scarface”) and Russell Ackerman ("Hold the Darkness")
Recall that the series of novels tells the story of Robert Sand, an American soldier in Japan who studies martial arts and becomes the Black Samurai, embarking on a mission to stop dangerous forces that threaten the entire world.
It’s unclear how Stahelski is going to film with so many projects. "Black Samurai" and when. But if it happens that the project burns out, we would be happy about it.
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Tags: Black Samurai, Netflix, Operation: Kickboxer, Silent Kill, Vernon Davis, Dimitri Logothetis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, kickboxer, Madalina Anea, Rafael Amaya, soap opera, Chad Stahelski, Anthony Hickox
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