In February, a great one appeared news that the action star Scott Adkins joined the film "Kickboxer: Armageddon" (Kickboxer: Armageddon) and will play the main antagonist, against whom the star of the franchise will go Alain Moussi. It was also reported then that filming was supposed to start in April, but it's already September and there has been no news since. Fans around the world have been wondering what's going on and if the movie will happen at all.
There have been unconfirmed rumors that the project has been cancelled, and even if it hasn't, things aren't going quite to plan. However, fresh news has arrived today: the film's director Dmitry Logothetis together with his team launched a crowdfunding campaign on the platform Kickstarter, to formally involve fans in the making of the film while maintaining independence from studio interference.
Logothetis и Mussi made the announcement on social media, setting an initial goal of $250. The money will go toward improving the film and solving important problems, such as selecting the actors and crew, using the best equipment, finding the best locations and sets, and, of course, creating a good action movie with impressive fight scenes that should surpass everything seen before. It's the norm to make such claims with every new hand-to-hand action movie.
Logothetis also recorded a special message to Kickboxer's 350 million fans worldwide, which can be seen on the project pageIn the video, he shares his plans to make the best film in the franchise without sacrificing his vision or cheating viewers on the action, which is its core element.
In addition to the main stars Alain Moussi and Scott Adkins, the film is also set to feature Mike Tysoeн and UFC stars - Georges St-Pierre, Urijah Faber и Cody Garbrandt.
According to the plot, the hero Alena Mussi (Kurt Sloane) will track Caesar down by infiltrating an underground fighting network in Malaysia, seeking revenge for the murder of his family members who were killed in an explosion intended for him.
Apparently, if the kickstarter doesn't happen, then the action movie can be put to rest, which is not very good, considering the reboot of the series, although not smashing stars from the sky, is quite successful.
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Tags: Kickboxer: Armageddon, Kickstarter, Alain Moussi, Dimitri Logothetis, Georges St-Pierre, Mike Tyson, Scott Adkins
Tags: Kickboxer: Armageddon, Kickstarter, Alain Moussi, Dimitri Logothetis, Georges St-Pierre, Mike Tyson, Scott Adkins
Let's hope for some decent hand-to-hand and bloody action.
The game is cool. I hope the series will be no worse.
Thanks for posting. Hopefully more comments soon.
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