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Action ensemble Showdown in Manila gets a poster and trailer

January 16, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Two posters and a trailer have arrived online for the upcoming action thriller Showdown in Manila, which sees Mark Dacascos directing a cast that includes Alexander Nevsky, Casper Van Dien, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere, Matthias Hues, Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock and Olivier Gruner; check them out here…

Private detectives Nick (Alexander Nevsky) and Charlie (Casper Van Dien) live and work in Manila. A murder investigation leads them to the jungle camp of an international terrorist called The Wrath. Not trusting the police, Nick and Charlie assembly a team of daredevils to walk straight into the Wrath’s lair and fight an army of his goons.

Showdown in Manila is released in the U.S. this Friday.

Originally published January 16, 2018. Updated January 19, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alexander Nevsky, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Casper Van Dien, Cynthia Rothrock, Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues, Olivier Gruner, Tia Carrere

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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