American musician and actor DMX has died at the age of 50, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday. The performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, passed away at White Plains hospital, New York, after being placed on life support following a heart attack on 2 April. “Earl was a warrior who fought […]
Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise
With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang. SYNOPSIS: A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army. The recent wave […]
Movie Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Yifei Liu, Yoson An, Gong Li, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Ron Yuan, Jet Li, Tzi Ma, Jimmy Wong, Doua Moua, Chen Tang, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chum Ehelepola, Rosalind Chao, Susana Tang, Nelson Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Radhesh Aria, Hoon Lee, and Crystal Rao. SYNOPSIS: A young Chinese maiden disguises […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]
Disney’s Mulan gets a series of character posters
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Disney has released another batch of of character posters for upcoming action adventure Mulan featuring Yifei Liu’s title character Hua Mulan alongside Commander Tung (Donnie Yen), Xian Lang (Gong Li), Bori Khan (Jason Scott Lee), the Emperor (Jet Li), and Cheng Honghui (Yoson An); check them out here… […]
Disney’s live-action Mulan gets a poster and trailer
Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for director Niki Caro’s live-action remake of the 1998 animated musical adventure Mulan which stars Liu Yifei as the title character alongside a cast that includes Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li, and Jet Li; check them out here… When the Emperor […]
Mulan live-action film adds Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Gong Li and Xana Tang
Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of their animated hit Mulan has just gained three new stars to the film. First Deadline reported yesterday Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) was cast in the movie and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Jet Li (The Expendables), Gong Li (Ana) and Xana Tang (Filthy Rich) have joined the […]
Donnie Yen replaces Jet Li in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3) has joined the cast of the action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, with Twitch reporting that he has signed on as a replacement for Jet Li (The Expendables), with Li said to have exited the project for undisclosed reasons. It marks another high-profile Hollywood role for the Hong […]
Jet Li, Tony Jaa and Deepika Padukone join Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s upcoming action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with Twitch Film reporting that Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) have signed on to the film. xXx 3 will see Diesel back as super spy Xander Cage, alongside the […]