Lights Out, 2024. Directed by Christian Sesma. Starring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Scott Adkins, Dermot Mulroney, Jaime King, Kevin Gage, Amaury Nolasco, Jessica Medina, JuJu Chan, Erica Peeples, Donald Cerrone, Paul Sloan, Mary Christina Brown, Justin Furstenfeld, Jailyn Rae, and Robert Laenen. SYNOPSIS: A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just […]
The Contemporary Queens of Action Cinema
Tom Jolliffe on the current leading ladies of action… The 21st century has seen many things. Among those has been a push for equality across all spectrums. Of course there’s work still to be done, but progress has at least been made. The action genre has historically been monopolised by male stars. This was slightly […]
Iko Uwais stars in trailer for Netflix’s Fistful of Vengeance
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for Fistful of Vengeance, the feature length follow-up to the action crime drama Wu Assassins. Directed by Roel Reine, the film sees Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao and JuJu Chan reprise their roles from the series, and are joined in the cast by Jason Tobin, Pearl […]
Movie Review – Jiu Jitsu (2020)
Jiu Jitsu, 2020. Co-written and directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, and Nicolas Cage. SYNOPSIS: An ancient order of expert jiu jitsu fighters faces a vicious race of alien invaders in a battle for Earth every six years, but when Earth’s hero is defeated by the leader of the […]
New poster and images for Nicolas Cage martial arts action fantasy Jiu Jitsu
Thanks to Signature Entertainment, we’ve got a new UK poster for the upcoming martial arts action fantasy Jiu Jitsu starring Nicolas Cage, Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Juju Chan and Tony Jaa. Check them out here, along with a selection of official stills from the film… SEE ALSO: Read our Jiu Jitsu review here “Every six […]
Movie Review – Jiu Jitsu (2020)
Jiu Jitsu, 2020. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Marie Avgeropoulos, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, Rick Yune and Nicolas Cage. SYNOPSIS Every six years, an ancient order of expert Jiu Jitsu fighters face a fearsome alien invader in a battle for Earth. For thousands of years, the fighters that protect Earth have […]
Nicolas Cage leads a team of martial artists against alien invaders in Jiu Jitsu trailer
IGN has unveiled the first trailer for director Dimitri Logothetis’ upcoming action fantasy Jiu Jitsu. Starring Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, Juju Chan, Tony Jaa, and Nicolas Cage, the film follows an ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters as they battle to save Earth from an alien invader; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Why Jiu […]
Poster for Jiu Jitsu starring Nicolas Cage, Tony Jaa, Alain Moussi and Juju Chan
Ahead of its release this November, an official poster has been unveiled for the upcoming martial arts sci-fi fantasy Jiu Jitsu featuring cast members Nicolas Cage, Tony Jaa, Juju Chan and Alain Moussi; take a look at the poster here (with a hat tip to Adi Vikram on Twitter)… SEE ALSO: Why Jiu Jitsu could […]
Why Jiu Jitsu could be a B movie fan’s dream come true
Tom Jolliffe runs the rule over the potentially brilliant upcoming sci-fi action film Jiu Jitsu… Occasionally a film escapes my attention that really shouldn’t escape my attention. It’s been green lit for a while now but there’s a certain martial arts action sci-fi film that has the distinct conceptual feel of a late 80’s, early […]
Netflix’s Wu Assassins adds Mark Dacascos and JuJu Chan
Netflix’s upcoming supernatural martial arts crime series Wu Assassins continues to add to its cast, with Deadline reporting that Mark Dacascos (John Wick 3: Parabellum) and JuJu Chan (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) are the latest names to join the show. Written by showrunner John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Wu Assassins […]
