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Stars: Jose Manuel, Caitlin Dechelle, Mark Strange, Jade Xu, Miguel Peralta, Lathrop Walker, Matt Goodwin | Written by Ryan C Jaeger, H. Daniel Gross | Directed by Ryan C Jaeger

The trailer for Kung Fu Games boasts that it’s from one of the executive producers of Halloween: Resurrection. For those who don’t remember, that’s the one where Michael Myers gets beaten up by rapper Busta Rhymes. The fact that they thought a connection to that film was something to boast about should have been all the warning I needed.

Instead, I found myself watching a group of confused people wake up in what looks like a subway car as lights flash and sirens sound. A door opens, and they run out into what looks like a fog enshrouded bamboo forest, where one of them gets impaled with a spear and the rest get attacked by fighters who rappel down from the clouds.

One of my favorite guys to interview is Dave Bautista. He admirably takes his craft seriously and continues to impress with each role he plays. The man is freaking talented, and he works at it. And he is one of the kindest guys to talk to. Sitting across from him and Sofia Boutella to discuss their new film The Killer’s Game was a delight. Sofia opened up about being a dancer, which is quite prevalent in the new movie. The two enjoyed each other’s company as their on-screen chemistry expertly translated into an in-person chat beautifully.

Dave Bautista is one of those guys who are genuinely entertaining to watch. In his latest, he portrays an assassin who discovers he has a terminal illness. The feature, directed by J.J. Perry, has fun blending drama, action, and comedy. And it also helps that Mr. Bautista’s co-star is Sofia Boutella. The two are undeniably terrific together.

Dave Bautista, whose latest action comedy The Killer’s Game comes to theaters this Friday, is ready to make hearts go pitter-pat by starring in a romantic comedy. In the past, Bautista questioned if he was “too unattractive” to become a silver-screen Lothario, asking Page Six in a 2023 interview, “Is there something that unappealing about me that excludes me from these parts?” Aww, Dave! Don’t listen to your Emo Teen Life Coach. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about! I know plenty of people who find your rugged good looks alluring, and then some.

Fast-forward to the Los Angeles premiere of The Killer’s Game, where Bautista told The Hollywood Reporter that his Page Six comments “sparked quite a conversation, but I started getting a lot of phone calls after that.”

“I said that and started getting calls immediately,” Bautista continued. “So we’ve got a couple that we...

After waging war with House Atreides in Dune: Part Two, Dave Bautista trades his Harkonnen armor for something more discrete as he slips into the role of a hitman on borrowed time in The Killer’s Game trailer. Lionsgate shared the first trailer, poster, and images for the upcoming action comedy from director J.J. Perry. The promo features the former wrestler-turned-Hollywood superstar as an assassin with a dry wit fighting for his life after receiving a false diagnosis from his doctor. Thinking he’s suffering from a terminal illness and only has three months to live, Bautista’s hitman, Joe Flood, must survive an onslaught of savvy killers looking to collect his head.

Here’s the official synopsis for The Killer’s Game courtesy of Lionsgate:

In the new action-comedy The Killer’S Game, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into...

Revenge (Shudder), Only God Forgives (Radius), Mandy (Rlje Entertainment)Graphic: The A.V. Club

The appeal of the revenge thriller is simple: it’s catharsis. A grim power fantasy that taps into the irrational parts of our brains that crave satisfaction after being wronged. Of course, in life, most people will...

The new spy thriller Chief of Station is set to hit stateside. The film, which stars Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko, comes from the production companies Bee Holder Productions and Concourse Media Film. The movie has now also secured a distributor as Vertical purchased the U.S. rights and has plans to release the project domestically in May 2024. Matthew Shreder, a producer on the film, says, “Chief of Station is an elevated spy thriller that delivers impressive action, suspense and Bond-esque vibes. Vertical is the perfect partner to bring this film to audiences nationwide and we look forward to seeing them launch it in a few months.”

According to Deadline, in the plot of the film, “Eckhart plays Ben, a former CIA European Station Chief whose world comes crumbling down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. After receiving cryptic information that his wife’s death...

XYZ Films knows a good thing when they see it, and that’s why the studio preemptively purchased the U.S. rights to Skyline: Warpath, a sequel in the Skyline universe starring Iko Uwais and Scott Adkins. Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline) directs the threequel from his own script, with filming taking place in Indonesia. You can check out Uwais and Adkins in the first-look images from Skyline: Warpath above and below.

Joining Uwais and Adkins and cast members are Louis Mandylor, Randall J. Bacon, and Yayan Ruhain.

According to XYZ, the story for Skyline: Warpath picks up five years after Beyond Skyline. The plot “follows Sua (Uwais) as he leads The Resistance against the aliens. When he discovers the powerful alien Radial Gauntlet, he must deal with both the corrupt Eric (Adkins) and the army of alien invaders.”

“Since we first met Iko Uwais, Matthew Chausse and I have been...

Sharpen your sword and show us your war face because Saban Films‘s Boudica: Queen of War trailer is soaking the soil with blood as battle cries echo throughout the plains. In Boudica: Queen of War, Olga Kurylenko plays a mother whose life is stolen when high-ranking members of the Roman Empire storm her lands, slay her family, and brand her a nobody in the eyes of the aristocracy. Unfortunately for the Roman Empire, the people still see Kurylenko’s character as their queen and would follow her onto any battlefield without question. Given the name Boudica by her loyal subjects, the would-be queen inspires her followers to take up arms in the name of freedom from the Roman Empire. What follows is a bloodbath of epic proportions as rage leads to a plan to topple the corrupt Romans and their overlords.

Jesse V. Johnson directs from his own script,...

The Siege is out now in the UK and Ireland on digital platforms including Google, Apple, Sky, Amazon, Rakuten and Virgin

If you thought the likes of Avengement and The Raid movies were action packed, get ready for The Siege! Starring formidable new action hero Daniel Stisen (Last Man Down), this is a bone-crunching, slam bang knockout featuring heavy weaponry, bare-knuckle bash ups and fights to the death.

Directed by Brad Watson (Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop), The Siege sees Stisen as a Walker, an assassin who teams up with a female hitwoman to take on a gang of ruthless killers. The film also stars action veteran Byron Gibson (Rise of the Footsoldier 4) and Brit tough guy Phillip Ray Tommy (Kingsman: The Secret Service). It’s written by actress Nicole Bartlett (The Bezonians), making her screenwriting debut.

Assault on Precinct 13 with more muscle and a higher body count, The Siege...

"You're in the UK now - protocol is everything." Lionsgate has revealed the action-packed official trailer for an international crime thriller titled One Ranger, the latest from action filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson. This one is set to open in May, yet another of these action dime-a-dozen films they're churning out left and right. The film follows a Texas Ranger as he is recruited by British Intelligence to track down a dangerous terrorist and stop him from attacking London. He must help them bring the outlaw to justice — dead or alive. The film stars John Malkovich as one of the Brits, with Thomas Jane as the Texas Ranger, plus Dominique Tipper, Dean Jagger, Jess Liaudin, Rachel Wilde, Nick Moran, and Patrick Bergin. Oh damn this looks totally nuts, in good ways & bad, especially with that mustache Thomas Jane has and his thick accent. // Continue Reading ›...

Lionsgate has picked up “One Ranger,” the action-thriller starring Thomas Jane and John Malkovich and will handle sales at AFM.

Written and directed by Jesse V. Johnson, the film stars Jane as a highly skilled Texas Ranger hired by British Intelligence to hunt down a terrorist who plans to mount a major attack in London. Malkovich’s role is being kept under wraps. Dean S. Jagger and Dominique Tipper also star.

Said Lauren Bixby, SVP of Co-productions and Acquisitions for Lionsgate: “One Ranger is non-stop action and it’s so much fun watching Thomas Jane being dropped into the center of London as a Texas Ranger, having to face the likes of John Malkovich and his MI6 team.”

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“One Ranger” is produced by Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler. Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn are executive producers on behalf of Renegade Entertainment.

Exclusive: Lionsgate has acquired the upcoming action-thriller One Ranger, which stars Thomas Jane and John Malkovich. The studio is handling sales at the upcoming American Film Market.

In One Ranger, a highly skilled Texas Ranger (Jane) is recruited by British Intelligence to track down an extremely dangerous terrorist and stop him from unleashing a major attack on London. The pic, written and directed by Jesse V. Johnson, also stars Dean S. Jagger and Dominique Tipper.

One Ranger is produced by Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler. EPs are Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn via Renegade Entertainment.

Lauren Bixby, VP, Co-productions and Acquisitions for Lionsgate, said: “One Ranger is non-stop action and it’s so much fun watching Thomas Jane being dropped into the center of London as a Texas Ranger, having to face the likes of John Malkovich and his MI6 team.”

Jane’s résumé includes the recent Amazon Frevee drama series Troppo,...

Stars: Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson, Sarah Chang, George Fouracres, Flaminia Cinque, Beau Fowler, Andreas Nguyen, Faisal Mohammed | Written by Scott Adkins, Stu Small | Directed by George Kirby, Harry Kirby

Not all comic-book movies have to be about superheroes or heroes at all for that matter. Case in point: Accident Man. Originally debuting in a series of comic strips in the 90s, Accident Man was created by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner – two legends of the UK comics scene. For those not familiar with the Mills and Skinner creation, Mike Fallon is a hitman, a stone-cold killer and the best at what he does. Yet he’s no ordinary hitman. Instead, Fallon has a very particular style of assassination: all of his jobs are completed by making it look like the target was killed simply by accident… Hence the name Accident Man.

It took almost two decades for Accident Man to hit the screen,...

Exclusive: Alec Baldwin and Olga Kurylenko are set for the Jesse V. Johnson directed spy action thriller Chief of Station.

The movie from scribe George Mahaffey is set across Europe and will begin shooting later this year in Budapest.

In Chief of Station, a former CIA Station Chief (played by Baldwin), after learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with adversaries and a rogue agent (played by Kurylenko) to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

Johnson previously directed such action movies as White Elephant starring Bruce Willis and Michael Rooker, Avengement starring Scott Adkins, and Triple Threat starring Tony Jaa. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on large-scale studio films including Mission Impossible 3, Planet of the Apes, Total Recall, Terminator 3 and Starship Troopers.

“I am honored...

"Just get rid of them both, whatever the cost." Another day, another bad Bruce Willis action movie. There's an official trailer available now for White Elephant, the latest from the mindless action filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson. When an assassination attempt goes wrong, an ex-marine-turned-mob enforcer is forced to set things right or face the wrath of his ruthless mob boss. If that sounds like nearly every other boring action film recently, it's because it is exactly that, and they're not doing much different besides just shaking the bottle each time. Bruce Willis & Michael Rooker star, along with Michael Rose, Olga Kurylenko, Vadhir Derbez, and John Malkovich. This looks so bland and awful, please don't waste any of your time on this. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jesse V. Johnson's White Elephant, direct from YouTube: When an assassination attempt is witnessed by two cops, an ex-marine ...

Bleiberg Entertainment, Picture Perfect production anticipated to start shooting in August in Wales.

Olga Kurylenko will star as the legendary and fearsome warrior queen in Bleiberg Entertainment and Picture Perfect’s Boudica which Bleiberg/Dimbort will introduce to buyers on the Croisette next week.

Kurylenko, whose credits include Quantum Of Solace and Black Widow, will team up with writer-director Jesse V. Johnson on the project, which the producers have scheduled for an August production start in Wales.

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he...

Stars: Nina Bergman, Louis Mandylor, Daniel Bernhardt, Timothy V. Murphy, Dominiquie Vandenberg, Charles Fathy | Written by Katharine Lee McEwan, Romain Serir | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson

English playwright William Congreve wrote that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned back in 1697. Now Jesse V. Johnson and writers Katharine Lee McEwan (Solitary) and Romain Serir (The Girl with Two Faces) are out to prove it’s still true with Hell Hath No Fury, a World War II set story of a woman forced to fight against both sides in order to survive.

World War II is drawing to a close and Marie is about to receive summary justice as a collaborator. She wasn’t, but that’s besides the point. She’s saved from them by a quartet of American G.I.s led by Major Maitland. They’re not doing it out of a sense of justice though, it...

Production underway on LA-set cross between Roadhouse and Kickboxer.

The Exchange has added worldwide rights to EFM action sales title Lights Out starring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Scott Adkins and Dermot Mulroney.

Christian Sesma is directing the project from a screenplay by Garry Charles and Chad Law. Production is underway with Brandon Burrows of Firebrand serving as producer.

Lights Out is described as a modern-day Roadhouse meets Kickboxer and takes place in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. Grillo’s credits include the Captain America and Purge franchises, while Phifer has starred in 8 Mile and the Divergent franchise.

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International sales agency Bleiberg Entertainment is representing Shogun Films’ action revenge movie “Renegades” and will introduce it to buyers at the online American Film Market (Nov. 1-5).

Directed by action movie veteran Daniel Zirilli, the film recently wrapped in London and stars Nick Moran (“Avengement”), Lee Majors (“The Fall Guy”), Danny Trejo (“Machete”), Louis Mandylor (“Debt Collectors”) and Ian Ogilvy (“We Still Kill The Old Way”).

“Renegades” follows a group of Special Forces veterans who come together to avenge a fallen comrade – a former green beret, who is murdered in London by a ruthless drugs gang.

The cast also includes Patsy Kensit (“Lethal Weapon 2”), Billy Murray (“Rise of the Footsoldier”), Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott (“Nemesis”), Michael Paré (“Hollow Point”) Paul Barber (“The Full Monty”), Stephanie Beacham (“Dynasty”) and — in one of his last roles — Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister (“The Fifth Element”).

The film marks the first in a Zirilli-directed slate of action-based Shogun genre films.

(Welcome to Now Stream This, a weekly column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.)

It was a rough week (isn't it always?), but the weekend is finally here. I don't know about you, reader, but when the weekend comes along, I get excited to kick back and watch some movies. If you're like me, and on the lookout for some recommendations as to what to watch, I've swooped in here to help you. With this streaming column, I comb through the tangled forest of streaming titles and bring back entries...

The post The Best Movies Streaming Right Now: After Hours, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Terminal, Avengement, Timecop appeared first on /Film.

"You said you can shoot - question is, can you really...?" Well Go USA has released an official trailer for an indie action movie called Hell Hath No Fury, the latest from the former stuntman / B-movie filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson. How's this for a concept? Branded a traitor by her own countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold hunted by the Nazis, the French resistance, and the Americans alike. She must take on every single one of them if she wants to make it out alive from this situation. Nina Bergman stars as the badass heroine Marie, joined by Daniel Bernhardt, Timothy V. Murphy, Louis Mandylor, Dominiquie Vandenberg, Josef Cannon, and Charles Fathy. It looks packed with plenty of gritty WWII action, but is the script any good? Hard to tell. Here's the...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, which serves as a bit of a backdoor pilot for a show he will be producing for Nerdly.co.uk. That’s right we’ve sanctioned a podcast all Nerdly’s own and Kevin of our good buddies at 365Flicks is going to run with it. The anem ot eh podcast? Nerdly Out Loud!

Nerdly Out Loud – Pilot Episode: Jesse V. Johnson Interview and more!

The format is as it sounds, we are bringing the website to your ears, so each episode we will be reading and contributing our thoughts to reviews of all the latest Movie, TV and Pop Culture reviews from the world of Nerdly. The main feature of these shows will be awesome interviews from directors, producers and people at all levels of the Independent film world. This episode is Jesse V Johnson an absolute powerhouse in the action genre scene.

We imagine it’s never thrilling to be recognized for your past work. Yet when you have action movie talents like Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor on hand, it makes absolute sense a certain type of fan will crop up—and likely need a likely beat down in some circumstances! That’s at least one humorous takeaway from a new exclusive clip of Payback: Debt Collectors 2, an action-thriller starring Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor.

In the film, Adkins and Mandylor star as a pair of debt collecting heavies who are muscle for a particular type of bad men—all while avoiding another group entirely that wants them dead. And in the scene we have below, the men known as French and Sue are starting their morning by getting hassled for the fact Mandylor used to star in a direct-to-video martial arts movie named Ninja. While Sue never technically starred in such a movie,...

The martial arts icon talks about some of his favorite action movies. Josh challenges him to a fight.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Armaggeddon (1998)

Innerspace (1987)

The ’Burbs (1989)

Matinee (1993)

The Debt Collector (2018)

Triple Threat (2019)

Avengement (2019)

Ip Man 4: The Finale (2020)

Masters of the Universe (1987)

Debt Collectors (2020)

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Rocky II (1979)

Rocky (1976)

Rocky IV (1985)

Paradise Alley (1978)

First Blood (1982)

Rambo — First Blood Part II (1985)

Enter The Dragon (1973)

Giant (1956)

Game Of Death (1978)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

Marlowe (1969)

Road House (1989)

Grosse Point Blank (1997)

Hard Boiled (1992)

The Killer (1989)

Death Wish (1974)

Seconds (1966)

Face/Off (1997)

Heat (1995)

Under Fire (1983)

True Lies (1994)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Raid (2011)

The Raid 2 (2014)

Die Hard (1988)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Munich (2005)

Point Break (1991)

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Armour of God (1986)

The Protector (1985)

Under Siege (1992)

Hard To Kill (1990)

Billy Jack (1971)

John Wick (2014)

Other Notable Items

Michael Bay

Our Jesse V. Johnson podcast episode

The Ip Man franchise

Donnie Yen

Dolph Lundgren

Anthony De Longis...

Saban Films will release the crime thriller Villain On Demand and Digital on May 22, 2020. Check out this exciting trailer:

Villain stars Craig Fairbrass (Avengement, Cliffhanger), George Russo (My Name is Lenny, Turnout), Izuka Hoyle (Mary Queen of Scots), Mark Monero (Sid and Nancy), and Robert Glenister (“Doctor Who”). The film is directed by Philip Barantini (“Boiling Point”) from a script by George Russo and Greg Hall.

Now you can win the Win the Redbox Downloadable Code of Villain. We Are Movie Geeks has two codes to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie is that starts with the letter ‘V’. (mine’s Vampire Circus). It’s so easy! Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries.

After being released from prison, ex-con Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, his dreams of normalcy are tested when he...

Acclaimed stuntman and action director extraordinaire Jesse V. Johnson joins us to discuss the U.S. based action films and filmmakers that have influenced him the most.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

On The Waterfront (1954)

Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House (1922)

Undisputed (2002)

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)

Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)

Boyka: Undisputed (2016)

The Killer Elite (1975)

Convoy (1978)

The Osterman Weekend (1983)

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

Straw Dogs (1971)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Birdcage (1996)

Cross of Iron (1977)

Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)

Easy Rider (1969)

Fail Safe (1964)

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Ride The High Country (1962)

Major Dundee (1965)

Jinxed! (1982)

Beowulf (2007)

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

The Girl Hunters (1963)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Point Blank (1967)

Falling Down (1993)

M (1951)

M (1931)

The Black Vampire (1953)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Scum (1979)

Elephant (1989)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), possibly Joe’s favorite John Ford...

Following our top 50 films of 2019, we’re sharing personal top 10 lists from our contributors. Check out the latest below and see our complete year-end coverage here.

2019 found me returning from a year in China and settling into a new life, job, and city here in America, totally recontextualizing and complicating my relationship to American cinema and culture. During this significant transition–but just like with any other before it–the movies were there for me. To comfort, to converse, and to confront. This year, I once again chose films for this list that stuck with me, that triggered deep and lasting emotional responses, and that provoked and confronted me. It’s the end of a year, but also the end of a decade. This all urges us toward reflection. Yes, reflection on self. But like, way more importantly, ranking all those movies you saw.

This year, my list could perhaps...

Executive talks markets, strategy shifts, production mandate.

Nick Donnermeyer is the president of La-based sales, production and finance company Bleiberg Entertainment and genre label Compound B. The company’s credits include Israeli hit The Band’s Visit, Coyote Lake starring Riverdale’s Camila Mendes, and thriller The Orchard with Thomas Jane.

At a time of crucial disruption, the executive notes that markets are the best places to nurture relationships, and hints at why he will have his eye on the roll-out of Avod across Europe.

How successful has Afm been for Bleiberg Entertainment in the past?

Every major market is...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, part of our growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 141 – Kev Thought he was Dying of Man-Flu while Chris dut his Fake Grass

Kev has been dying of the Man Flu but he is back in the booth to talk all the latest News from the Flicks. We then chat career highlights of one Steven Spielberg… Next up is our regular What have we been watching section including reviews of Spiderman: Far from Home, Hellboy, Stranger Things 3, Avengement and Brightburn. Then its Just the Pilot and this time we watched Amazon Primes new show Good Omens. Top5 time and this time its top5 TV cliffhangers.

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Stars: Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Kierston Wareing, Leo Gregory, Beau Fowler, Louis Mandylor, Terence Maynard, Ross O’Hennessy, Daniel Adegboyega, Mark Strange, Greg Burridge | Written by Jesse V. Johnson, Stu Small | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson

Well sh*t… Scott Adkins just had to go and step it up a notch with this very Brutal, very British, hugely funny and fairly orginal Brit crime drama. Boasting a superb leading man performance from Adkins and a delightful supporting cast of top Brit talent.

So I saw the trailer, then I read the synopsis, I looked into the cast list and instanly thought ‘Well I know how this is going to go’. However I do love a lot of the cast involved in the flick and I am known to enjoy a good Brit crime thriller. Add to this Adkins has never failed to deliver when it comes to punch-y,...

The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival invites you to join it for a very special event this year in celebrating its 10th birthday as part of the Open House Festival.

Having moved the festival from Belfast to Bangor in 2018, the festival hopes to introduce itself to that new audience who will enjoy what it has to offer, from a wide range of independent films from around the world, Q&a sessions with the film makers, informative workshops, special guests from the film industry, and of course, the wonderful Gala Dinner Award Ceremony.

Brought to you by Bangor based award winning indie feature director, George Clarke and his team at Yellow Fever Productions, the Yfiff is known worldwide for its welcoming hospitality, independent charm and selection of alternative cinema promoting the very best of the indie film world.

This year, they have two amazing special guests: industry professionals Jesse V. Johnson...

Last week Scott Adkins took to the red carpet with his cast to premiere revenge thriller Avengement in London. Adkins has made quite a name for himself in the action movie arena, and Avengement is his latest brutal outing. Acting as producer as well as star, Adkins has gathered a decent cast around him here, including Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Craig Fairbrass, Beau Fowler, Kierston Wareing and Louis Mandylor.

We have interviews with Adkins and Turgoose from the carpet of the Stratford East Picturehouse where they talk about developing the new movie. They talk about strength of story and character development as well as impactful action, and why it’s important to make these films here in the UK.

Avengement Premiere Interviews

Synopsis

While granted leave from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold hearted killer.

If there is any doubt whether or not Scott Adkins' new film Avengement is what they call in the industry 'action packed' then may we present the following clip. The scene takes place in a prison and someone pissed in Adkins' cornflakes because he just starts wailing on the other inmates. There is no setup, just fists. And this is just 90 seconds of the whole movie! While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. Avengement will be releasing in U.S. cinemas,...

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Supporting cast includes Jay Mohr, India Ennenga, Sean Patrick Flanery.

Bleiberg Entertainment has come on board and will launch international sales in Cannes on dark thriller The Orchard starring Thomas Jane.

Production has commenced on the project, which marks a return to genre films for Jane after starring roles in the likes of Stephen King adaptations The Mist and Netflix’s 1922, as well as The Punisher, Before I Wake, Blumhouse’s The Veil, and last year’s The Predator.

Michael Caissie makes his feature directorial debut on the project, which centres on a sheriff who gets called to an orchard...

The trailer for Avengement, the hard hitting crime action flick, from Scott Adkins and Jesse V. Johnson, premiered today. In it, Adkins flashes a bright shiny grill and punches his way through the London underground. All of it by the looks of this trailer. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. I was with a friend the other day who saw Avengement at a market screening. They think that this could be a breakout film for Adkins, one that...

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Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. rights to the upcoming action thriller, ‘Avengement.’ The movie was directed by Jesse V. Johnsons, who also co-wrote the script with Stu Small. The drama reunites the filmmmaker with actor Scott Adkins, who he previously collaborated with on such action projects as ‘Triple Threat,’ ‘The Debt Collector,’ ‘Accident […]

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"Come on in, don't be shy." Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for the indie action thriller Avengement, an intense new crime film made in the UK. This is the latest collaboration between Adkins and director Jesse V. Johnson, they also made Triple Threat together. Avengement is about a lowly criminal who is thrown in jail and made into a cold-hearted killer. While on furlough, he escapes his guards and goes for revenge on the people who set him up. The cast includes Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Kierston Wareing, Leo Gregory, Beau Fowler, Louis Mandylor, and Terence Maynard. This looks like your standard revenge action flick mixed with prison brutality, without much more to offer. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jesse V. Johnson's Avengement, direct from YouTube: While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal (Scott Adkins) evades his guards and returns...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the U.S. rights to Jesse V. Johnson’s action thriller Avengement, the Scott Adkins-starring gangster thriller.

A May 24 release in theaters and on digital is planned. Avengement, directed by Johnson from a screenplay he wrote with Stu Small, follows a lowly criminal who, having escaped while on furlough from prison, returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people who made him a cold-hearted killer.

“It’s a hard-hitting gangster film with fight scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat,” said Ryan Boring, director of marketing ...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the U.S. rights to Jesse V. Johnson’s action thriller Avengement, the Scott Adkins-starring gangster thriller.

A May 24 release in theaters and on digital is planned. Avengement, directed by Johnson from a screenplay he wrote with Stu Small, follows a lowly criminal who, having escaped while on furlough from prison, returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people who made him a cold-hearted killer.

“It’s a hard-hitting gangster film with fight scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat,” said Ryan Boring, director of marketing ...