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Exclusive: Shortly after signing with Buchwald, actor Chris Pang has already booked a notable new studio project, joining Rachel McAdams in the cast of Sam Raimi’s horror-thriller Send Help for 20th Century Studios.

Character details are under wraps. As we were first to report over the summer, the film is billed as a two-hander set on an island, falling somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ Castaway. Based on an original script by Baywatch scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, it will be produced by Raimi and Zainab Azizi for Raimi Productions, and is expected to go the theatrical route.

Currently, Pang can be seen starring alongside Jimmy O. Yang in Hulu’s adaptation of the award-winning novel, Interior Chinatown, which premiered November 19. Since breaking out in Warner Bros’ smash hit Crazy Rich Asians, the actor’s been seen in a string of studio films, including Lionsgate...

Co-atuthors Aj Mendez and Aimee Garcia have announced their new supernatural horror comic series, Day of the Dead Girl, set to hit shelves this fall. Day of the Dead Girl will delve into Mexican cultural traditions surrounding death, as the members of a coven start to be killed off before their local Day of the Dead celebration. With their new series, authors Mendez and Garcia aim to bring representation of Mexican heritage into the comic book medium, accompanied by a chilling plot that will keep readers guessing until the end.

Writers Aj Mendez and Aimee Garcia have teamed up for another comic book series having previously cowritten several projects together, including a Glow comic adaptation which will honor Mexican culture through a classic supernatural scary story. The series, Day of the Dead Girl, unites Garcia and Mendez with artist Beln Culebras, and will be released by indie publisher Magma Comix.

Stars: Shaina West, Katherine McNamara, Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos | Written by James Bamford, Lynn Colliar, Glenn Ennis | Directed by James Bamford

Jade begins with an animated sequence telling us that Jade and her brother Brandon came to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico after their parents were murdered in London. Why or by whom they were killed isn’t explained. Nor is exactly how they ended up in a street gang, or how that led to Jade accidentally killing her brother, made clear. But whatever the reason, she’s sworn never to use a gun again.

Once the film turn to live action, we see Jade dropping in to see Layla who is not happy to see her. That might be because the baby she’s carrying will never know its father, thanks to Jade’s errant bullet.

As if that isn’t enough for her to deal with, she soon...

“Abba Zabba, you my only friend!” Imagine they made a Half Baked 2. That sounds like a slam dunk, right? After all, the original didn’t set the box office on fire, but it’s presumably made a mint on home video. Well, it looks like Universal finally pulled the trigger on a Half Baked 2, but of the original cast, the only person to return is Rachel True, who played the love interest, Mary Jane. Yes folks, it happened, and the sequel, Half Baked: Totally High, is going straight to Blu-ray, with an April 16th release date.

All this begs the question, why, twenty-five years later, make a Half Baked sequel without either Dave Chappelle, an infinitely bigger star now than he was in 1998, and Jim Breuer? Chappelle, I kind of get – the man is busy and would probably cost millions and millions to get, but Jim Breuer? Could...

Exclusive: Clint Eastwood’s Juror No. 2 at Warner Bros. has rounded its cast with Amy Aquino, Adrienne C. Moore, Cedric Yarbrough, Chikako Fukuyama and Onix Serrano.

The movie follows Justin Kemp, played by Nicholas Hoult, who while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma — one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict–or free–the wrong killer. Eastwood is producing under his Malpaso banner in addition to directing off of Jonathan Abrams’ screenplay. The pic is currently shooting in Georgia.

Also part of the ensemble are Toni Collette (prosecutor), Gabriel Basso (accused), Zoey Deutch (Kemp’s wife), Leslie Bibb (juror), Chris Messina (public defender), and Kiefer Sutherland (Kemp’s AA sponsor).

Also producing for Malpaso are Tim Moore and Jessica Meier, and Dichotomy’s Adam Goodman & Matt Skiena. EPs are Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and David M. Bernstein.

Keanu Reeves has been at the forefront of some of cinema's most important franchises, including "The Matrix" and "John Wick." Even one of his biggest bombs has, against all odds, also become a franchise. Reeves starred in Universal's tremendously expensive blockbuster "47 Ronin" back in 2013. It was a major flop at the time and actually hurt the actor's career a bit. But nearly a full decade later, everything came full circle, and a sequel to that flop was released. Yes, was! As in, it already came out ... last year.

"Blade of the 47 Ronin" is a sequel to the movie in question, and debuted in 2022. One would be forgiven for not realizing it, as it wasn't quite as big as the original, to put it mildly. Unfortunately, Reeves didn't return for the follow-up, but for those who enjoyed that film, there is a sequel out there you can watch right now.

While 2013’s 47 Ronin might be a fun fantasy action movie, there are many more movies dedicated to the story of these masterless samurai and their legendary quest. 47 Ronin sees Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rinko Kikuchi, and Ko Shibasaki star in a story of betrayal and revenge. 47 Ronin’s plot concerns the eponymous group of samurai who are left without a master when their daimyo is killed. This story finds its inspiration in the true story of the 47 Ronin, a masterless samurai clan who avenged the death of their former lord. A work of chūshingura, 47 Ronin heavily fictionalizes the story with golems, witches, and supernatural elements.

While 47 Ronin was a massive box office bomb, the cult classic found its audience in the decade since its release. Thanks to its striking style, lush visuals, and action-packed storyline, 47 Ronin earned many fans when the movie hit streaming services.

Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Tilly Keeper, Richard Fleeshman, Penelope Mitchell, Richard Brake | Written by Paul Leyden, Andrew Klein | Directed by Paul Leyden

R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned may be the most unexpected sequel in recent memory, and in a year that’s seen Eraser: Reborn and Blade of the 47 Ronin that’s saying a lot. The 2013 original was a Men in Black style action comedy that featured Ryan Reynolds as a ghostly cop protecting the living from undead threats. It was also an expensive flop, the kind studios want to forget, not make sequels, or in this case, prequels, to.

Set in 1876, R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned is the story of Sheriff Roy Pulsipher, played by Jeff Bridges in the original and Jeffrey Donovan this time around. Here he’s meeting his daughter Charlotte and her fiance Angus at the train station when a robbery occurs and he’s killed in a shootout.

Dazzler Media presents fresh martial arts adventure, Blade Of The 47 Ronin, coming to Blu-ray and DVD from 24th April 2023. In this exhilarating martial arts adventure, an evil witch named Yurei, whose ancestor was slain by one of the legendary 47 Ronin, has surfaced in modern day Budapest determined to have his revenge. Yurei seeks to completely destroy all samurai by uniting both halves of the powerful Tengu Sword. A prophecy claims only a descendant of the original 47 Ronin can wield the blade and defeat this great evil. The samurai are shocked when Lord Shinshiro identifies a streetwise New Yorker named Luna as the one who was prophesied. He charges ronin Reo and apprentice Onami with training Luna to be the hero they desperately need. With most of the samurai lords dead or missing, and a traitor hiding among them, the remaining warriors must summon all of their skills as martial...

Stars: Dan Southworth, Chris Pang, Teresa Ting, Mark Dacascos, Mike Moh, Anna Akana | Written by Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam | Directed by Ron Yuan

Who would have thought we would be seeing a sequel to 47 Ronin among all of the Halloween goodies? But sure enough, Universal 1440 Entertainment, the company’s direct-to-video department, has come up with Blade of the 47 Ronin, a modern-day sequel to the Keanu Reeves samurai epic. And they said there’s no such thing as The Great Pumpkin.

Somewhere in Budapest Yurei kills Arai thought to be the last in the bloodline of those who wielded the Blade of the 47 Ronin. But as he kills him he senses the existence of another heir.

As the other clans argue over what to do about the sword and the prophecy attached to it, Onami one of Lord Shinshiro’s onna-bugeisha reaches out to Reo.

The story of the 47 Ronin is one of the most famous tales of the Samurai era. A story that has been passed down over the years and made into numerous films. It's a classic saga of betrayal, loyalty and sacrifice that makes it perfect for cinematic treatment. The Hollywood version in 2013 proved controversial in it's addition of fantasy elements and the casting of Keanu Reeves in the lead role. In addition to this controversy it was also critically panned. That alone makes the idea of a sequel daunting viewing. Those familiar with the story will also know that it's not exactly one that allows for a follow up. I'm sure the producers will have thought of that and have a completely compelling new narrative for this potential issue…..right??

“Blade of the 47 Ronin” is streaming on Netflix

The witch Yuri (Daniel Southworth) seeks to gain both the witch...

Exclusive: Kristen Stewart (Spencer) is joining Michael Angarano (This Is Us), Michael Cera (Juno) and Maya Erskine (Pen15) in road-trip comedy Sacramento.

Angarano is directing the feature, which is due to shoot this spring. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Smith.

Pic follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future. Erskine will play Rickey’s wife, Tallie, and Stewart is Glenn’s wife, Rosie.

Also among cast are wrestler-turned-author and screenwriter Aj Mendez (Blade Of The 47 Ronin), Iman Karram (Daft State) and Rosalind Chao (Mulan). Mendez and Karram will play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship.

Producers are Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company’s...

Chris Pang has joined Hulu’s Interior Chinatown in a pivotal recurring role.

The casting marks a reunion with Interior Chinatown lead Jimmy O. Yang. The two were in Crazy Rich Asians together, where Yang’s Bernard threw Pang’s Colin a bachelor bacchanal aboard a cargo ship in international waters. This time around, Pang plays Older Brother, the charming and talented beloved sibling of protagonist Willis Wu (Yang) whose mysterious disappearance years ago tore the family apart. Now, Willis has an opportunity to investigate his brother’s case when Det. Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) arrives in the neighborhood with new information.

Interior Chinatown is based on the National Book Award-winning novel of the same name from Charles Yu, who serves as showrunner and is an executive producer on the project alongside Rideback’s Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore and Elsie Choi, Participant’s Jeff Skoll, Miura Kite and Dive’s...

Exclusive: Apple has rounded out the cast for its crime drama series Sinking Spring with the addition of Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible franchise), Dustin Nguyen (The Accidental Getaway Driver), Nesta Cooper (See), Idris Debrand (Dear Edward), Liz Caribel (Pussy Island) and Will Pullen (A Little Prayer).

The actors join an ensemble led by 2023 Academy Award nom Brian Tyree Henry (of the Apple drama Causeway) which also includes Michael Mando, Marin Ireland, Kate Mulgrew and Amir Arison, as previously announced.

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The eight-episode series created by Top Gun: Maverick scribe Peter Craig, entering production this week in Philadelphia,...

Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Tilly Keeper, Richard Fleeshman, Penelope Mitchell, Richard Brake | Written by Paul Leyden, Andrew Klein | Directed by Paul Leyden

R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned may be the most unexpected sequel in recent memory, and in a year that’s seen Eraser: Reborn and Blade of the 47 Ronin that’s saying a lot. The 2013 original was a Men in Black style action comedy that featured Ryan Reynolds as a ghostly cop protecting the living from undead threats. It was also an expensive flop, the kind studios want to forget, not make sequels, or in this case, prequels, to.

Set in 1876, R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned is the story of Sheriff Roy Pulsipher, played by Jeff Bridges in the original and Jeffrey Donovan this time around. Here he’s meeting his daughter Charlotte and her fiance Angus at the train station when a robbery occurs and he’s killed in a shootout.

This weekend, Netflix is welcoming a drama thriller TV series, a comedy TV series, the return of a young detective, and the final season of an acclaimed TV series. Last weekend, the streaming giant added the Singaporean mystery series Mr. Midnight: Beware The Monsters, the action-fantasy movie Blade of the 47 Ronin, and the animated movie Hotel Transylvania 2, along with the horror anthology TV series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, the drama movie The Good Nurse, the epic anti-war movie All Quiet on the Western Front, season 6 of Big Mouth, and the stop-motion horror comedy Wendell & Wild.

This weekend, and as it does on the first days of every month, Netflix will add a variety of licensed content, such as the action movie Oblivion, the drama movie Still Alice, the action thriller Man on a Ledge, the sports drama Moneyball, the rom-com Notting Hill, the biographical action movie Captain Phillips,...

Stars: Dan Southworth, Chris Pang, Teresa Ting, Mark Dacascos, Mike Moh, Anna Akana | Written by Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam | Directed by Ron Yuan

Who would have thought we would be seeing a sequel to 47 Ronin among all of the Halloween goodies? But sure enough, Universal 1440 Entertainment, the company’s direct-to-video department, has come up with Blade of the 47 Ronin, a modern-day sequel to the Keanu Reeves samurai epic. And they said there’s no such thing as The Great Pumpkin.

Somewhere in Budapest Yurei kills Arai thought to be the last in the bloodline of those who wielded the Blade of the 47 Ronin. But as he kills him he senses the existence of another heir.

As the other clans argue over what to do about the sword and the prophecy attached to it, Onami one of Lord Shinshiro’s onna-bugeisha reaches out to Reo.

With all the (justified) media notice of the surprise success of micro-budget horror film “Terrifier 2” (Iconic), studio-made but still low-budget “Barbarian” (Disney/3.99) is adding to its much bigger take with an amazing response on multiple home platforms.

The 4.5 million budget release from their Fox unit isn’t remotely aligned with what Disney ownership sees as a priority in their productions. It already has an over 40 million domestic theatrical gross.

It popped up on both HBO Max and Hulu 45 days after theatrical release. The availability came with no PVOD first, which is somewhat different than is typically seen from many studios taking the direct revenue from rentals and purchases ahead of subscriber-based streaming appeal.

The most amazing note on “Barbarian” is that it is #1 at Vudu, which ranks by revenue and usually favors higher-priced titles. An explanation could be that its 14.99 download sales boosted its figures. At iTunes and Google Play,...

An unlikely sequel to the Keanu Reeves-starrer 47 Ronin, Netflix's Blade of the 47 Ronin takes place three centuries after the events of its predecessor. With rival samurai clans battling it out with each other, it is up to a legendary samurai warrior's descendant to bring balance.

Offering plenty of tributes to classic samurai lore, the movie is also a fun-filled, action-heavy contemporary take on modern samurais (who are organized into secret societies in this movie's narrative). This is what makes Blade of the 47 Ronin comparable to interesting genre subversions by auteurs such as Takashi Miike (Blade of the Immortal) and Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog).

Blade Of The Immortal (2017) Stream On Netflix

Based on the manga of the same name, Blade of the Immortal is the hyperviolent tale of an immortal samurai who is tasked with the protection of a child after her parents are killed.

While the revenge narrative might seem straightforward,...

This weekend, Netflix is welcoming more Halloween content with an anthology horror series and a stop-motion horror comedy movie, along with a drama movie, a German movie, and the sixth season of a popular animated TV series. Last weekend, Netflix welcomed a variety of international content with the Indian action movie Super Senior Heroes, the South African movie The Valley of a Thousand Hills, and the Indian rom-com Kristina Vrinda Vihari, along with the first episodes of volume 3 of Unsolved Mysteries, the fantasy movie The School for Good and Evil, the Australian movie The Stranger, and the drama TV series From Scratch.

This weekend, on the licensed content front, Netflix will add the Singaporean mystery series Mr. Midnight: Beware The Monsters, the action-fantasy movie Blade of the 47 Ronin, and the animated movie Hotel Transylvania 2. As for original content, the streaming giant will see the arrival of a horror...

Here’s a sequel I’m willing to bet you forgot was coming, because I certainly did. It was announced over two years ago that Universal Pictures was developing a sequel to 47 Ronin, the 2013 action/fantasy movie that starred Keanu Reeves as a half-Japanese, half-English outcast who joins forces with a group of ronin out to avenge the death of their master. The film was one of the biggest box-office bombs of the year, which made the announcement of a sequel all the more puzzling, but here we are. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment have released an extended clip from Blade of the 47 Ronin, which you can check out above.

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Just what is Blade of the 47 Ronin about? Take us away, official synopis! “An evil witch named Yurei, whose ancestor was slain by one of the 47 Ronin,...

Production wraps this week in Hungary on “Blade of the 47 Ronin,” a sequel to Universal’s 2013 Japanese-themed action classic “47 Ronin.” The new movie represents a substantial revamp that emphasizes Asian fantasy heroes and female characters and addresses some of the cultural criticisms of the previous Keanu Reeves-starring picture.

The action is moved forward by some 300 years to present-day Budapest, which is intended as a metaphor for East-West confluence, and where a meeting of the five Samurai clans is taking place. In addition to the male clan leaders, the meeting is also attended by three Onna Bugeisha (literally ‘Women Warriors’), though their presence is initially resented.

Production was handled by Universal Studios through its 1440 Productions unit for Netflix. The streamer is expected to release it sometime in 2022, though a specific date is still unknown.

The existence of female Samurai who fought alongside their male colleagues in feudal Japan is well documented.