Category Archives: Movies

Donnie Yen Offered “Tailor-Made” Role in Expendables 2

Posted on September 16, 2011 by tinabot

Donnie Yen has been offered a “tailor-made” role in The Expendables 2. The original installment of this action film was just fun in the action hero sun. Anyone who’s anybody in the old school muscle-bound, beat-up-bad-guys world was in it, … Continue reading →

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Takashi Miike’s Ninja Kids In Talks For Hollywood Remake

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Guest Writer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wHB9JWw5Q By 8Asians reader Halls The Hollywood Reporter reported that Nintama Rantaro (Ninja Kids!!) has garnered some interest from Hollywood. Ninja Kids, directed by prolific director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins), is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese TV show about…ninja … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: Austin Powers Henchman Sentenced To Life In Prison

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Moye

If Joseph Hyungmin Son looks familiar, it’s because you’ve seen him throw a shoe on the big screen. Best known as Random Task on Austin Powers (yeah, baby), Son will now be taking on a new role behind bars for … Continue reading →

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The Raid’s Red Band Trailer Straight From Indonesia

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dino-Ray

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing and Indonesia’s The Raid has already been chosen as an “Official Selection” and as THE action flick of the fest — probably because it is dripping with violence, point-blank gunshots, bullets … Continue reading →

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Olivia Munn Talks Mum And Movies on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John

Besides offending golfers, TV personality and actress Olivia Munn was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon recently plugging her book, Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek as well as her movie I Don’t Know How She … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Panda 2’s Jennifer Yuh Nelson Becomes Highest Grossing Female Director

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ernie

“DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that its summer blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda 2, has grossed over $650 million globally to date, making Jennifer Yuh Nelson the highest-grossing female director of a film at the worldwide box office.” Yay! Well, … Continue reading →

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The Working APA Actor: James Huang

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Edward

http://youtu.be/g3P2gS-wKA0 The Working APA Actor is a bi-monthly interview of Asian Pacific Islander American actors in the entertainment world, whether it be theater, film, television, the internet, or commercials. It is an inside look at these actors exploring their passion … Continue reading →

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Justin Lin Signs First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures TV

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mihee

From Deadline: “On the heels of Justin Lin signing a two-year production deal with Universal Pictures for his newly formed company Barnstorm Pictures, the Fast Five director has inked his first TV pact — a first-look deal with Sony Pictures TV. Under the agreement, … Continue reading →

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Kai Ma’s Love Lost on the 405

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Moye

Kai Ma, former KoreaAm editor-in-chief and now TIME blogger, may be busy exploring her new home in Hong Kong but before she left, she wrote and starred in Love Lost on the 405. The short film is directed by Maya … Continue reading →

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‘The Lady’ Trailer & Shepard Fairey Poster: Luc Besson Tackles Political Resistance

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Ernie

Says Rahat: “The Shepard Fairey poster for Luc Besson’s The Lady is entirely disappointing and quite dishonest in using a style that was often utilized by the Communist Chinese. Does it look pretty? Sure. But it’s another instance of form … Continue reading →

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Josh Brolin Cast In Spike Lee’s Old Boy Redux

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Dino-Ray

In the grand tradition of “let’s make an Asian movie American,” Spike Lee has decided that he needed to put Park Chan-wook’s masterpiece, Oldboy through the Hollywood Xerox machine. This week, they announced that Josh Brolin will be the lucky … Continue reading →

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Splendent Media to Sell Rights to Remakes of 69 Akira Kurosawa Films

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Halls Variety reports that Los Angeles-based Splendent Media will serve as a sales agent to the “worldwide rights (outside Japan) to 69 titles from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, including 19 screenplays that were never produced.” Not included in the deal … Continue reading →

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