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Hollywood Thailand has inked a theatrical distribution deal with Commercial Films Siam for “Dream!,” an English-language musical that will hit cinemas across Thailand and the Southeast Asia region in December.

The production, directed by Paul Spurrier, marks the first Thai musical in over 50 years and is the first Thai film produced entirely in English. The project spent five years in development, six months in workshops and casting, and nine months filming across eight Thai provinces.

The musical features 10-year-old Amata “Manao” Masmalai in her breakout role as Lek, a young girl on a magical journey across Thailand to find a new family.

“We auditioned more than 200 young actors for the role of Lek,” said producer David Cluck. “What we found in Manao was something rare — honesty, emotional depth and natural musicality. She anchors the film with extraordinary grace.”

The film features an original orchestral score by Mickey Wongsathapornpat, played by the Siam Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra,...

While the films we see from Mainland China in festivals mostly follow arthouse social/family drama paths, the ones we see outside of the circuit, mostly in various streamers and occasionally in distribution, are almost always of the crime/action variety and quite frequently, of dubious quality. “Go For Broke”, a Chinese/Hong Kong production by Marc Ma, checks both these last two boxes.

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In a hidden corner of Mancheng, a profit-seeking drug cartel is unscrupulously causing countless people to fall into the abyss of drug addictions and tearing apart families. Zhang Yao was persecuted by the drug traffickers until his family met their ruin, so, with his life in shambles, agrees to cooperate with anti-narcotics captain An Du to seek revenge against the leaders of the criminal syndicate, Mu Kun and An Pei. To do so, Zhang Yao takes the place of Mu Kun’s lost son,...

Watching Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives will quickly wash away all the fuzzy bright-pink memories of the actor singing Im Just Ken in Barbie, and now director Nicolas Winding Refn's critically panned 2013 action film is available to stream on Peacock. Loaded with some of the most brutal action scenes ever included in a film, Only God Forgives is a wonderfully evocative sensory experience, in large part thanks to its unforgettably bright and colorful cinematography.

For those who havent seen the movie, Julian (Gosling) runs a Thai boxing club in the bowels of Bangkok, but he is secretly a drug dealer working alongside his brother, Billy (Tom Burke), for their ruthless mother, who is portrayed by the Oscar-nominated Kristin Scott Thomas. After Billy savagely murders an underage prostitute, a veteran police lieutenant named Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm) allows the girls grieving father to take his revenge, which ends in Billy being justifiably murdered.

Tanaseth Tulyathan is a filmmaker from Bangkok, Thailand, best known for his upcoming feature film “The Chameleon Woman”, which has been selected for the Asian Project Market (Apm), and his short film “Morlam“, which had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival 2024. He is an alumnus of Ross School in East Hampton, New York, and holds a Bfa in Film and Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Tanaseth′s diverse works have been selected at film festivals such as the Atlanta Film Festival, International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aires, Newport Beach Film Festival, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth, the Savannah College of Art and Design Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, The Emmy Awards, The Telly Awards, the UK Music Video Awards, and Vancouver Asian Film Festival.

On the occasion of “Morlam” being reviewed as part of our Submit Your Film initiative,...

Tanaseth Tulyathan is a filmmaker from Bangkok, Thailand, best known for his upcoming feature film “The Chameleon Woman”, which has been selected for the Asian Project Market (Apm), and his short film “Morlam“, which had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival 2024. He is an alumnus of Ross School in East Hampton, New York, and holds a Bfa in Film and Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Tanaseth′s diverse works have been selected at film festivals such as the Atlanta Film Festival, International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aires, Newport Beach Film Festival, the National Film Festival for Talented Youth, the Savannah College of Art and Design Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, The Emmy Awards, The Telly Awards, the UK Music Video Awards, and Vancouver Asian Film Festival.

Morlam review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative...

Stars: Sahajak Boonthanakit, Nicholas Hammond, Ludi Lin, Vithaya Pansringarm, Suradet Dongthaisong | Written by H. Daniel Gross, Ryan C. Jaeger, Louis Spiegler | Directed by Robert Grasmere

No, Art of Eight Limbs isn’t about an octopus that can paint portraits. It’s the latest knockoff of Enter the Dragon, a film that came out fifty-one years ago and still hasn’t been equalled despite a near-endless stream of films utilizing its mix of international espionage, crime, and martial arts tournaments.

Somewhere in Myanmar, a pair of Russian agents arrive at the encampment of General Thiha looking to buy some Vx Nerve Gas. They show they have the cash, and Thiha’s men show them the gas is the real thing by killing the town drunk as they watch. The CIA are quite familiar with The General and aren’t surprised to find out he’s involved. They alert Nick Buckley, one...

Tiger Style Media is partnering with Paramount‘s Republic Pictures for old-school-style martial arts double feature releases. The first two of the four films released this month are Art of Eight Limbs and The Lockdown. Art of Eight Limbs stars Ludi Lin, who plays Liu Kang in 2021’s Mortal Kombat and the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2. The trailer will likely give viewers some déjà vu as the plot of infiltrating a martial arts tournament led by a criminal comes straight from Bruce Lee’s famous film Enter the Dragon. However, mix it in with some Muay Thai action and it’s a cocktail for some martial arts mayhem.

The official synopsis reads,

“In this action-packed thriller from a producer of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Ludi Lin stars as a CIA data analyst and part-time kickboxer. Sent on a mission to Myanmar, he must infiltrate a martial arts tournament...

"We look forward to seeing you fight." Republic Pictures via Paramount has unveiled the official trailer for Art of Eight Limbs - the title is just another term for Muay Thai Boxing. The martial arts action movie is playing in select theaters now before it's on VOD later this month. A small release that we've barely heard about. Four canisters of deadly Vx nerve gas have fallen into the hands of an arms dealer in Myanmar. A CIA data analyst goes undercover to infiltrate a martial arts tournament that masks an auction of the deadly nerve gas, where he finds himself as the last hope against a time-ticking global threat. Can he pull off a win and save the world? Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin (who played Liu Kang in the recent 2021 Mortal Kombat movie) stars as the CIA analyst. The cast includes Thai actors Sahajak Boonthanakit & Vithaya Pansringarm, both were...

Your browser does not support the video tag. Tiger Style Media showcases classical martial arts and grindhouse movies with a modern twist. Exciting upcoming releases include The Art of Eight Limbs, The Lockdown, Lady Scorpions, and Kung Fu Games. Watch for stars like Ludi Lin, Caity Lotz, Cynthia Rothrock, and Mark Strange in action-packed films.

Martial arts cinema is back in full force, and the brand-new banner Tiger Style Media is here to offer four action-packed movies that highlight world-class performers and various styles of fighting. The company was founded by producer Shannon McIntosh, who has previously worked with Quentin Tarantino on movies such as Once Upon a Time.in Hollywood and The Hateful Eight, and Daniel Gross, who is known for Halloween: Resurrection and Highlander: End Game.

Tiger Style Media seeks to highlight both classic martial arts and grindhouse movies in the contemporary landscape, and Screen Rant has an...

Stars: Ploypailin Thangprapaporn, Denkhun Ngamnet, Somchai Kemglad, Nara Aniwat, Sutina Laoamnuaichai, Vithaya Pansringarm, Keetapat Pongrue | Written by Sorawi Alapach, Teerat Vanavongtanate | Directed by Lee Thongkham

I can’t say I have a vast knowledge, or much knowledge at all of Thai action films, but I was excited to check this latest one out – Kitty the Killer.

Now, of course, action movies have never gone away. They’ve been around forever but it feels like ever since John Wick, the revenge action film has been more popular than ever, and therefore, more and more are getting made. And Kitty the Killer has some similarities with John Wick and plenty of other popular action movies.

There is a revenge story here (although no dog this time), and there is a ‘Guardian’ of the killer (or killers) – another thing that has been popularized lately, see Killing Eve, The Kingsman, etc., and there are plenty of fight scenes.

Traditionally, movie theater walkouts are usually associated with the horror genre, with infamous cases ranging from 1973’s The Exorcist (particularly during the crucifix masturbation scene) and even Lars Von Trier’s controversial serial killer memoir, The House That Jack Built.

That being said, there are exceptions to this rule, as some movies manage to terrorize audiences into leaving the theater regardless of genre. One memorable example of this is Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2013 revenge thriller Only God Forgives, a film so brutal and inaccessible that quite a few critics ended up treating it like a snuff film from hell back when it was first released. However, I’ve come to learn that horror fans have a knack for seeing beyond the blood and guts when judging the value of a story, and that’s why I’d like to make a case for Winding’s near-impenetrable experiment as an excellent horror-adjacent experience.

"We are nothing if we don't obey the Agency." Epic Pictures Group has revealed a new official US trailer for a kick ass Thai film called Kitty The Killer, about a female assassin. Don't confuse that title with her being a kitty killer, or a killer with a kitty - not the same. A highly trained teenage assassin, Dina, and her mentor, Charlie, form an unlikely duo as they unexpectedly join forces to fight back and stop a sinister plot and save millions. When Dina is betrayed by Keng's organization, she unites with Charlie for vengeance. Featuring brutal animated sequences blended with live action. "The cast and crew worked tirelessly to bring Kitty the Killer to life, creating jaw-dropping action sequences." Starring Ploypailin Thangprapaporn as Dina, with Denkhun Ngamnet as Charlie, Nara Aniwat, Vithaya Pansringarm, and Somchai Kemglad as Keng. Of course this reminds me of Kill Bill Vol. 1,...

Epic Pictures Group brings award-winning action/comedy Kitty the Killer to U.S. screens, and Screen Rant has a first look. The movie follows young assassin Dina in underground world of female assassins, featuring animated sequences blended with live action. The cast and crew worked tirelessly to bring Kitty the Killer to life, creating jaw-dropping action sequences and unforgettable comedic moments.

Epic Pictures Group is bringing the award-winning action/comedy Kitty the Killer to audiences in the U.S., and Screen Rant has a first look. The movie was directed by Lee Thongkham, known for his other films The Lake and The Maid, and was written by Thongkham along with Sorawi Alapach and Venus Saksiri. The movie has screened at festivals around the world and even won “Best Action Cinema” at the New York Asian Film Festival.

In addition to revealing the movie’s release date, Screen Rant is happy...

Xavier Gens (Frontiers, Cold Skin) is back this week with the brand new action thriller Mayhem!, and IFC Films has provided us with an exclusive clip to whet your appetite today.

Mayhem! will be available in theaters and everywhere you rent movies on January 5, 2024.

The film’s trailer was loaded up with rave reviews that praised the fight choreography in Xavier Gens’ latest, and our exclusive clip spotlights one of those violent fight sequences.

Check it out below, with the previously released trailer underneath the clip.

In the film, “Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support...

The original title for Xavier Gens’s Mayhem! was Farang, a word that describes the main character’s status in Thailand. A martial artist and ex-con, Sam (Nassim Lyes) is also a foreigner, and a Westerner at that, having fled his native France. The title change is understandable, meant to reach the broader audience that might take interest in the film’s bloody revenge story, though it risks setting the wrong expectations. After all, long stretches of Mayhem! pass with little in the way of actual mayhem, especially in its first hour.

The film, written by Gens and Magali Rossito, initially focuses on Sam’s daily life after he’s released on day parole and does an honest day’s work at a construction site. But trouble soon finds Sam, and after a brief chase and scuffle that leaves one man dead, Mayhem! essentially hits reset and jumps forward five years.

"This isn't a job anymore... it's turned into a war." Saban has revealed an official trailer for Hellhound, an action thriller from Thailand made by an American filmmaker named Joshua Dixon originally from Texas. This will be getting a VOD release directly in January for anyone who wants to watch this. Otherwise, just skip it, you won't miss much. Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A judgment lapse violently crosses paths with an old colleague Paul. Louis Mandylor stars in this new action thriller - a seasoned hitman on the cusp of retirement finds himself pulled back into the deadly world he is yearning to leave behind. Also starring Vithaya Pansringarm, Van Quattro, Jirayu Yimamphai, Ron Smoorenburg, and Tofan Pirani. Yet another extremely generic action movie to ignore.

IFC Films has released the trailer and key art for the upcoming film “Mayhem” starring Nassim Lyes, Olivier Gourmet, Vithaya Pansringarm.

Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant. As his life begins to improve, a job gone wrong puts Sam in the crosshairs of local crime lord Narong (Olivier Gourmet), who retaliates with brutal violence. Crushed but still alive, Sam is left with only one purpose: to seek merciless and bone-breaking vengeance.

Director: Xavier Gens...

Hellhound offers a familiar story but stands out with its impressive cinematography and background in the industry. Saban Films has had a successful year in the action genre, branching out into Westerns as well. Hellhound features Louis Mandylor as a hyper-competent leading man in a dangerous world, with a runtime of 103 minutes and an R rating.

Screen Rant is proud to present a first look at the newest Saban Films action movie, Hellhound, which will arrive on VOD in January 2024. The story is set in Bangkok, where action aficionado Louis Mandylor (The Pact) plays a hitman ready for retirement. Naturally, he finds himself roped into one last job courtesy of the dark underground, and he accepts it without expecting anything out of the ordinary. But the mission at hand is far more dangerous than he ever imagined, putting his skills and morality to the test as he seeks to escape his dangerous world intact.

French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Frontiers, Cold Skin) is back with brand new action thriller Mayhem!, and IFC Films has unleashed the trailer and release date this week.

Mayhem! will be available in theaters and everywhere you rent movies on January 5, 2024.

The film’s trailer is loaded with bone-crunching action and multiple rave reviews that praise the fight choreography and the nonstop action on display in Xavier Gens’ latest.

Watch the official trailer for Mayhem! below.

In the film, “Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant.

"What have you done?!" "You woke up the beast." IFC Films has revealed a new US trailer for the intense action film set mostly in Thailand titled Mayhem! (aka Farang), the latest creation from the French genre filmmaker Xavier Gens (of Frontier(s), The Divide, Cold Skin). The film already opened in France in June and premiered at the 2023 Neuchatel Fantastic Film Festival in the summer, now set for an early January release in the US. Sam is an exemplary inmate. A few months before his release from prison, he is diligently preparing for his reintegration. During a leave, his past catches up with him and an accident leaves him only one choice: escape. Five years later, after rebuilding his life in Thailand, he has founded the family he had always dreamed of. But Narong, the local godfather, forces him to plunge into delinquency again. When Sam wants to stop everything,...

Action comedy film “Baby Hero” was launched at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum and Market on Thursday.

The film is a co-production between Singapore’s Hong Pictures and Bangkok-based Hollywood (Thailand). Principal photography will commence in the first quarter of 2024 with a view to releasing the film in 2025.

“Baby Hero” was launched in the presence of actors Joshua Tan, Zoen Tay, Justin Misson, Wang Weiliang, Lin Youfa and Vithaya Pansringarm, producer ‘Boy’ Watson and Singapore’s senior minister of state for communications and information Tan Kiat How.

The launch event was preceded by a celebration of casting portal I Am Casting, the brainchild of Singaporean actor and comedian Irene Ang who revealed plans to take the service global. Ang explained that the portal was for the gamut of actors across age groups, ranging from emerging stars to veterans.

Ang said that it is never too late to start as an actor.

French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Frontiers, Cold Skin) is back with brand new action movie Mayhem!, and Variety reports today that IFC Films has acquired the film for distribution.

IFC Films will release Mayhem! sometime in 2024. First up, the movie will premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which runs through August 9, 2023.

The film stars Nassim Lyes as Sam. “When he gets out of prison, he finds it difficult to escape the reach of a local gang lord. He heads to Thailand, but searching for a kidnapped family member brings him square into the bullseye of the underbelly he was trying to escape.”

Olivier Gourmet, Loryn Nounay, Vithaya Pansringarm and Sahajak Boonthanakit also star.

“Xavier Gens has crafted an energetic and propulsive film, showcasing some of the most impressive fight choreography we have ever seen,” said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks’ Film Group.

“While winking at films like ‘The Raid’ and ‘Taken,...

IFC Films has acquired Xavier Gens’ action spectacle “Mayhem!” (“Farang”) from Studiocanal ahead of its premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival.

Produced by Vincent Roget (Same Player) and Dimitri Stephanides (WTFilms), “Mayhem!” will be released in 2024.

“Xavier Gens has crafted an energetic and propulsive film, showcasing some of the most impressive fight choreography we have ever seen,” said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks’ Film Group.

“While winking at films like ‘The Raid’ and ‘Taken,’ Xavier has made a film which stands on its own as an iconic new member of the hand-to-hand action canon. We are thrilled to be working with the immensely talented team to bring this riveting story to theaters,” he added.

Shot in France and Thailand, “Mayhem!” stars Nassim Lyes as Sam. When he gets out of prison, he finds it difficult to escape the reach of a local gang lord. He heads to Thailand,...

As we have mentioned many times, the epicenter of Asian action movies has long since moved from Hong Kong towards the Asean countries. Thai Lee Thongkham proves the fact once more with “Kitty the Killer”, a movie that implements the whole girls-with-weapons concept through an approach that also includes much comedy and a certain level of sensualism.

Kitty The Killer is screening at New York Asian Film Festival

The Agency is a secret society formed by a clan of men known as the Guardians, who have trained girls as assassins, in order for their killings to retain balance in the world. The girl assassins are all codenamed Kitty and they stay in the shadows, working in all parts of society, as schoolgirls, housewives, store and office clerks and everything in between. Essentially, they hide in plain sight until their Guardian calls them to do their killing. As the movie starts,...

Producer Pellin Chou set to attend special screening.

Netflix animation The Monkey King has been set as the closing film of the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), marking the first time the festival has partnered with the streaming giant.

The special screening will take place on July 30, more than two weeks before the August 18 premiere on Netflix worldwide. It will be attended by Netflix Animation producer Peilin Chou, a former Oriental Dreamworks executive who produced Abominable and was Oscar-nominated for Over The Moon.

The feature is directed by Anthony Stacchi, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2015 for co-directing The Boxtrolls,...

"Monster. Will. Rise." Epic Pictures is about to release the Thai monster movie titled The Lake (เดอะเลค), a horror thriller from director Lee Thongkham, and co-directed by Aqing Xu. This trailer has been out for months already, but we are featuring it now just before the release. The original Thai title is บึงกาฬ or Bueng Kan, which is the real name of a province located in Northern Thailand (see Google Maps). Big things have small beginning. A small country girl finds a mysterious egg in a field and and brings it to her town. Now a giant nine-meters monster rises from the lake causing havoc just to find her egg. The movie stars Sushar Manaying, Vithaya Pansringarm, Lamyai Haithongkham, Wanmai Chatborrirak, and Teerapat Satjakul. The creature is designed by a famous monster designer named Jordu Schell, who has worked on tons of movies including Avatar, The Cabin in the Wood,...

"I couldn't see it clearly, but it's not animal we know." Epic Pictures has revealed the official trailer for a Thai monster movie titled The Lake (เดอะเลค), a horror thriller from director Lee Thongkham. The original Thai title is บึงกาฬ or Bueng Kan, which is the real name of a province located in Northern Thailand (see Google Maps). Scary that they gave it an actual location to reference for the Thai title. A young girl finds a mysterious egg in a field and and brings it back to her town. Soon a giant 30-foot monster rises from the lake causing havoc just to find her egg. This stars Sushar Manaying, Vithaya Pansringarm, Lamyai Haithongkham, Wanmai Chatborrirak, and Teerapat Satjakul. The creature is designed by a famous monster designer named Jordu Schell, who has worked on tons of movies including Avatar, The Cabin in the Wood, Hellboy, Dawn of the Dead,...

"Just a crazy idea..." Amazon has revealed the first official trailer for Thirteen Lives, the Ron Howard fictionalized movie version of the Thailand cave rescue story from 2018. Everyone knows the story! It was headline news for weeks, and they just released an award-winning documentary last year called The Rescue. Howard gives it the Apollo 13 treatment by turning it into a seriously intense feature film. A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning... The cast features Viggo Mortensen as Richard Stanton, Colin Farrell as John Volanthen, Joel Edgerton as Richard Harris, an anaesthetist, plus a Thai cast featuring Sukollawat Kanarot, Thiraphat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, & Nophand Boonyai.

At this point, it feels like there have already been 13 movies made about the 2018 Thai cave rescue, with "The Cave," "The Rescue," and now Ron Howard's "Thirteen Lives" flooding the market — not unlike the cave system where 12 boys and their soccer coach were once trapped and in need of rescue. "Thirteen Lives," however, boasts what is perhaps the most impressive cast list, including but not limited to Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton, and Vithaya Pansringarm (the man who put the "God" in Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives.")

"Thirteen Lives" was originally on the calendar for April 2022,...

The post Ron Howard's Thai Cave Rescue Movie, Thirteen Lives, is Coming to Theaters and Streaming in August appeared first on /Film.

After his feature “Mindfulness and Murder” (2011), Thai director Tom Waller found his next project in the form of an obituary in a local newspaper. The announcement was about the death of Chavoret Jaruboon, something of a celebrity in Waller’s home country, since he was the last executioner carrying out death sentences via firing squad. When Thailand’s government abolished death by firing squad in 2003, Jaruboon also resigned. Since his formal appointment to the position in 1984, he had been responsible for 55 executions, all of which were carried out with him shooting the prisoner with a mounted machine gun. In the years until his death, he was a regular guest on TV shows and wrote books about his time as executioner.

Interestingly, the study of former executioners such as Jaruboon provides many noteworthy aspects for the discussion about the necessity of capital punishment in general. In an article about Albert Pierrepoint,...

Academy award winning director Ron Howard has now tapped a hugely talented trio to lead his upcoming biographical survival drama Thirteen Lives, with Viggo Mortensen The Lord of the Rings, Green Book, Colin Farrell The Batman, and Joel Edgerton Warrior now signed on. Thirteen Lives will chronicle the real-life events of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue that saw a junior football team and their coach trapped in a cave for a period of 18 days.

The three A-listers will lead a stacked supporting cast made up of all sorts of familiar faces including Weir Sukollawat (Malila), Thiraphat Sajakul (The Serpent), Sahajak Boonthanakit (The Serpent), Vithaya Pansringarm (The Prey), Teeradon "James" Supapunpinyo (Bad Genius), Nophand Boonyai (Only God Forgives), Tom Bateman (Death on the Nile), Paul Gleeson (The Thin Red Line), and Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Pitch Black).

Taking place in 2018, the incident was highly publicised at the time, as many professionals and the...

Exclusive: It took a village to rescue those 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave in 2018. MGM and Thirteen Lives director Ron Howard have firmed a big international cast to play the heroic rescuers who took part in a dangerous operation that cost one rescue diver — Thai Navy Seal Saman Gunan — his life. All of the boys, and the coach, were saved before floodwaters completely filled the caves.

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton will star with Weir Sukollawat (Malila), Thiraphat Sajakul (The Serpent), Sahajak Boonthanakit (The Serpent), Vithaya Pansringarm (The Prey), Teeradon “James” Supapunpinyo (Bad Genius), Nophand Boonyai (Only God Forgives), Tom Bateman (Death on the Nile), Paul Gleeson (The Thin Red Line), and Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Pitch Black).

The film will shoot in Australia — with the support of the Australian and Queensland Governments — and also Thailand. Production begins this month. Thirteen Lives will be released theatrically in the U.

Hello everybody, what’s up? You’re listening to I Was Just Wondering With Tom Salmon! The podcast that dives into music, film and games and everything else in between.

My guests on this week’s episode are writer & director Paul Spurrier and producer David Allen Cluck, the creative team behind the three part television series Eullenia (2020) starring Alec Newman and Vithaya Pansringarm. Eullenia tells the story of wealthy businessman Marcus Hammond and his dark obsession to find the perfect deal in Bangkok, Thailand.

We jumped into Paul and David’s experience of how they first met in working in the Thai film industry, how the dark side of successful businessmen like Steve Jobs influenced the characters and story of Eullenia and what’s it like filming at the famous aeroplane graveyard and avoiding Bangkok jail.

You can checkout Eullenia on Amazon Prime right now at www.amazon.co.uk...

Darkstar Pictures is releasing Jimmy Henderson's human prey action flick The Prey in virtual cinemas in the U.S. and on VOD in the States and up here in Canada later this month.    A red band trailer was released today. Check it out below.    Loosely based on Richard Connell's story of survival and adventure The Most Dangerous Game,  The Prey comes from writer/director Jimmy Henderson and the team behind genre festival hit Jailbreak.    Undercover Chinese cop Xin (newcomer Gu Shangwei), is on a secret international mission when a surprise raid puts him in a remote Cambodian jungle prison that plays by its own rules.Ruthless warden (Vithaya Pansringarm of Only God Forgives ) sells prisoners as human prey for rich hunters looking for thrills...

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Loosely based on Richard Connell’s story of survival and adventure “The Most Dangerous Game”, “The Prey“ comes from writer/director Jimmy Henderson and the team behind genre festival hit “Jailbreak”.

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Undercover Chinese cop Xin (newcomer Gu Shangwei), is on a secret international mission when a surprise raid puts him in a remote Cambodian jungle prison that plays by its own rules.Ruthless warden (Vithaya Pansringarm of “Only God Forgives”) sells prisoners as human prey for rich hunters looking for thrills in the jungle.

After years of hunting down ruthless criminals, Xin suddenly finds himself running for his life. If Xin manages to survive this sadistic game, he’ll walk out of the jungle the same way he came in: as a free man. If Xin fails, he’s just another hunting trophy.

Jimmy Henderson’s film, which screened at Busan International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and Fantasia Film Festival,...

"Now I am the tiger, and you are the prey." Dark Star Pictures has released the official US trailer for an action thriller titled The Prey, set in Cambodia, made by an Italian filmmaker (who has lived and worked in both London and Cambodia for nearly a decade). This originally premiered in 2018 at the Busan Film Festival, and also played at the London Film Festival, and at Fantasia last year. After years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force undercover Chinese cop Xin to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life. Starring newcomer Gu Shangwei as Xin, along with Vithaya Pansringarm, Byron Bishop, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Nophand Boonyai, and Rous Mony. This looks badass! Yes, it's the same action thriller formula we've seen before – the hunted becomes the hunter of the bad guys – but it still looks pretty cool.

"Stay forever." Gravitas Ventures has revealedthe new Us trailer for an indie horror survival thriller titled Motel Acacia, the latest from Malaysian-Filipino filmmaker Bradley Liew (Singing in Graveyards). In the cold west, Motel Acacia is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a bed, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon, that eats men and impregnates women. A young Filipino man, Jc, is groomed by his tyrannical father to take over the business. But he risks losing his own humanity to try and stop what's happening. The horror film stars Jc Santos, Jan Bijvoet, Nicholas Saputra, Agot Isidro, Vithaya Pansringarm, Bront Palarae, and Talia Zucker. This looks totally gnarly! Wtf! A tree demon inside a bed that eats people?! I want to see more of this big bad monster that appears at the end. Hot damn. Here's the official Us trailer (+ two posters) for Bradley Liew's Motel Acacia,...

The films depicts the story of Chavoret, starting in the 60’s, when he was a guitar player in a rock n roll band, to the woman he met and fall in love with, and to the family he had with her, and the job he got in the prison in order to support them. Then, his initial transfer to the death squad, although as an assistant and not an executioner yet, and his final appointment as main executioner, particularly due to his family’s financial problems, since this line of work included a raise of 2000 baht. Lastly, his discharge from the prison, the books he wrote and his efforts to find solace from the guilt he suffered from the 55 executions he performed, to his death due to cancer.

In his tumultuous life as correctional officer, four are the events that stand out, with the first three being...

“Motel Acacia” takes place in America, but not any version of America that Americans will recognize. “Re-elect Roberts!” announces a garish campaign billboard bearing the face of a generic white politician. “We are great again!” Well, it’s easy to guess who that’s referring to and to extrapolate what alternate reality “Motel Acacia” has in mind. This is America as seen from abroad, America as a scary place where ugly white racists don’t just build walls to keep undocumented aliens out; they sacrifice oblivious immigrants to a menacing tree demon.

A what? Tree demons aren’t really a thing in the United States, but they’re a fertile part of Filipino folklore, and given that “Motel Acacia” is actually an Asian co-production from Philippines-based director Bradley Liew (“Singing in Graveyards”), that explains how such a monster would find its way into a movie set in the Northern U.

Dark Star Pictures has announced today that it has acquired North American rights to action-thriller The Prey. The company is planning an October theatrical release followed by VOD and DVD release.

The film has excited audiences and critics at festivals, including: Busan International Film Festival 2018, BFI London Film Festival 2018, Hawaii Film Festival 2018, Night Visions, and most recently Fantasia Film Festival 2019. Loosely based on Richard Connell’s story of survival and adventure The Most Dangerous Game, “The Prey” comes from writer/director Jimmy Henderson and the team behind genre festival hit Jailbreak.

Undercover Chinese cop Xin (newcomer Gu Shangwei), is on a secret international mission when a surprise raid puts him in a remote Cambodian jungle prison that plays by its own rules. Ruthless warden (Vithaya Pansringarm of Only God Forgives ) sells prisoners as human prey for rich hunters looking for thrills in the jungle.

After years of hunting down ruthless criminals,...

Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Miss Virginia, which stars Orange Is the New Black Emmy winner Uzo Aduba in a drama inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city mother who sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. R.J. Daniel Hanna directed the pic written by Erin O’Connor, and Matthew Modine, Aunjanue Ellis and Vanessa Williams also star. Vertical has set an October 18 day-and-date theatrical and VOD release. The deal was negotiated by Josh Spector at Vertical and Stacey Parks and Rob Pfaltzgraff on behalf of the Moving Picture Institute, which produced.

Abramorama has come aboard to release K-12, a full-length feature film based on singer Melanie Martinez’s latest album of the same name that hits shelves September 6. The Atlantic Records album, Martinez’s follow-up to her 2015 platinum debut Cry Baby, serves as a soundtrack companion to the musical film, which is written,...

Pen-ek Ratanaruang is a name already recognized and respected inside Asian cinema culture. His filmography has gone from less to more, and lately, his level has remained at a very appreciable level. Samui Song is the new film that he directs after “Headshot” from 2011, and “Samui Song” maintains the good stylized quality that film had. It has been 6 years of patient waiting for us to see a new movie of his, but to be honest, it was worth it.

“Samui Song” screened at San Diego Asian Film Festival

Pen-ek Ratanaruang is sometimes known for mixing different genres, like in “6ixtynin9” or in Last “Life in the Universe”, where he mixes drama with comedy. Here, Pen-ek Ratanaruang is more focused and tells the story in a stylized noirish way with some thriller elements, as it occurred with his previous film “Headshot”.

Samui Song is about Viyada (or Vi), a well-known soap...

Exclusive: Fledgling UK firm Lightbulb Film Distribution has picked up Busan and London Film Festival survival-thriller The Prey, which has been described as Cambodia’s first $1M-budgeted action movie.

Lightbulb acquired the foreign-language title last week from Raven Banner at their first market, the Efm in Berlin. Set in the Cambodian jungle, the well-received genre pic is writer-director Jimmy Henderson’s follow-up to Jailbreak, Netflix’s first Cambodian acquisition.

Gu Shang Wei and Vithaya Pansringarm (Only God Forgives) lead cast with fight choreography handled by Lucy and Doctor Strange stunt performer Jean-Paul Ly. In The Prey, undercover Chinese cop Xin is on a secret international mission when a surprise raid puts him in a remote jungle prison where the visitors are wealthy thrill seekers and prisoners are pawns in a high stakes game of human hunting human.

“We’re delighted to be bringing The Prey to UK audiences later in the year,...

Xyz Films represents North American rights.

Toronto-based Raven Banner has picked up international sales rights to Cambodia’s first million-dollar action film The Prey and will launch sales at the Efm in berlin next month.

Xyz Films represents North American rights to the film, which capitalises on the popularity of Jailbreak, the first Cambodian film acquired by Netflix that was directed by Jimmy Henderson from a screenplay by Michael Hodgson.

Henderson returns as director on The Prey and reunites with Hodgson and co-writer Kai Miller on the story of Xin (Gu Shang Wei), an undercover Chinese cop who gets arrested...

Production has begun on Malaysian director Bradley Liew’s upscale horror film “Motel Acacia.” With a clearly topical message, the film features a hotel bed that eats immigrants.

Actor, Jc Santos called it: “A cautionary tale of what’s going to happen in the future.” Indonesian star, Nicholas Saputra said the he agreed to the role “because of its urgency and relevance.”

The movie has representation in North America through Xyz Films, the sales and production company of Todd Brown. He was also responsible for selecting the concepts to be presented at the International Film Festival and Awards Macao’s project market.

“Set in a fictional snowy United States, the film is about a young Filipino man who is groomed by his tyrannical Caucasian Father to take over Motel Acacia which is tasked with exterminating immigrants by the government through a bed, haunted with the spirit of a Filipino tree demon,...

Jimmy Henderson, the man who brought us the exuberant “Jailbreak” is back with “The Prey”, a movie that – as an old advert used to claim – “it does what it says on the tin”; it has in facts all the ingredients of the classic action movie that the fans of the genre expect. “The Prey” had its World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival, was screened at the BFI London Film Festival and is now doing the Festival run and it is expected to have a good commercial future life.

Newcomer Gu Shang Wei plays Xin, an undercover Interpol operative who is investigating a phone scam that is spreading in China and seems to be based in Phnom Penh. When Cambodian Police raids the operation’s headquarter and arrest everybody, Xin has to go along with it in order to keep his cover. The bunch of arrested criminals are sent to...

Pen-ek Ratanaruang is a name already recognized and respected inside Asian cinema culture. His filmography has gone from less to more, and lately, the quality of his work has reached a very appreciable level. “Samui Song” is the new film that he directs after “Headshot” from 2011, and he definitely maintains the good stylized quality that one had. It has been 6 years of patient waiting for us to see a new movie of his, but to be honest, it was worth it.

Samui Song is screening at Five Flavours

Pen-ek Ratanaruang is sometimes known for mixing different genres, like in “6ixtynin9” or in “Last Life in the Universe”, where he mixes drama with comedy. Here, he is more focused and tells the story in a stylized noirish way with some thriller elements, as it occurred with his previous film “Headshot”.

Samui Song is about Viyada (or Vi), a well-known soap opera...

“Paradox” is the newest entry on the famous Spl saga, which began in 2005 with the cult action film “Kill Zone” starring Sammo Hung, Simon Yam and Donnie Yen. “Paradox” is the third installment, again directed by Wilson Yip, who directed the first installment. “Paradox,” which plotwise has nothing to do with the others, stars Louis Koo, Wu Yue, Tony Jaa, Chris Collins, Gordon Lam, Michelle Saram, Ken Lo, Tang Stephy, Hanna Chan and Vithaya Pansringarm among others.

“Spl 3: Paradox” is screening at Five Flavours Festival

Louis Koo plays a Hong Kong policeman named Lee Chung Chi, who has a daughter of which he feels very protective. It goes to the point that he makes decisions for her and he does not let her live to his liking. Due to the little freedom she has at home, the daughter (played by Hanna Chan) makes a trip to Thailand to free herself and visit a friend.

Xyz Films, the U.S.-based sales agency specializing in genre films, has picked up international rights to Bradley Liew’s elevated horror movie “Motel Acacia.” Xyz will open it up to foreign distributors at this week’s American Film Marketin Santa Monica.

The film is set to start principal photography at the end of November in Philippines and Slovenia. It is targeting a 2019 release.

Malaysian-born, Philippines-based Liew saw his debut feature “Singing in Graveyards” premier at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics Week in 2016. It went on to 30 festivals and won awards in Malaysia and Kolkata.

Set in a fictional snowy U.S., the film is about a young Filipino man who is groomed by his tyrannical Caucasian father to take over a voyeuristic sex motel with a bed that eats men and impregnates women. The screenplay was co-written by Liew and producer Bianca Balbuena, who was last year...

Yep, you read that headline correctly. Acclaimed Malaysian-born, Philippines-based director Bradley Liew (Singing In Graveyards) is gearing up his sophomore feature, Motel Acacia, and it involves a bed with a taste for blood. cue an assortment of bad night sleep jokes here, but before dismissing this as a cult oddity it's worth noting the caliber of cast here, which already includes Borgman's Jan Bijvoet and Only God Forgives' Vithaya Pansringarm. So it'll be odd, yeah, but also very, very well acted. Check out the full announcement below. Black Sheep (Philippines), Mandarin Vision (Taiwan), White Light Post (Thailand), Studio Virc (Slovenia), Nukleus Films (Croatia) and Tier Pictures (Singapore) board Bradley Liew’s second feature: Motel Acacia, produced by Epicmedia (Philippines) and Potocol (Singapore). Motel Acacia is co-written...

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