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Diana Lee Inosanto, the writer, director, actress and fight choreographer, has signed with Gersh.

Inosanto is the goddaughter of the revered martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee and the daughter of martial arts authority Dan Inosanto. On the acting front, Inosanto will appear in Disney+’s Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka TV series, where she will play Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth and reprise her role in The Mandalorian.

Inosanto was a stuntwoman for movies like Face/Off, Hulk and served as a martial arts trainer for Rosa Salazar in Alita: Battle Angel and Melissa McCarthy as she played CIA analyst Susan Cooper in Spy.

Inosanto will also have a supporting lead role in Paramount’s animated feature Tiger’s Apprentice, for which she and her husband Ron Balicki of Mars Action Group choreographed the fight designs.

She also wrote, directed and starred in the indie film The Sensei, and along with The...

SAG-AFTRA leaders are being pressed to respond to stunt performers allegations of racism, nepotism, intimidation and slander.

The issue arose due to an open letter sent Wednesday on behalf of stunt performers who are Bipoc, women, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. Signees asserted that their talents are overlooked, denied and discredited, professional opportunities foreclosed and careers foreshortened.

“We have watched from the outside as white stunt performers are painted down, suited/helmeted or men wigged in a grotesque simulation of those of us denied employment,” they said. “Modern-day blackface is Hollywood’s shameful secret. We’ve been taunted, ostracized, harassed and threatened simply for showing up or speaking up. We have been shut down, shut up and shut out for far too long.

In response, the performers union said, “SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with performers whose opportunities to work in stunt roles have been denied or limited because of bias against women,...

Ka-li (noun): 1) One of the manifestations and cult titles of the wife of Shiva and mother goddess Devi, especially in her malevolent role as a goddess of death and destruction, depicted as black, red-eyed, blood-stained, and wearing a necklace of skulls...

2) Eskrima, Arnis and Kali are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts," or Fma) that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons.

It also includes hand-to-hand combat, joint locks, grappling and weapon disarming techniques.

More and more, martial arts action sequences are becoming integral to genre filmmaking. From the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series (1997) and Blade (1998) to The Hulk (2003) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), we’re seeing more and more cinematic heroes who are kickin’ ass. One commonality in all of the aforementioned films are the action choreographers/stunt people: Ron Balicki and Diana Lee Inosanto.

Actress/stuntwoman Zoe Bell discusses her role in Game of Death, working with Wesley Snipes, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and more

Zoe Bell got her big acting break in Quentin Tarantino's half of Grindhouse, Death Proof, but she had originally impressed Quentin Tarantino much earlier than that. She portrayed the stunt double for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2, which lead to her role in Death Proof and a double-threat career as both a talented actress and stunt woman. Her latest acting performance is in the new action-adventure Game of Death, which just hit the shelves on Blu-ray and DVD on February 15. I recently had the chance to speak with this versatile actress over the phone about Game of Death, and here's what she had to say.

When I was watching the movie, I was getting kind of worried because I wasn't seeing you in any fight scenes,...

We have a brand new special feature clip from the upcoming action-adventure Game of Death, which will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 15. Click on the video player below to watch this new glimpse at the special features, which includes behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Zoe Bell and Robert Davi.

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Action superstar Wesley Snipes is back and badder than ever as CIA Agent Marcus Jones, a professional hit man caught in a double-cross between his partners in the agency, a ruthless arms dealer and a powerful Wall Street broker worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Framed for a murder he didn't commit and chased by expert assassins, Jones must clear his name before its too late. Also starring Robert Davi (Die Hard), Gary Daniels (The Expendables) and Zoe Bell (Grindhouse), Game of Death is an action-packed thriller filled with pulse-pounding excitement.

We’ve got today for you first posters for the upcoming Wesley Snipes‘ film “Game of Death”.

Snipes stars as a politician’s bodyguard who must fend off five of the world’s top assassins.

Zoe Bell (Quentin Tarantino’s favorite stunt double), Robert Davi, Quinn Duffy, Ron Balicki and Gary Daniels co-star. The film is directed by “Bad Lieutenant” director Abel Ferrara, script is penned by James Agnew and Megan Brown. Snipes and Ferrara previously worked together on “King of New York” in 1990.

“Game of Death” is set to hit theaters in 2010.

Game of Death Poster...

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