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The best martial arts TV shows all feature their version of high-octane action sequences, fighting choreography, and commanding performances from their leads that combine together to create a compelling series. The star doesn't just need to give a compelling performance with his dialogue but also demonstrate legitimate martial arts skills and the physicality needed to pull off the sequences. The best shows will seamlessly combine all the elements to create an entertaining series that doesn't really focus too much on the narrative or the action but creates a balance of both.

In a genre with many iconic performances, from David Carradine's breakthrough role in Kung Fu way back in 1972 to William Zabka's dynamic return to the iconic Karate Kid franchise in Cobra Kai, the stars continually provide an authentic and intense portrayal of martial arts. Whether it's as a kung fu master, a martial arts icon, or someone...

"This dragon... how exquisite." Well Go USA has released the official US trailer for a martial arts action movie titled The Invincible Dragon, which originally opened in theaters in China last year. Martial arts superstar Max Zhang plays Kowloon, an eccentric police inspector renowned for his dragon tattoos and, legend has it, his childhood encounter with a nine-headed dragon. "A marvelous detective whose career is blighted by his impulsively violent behavior towards criminals, Kowloon is soon demoted and sent to work in a remote police station." After a series of murders of Hong Kong policewomen, Kowloon is invited back to crack the case – only to lose track of his colleague and fiancée in mysterious circumstances. It's described as "a darkly comic police thriller wrapped around a serial killer mystery, punctuated by a cheeky voice-over narration that adds a touch of the fairy tale to the gritty proceedings." Also stars Anderson Silva,...

Happy New year to all Asian Movie Pulse readers.

2020 is now upon us and that can only mean one thing, the list of upcoming Martial Arts/Action and Fantasy movies for 2020 is here.

Some of the big movies to look out for are Assassins and the Missing Gold, Enter the Fat Dragon, G-Storm, Heroes Return, Made In China Town, Mulan, Project X-Traction, Raging Fire, Vanguard and many many more. There were many other movies i could have included, so if you feel there is more movies please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

25 Upcoming Martial Arts/Action And Fantasy Movies – 2020

1. Assassins And The Missing Gold

Cast: Max Zhang, Ada Choi, Andy On, Xiong XiaotingDirected By: Jeff Lau

2. The Board Beauty

Cast: Guo Jun, Lu Yanbei, Wang JianlongDirected By: Dai Xifan

3. The Bride With White Hair

Cast: Chen Jie, Sun Zihang, Yang Ning, Max WangDirected By: Lai Shui...

Ever since his fight against Ip Man, former martial arts master Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang) lives a quiet life with his son owning a small grocery store. However, as he defends a girl against the gang of Tso Sai Kit (Kevin Cheng) this life is no longer an option for him and his son, as they are now in the middle of an internal fight of a Chinese crime syndicate for power over the city. Led by Tso Ngan Kwan (Michelle Yeoh), the majority of the triads aim to become legalized while a small fraction led by her brother Tso Sai Kit aims to strike deals with the British invaders, securing wider control and profit for them.

When this alliance threatens their lives and the local community, Cheung Tin has to use his skills to defend his friends. However, as he will soon find out, the enemy is much...

The cinematic odyssey of Ip Man — the real-life master of Wing Chun and, famously, instructor of Bruce Lee — continues with “Master Z: Ip Man Legacy.” But don’t expect Donnie Yen to show up in this installment and don’t expect much in the way of historical fealty, narrative plausibility or serious examinations about human dignity or the ethics of kung fu.

Expect, instead, a spin-off about Ip Man’s rival from “Ip Man 3,” Cheung Tin Chi. After his secret defeat at the hands of Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi became a mercenary — so briefly that it barely impacts the story. After retiring, he sets up a tiny grocery and tries to raise his son in peace, but a chance encounter with opium dealers leads to one giant fight sequence after another.

The story of “Master Z” is frustratingly muddled, and Cheung Tin Chi has very little to do with it.

Top-class fighting and fabulous production design overcome the stale plot of “Master Z: Ip Man Legacy,” a 1960s-set spin-off from the hit trilogy about the legendary Wing Chun master who trained Bruce Lee. With Max Zhang stepping capably into the spotlight as a former Ip Man challenger who wants to live peacefully but can’t avoid trouble, “Master Z” is professionally executed by veteran action director-choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (“Kill Bill”) and given a star-power lift by the casting of Michelle Yeoh and “Guardians of the Galaxy” team member Dave Bautista in villain roles. This expansion of the Ip Man Universe performed credibly in China and Hong Kong in early 2019 and has the required combination of grunt and gloss to repeat the feat when it opens April 12 on U.S. screens.

Since 2008, no fewer than seven Ip Man-related features have been released, including Wong Kar-wai’s “The Grandmaster” (2013). Following hot on...

"I thought I could put martial arts behind me. But deep down... I know I never could do that." Well Go USA has released an official trailer for a badass martial arts movie titled Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, another new story set in the (seemingly never-ending) Ip Man universe. This time, while keeping a low profile after his defeat from Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi gets into trouble after getting into a fight with a powerful foreigner. Max Zhang (aka Jin Zhang) stars as Cheung, with an awesome supporting cast including Dave Bautista, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Chrissie Chau, Kevin Cheng, and Yan Liu. Best of all, this is directed by the martial arts master Yuen Woo-Ping, who has been directing films for years bringing us some of the finest martial arts action ever seen on screen. Of course this looks totally badass, and much better than that other...

The House With A Clock In Its Walls opens top in UK; Searching is fourth highest Hollywood thriller in South Korea.

September 24 Update: Warner Bros’ horror hit The Nun held off Fox’s The Predator for the second consecutive weekend to lead international box office thanks to a $3m session that boosted the running total to $192.1m.

The Predator used a $15.7m session to climb to $54.9m, while Universal’s Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $18m for an early $22.9m, The House With A Clock In Its Walls opened top in the UK, Searching became fourth highest Hollywood thriller of all time in South Korea,...

The House With A Clock In Its Walls opens top in UK; Searching is fourth highest Hollywood thriller in South Korea.

Warner Bros’ horror hit The Nun held off Fox’s The Predator for the second consecutive weekend to lead international box office thanks to a $35.4m session that boosted the running total to $191.7m.

The Predator used a $15.3m session to climb to $54.5m, while Universal’s Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $17.2m for an early $22.1m, The House With A Clock In Its Walls opened top in the UK, Searching became fourth highest Hollywood thriller of all time in South Korea,...

The House With A Clock In Its Walls opens top in UK; Searching is fourth highest Hollywood thriller in South Korea.

Warner Bros’ horror hit The Nun held off Fox’s The Predator for the second consecutive weekend to lead international box office thanks to a $35.4m session that boosted the running total to $191.7m.

The Predator used a $15.3m session to climb to $54.5m, while Universal’s Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $17.2m for an early $22.1m, The House With A Clock In Its Walls opened top in the UK, Searching became fourth highest Hollywood thriller of all time in South Korea,...

The House WIth A Clock In Its Walls opens top in UK; Searching is fourth highest Hollywood thriller in South Korea.

Warner Bros’ horror hit The Nun held off Fox’s The Predator for the second consecutive weekend to lead Hollywood at international box office thanks to a $35.4m session that boosted the running total to $191.7m.

The Predator used a $15.3m session to climb to $54.5m, while Universal’s Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $17.2m for an early $22.1m, The House With A Clock In Its Walls opened top in the UK, Searching became fourth highest Hollywood thriller of all time in South Korea,...

aSeptember slowdown in China continues.

With half the month gone, September has been quite soft compared to the sizzling summer season. Last week’s box office (Sep 10-16) plunged further by about 23% week-on-week, representing the third slowest week in 2018.

Opening top, Hong Kong anti-corruption crime thriller L Storm blew away with $28.9m from its three-day weekend (including previews), the biggest debut of the Icac franchise that began with Z Storm and S Storm. This third installment reunites producer Raymond Wong and director David Lam with actor Louis Koo and Julian Cheung, with Kevin Cheng and Stephy Tang joining the cast.

Exclusive: Well Go USA also scores key deals for Invincible Dragon.

Well Go USA has swooped on North American and UK rights to two Pegasus Motion Pictures’ titles - Ip Man: Cheung Tin Chi, a spin-off of the blockbuster Ip Man series, and Fruit Chan’s action drama Invincible Dragon.

Ip Man: Cheung Tin Chi, which is currently in pre-production, also went to Ksm for Germany, Kidarient for South Korea, and Conquest Film for Latin America.

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, the $28m film follows the character played by Zhang Jin in the Ip Man martial arts series, and also stars Dave Bautista, Michelle Yeoh and Tony Jaa.

Well Go USA also took Australia and New Zealand rights to Invincible Dragon, which also stars Zhang along with Anderson Silva, Stephy Tang and Kevin Cheng.

Pegasus also sold the film to Ksm for Germany, Kidarient for South Korea, and Conquest Film for Latin America.

Currently in post-production...

With the mainland China premiere today for the action comedy Badges of Fury with Jet Li and Wen Zhang as the cop duos, Enlight Pictures has release the final "All-star" trailer that features an overview of the cast.  There is also two behind-the-scenes videos on the fights scenes with Wen Zhang under the action direction of Corey Yuen and on the making of the comedy scenes. The all-star cast features Michelle Chen, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yan, Collin Chou, Wu Jing, Stephen Fung, Leung Siu Lung, Raymond Lam, Kevin Cheng, Ma Yi Li, Huang Xiao Ming, Tong Da Wei, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, Leung Ka Yan and more.When a spate of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, two troublemaking cops are assigned to the case....

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Director: Herman Yau. Review: Adam Wing. Underrated Hong Kong director Herman Yau (The Legend is Born: Ip Man) takes to period kung fu for his biopic about late-Qing revolutionary Qiu Jin, who in case you didn’t know, was pivotal in bringing about the downfall of the imperial regime in China. Crystal Huang brings The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake to life, supported on her journey by a star-studded cast including Anthony Wong, Kevin Cheng and Lam Suet. The truth is in there somewhere, that goes without saying, but a sweeping action epic wouldn’t be much fun without spectacular battle sequences orchestrated by veteran action director Leung Siu Hung (Ip Man). Two timelines run side by side in Herman Yau’s inspired (and inspiring) offering, with the first one depicting Qui Jin’s arrest, trial and eventual demise. The other timeline - which is afforded most of the running...