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Hong Kong action icon Andy Lau stars in director Alan Yuen's action-packed crime thriller Firestorm, igniting on Blu-ray&#8482, DVD and Digital on September 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A hardboiled police inspector (Lau) must confront, and cross, moral lines in order to hunt down a crew of seasoned criminals. We have an exclusive clip, which teases some of the intense action sequences in this can't-miss thriller for lovers of Hong Kong Cinema.

A storm is heading toward the city of Hong Kong, threatening the lives of everyone in its path. As citizens scramble for cover, a crew of seasoned criminals stage a series of armored car heists in broad daylight, showing no mercy to anyone who gets in their way. Hardboiled police inspector Cao Nam (Andy Lau) has had enough. He vows to take back his city, but quickly learns that regular police tactics are no match for the thieves' unmerciful brutality.

Hong Kong action icon Andy Lau stars in Director Alan Yuen’s (Princess D) action-packed crime thriller Firestorm, and it lands on U.S Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Sept. 23. Rounding out the cast are Michael Wong (Triple Tap), Ray Lui (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Ka Tung Lam (Drug War, IP Man), Jun Hu (Bodyguards & Assassins), Chen Yao (Caught in the Web), Vincent Sze (Vengeance), Chi-yin Wong (Life Without Principle) and Shing-Ban Lam (Young and Dangerous: Reloaded). Cop dramas are bread ‘n’ butter to the Hk film industry, and something they always do well. Add to that Mr Lau presence, and we reckon you’ve got a sure “fire” (ahem) on your hands here! Synopsis: A storm is heading toward the city of Hong Kong, threatening the lives of everyone in its path. As citizens scramble for cover, a crew of seasoned criminals stage a series of armoured car heists in broad daylight,...

Sneak Peek "Chinese Zodiac", the new Hong Kong action film produced, written, directed by, and starring Jackie Chan, as a sequel to the 1991 feature "Armour of God II: Operation Condor":

"...treasure hunter 'Asian Hawk' tries to repatriate twelve bronze heads of the animals of the Chinese zodiac that were looted from the 'Old Summer Palace' during the 'Second Opium War'..."

Cast also includes Cary Woodworth, Vincent Sze, Pierre Bourdaud, Kenny G, Emmanuel Lanzi, Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Laura Weissbecker, Rosario Amadeo, Pierre-Benoist Varoclier, Ken Lo, Yao Xing Tong, Zhang Lan Xin, Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle, Zheng Wei, Bo-Yee Poon, Christian Bachini and Steve Yoo Seung Jun.

Locations included  the 'Aerodium Latvia' vertical wind tunnel in Jelgava, Latvia, France, China and Taiwan , with Chan handling (as ususal) most of the stunts and fight scenes himself .

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Chinese Zodiac"...

Courtesy of kinopoisk, here’s the full set of twelve character posters (well I say character, but these are actually all the signs of the zodiac) for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Today we have 12 new posters for Jackie Chan‘s last action film Chinese Zodiac, part three in the Armour of God series, the second of which was released in the U.S. under the title Operation Condor.

The film stars Chan, Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini, and Vincent Sze.

There’s no official U.S. release date for Chinese Zodiac, though it’s currently scheduled to open in Hong Kong on December 12th, 2012, which means if we’re lucky and/or someone thinks they can sell this to Americans, we could get it next Spring.

Here’s plot summary for the film

Another long-awaited project finally coming true! Introduced as an “Indiana Jones style action adventure”, this third installment in the Armour of God series stars Jackie Chan, playing as thief tries to steal the world for a set...

Armour of God III, or simply Chinese Zodiac is an upcoming Jackie Chan‘s action adventure movie which definitely deserves our full attention. Especially now, when we finally have the full trailer for the whole thing. Get ready for a little preview of the story which will show us that searching the world for a set of mystic artifacts is never an easy job. Not even for Jackie Chan!

What’s important thing for you to know is that Chinese Zodiac is produced, written and directed by Jackie Chan, who (as usual) stars as the lead in the whole thing as well.

The movie is actually a sequel to that 1991 film Armour of God II: Operation Condor film, which means that Chan is back as that Asian Hawk guy who has to bring back the bronze head statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, which were sacked by the French and...

Here’s the teaser trailerand poster for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as:

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Coming courtesy of Twitch, here’s the teaser trailerand poster for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as:

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Chinese Zodiac is the latest offering from the legend that is Jackie Chan. Here we have a few videos showing Jackie behind the scenes of the movie, we hope you enjoy them. There is also a video from someone’s phone catching Jackie greeting the fans.

It is the sequel to the 1991 film Armour of God II: Operation Condor, in which Jackie will reprise his role as Asian Hawk. The movie tells about Asian Hawk bringing back the bronze head statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860.

A major fight scene of the action movie cost 70 million yuan, or more than 10 million U.S. dollars.

From April 18 to May 2, Jackie Chan has visited Jelgava, Latvia to make some acrobatic scenes for movie at the “Aerodium” vertical wind tunnel.Filming also took place in France,...

When an indie film makes a run through the festival circuit and scores a studio distribution deal, it’s a path so well trodden that it’s hardly worth batting an eye at. But for original web series, the nascent festival scene has few examples of major pickups to point to. That is until the gritty, Urban Wolf and its creator Laurent Touil-Tartour made the flight over from France to screen at the Independent Television Festival last summer. “Have you seen that French series?” dominated the festival chatter, so much so that when the project made it to execs at Sony, they jumped on it. Flash forward to today, as the 15-episode action drama debuts online with the first five installments on Crackle. Urban Wolf cuts to core of the post-9/11 surveillance culture in major cities around the world, hypothesizing a scenario where a joy-riding hacker can infiltrate the system...

You may remember that we have previously posted and reviewed the British, independent movie called: Bodyguard: A New Beginning? Well, the latest news is that Lionsgate have now picked the movie up for distribution in the Us. The new Us trailer has also been released which you can view after the jump. The movie stars Richard Ng, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Carl Ng, and Vincent Sze.

Here's a snippet from the press release: After the successful UK release of director Chee Keong Cheung’s UK/ Hong Kong action-thriller feature film, ‘Bodyguard: A New Beginning’ through the label Action Extreme, Intense Productions are proud to announce the forthcoming Us DVD release of the film by Lionsgate on September 15, 2009.

We first wrote about director Chee Keong Cheung’s independently produced martial arts thriller Bodyguard: A New Beginning way back in September, much taken by the trailer which showed off the cast and style of the thing to great effect. And now those waiting for their chance to see the film have got it: the film hits DVD in the UK tomorrow.

Bodyguard: A New Beginning tells the story of Leung (Vincent Sze), the bodyguard of a Hong Kong Triad boss, Wong (Richard Ng), who is sent to the UK to protect a woman (Stephanie Langton) whose identity is known only by his boss. Even the boss’ own errant son, Yuen (Carl Ng), is kept in the dark. The efforts of a rival boss, Kai (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) to take over Wong’s territory leads Yuen to a betrayal that threatens to destroy all that his father has worked hard to protect.