Films to Look Forward to in 2011
2010 was quite a year for martial arts action in films. British martial arts ace Scott Adkins and director Isaac Florentine scored a huge fanbase with UNDISPUTED III: REDEMPTION. Mixed martial arts films continue to dominate the straight-to-DVD circuit with films like LOCKED DOWN and BEATDOWN. Meanwhile, Donnie Yen continued his reign as the new Hong Kong legend with IP MAN 2, 14 BLADES, and LEGEND OF THE FIST: CHEN ZHEN.
However, there were some misfires, notably two more video game adaptations, the long-awaited TEKKEN and Gordon Chan’s Hollywood film THE KING OF FIGHTERS. Even M. Night Shyamalan racked up another bomb with his adaptation of the martial arts-themed animated series THE LAST AIRBENDER. With the genre moving fast forward as we approach the end of 2010, let us take a look at what films to expect come 2011
NEVER BACK DOWN 2 (June 10 – Straight to DVD)
Can the duo of Michael Jai White and Larnell Stovall make this straight to DVD sequel to the 2008 teen MMA flick the UNDISPUTED III of 2011? White stars and makes his feature film directorial debut as a fighter who trains four young fighters of different backgrounds for an illegal tournament. The young fighters are played by MMA fighter Todd Duffee, Scott Epstein, THE TWILIGHT SAGA’s Alex Meraz, and Australian actor and martial artist Dean Geyer. Stovall, who choreographed the fights for UNDISPUTED III, is action director for this film.
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