TWC Grants SHANGHAI A Limited Release On August 27!

It's been five years since Escape Plan and 1408 helmer Mikael Håfström’s neo-noir wartime drama, Shanghai bowed in China. Interestingly enough, TWC has since landed the film for a limited theatrical release beginning on August 21, and while this is very much newly on my radar, seeing the likes of John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat and Watanabe Ken together feels very rewarding and promising of some stellar performances to come.

SYNOPSIS:

Nothing is what it seems in this Casablanca-style international thriller set in the ancient Chinese city a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Secret Agent Paul Soames (John Cusack) has just arrived to investigate the murder of his best friend, only to become quickly immersed in a web of conspiracy and lies that beset the city. Shadowed by a Japanese intelligence officer Tanaka (Ken Watanabe), Soames’ investigation quickly centers on a charismatic local gangster, Anthony Lanting (Chow Yun-Fat) – and Lanting’s beautiful wife, Anna (Gong Li). Before long, Soames and Anna are involved in an affair that will put everything they have at stake. As national loyalties are traded fast-and-loose for those of the heart, Soames and Anna must race to solve the mystery and make it out of occupied China before the city’s collapse.

David Morse, Franka Potente and Jeffrey Dean Morgan also star. Watch the stylish new trailer below!

The First Trailer Has Finally Arrived For Jackie Chan's DRAGON BLADE!

It's been a parade of stills, featurettes and all sorts of other teaser pics since post-production began for action star Jackie Chan's latest epic period action adventure, Dragon Blade. But fret no more, because we finally have a trailer to share for this, his latest feat of manpower with John Cusack and Adrien Brody also starring, with a diverse cast and big scale set pieces to illustrate just what a record breaking budget of $65 million dollars can do for a Chinese feature, and as you will see, in Chan's hands, to say it does a lot would be a huge understatement!

Dragon Blade, from director Daniel Lee (White Vengeance, 14 Blades), follows a Roman general (Cusack) who, after crossing into China, befriends a former high-ranking Chinese official, played by Chan. Set in 48 B.C., Dragon Blade tells the thrilling story of heroism, friendship and betrayal, which has never before been depicted on film.

The film will also likely be an introduction for many to Cusack as a screenfighter, particularly since he trains under Chan's Wheels On Meals and Dragons Forever co-star Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, in addition to being a 20 year practioner and a 6th degree black belt in Ukidokan kickboxing...which also minds me that I really need to see Grosse Pointe Blank in a time not too far later. Anyway, Dragon Blade is gearing up for an IMAX and 3D release in China and Hong Kong, on February 19, 2015 following a star-studded press tour throughout Asia with much of the cast.

Watch the trailer below!