Dolph Lundgren is very much the star in the first official trailer for Skin Trade, directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham (Beautiful Boxer), but Tony Jaa is lurking in the background, ready to strike fear into the hearts of men with his fists and his feet. Lundgren and Jaa play two cops who team up to take down Ron Perlman, an evil human trafficker who fled the United States after killing Lundgren's family and is hiding in Thailand. That allows for plenty of action, occasional flying bodies, and an explosion or two. Michael Jai White co-stars, plus the dependable Peter Weller is present to dispense authoritative commands. The film is aiming for a 2015 release. If the action is as consistently good as what's depicted in the trailer, this could...
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- 10/11/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Hyde Park International (Hpi) president Eric Christenson will commence sales in Cannes on the Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa revenge thriller.
Beautiful Boxer director Ekachai Uekrongtham recently completed principal photography on Skin Trade in Thailand, based on a screenplay by Gabriel Dowrick, Steven Elder and Lundgren.
The film stars Lundgren as a New York detective who teams up with a Thai counterpart played by Jaa after a Serbian crime lord murders his family. In the process the pair attempt to tear down the villain’s human trafficking operation.
The cast includes Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White and Peter Weller. The film recently shot in Thailand under the auspices of Sc Pictures International and Sc Films Thailand and Lundgren produces with Craig Baumgarten and Sc Pictures International CEO Mike Selby.
“We were blown away when we saw the footage of Skin Trade,” said Christenson, who will show nine minutes of footage to buyers on the Croisette.
“Dolph...
Beautiful Boxer director Ekachai Uekrongtham recently completed principal photography on Skin Trade in Thailand, based on a screenplay by Gabriel Dowrick, Steven Elder and Lundgren.
The film stars Lundgren as a New York detective who teams up with a Thai counterpart played by Jaa after a Serbian crime lord murders his family. In the process the pair attempt to tear down the villain’s human trafficking operation.
The cast includes Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White and Peter Weller. The film recently shot in Thailand under the auspices of Sc Pictures International and Sc Films Thailand and Lundgren produces with Craig Baumgarten and Sc Pictures International CEO Mike Selby.
“We were blown away when we saw the footage of Skin Trade,” said Christenson, who will show nine minutes of footage to buyers on the Croisette.
“Dolph...
- 5/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
What difference does a director make? Rather a lot, really, and after years of toil with Ong Bak helmer Prachya Pinkaew Thai martial artist Tony Jaa has hooked up with Beautiful Boxer helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham and based on the production teaser posted to the film's Facebook page a few days back the step up in quality could be remarkable. Lest you think I'm being mean to Pinkaew here, do me this favor before complaining: Go rent his English language picture White Elephant. That is, of course, assuming you can find it which you probably can't because it's awful on a scale that it has been blotted from the minds and release schedules of most around the world. What has become clear with Pinkaew over the...
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- 3/26/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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.
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.
- 1/28/2014
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa are starring together in the upcoming action flick “Skin Trade.” Although the film has yet to go before the camera, this hasn’t stopped producers from unveiling a new poster. You can find this nifty slice of artwork positioned below. Lundgren is producing and co-writing the script, but he won’t tackle directing duties on the flick. This honor will go to Ekachai Uekrongtham, the individual responsible for lensing both “Beautiful Boxer” and “The Coffin.” Production on the picture begins next year. While you’re waiting to hear more about the Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa collaboration, have a look at the poster below. Extra special thanks to the “Ong BaK” star for sharing the piece on Facebook. The film may not be filming just yet, but at least we have a poster to occupy our Jaa-starved minds in the meantime. “Skin Trade” could arrive as early as next year.
- 9/16/2013
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Upcoming Dolph Lundgren / Tony Jaa star vehicle Skin Trade has its director and according to a post on Lundgren's Instagram account the job is going to Beautiful Boxer helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham. It's an interesting choice for while Uekrongtham has showcased action chops and an interest in broader genre film in his past work he's still primarily viewed as an arthouse director and it's a safe bet that he'll push both Lundgren and co-star Tony Jaa harder on the performance side of the equation than normal, which could be a very good thing.Skin Trade is an international action picture set against the backdrop of the sex trade in Bangkok. Lundgren wrote the initial draft - since worked on further by Universal Soldier veteran John Hyams -...
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- 6/21/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham. Review: Adam Wing. Legend has it that in Thailand you can spend the night in a specially designed coffin and cheat death, many people have claimed that such an event has changed their lives for the better. To prolong his girlfriend's life, architect Chris (Ananda Everingham) overcomes his claustrophobia and participates in the real life mass coffin ritual. Diagnosed with terminal cancer one week before her wedding, Hong Kong nutritionist Sue (Karen Mok) abandons her life in the hope of cheating death as well. As is usually the case in this kind of thing, events don’t quite go according to plan (there’ll be no hugs and puppies on this one) and it’s not long before consequences far worse than death come a knocking. Come a crawling. Come a creeping… you get the idea. The fifth instalment of the Final Destination series is fooling around...
- 8/5/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
A Thai turning up on DVD with English subtitles can be rarer than Hen’s teeth these days, so it’s always a surprise when one we’re really keen to see crops up via a well known e-tailer. Case in point….Ananda Everingham’s (Shutter) supernatural horror pic Coffin, is now available to order on Malaysian English subtitled DVD. Directed by award-winning “Beautiful Boxer” filmmaker Ekachai Uekrongtham, Coffin is apparently inspired by a realThai ritual and deals with life, death, loss and the heavy price you can pay for trying to cheat death.
- 6/25/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
A Thai turning up on DVD with English subtitles can be rarer than Hen’s teeth these days, so it’s always a surprise when one we’re really keen to see crops up via a well known e-tailer. Case in point….Ananda Everingham’s (Shutter) supernatural horror pic Coffin, is now available to order on Malaysian English subtitled DVD. Directed by award-winning “Beautiful Boxer” filmmaker Ekachai Uekrongtham, Coffin is apparently inspired by a realThai ritual and deals with life, death, loss and the heavy price you can pay for trying to cheat death.
- 6/25/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
A Thai movie turning up on DVD with English subtitles can be rarer than Hen’s teeth these days, so it’s always a surprise when one we’re really keen to see crops up via a well known e-tailer. Case in point….Ananda Everingham’s (Shutter) supernatural horror pic Coffin, is now available to order on Malaysian English subtitled DVD. Directed by award-winning “Beautiful Boxer” filmmaker Ekachai Uekrongtham, Coffin is apparently inspired by a realThai ritual and deals with life, death, loss and the heavy price you can pay for trying to cheat death.
- 6/25/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
With Halloween in the air, moviegoers in Singapore rushed out to see the new Thai horror film 'The Coffin', making it the No. 1 film at the box office on its Opening Day last Thursday - outgrossing all other films including Saw V. Inspired by a true controversial ritual of lying in coffins to get rid of bad luck and prolong lives, the English-language film has also broken the record for Best Opening Day for all other Thai horror films previously held by 'Shutter'. Written and directed by Thai helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham (Beautiful Boxer), the Karen M...
- 11/3/2008
- MoviesOnline.ca
First discovered here on B-d this past June, this weekend the official website was discovered for the Thai supernatural thriller The Coffin, which features the teasrer trailer for the film that was written and directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham. Inspired by a true Thai ritual of lying in coffins to cheat death and get rid of bad luck, The Coffin is a spine-chilling supernatural thriller about a man and a woman who are confronted by a series of paranormal and terrifying incidents after going through the bizarre ritual. Thrilling, mysterious and ultimately moving, this new film from the award-winning director of Beautiful Boxer is also about the beauty of life and death, living and dying.
- 7/14/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
We caught wind today from Cannes of a new Asian horror film that looks pretty damn cool. Entitled The Coffin, the film was written and directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham and stars Karen Mok (So Close), Ananda Everingham (Shutter), Andrew Lin (The Heavenly Kings) and Napakapa Nakpasit (Art of Devil 2).. Inspired by a true Thai ritual of lying in coffins to cheat death and get rid of bad luck, The Coffin is a spine-chilling supernatural thriller about a man and a woman who are confronted by a series of paranormal and terrifying incidents after going through the bizarre ritual. Thrilling, mysterious and ultimately moving, this new film from the award-winning director of Beautiful Boxer is also about the beauty of life and death, living and dying.
- 6/4/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
Brokeback Mountain, Capote, The Family Stone, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Rent will all compete in the category of outstanding wide-release film at the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced its list of 113 nominees in 25 categories, along with 45 Spanish-language nominees in 45 categories, Monday at the Sundance Film Festival. For outstanding film in limited release, the group cited Beautiful Boxer, Mysterious Skin, Saving Face, Transamerica and Walk on Water. In TV, GLADD nominated Commander in Chief, The L Word, Queer as Folk, Six Feet Under and South of Nowhere as outstanding drama series. In the comedy class, it selected the series Out of Practice, Shameless and Will & Grace.
- 1/25/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie production and distribution outfit Here! Films has boxed out North American distribution rights to Beautiful Boxer from Australian-based sales outlet Arclight Films. The film centers on the true story of Thailand's famed transgender kickboxer Parinya Charoenphol, known as Nong Toom in his homeland. The film is scheduled to be released in the fall. Ekachai Uekrongtham directed the film, with Asanee Suwan toplining.
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