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Classic 1970s television series Kung Fu is heading to the big screen, and Donnie Yen will star – more here.
A feature film based on the classic 1970s TV series Kung Fu has been in development for some time, and now it seems to be moving forward at Universal Pictures and 87North.
According to Deadline, John Wick director David Leitch will helm the film from a screenplay by Stephen Chin, with Ip Man star Donnie Yen set to play Kwai Chang Caine, a role first inhabited by David Carradine.
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee famously auditioned for the lead role in the original 1972 series, but lost out, of course, to Carradine. He played Caine, a spiritual monk who roams the Old West in the 1800s, wandering into confrontations and fist fights every week. The show proved popular, with phrases like ‘grasshopper’ making their way into the cultural lexicon.
Two sequel series,...
A feature film based on the classic 1970s TV series Kung Fu has been in development for some time, and now it seems to be moving forward at Universal Pictures and 87North.
According to Deadline, John Wick director David Leitch will helm the film from a screenplay by Stephen Chin, with Ip Man star Donnie Yen set to play Kwai Chang Caine, a role first inhabited by David Carradine.
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee famously auditioned for the lead role in the original 1972 series, but lost out, of course, to Carradine. He played Caine, a spiritual monk who roams the Old West in the 1800s, wandering into confrontations and fist fights every week. The show proved popular, with phrases like ‘grasshopper’ making their way into the cultural lexicon.
Two sequel series,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
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Stars: Greg Hovanessian, Michael Ironside, Dempsey Bryk, Greg Bryk, Noah Dalton Danby, Ted Atherton, Natasha Henstridge | Written by Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt | Directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt
The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.
Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...
The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.
Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the 2006 thriller The Stranger Game, starring Mimi Rogers. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Terry Ingram from a script by Judy Skelton and Cynthia Weil, The Stranger Game has the following synopsis: A hard-working mother hires a male nanny to take care of her son, but soon discovers that he is an antisocial psychopath bent on destroying her family.
Rogers is joined in the cast by David Orth, Barclay Hope, Casey Dubois, Sonya Salomaa, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Liam Ranger, Karin Konoval, Fred Henderson, Missy Cross, Jordan Hoffart, Sean Whale, Charisse Baker,...
Directed by Terry Ingram from a script by Judy Skelton and Cynthia Weil, The Stranger Game has the following synopsis: A hard-working mother hires a male nanny to take care of her son, but soon discovers that he is an antisocial psychopath bent on destroying her family.
Rogers is joined in the cast by David Orth, Barclay Hope, Casey Dubois, Sonya Salomaa, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Liam Ranger, Karin Konoval, Fred Henderson, Missy Cross, Jordan Hoffart, Sean Whale, Charisse Baker,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the 2004 thriller The Keeper, starring Dennis Hopper and Asia Argento. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Paul Lynch from a screenplay by Gerald Sanford, The Keeper has the following synopsis: When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.
Hopper and Argento are joined in the cast by Helen Shaver, Lochlyn Munro, Charles Frederick, Alex Zahara, Alejandro Abellan, Fred Keating, Philip Granger, Joe McCoy, Angela Uyeda, Brad Loree, Robert Saunders, Charlie Gudgeon, Garfield Wilson,...
Directed by Paul Lynch from a screenplay by Gerald Sanford, The Keeper has the following synopsis: When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.
Hopper and Argento are joined in the cast by Helen Shaver, Lochlyn Munro, Charles Frederick, Alex Zahara, Alejandro Abellan, Fred Keating, Philip Granger, Joe McCoy, Angela Uyeda, Brad Loree, Robert Saunders, Charlie Gudgeon, Garfield Wilson,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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One of the supplemental materials on the "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" DVD back in the day was a deleted scene featuring a street fight between Michael Jai White and Bill himself, David Carradine. In 1997, White played one of the first Black movie superheroes when he starred in "Spawn," a full year before Wesley Snipes showed up onscreen as Blade. Over a decade later, on the heels of his appearance as the gangster Gambol in another comic book movie, "The Dark Knight," the blaxploitation-style action-comedy "Black Dynamite" allowed White to show off his skills as a third-degree black belt in Shōtōkan karate. That's just one of the martial arts styles that he's studied in real life, so pitting him against Carradine -- star of the '70s TV series "Kung Fu" and its '90s sequel "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" -- led to a legit martial-arts match-up where you can...
- 2/20/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the drama All the Good Ones Are Married, starring Daryl Hannah. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article
Based on a book by Marion Zola, All the Good Ones Are Married was directed by Terry Ingram from a screenplay by Maria Nation and Edithe Swensen. The film has the following synopsis: Ben Gold gets the break of his life as aspiring author, but must stay home with his kids, Luke and Madison, to make his 5 months deadline. His feminist wife, workaholic fashion executive Alex, selfishly decides to take in promising rebel designer Zoe Miller,...
Based on a book by Marion Zola, All the Good Ones Are Married was directed by Terry Ingram from a screenplay by Maria Nation and Edithe Swensen. The film has the following synopsis: Ben Gold gets the break of his life as aspiring author, but must stay home with his kids, Luke and Madison, to make his 5 months deadline. His feminist wife, workaholic fashion executive Alex, selfishly decides to take in promising rebel designer Zoe Miller,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Ben Masters, the much-loved soap star of “Passions,” died Wednesday at age 75.
Per an official release from Masters’ team, the actor suffered a years-long battle with dementia before succumbing to Covid at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.
His much-loved role of billionaire Julian Crane was also his last. He starred on the daytime drama and pop culture phenomenon from 1999-2008.
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Masters began his acting career shortly after graduating from the University of Oregon with a theater degree in 1969 when he moved to New York City and got his start onstage. He starred in many on-and Off-Broadway productions including “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” with Ingrid Bergman, “The Cherry Orchard” with Meryl Streep and the historic LGBTQ drama “Boys in the Band.”
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Per an official release from Masters’ team, the actor suffered a years-long battle with dementia before succumbing to Covid at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.
His much-loved role of billionaire Julian Crane was also his last. He starred on the daytime drama and pop culture phenomenon from 1999-2008.
Also Read:
Quinn K. Redeker, Beloved Soap Star of ‘Days Of Our Lives’ and ‘The Young And The Restless,’ Dies at 86
Masters began his acting career shortly after graduating from the University of Oregon with a theater degree in 1969 when he moved to New York City and got his start onstage. He starred in many on-and Off-Broadway productions including “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” with Ingrid Bergman, “The Cherry Orchard” with Meryl Streep and the historic LGBTQ drama “Boys in the Band.”
Feature film credits included Bob Fosse...
- 1/11/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
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Ben Masters, who appeared three times on Broadway in the 1970s before starring as the philandering billionaire Julian Crane during the entire run of the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions, has died. He was 75.
Masters battled dementia for several years and died Wednesday of Covid-19 complications at Eisenhower Health Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a family spokesperson announced.
On the big screen, Masters appeared in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz (1979) with Roy Scheider, in Key Exchange (1985) with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello, in Dream Lover (1986) with Kristy McNichol and in Making Mr. Right (1987) with John Malkovich.
On Passions, which ran from 1999-2008, Masters’ Julian had an affair and a son with Tracey Ross’ Eve and a long, tumultuous marriage with Kim Johnston Ulrich’s Ivy. He also was presumed murdered in 2002, but it turned out he wasn’t, and he was back on the show months later.
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Masters battled dementia for several years and died Wednesday of Covid-19 complications at Eisenhower Health Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a family spokesperson announced.
On the big screen, Masters appeared in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz (1979) with Roy Scheider, in Key Exchange (1985) with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello, in Dream Lover (1986) with Kristy McNichol and in Making Mr. Right (1987) with John Malkovich.
On Passions, which ran from 1999-2008, Masters’ Julian had an affair and a son with Tracey Ross’ Eve and a long, tumultuous marriage with Kim Johnston Ulrich’s Ivy. He also was presumed murdered in 2002, but it turned out he wasn’t, and he was back on the show months later.
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- 1/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Ben Masters, who played Julian Crane in the daytime drama “Passions,” died Wednesday of Covid-19 in Palm Springs, Calif., after battling dementia for several years. He was 75.
He played the womanizing heir apparent to the show’s wealthy and powerful Crane family from 1999 to 2008.
Masters’ movie roles included parts in Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” “Key Exchange,” “Making Mr. Right,” “Mandingo” and “Dream Lover.”
In the short-lived 1976 series “Muggsy,” Masters raised his 13-year old sister in a trailer behind a gas station after their parents died. The Saturday morning series dealt with issues like gangs and poverty in a more realistic way than the popular suburban depictions of family life.
From the 1970s to 1990s, Masters worked on several TV mini-series such as “Noble House” (with Pierce Brosnan) and “Celebrity” (with Ned Beatty and Tess Harper).
He also guest starred on TV series including “Kojak,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Murder She Wrote,...
He played the womanizing heir apparent to the show’s wealthy and powerful Crane family from 1999 to 2008.
Masters’ movie roles included parts in Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz,” “Key Exchange,” “Making Mr. Right,” “Mandingo” and “Dream Lover.”
In the short-lived 1976 series “Muggsy,” Masters raised his 13-year old sister in a trailer behind a gas station after their parents died. The Saturday morning series dealt with issues like gangs and poverty in a more realistic way than the popular suburban depictions of family life.
From the 1970s to 1990s, Masters worked on several TV mini-series such as “Noble House” (with Pierce Brosnan) and “Celebrity” (with Ned Beatty and Tess Harper).
He also guest starred on TV series including “Kojak,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Murder She Wrote,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
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Ben Masters, the actor best known for his role as Julian Crane on the old NBC soap Passions, died January 11 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was 75.
Masters battled dementia for several years and succumbed to Covid.
His biggest role was also his last — portraying the rich and powerful Julian from 1999 to 2008 on the NBC sudser.
Born on May 6, 1947, in Corvallis, Or, Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in theater in 1969. He moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.
From left: Ben Masters, Pierce Brosnan and Deborah Raffin, 1988, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/courtesy
Masters segued into film, starring in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz with Roy Schneider, Key Exchange with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello,...
Masters battled dementia for several years and succumbed to Covid.
His biggest role was also his last — portraying the rich and powerful Julian from 1999 to 2008 on the NBC sudser.
Born on May 6, 1947, in Corvallis, Or, Masters graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. degree in theater in 1969. He moved to New York City, where he starred in on and off-Broadway productions such as Captain Brassbound’s Conversion with Ingrid Bergman, The Cherry Orchard with Meryl Streep, and Boys in the Band.
From left: Ben Masters, Pierce Brosnan and Deborah Raffin, 1988, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/courtesy
Masters segued into film, starring in Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz with Roy Schneider, Key Exchange with Brooke Adams and Danny Aiello,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Stars: Greg Hovanessian, Michael Ironside, Dempsey Bryk, Greg Bryk, Noah Dalton Danby, Ted Atherton, Natasha Henstridge | Written by Craig Davidson, Andrew Thomas Hunt | Directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt
The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.
Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...
The Fight Machine is the second of two very different movies based on novels by Craig Davidson that Raven Banner debuted at this year’s edition of Fantasia. This one is adapted from his novel The Fighter. The other is The Breach, based on the novel of the same name by his perhaps more familiar pseudonym Nick Cutter.
Paul Harris comes from a rich family. He doesn’t have a care in the world until he mouths off to the wrong person and gets beaten bloody. Humiliated, he develops an obsession with bodybuilding and boxing, training under Lou. Rob Tully on the other hand comes from a working-class family and was, according to his father Reuben, born to fight. He trains with...
- 7/29/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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Just in time for the Chinese New Year on February 1 — and the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4 — The CW has released a trailer for the second season of "Kung Fu." The series is a modern update of the TV shows "Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues," led by the late David Carradine. The new show stars Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen, a young Chinese-American woman who drops out of Harvard after "a quarter-life crisis," according to the official log line. Nicky embarks on a "life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China" and comes...
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- 1/29/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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Bridget Hanley, who was a series regular on Here Come the Brides and later Harper Valley P.T.A., has died. She was 80.
The Edmonds Beacon, a local paper in Washington state, said she died Wednesday of Alzheimer’s disease at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, CA. The paper cited a tweet from L.A.’s Theatre West that announced her death:
With heavy hearts, Theatre West bids farewell to longtime member Bridget Hanley.
She is pictured here with Jim Beaver from “The Lion in Winter” in 2006, one of our most acclaimed productions.
Tw extends its condolences to Bridget’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/3iszFbyQI9
— Theatre West (@TheatreWest) December 17, 2021
Born on February 3, 1941, in Seattle and began her screen career guesting on such popular mid’-1960s series as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and Gidget before landing her first regular gig on Here Come the Brides. The...
The Edmonds Beacon, a local paper in Washington state, said she died Wednesday of Alzheimer’s disease at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, CA. The paper cited a tweet from L.A.’s Theatre West that announced her death:
With heavy hearts, Theatre West bids farewell to longtime member Bridget Hanley.
She is pictured here with Jim Beaver from “The Lion in Winter” in 2006, one of our most acclaimed productions.
Tw extends its condolences to Bridget’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/3iszFbyQI9
— Theatre West (@TheatreWest) December 17, 2021
Born on February 3, 1941, in Seattle and began her screen career guesting on such popular mid’-1960s series as Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and Gidget before landing her first regular gig on Here Come the Brides. The...
- 12/17/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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The original Kung Fu TV series debuted in 1972 and ran for three seasons. Two decades later, it was followed by Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and that show ran for four years. Now, The CW has introduced a new incarnation. Will this version outlast the others Will the new Kung Fu be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
This martial-arts action-adventure TV show, the new version of Kung Fu stars Olivia Liang, Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan, Jon Prasida, Shannon Dang, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Yvonne Chapman, and Tony Chung. Set in the present day, the series revolves around Nicky Shen (Liang), a young Chinese American woman who questions her life's trajectory and drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. When Nicky...
This martial-arts action-adventure TV show, the new version of Kung Fu stars Olivia Liang, Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan, Jon Prasida, Shannon Dang, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Yvonne Chapman, and Tony Chung. Set in the present day, the series revolves around Nicky Shen (Liang), a young Chinese American woman who questions her life's trajectory and drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. When Nicky...
- 5/6/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The CW has now given a series order to the Vancouver-lensed reimagining of the martial arts action series "Kung Fu" (1972), focusing on a young female lead, who becomes a crime-fighting, mixed martial artist, with 'Shaolin' pacifist beliefs :
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China.
"But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. Who is now targeting her..."
The original "Kung Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie", plus TV series...
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China.
"But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. Who is now targeting her..."
The original "Kung Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie", plus TV series...
- 5/15/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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The CW has cast Olivia Liang as the female lead in the pilot of its upcoming “Kung Fu” reboot.
Liang, known for playing Alyssa Chang on “Legacies” and for appearances in Hulu’s “Into the Dark: Crawlers,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “One Day at a Time,” will play Nicky Chen in the upcoming CW project.
A new take on the 1972 series starring David Carradine, the project moved from Fox to The CW in November. At that time, “Blindspot” alum Christina M. Kim took over as writer for “Sleepy Hollow’s” Albert Kim, who was originally attached.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2020: TheWrap's Complete Guide
“Blindspot” creator Martin Gero is an executive producer on the drama via his Quinn’s House banner. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions — which also produced “Blindspot” — are also still attached to the project as executive producers. Warner Bros. Television, where Kim, Gero and...
Liang, known for playing Alyssa Chang on “Legacies” and for appearances in Hulu’s “Into the Dark: Crawlers,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “One Day at a Time,” will play Nicky Chen in the upcoming CW project.
A new take on the 1972 series starring David Carradine, the project moved from Fox to The CW in November. At that time, “Blindspot” alum Christina M. Kim took over as writer for “Sleepy Hollow’s” Albert Kim, who was originally attached.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2020: TheWrap's Complete Guide
“Blindspot” creator Martin Gero is an executive producer on the drama via his Quinn’s House banner. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions — which also produced “Blindspot” — are also still attached to the project as executive producers. Warner Bros. Television, where Kim, Gero and...
- 2/26/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The CW has greenlit a TV pilot, reimagining the martial arts action series "Kung Fu" (1972) now focusing on a young female lead, who is a crime-fighting, mixed martial artist, with 'Shaolin' pacifist beliefs :
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China.
"But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. Who is now targeting her..."
The original "Kunk Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie", plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and...
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China.
"But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. Who is now targeting her..."
The original "Kunk Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie", plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and...
- 1/31/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Joseph Baxter Jan 21, 2020
The iconic 1970s TV series, Kung Fu, is set for a movie remake with Universal Pictures, which has appointed director David Leitch.
Kung Fu will soon walk the Earth silhouetted against a sunset background toward random rounds of austere ass-kicking for a big screen remake.
Universal Pictures has optioned the rights for a Kung Fu film adaptation, as Deadline reports. The studio is already moving forward, having just placed the project in a recently-proven set of hands with the appointment of director David Leitch, who successfully steered its lucrative Fast & Furious franchise ship to spinoff success with 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which earned $758.9 million worldwide. The studio is quickly searching for a writer to handle the script off which Leitch will work. Universal Executive Vice President of Production Matt Reilly is overseeing the project for the studio.
The Kung Fu remake/reboot...
The iconic 1970s TV series, Kung Fu, is set for a movie remake with Universal Pictures, which has appointed director David Leitch.
Kung Fu will soon walk the Earth silhouetted against a sunset background toward random rounds of austere ass-kicking for a big screen remake.
Universal Pictures has optioned the rights for a Kung Fu film adaptation, as Deadline reports. The studio is already moving forward, having just placed the project in a recently-proven set of hands with the appointment of director David Leitch, who successfully steered its lucrative Fast & Furious franchise ship to spinoff success with 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which earned $758.9 million worldwide. The studio is quickly searching for a writer to handle the script off which Leitch will work. Universal Executive Vice President of Production Matt Reilly is overseeing the project for the studio.
The Kung Fu remake/reboot...
- 1/21/2020
- Den of Geek
In anticipation of Marvel Studios upcoming martial arts, supernatural feature "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", Universal Pictures recently optioned rights to the 1972 TV series "Kung Fu" for a potential movie franchise, to be directed by David Leitch ("Deadpool 2"):
"...a martial artist flees China after his master is murdered. He wanders a big Us city helping the downtrodden and weathering rampant racism while eluding assassins trying to kill him. A peaceful man until he is provoked..."
The original "Kung Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie" (1986), plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Kung Fu"...
"...a martial artist flees China after his master is murdered. He wanders a big Us city helping the downtrodden and weathering rampant racism while eluding assassins trying to kill him. A peaceful man until he is provoked..."
The original "Kung Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie" (1986), plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Kung Fu"...
- 1/21/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The CW is developing a TV pilot reboot of the martial arts action series "Kung Fu" (1972) featuring a young female lead, as a deadly, crime-fighting, mixed martial artist, with 'Shaolin' pacifist beliefs :
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. And is now targeting her..."
The original "Kunk Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie" (1986), plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
"...a young Chinese-American woman drops out of college to go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and 'Shaolin' values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, while searching for the assassin who killed her mentor. And is now targeting her..."
The original "Kunk Fu" series was created by Ed Spielman, Jerry Thorpe and Herman Miller, from an idea by Bruce Lee, set in the Old West, airing three seasons starring David Carradine as 'Kwai Chang Caine'...
...followed by "Kung Fu: The Movie" (1986), plus TV series "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
- 11/10/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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The reboot of “Kung Fu” that was in development at Fox last season is moving to The CW with a new writer.
The project, a new take on the 1972 series starring David Carradine, is being redeveloped at the network with “Blindspot” alum Christina M. Kim taking over as writer for “Sleepy Hollow’s” Albert Kim. “Blindspot” creator Martin Gero has also signed on as an executive producer on the drama via his Quinn’s House banner.
The reimagining centers on a young Chinese-American woman who drops out of college amid a quarter-life crisis and goes on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. When she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
The project, a new take on the 1972 series starring David Carradine, is being redeveloped at the network with “Blindspot” alum Christina M. Kim taking over as writer for “Sleepy Hollow’s” Albert Kim. “Blindspot” creator Martin Gero has also signed on as an executive producer on the drama via his Quinn’s House banner.
The reimagining centers on a young Chinese-American woman who drops out of college amid a quarter-life crisis and goes on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. When she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
- 11/6/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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Clint Walker, who starred in the television Western “Cheyenne” and had a key supporting role in the WWII film “The Dirty Dozen,” died on Monday in Northern California, according to the New York Times. He was 90.
For seven seasons from 1955-61, he played Cheyenne Bodie, a rambunctious wanderer in the post-Civil War West, on the ABC series “Cheyenne.” (He also guested as the character on “Maverick.”)
The actor’s seriocomic confrontation with star Lee Marvin was one of the highlights of the classic 1967 war picture “The Dirty Dozen.”
After “Cheyenne” ended, Walker made some guest appearances on TV — “77 Sunset Strip,” “Kraft Suspense Theatre” and “The Lucy Show,” in an episode called “Lucy and Clint Walker.”
But the actor became more interested in movies both theatrical and for TV. In 1964, he had a supporting role in the Doris Day-Rock Hudson comedy “Send Me No Flowers.” His acting was not distinguished,...
For seven seasons from 1955-61, he played Cheyenne Bodie, a rambunctious wanderer in the post-Civil War West, on the ABC series “Cheyenne.” (He also guested as the character on “Maverick.”)
The actor’s seriocomic confrontation with star Lee Marvin was one of the highlights of the classic 1967 war picture “The Dirty Dozen.”
After “Cheyenne” ended, Walker made some guest appearances on TV — “77 Sunset Strip,” “Kraft Suspense Theatre” and “The Lucy Show,” in an episode called “Lucy and Clint Walker.”
But the actor became more interested in movies both theatrical and for TV. In 1964, he had a supporting role in the Doris Day-Rock Hudson comedy “Send Me No Flowers.” His acting was not distinguished,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Sue Reiner, a former producer and TV executive at Warner Bros., Avnet/Kerner and MarVista Entertainment, has died. She was 69.
Reiner died April 6 at her home in Gearhart, Ore., following a brief battle with cancer, her friend Pamela Godwin-Austen announced.
As vp drama at Warner Bros. Television starting in 1990, Reiner helped develop such network shows as <em>The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.;</em> <em>Angel Street;</em> <em>The Human Target;</em> <em>Under Cover;</em> and <em>The Flash</em>, as well as the long-running syndicated series <em>Kung Fu: The Legend Continues</em>.
She also worked with studio-based writers including John Wells, Lydia Woodward (<em>E.R....</em>...
Reiner died April 6 at her home in Gearhart, Ore., following a brief battle with cancer, her friend Pamela Godwin-Austen announced.
As vp drama at Warner Bros. Television starting in 1990, Reiner helped develop such network shows as <em>The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.;</em> <em>Angel Street;</em> <em>The Human Target;</em> <em>Under Cover;</em> and <em>The Flash</em>, as well as the long-running syndicated series <em>Kung Fu: The Legend Continues</em>.
She also worked with studio-based writers including John Wells, Lydia Woodward (<em>E.R....</em>...
- 4/20/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Oct 2, 2017
Fox is moving forward with a reboot of 1970s series Kung Fu, this time showcasing a female lead and a change of setting...
The template-setting 1970s television series Kung Fu will be the next classic property to go the reboot route. A bidding war amongst networks saw Fox emerge victorious, granting it the rights to revive and update the action-adventure drama, which starred the late David Carradine, this time with a new female hero. Moreover, fans of The CW’s DC comics extended universe shows may welcome the notion, since it will feature the involvement of its continuity godfather, Greg Berlanti.
Fox’s Kung Fu acquisition is a done deal and intriguing plans for the new approach are already in place for a reboot pilot, reports Deadline. Greg Berlanti and his repertory collaborator Wendy Mericle have been tapped as executive producers; an idea that’s fitting, since...
Fox is moving forward with a reboot of 1970s series Kung Fu, this time showcasing a female lead and a change of setting...
The template-setting 1970s television series Kung Fu will be the next classic property to go the reboot route. A bidding war amongst networks saw Fox emerge victorious, granting it the rights to revive and update the action-adventure drama, which starred the late David Carradine, this time with a new female hero. Moreover, fans of The CW’s DC comics extended universe shows may welcome the notion, since it will feature the involvement of its continuity godfather, Greg Berlanti.
Fox’s Kung Fu acquisition is a done deal and intriguing plans for the new approach are already in place for a reboot pilot, reports Deadline. Greg Berlanti and his repertory collaborator Wendy Mericle have been tapped as executive producers; an idea that’s fitting, since...
- 9/29/2017
- Den of Geek
By Joe Elliott
Long-time Grass Valley, California resident (Norman Eugene) Clint Walker starred in the iconic television western Cheyenne from 1955-1963. This was the golden era of TV westerns, with dozens of similar shows airing around the same time.
Like their big screen counterparts, TV cowboys were usually handsome, brave, resourceful and of course good with a gun. However, there was something a bit different about the Cheyenne Bodie character as Walker portrayed him. He fit the genre all right. A big, handsome man built like an oak tree (6’6”, 48-inch chest, 32-inch waist), he rode easy in the saddle and looked better than almost anybody in a Stetson and boots. Men who doubted his resolve always ended up regretting it. Ladies looked his way. Still, despite never violating the conventions of the formula, Walker somehow managed to make the sum of his character add up to more than its parts.
Long-time Grass Valley, California resident (Norman Eugene) Clint Walker starred in the iconic television western Cheyenne from 1955-1963. This was the golden era of TV westerns, with dozens of similar shows airing around the same time.
Like their big screen counterparts, TV cowboys were usually handsome, brave, resourceful and of course good with a gun. However, there was something a bit different about the Cheyenne Bodie character as Walker portrayed him. He fit the genre all right. A big, handsome man built like an oak tree (6’6”, 48-inch chest, 32-inch waist), he rode easy in the saddle and looked better than almost anybody in a Stetson and boots. Men who doubted his resolve always ended up regretting it. Ladies looked his way. Still, despite never violating the conventions of the formula, Walker somehow managed to make the sum of his character add up to more than its parts.
- 1/18/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Before he was making men wear leather jackets they have no business wearing, and women wish their men could just be him instead, and men wishing they could also just be him instead, Ryan Gosling was a fresh-faced kid who had graduated from the Mickey Mouse Club to appear in random episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Goosebumps and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. But when he was 18 all his dreams came true and he finally landed his very own show. It was called Young Hercules, and it was a goofy prequel to the popular adult series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. In it, Gosling played the man who would eventually grow up to become Kevin Sorbo. Yep, this kid obviously grew up to look exactly like this guy: The show only lasted one season, but since this was the '90s...
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- 7/23/2014
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
This story contains possible spoilers on the final season of "Fringe." It looks like "Fringe" is heading straight back to the future. But they will be doing it without one of the showrunners that helped lead the series through four seasons on Fox. Jeff Pinkner, an executive producer who helped run the show alongside J.H. Wyman since "Fringe" premiered in 2008, is leaving the show, according to TV Guide. Pinkner apparently wanted a jumpstart on life without "Fringe," which will end its storied run after this season, and the split was amicable. That leaves Wyman in the showrunner chair by himself. Wyman is an actor-turned-writer who got his start in the early 1990s as a guest on shows like "Highlander" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" under the name Joel Wyner. He made the jump ...
- 6/19/2012
- GeekNation.com
Outside of references in Pulp Fiction and Office Space, most people probably haven't heard of the classic 70's TV series Kung Fu, which starred the late David Carradine. Deadline reports that Bill Paxton has officially begun talks to helm a big-screen adaptation of the series. The series focused a Shaolin monk named Kwai Chang Caine who helped (and fought) others while on a quest to find his half-brother. The series ran from 1972-75, received a TV movie adaptation in the mid-‘80s and spawned a second series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues in the mid-‘90s following an hour-long TV special Kung Fu: the Next Generation. No word on what the plot will be for this big-screen version, although we're sure Caine will look to, as Pulp Fiction's Jules put it,...
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- 11/1/2011
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
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Even though the bulk of my Kung Fu knowledge comes from Jules in Pulp Fiction and Peter in Office Space, I still know this is big news. Bill Paxton, star of such films as Twister, Aliens and Titanic and the director Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played, is in talks to direct a feature film based on classic 1972 TV show which starred David Carradine. John McLaughlin (Black Swan) will pen the screenplay. More after the jump. Kung Fu is being developed by Legendary East [1], who is also producing Ed Zwick's The Great Wall. The company is a fairly new off-shoot of the popular Legendary Pictures, which produces such massive hits as The Dark Knight and The Hangover. They hope to have the project ready to film in China during Summer 2012. Deadline [2] first broke the news of Paxton's involvement and Variety [3] revealed the screenwriter. The show itself was about...
- 11/1/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Given that Sanctuary is filmed using an ultra-high definition camera, the Vancouver-shot fantasy series seems tailor-made for Blu-ray. It was surprising last year, then, when the First Season came to the home entertainment market only on DVD. Thankfully that has been rectified this week with the release of both Seasons One and Two on Bd. CinemaSpy has a full review of those coming up. In the meantime we are marking the occasion with an interview with one of the show's stars, Robin Dunne.
Dunne plays Will Zimmerman, assistant and protégé to monster hunter Dr Helen Magnus (played by Stargate's Amanda Tapping). Magnus runs the sanctuary of the show's title. The unnaturally old but beautiful scientist uses the sanctuary to study and provide a safe have for so-called abnormals. These are mutant beings who might be seen as threatening by 'normal' humanity.
Sanctuary started life as a short Web series. It...
Dunne plays Will Zimmerman, assistant and protégé to monster hunter Dr Helen Magnus (played by Stargate's Amanda Tapping). Magnus runs the sanctuary of the show's title. The unnaturally old but beautiful scientist uses the sanctuary to study and provide a safe have for so-called abnormals. These are mutant beings who might be seen as threatening by 'normal' humanity.
Sanctuary started life as a short Web series. It...
- 6/18/2010
- CinemaSpy
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Despite a small but rabid fanbase that is actively trying to save the syndicated show, Legend of the Seeker is still expected to sunset on May 22. A spokeswoman for ABC Studios would not comment, but a source close to the show that's based on Terry Goodkind's fantasy novels said repeats will continue to run through early November but the studio is not expected to produce a third season. Given the current state of costly yet low-rated genre shows (see V, FlashForward), it's unlikely that Legend will find another production home. The show from Hercules/Xena: Warrior Princess producers Sam Raimi...
- 4/30/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
Last month was particularly hard on television lovers. We lost a lot of indelible talent during June. Like their shows, there are a lot of talented people that won't be back in the Fall.
They include David Carradine (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, Wagon Train, Kung Fu, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Charmed, Medium, Alias, and Jackie Chan Adventures), Ward Costello (The Edge of Night, The Streets of San Francisco, Little House on the Prairie, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Newhart, and General Hospital), Johnny Palermo (Passions, Campus Ladies, Just for Kicks, Everybody Hates Chris, and ER), Michael Roof (Hype and Raising the Roofs), Hal Riddle (Green Acres, The FBI, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Eight is Enough, The Waltons, and Dallas), Ken Roberts (Candid Camera, Love of Life, The Secret Storm, and The Electric Company), Anne Roberts Nelson (I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Gunsmoke, and The...
They include David Carradine (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, Wagon Train, Kung Fu, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Charmed, Medium, Alias, and Jackie Chan Adventures), Ward Costello (The Edge of Night, The Streets of San Francisco, Little House on the Prairie, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Newhart, and General Hospital), Johnny Palermo (Passions, Campus Ladies, Just for Kicks, Everybody Hates Chris, and ER), Michael Roof (Hype and Raising the Roofs), Hal Riddle (Green Acres, The FBI, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Eight is Enough, The Waltons, and Dallas), Ken Roberts (Candid Camera, Love of Life, The Secret Storm, and The Electric Company), Anne Roberts Nelson (I Love Lucy, All in the Family, Gunsmoke, and The...
- 7/6/2009
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Last week, David Carradine, the star of the 1970s show Kung Fu (and the syndicated 90s spin-off called Kung Fu: The Legend Continues), was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. Which strikes us as a good time as any to ask: what was David Carradine, a Caucasian actor, doing playing an Asian role -- certainly one of the most high-profile Asian roles of its time, and possibly of all time -- in the first place? Kwai Chang Caine, the mystical, adventuring monk Carradine played in Kung Fu, was actually only half-Asian, the son of a Caucasian man and an Asian woman. But most of the characters on the show responded to him as if he was Asian -- despite the fact that he clearly wasn't. What was that about? It was a sign of the times, Grasshopper. Carradine, who was Emmy-nominated for his sensitive, nuanced performance, was just...
- 6/11/2009
- thetorchonline
The sudden death of actor David Carradine has the Vancouver-based producers of the film Portland scrambling to fill a major role. The indie film, by writer/director Matthew Mishory, has pushed back its production schedule in Vancouver, Portland and Laguna Beach, Calif. Carradine was to play the role of a priest in the film. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time," said executive producers Adrian Salpeter and Elizabeth Levine of Vancouver-based Random Bench Productions. Carradine died in Bangkok, during production of the feature film Stretch. Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films and best known for his role as 'Kwai Chang Caine', a Shaolin priest who roamed the American frontier in the TV series Kung Fu, 1972-75. He played Caine's grandson in the 1990's Toronto-lensed syndicated series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and enjoyed renewed success as an actor in director Quentin Tarantino's 2 part Kill Bill features.
- 6/5/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
David Carradine, best known as the star of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. News reports said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide. He was 72.
Since every other obituary is going to mention his role as as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu and the 1990s spinoff Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as the grandson of his original character, and every other genre site is going to mention his role as Frankenstein in the original Death Race and his role as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, we'd like to take a moment and remember him for a different role-- as Woody Guthrie in the Hal Ashby film Bound For Glory:...
Since every other obituary is going to mention his role as as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu and the 1990s spinoff Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as the grandson of his original character, and every other genre site is going to mention his role as Frankenstein in the original Death Race and his role as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, we'd like to take a moment and remember him for a different role-- as Woody Guthrie in the Hal Ashby film Bound For Glory:...
- 6/4/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
with additional reporting by Adam Rosenberg
Few actors get a chance to make lasting impressions on multiple generations the David Carradine did over the course of his career. The “Kung Fu” and “Kill Bill” star passed away in Thailand at the age of 72 while filming a new project. The real magnificence to his work was that, while he could appear in recent comedic roles like Mookoo in “National Lampoon’s Stone Age” or as the ad guru in commercials for Yellow Book, there was always this extensive history for him to build upon. Rather than ever becoming a parody of himself, Carradine carried on throughout his career as a serious, multi-faceted character actor.
He was a movie-lover’s actor, a performer who left an indelible mark on everything he did with adeptly conceived roles in even the campiest environments. Carradine worked with movie giants like Martin Scorsese and Ingmar Bergman,...
Few actors get a chance to make lasting impressions on multiple generations the David Carradine did over the course of his career. The “Kung Fu” and “Kill Bill” star passed away in Thailand at the age of 72 while filming a new project. The real magnificence to his work was that, while he could appear in recent comedic roles like Mookoo in “National Lampoon’s Stone Age” or as the ad guru in commercials for Yellow Book, there was always this extensive history for him to build upon. Rather than ever becoming a parody of himself, Carradine carried on throughout his career as a serious, multi-faceted character actor.
He was a movie-lover’s actor, a performer who left an indelible mark on everything he did with adeptly conceived roles in even the campiest environments. Carradine worked with movie giants like Martin Scorsese and Ingmar Bergman,...
- 6/4/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
Actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, according to reports. The actor, whose extensive record of on-screen appearances included the movie Kill Bill and the TV show Kung Fu, was apparently found in a closet with a cord around his neck and around parts of his body.
At press-time the circumstances of 72-year-old Carradine's death had not been fully explained. Thai authorities apparently reported it as having occurred either late Wednesday or early Thursday. Some early reports out of Thailand suggest that he hanged himself.
Carradine was in Thailand filming the movie Stretch. His death was described by his personal manager Chuck Binder as "shocking", the BBC reported.
"He was full of life, always wanting to work... a great person," Binder said.
David Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine in 1936 in Hollywood. He was the son of classic movie actor John Carradine. His brother Bruce...
At press-time the circumstances of 72-year-old Carradine's death had not been fully explained. Thai authorities apparently reported it as having occurred either late Wednesday or early Thursday. Some early reports out of Thailand suggest that he hanged himself.
Carradine was in Thailand filming the movie Stretch. His death was described by his personal manager Chuck Binder as "shocking", the BBC reported.
"He was full of life, always wanting to work... a great person," Binder said.
David Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine in 1936 in Hollywood. He was the son of classic movie actor John Carradine. His brother Bruce...
- 6/4/2009
- CinemaSpy
According to the Associated Press, actor David Carradine, most known for his role of Caine in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, was found in his Bangkok hotel room, hanged, and was believed to have committed suicide.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. The Web site of the Thai newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room. It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday.
It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room’s curtains. It cited police as saying he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.
A police officer at Bangkok’s Lumpini precinct station would not...
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. The Web site of the Thai newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room. It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday.
It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room’s curtains. It cited police as saying he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.
A police officer at Bangkok’s Lumpini precinct station would not...
- 6/4/2009
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
The Associated Press has reported that actor David Carradine was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Bangkok, an apparent suicide. Carradine, who was in the Thai city to shoot a movie, was 72.
The actor was discovered by a hotel maid hanged with a curtain cord, and a preliminary police investigation found no signs of foul play. Further details are being withheld out of consideration for his family. Carradine’s long career ranged from the art house to the grindhouse and everything in between, with horror credits including Larry Cohen’s Q, Gary Graver’s Trick Or Treats, Robert Martin Carroll’s Sonny Boy, Anthony Hickox’s Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat (pictured) and Waxwork II: Lost In Time, Fred Olen Ray’s Evil Toons, Ethan Wiley’s Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror, Mitch Marcus’ Knocking On Death’S Door, Mark Lambert Bristol’s The Monster Hunter,...
The actor was discovered by a hotel maid hanged with a curtain cord, and a preliminary police investigation found no signs of foul play. Further details are being withheld out of consideration for his family. Carradine’s long career ranged from the art house to the grindhouse and everything in between, with horror credits including Larry Cohen’s Q, Gary Graver’s Trick Or Treats, Robert Martin Carroll’s Sonny Boy, Anthony Hickox’s Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat (pictured) and Waxwork II: Lost In Time, Fred Olen Ray’s Evil Toons, Ethan Wiley’s Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror, Mitch Marcus’ Knocking On Death’S Door, Mark Lambert Bristol’s The Monster Hunter,...
- 6/4/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok Hotel. The 72-year old star of the 1970's TV series Kung Fu and the lead villain in the Kill Bill films was found dead in his hotel room, an apparent suicide. Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the Swissotel Nai Lert. A preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room's curtains. Carradine was a leading member of a Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine and brother Keith of Nashville fame. He appeared in more than 100 feature films and best known for his role as 'Kwai Chang Caine', a Shaolin priest who roamed the American frontier in the TV series Kung Fu, 1972-75. He played Caine's grandson in the 1990's Toronto-lensed syndicated series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. Carradine enjoyed renewed...
- 6/4/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Famous actor David Carradine, known from his roles in Kung Fu all the way to the more recent Kill Bill series was found dead in Bangkok. Reports from Thailand state that he was found hanged inside his hotel room, believing that this was an act of suicide. Carradine was in the area at the time filming his latest movie, Stretch.
David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 4, 2009)
That career now includes more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). “Kung Fu” also received seven...
David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 4, 2009)
That career now includes more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). “Kung Fu” also received seven...
- 6/4/2009
- by Melissa
- Atomic Popcorn
- Thanks to the golden opportunity of working with maestro Quentin Tarantino, after Travolta and Grier, he was unofficially the third person to benefit from a career re-boot. Known to a generation of new fans as "Bill" and most recently, as the elder Poon Dong, leader of the Chinese Triad in Crank: High Voltage, it was announced that Kung Fu legend David Carradine of the Carradine clan took away his life. He was 72. He'll have left us with us with tons of memorable midnight watch type of stuff with his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, but Carradine was also seen in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha (1972), Bound for Glory (1976) and in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977). Here is a more complete bio from the NYTimes...: Carradine made his directorial debut on a handful of episodes of Kung Fu. Upon leaving the series,
- 6/4/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Actor Kim Chan Dies
Chinese actor Kim Chan, who has starred in films alongside Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and Jackie Chan, has died.
Kim Chan, born in 1917, passed away on Sunday in Brooklyn, New York.
His Hollywood career launched when he began playing characters with some knowledge of Eastern culture, eventually landing what became his most famous roles in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and as Lewis' butler in Martin Scorsese's 1982 film The King of Comedy, where he appeared onscreen alongside De Niro.
The actor emigrated to the U.S. from the province of Canton, China as a young boy, discovering his desire to become an entertainer while working in his family's restaurant in the theatre district of Manhattan.
Making his film debut in 1957's A Face in the Crowd, Chan's other notable films included The Fifth Element, Lethal Weapon 4 and Shanghai Knights, where he played the father of famed martial artist and actor Jackie Chan.
He is survived by his son, Michael Chandler.
Kim Chan, born in 1917, passed away on Sunday in Brooklyn, New York.
His Hollywood career launched when he began playing characters with some knowledge of Eastern culture, eventually landing what became his most famous roles in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and as Lewis' butler in Martin Scorsese's 1982 film The King of Comedy, where he appeared onscreen alongside De Niro.
The actor emigrated to the U.S. from the province of Canton, China as a young boy, discovering his desire to become an entertainer while working in his family's restaurant in the theatre district of Manhattan.
Making his film debut in 1957's A Face in the Crowd, Chan's other notable films included The Fifth Element, Lethal Weapon 4 and Shanghai Knights, where he played the father of famed martial artist and actor Jackie Chan.
He is survived by his son, Michael Chandler.
- 10/10/2008
- WENN
"Grasshopper" has a new Kung Fu master. There's been a change of direction for the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' big screen adaptation of the classic TV series.
Kung Fu ran for three years on ABC, from 1972 until 1975. It's a unique Western series that tells the story of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), the orphaned son of an American man and Chinese woman. Nicknamed "Grasshopper" by his mentor, Caine is trained in a Shaolin monastery. After his mentor is murdered, Caine retaliates by killing the emperor's nephew. He flees China to America's Old West where he helps those in need and stays one step ahead of the emperor's assassins.
Carradine's Caine has been resurrected a few times in movies, in a four-year sequel series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, in a group of animated webisodes, and even an occasional commercial.
The big screen version of Kung Fu has been in the works for some time.
Kung Fu ran for three years on ABC, from 1972 until 1975. It's a unique Western series that tells the story of Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), the orphaned son of an American man and Chinese woman. Nicknamed "Grasshopper" by his mentor, Caine is trained in a Shaolin monastery. After his mentor is murdered, Caine retaliates by killing the emperor's nephew. He flees China to America's Old West where he helps those in need and stays one step ahead of the emperor's assassins.
Carradine's Caine has been resurrected a few times in movies, in a four-year sequel series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, in a group of animated webisodes, and even an occasional commercial.
The big screen version of Kung Fu has been in the works for some time.
- 9/19/2007
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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