Michael Jai White Weighs In On 'Spawn' Reboot Featuring An "Ethereal Fog" Version Of Spawn
Original Spawn Michael Jai White has weighed in on the Spawn reboot that Todd McFarlane has been trying to make for the last few years.
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'Triple Threat' Trailer: Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Tiger Chen, And Scott Adkins In The Same Movie? Sign Us Up
The latest Triple Threat trailer promises a martial arts film that unites some of the biggest names of the genre, including Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, and more.
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'Outlaw Johnny Black' Trailer Promotes Crowdfunding Campaign For The 'Black Dynamite' Sequel
In the Outlaw Johnny Black trailer, star Michael Jai White promotes a crowdfunding campaign for the sequel to his cult blaxpoitation satire, Black Dynamite.
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'Black Dynamite' Sequel Is The Western Parody 'Outlaw Johnny Black'
Michael Jai White will star in the Black Dynamite semi-sequel, Outlaw Johnny Black, a parody of blaxploitation westerns.
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'Black Dynamite' Sequel Coming? Michael Jai White Teases "Black Is Back"
Michael Jai White has teased a potential Black Dynamite sequel coming this year, and we're very excited about that. The original film was released in 2009.
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'Triple Threat' Trailer: This Could Be A Martial Arts Movie Fan's Dream
In the first Triple Threat trailer, we see stars from martial arts action movies Ong-Bak, The Raid, and Man of Tai Chi unite to kick some serious ass.
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Sequel Bits: 'Contagion 2', 'Black Dynamite 2', 'The Hobbit', 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'
We've got some odds and ends from Sequel-Land after the jump: Warner Bros. is seeking writers for Contagion 2 Will Black Dynamite 2 be like Blazing Saddles? Ian McKellan almost declined to do The Hobbit See new photos from Catching Fire's Georgia set There are films designed from the get-go with potential sequels in mind, and…
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'Black Dynamite' Animated Trailer: "What More Can I Say? The Man Is Black!"
Watch out for the giant censor bar! The trailer is here for the Adult Swim animated series based on Black Dynamite, and it captures all the blaxpoitation excess of the 2009 film. It looks like the show characters in The Boondocks might watch, which is appropriate given that Carl Jones of The Boondocks is the…
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Sequel Bits: 'Black Dynamite 2' Shoots Later This Year, According To Michael Jai White, Plus: 'Smurfs 2', 'Underworld 5', 'Before Sunset' Follow-Up
Could the big-screen sequel to 2009's Black Dynamite finally be getting underway? Michael Jai White thinks so. Also after the jump: Christina Ricci will play an evil Smurfette Richard Linklater thinks the Before Sunset sequel will happen Is Underworld: Battle the title of Underworld 5? We already knew Black Dynamite would be coming back in the form…
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'Mortal Kombat: Legacy' Episode One Premieres
Tuesday marked the nearly one year-in-the-making premiere of a brand new Mortal Kombat online web series called Mortal Kombat: Legacy. The series is co-written and directed by Kevin Tancharoen who directed Fame as well as a 2010 viral video that spawned this series. It follows Sonja Blade (Jeri Ryan), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett) and Jax (Michael…
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First Clip From 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy,' Premieres April 12
You might think I sound crazy, but I know I'm not the only one who gets chills when they think about the first time they saw the Mortal Kombat movie. The movie itself is largely disappointing, but after playing the games obsessively at local arcades - lining up quarters, practicing fatalities, etc. - finally sitting…
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Adult Swim Officially Announces 'Black Dynamite' Animated Series
Briefly: Ever since Black Dynamite hit in 2009, there have been plans for a spin-off animated series featuring the continued adventures of the former Fed and irrepressible ladykiller avenger Black Dynamite. Now Adult Swim has officially picked up the series, which is directed by Carl Jones (The Boondocks), animated by Titmouse and will feature the…
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'Mortal Kombat' Spec Short Spawns Web Series Starring Michael Jai White
Last year there was a minor flurry of interest in a new Mortal Kombat film when a spec / proof of concept short appeared online. It was a dark, violent little piece of work that featured some surprising faces like Jeri Ryan and Michael Jai White. Now, while a new feature evidently won't be happening…
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Sequel Talk: Black Dynamite 2 And Salt 2
Do you want a sequel to Salt? Opinion on the film is decidedly mixed, but without (it seems) a lot of middle ground. I've talked to people who like the movie a lot, and dislike it a lot, which might be good enough response to earn a sequel. The film has earned $166m worldwide so…
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This Week In Trailers: Mutant Girls Squad, The Extra Man, 5 Huajai Hero (Force Of Five), Gone With The Pope
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Full Details On Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Earlier this week, seven minutes of Mortal Kombat footage featuring Michael Jai White as Jax seemingly "leaked" online. Is this test footage for a new Mortal Kombat movie reboot? Who is behind this short film? We have the full details, after the jump. The Mortal Kombat footage was shot by Fame director Kevin Tancharoen. Our…
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New Mortal Kombat Footage Features Michael Jai White; Does This Tease A New Movie, Video Game, Or Both?
The most attention-getting thing to hit the 'net on a very slow news day is this seven minutes of Mortal Kombat footage featuring Michael Jai White as Jax. There's a lot going on here -- introductions and backstory for antagonists like Reptile and Baraka, a fight scene featuring Johnny Cage, and even Jeri Ryan as…
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Blaxploitation Parody Black Dynamite Spawns Animated Series
A couple of hours ago I finally caught Black Dynamite, which became an internet sensation based on a very well cut trailer. (Not this one, sadly, but this is what Apparition is using to sell the film now.) Despite having been told that the film plays better as a trailer than a feature I had…
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Black Dynamite Movie Trailer
Apparition has released a new, and possibly final, movie trailer for the blaxploitation callback Black Dynamite on Yahoo. Watch the new trailer now after the jump, and leave your thoughts in the comments below. Black Dynamite is the love child of writer/star Michael Jai White and writer/director Scott Sanders. Here's the plot: This is the…
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Black Dynamite Red Band Movie Trailer 2 (What The What!?!)
"But Black Dynamite, I sell drugs to the community." With this new red band trailer, Black Dynamite officially blazes its way onto the Most Anticipated List. Way back in July, the buzzing stealth passion project from writer/director, Scott Sanders, and writer/star, Michael Jai White, miraculously won me over by making exhausted, semi-ironic blaxploitation homage seem…
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Black Dynamite Red Band Trailer With Michael Jai White (Whoa)
From Spike Jonze's "Sabotage" to PTA's Angels Live in My Town to the full-on grindhouse wave, the ship for ironic urban 'sploitation needs to sail already. We'll make an exception for the new Dolemite trailer because it has laser beams, but that's it. Let it rest. Okay, um, we might need to make another exception.…
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