Sunday, June 14, 2009

SiM Trailer: The Warrior's Way

First-time director Lee combines Asian combat with the Wild West

Director: Sngmoo Lee (debut)
Writer: Sngmoo Lee (debut)
Cast: Jang Dong-gun (Typhoon), Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Tony Cox (Bad Santa), Nic Sampson (TV's Power Rangers), Matt Gillanders (30 Days of Night), Ashley Jones (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), Jessica Cummings (debut), Ryan Richards (TV's Shortland Street)
Distributor: Kathy Morgan International
Release Date: August 2009 (TBA)

Synopsis: Korean actor-musician Jang Dong-gun is Yang, a fugitive Asian warrior who is hiding out in the badlands of America, where he meets a fellow retired fighter named Ron (Geoffrey Rush), who is also the town drunk. Kate Bosworth plays Lynne, a circus knife thrower hellbent on retribution for childhood abuses. Filmed over three and a half months in Auckland, New Zealand, this $40 million action-fantasy feature--formerly titled The Laundry Warrior--was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, who was also behind The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03). No exact release date has been set for The Warrior's Way, but the film is eyeing an August premiere.


3 comments:

cenquist said...

That is one long ass trailer, but it looks interesting.

Emil Tiedemann said...

Yeah, I seen a different trailer myself, but it was long too...looks like an interesting movie though!

Trav said...

looks awesome