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Who as a kid in the 80's didn't watch or love a movie brought to us by CANNON FILMS? One of my beloved and favorite movies of all time is BREAKIN' and who didn't sit around the house and jump off the couch after seeing AMERICAN NINJA ? Or after seeing Van Damme in KICKBOXER go outside and try to kick the shit out of a tree? We got some interesting news today that caught my eye and I thought I would share it will all of you. Drafthouse Films has bought the U.S> rights to ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS . DRAFTHOUSE FILMS ACQUIRES US RIGHTS TO “ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS” New Doc Will Chronicle Infamous ’80s Exploitation Production Outfit From Acclaimed Director Mark Hartley AUSTIN, TX – Thursday, December 1, 2011 – Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announced today the acquisition of all US rights to ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CA...

Phillip Noyce ( Salt ) to direct and Robert Mark Kamen to script a reinvention of iconic Jean Claude Van Damme actioner Bloodsport . Veteran producer Ed Pressman is in Cannes with news on three projects. Pressman has closed deals with Phillip Noyce to direct and Robert Mark Kamen to script a reinvention of iconic Jean Claude Van Damme actioner Bloodsport (1988). The story will follow an American who goes to Brazil to recover from the violence he has experienced in Afghanistan who gets involved in a martial arts contest. Mark DiSalles is executive producing. Kamen’s recent work includes the Transporter franchise, Taken, Bandidas and Kiss Of The Dragon for EuropaCorp, while Noyce’s last film was the Sony hit Salt starring Angelina Jolie. Pressman is scheduled to start production on his reinvention of The Crow in January next year. The film, which is being financed by Relativity Media , is to be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with Bradley Cooper in negotiations to play th...

Cast Announced For Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom DreamWorks had just announced a great cast line-up for their upcoming CGI animated sequel Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. And here is the line-up, Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Jean Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber will join the original cast members Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross and James Hong. I really enjoyed the first Kung Fu Panda film, and it would be nice for this sequel to be just as fun and entertaining. Oldman will take on the role of the new villain in the movie named Lord Shen who ahppens to be a peacock. Yeoh will play the mystical character of The Soothsayer which is a goat. Van Damme and Garber round out the cast as Master Croc and Master Thundering Rhino. Of course they would! Here is a description of the film as described by producer Melissa Cobb. In the sequel, Po goes on an amazing personal journey and we are thrilled to have assembled s...