While Keanu Reeves had already been an action star (Speed anyone?) before The Matrix, it was that leather-bound blockbuster that turned him into a bona fide practitioner of skop, skiet en donner. Somebody who assisted with all his skopping, skieting and donnering was martial artist and stuntman Tiger Chen, and the pair have now teamed up for kick-ass kung fu flick Man of Tai …
Normally, when an actor decides to get behind a camera and direct for once, that forst flick is a drama. Because nothing spell credibility in Hollywood like snot ‘en trane. Keanu Reeves though, is taking a different approach. The man is going to go down in cinematic history as an ass-kicker of note thanks to films like the Matrix trilogy …
Welcome to Trailer Thursday. Oh you didn’t know it’s Trailer Thursday? Don’t worry, neither did we, but since we woke up in a heap of trailers up to our double chins, it’s quite clear that that’s exactly what day it is. And what better way to kick off Trailer Thursday, than with an actual bit of kicking? Followed by some …
Keanu Reeves knows Kung Fu. He apparently also knows how to direct Kung Fu, as the actor will showing off his skills both in front and behind the camera for his directorial debut, Man of Tai Chi, which if the name and this entire sentence isn’t a dead giveaway will be a martial arts movie. Reeves is over in Cannes with …
It’s been barely a week since we got our first look Keanu Reeve’s, Man of Tai Chi, the ass-kicking martial arts flick in which Reeves tries to convince us that only does he know kung fu, he can apparently now direct it as well. He’s promised that the film will revolutionize kung fu movies, but judging by this trailer it might …
Twenty years ago, Keanu Reeves’ name would certainly not be one that comes up in a conversation about kung fu, certainly not unless drugs was involved. But after proving how badass pasty-faced American programmers could be in the Matrix trilogy, he helped kick off a trend of Western actors suddenly learning some Eastern skills. He’ll soon be seen locking swords with samurai in …
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Keanu Reeves knows Kung Fu. I know this because he clearly told us this back in 1999, before beating the green hell of out anything in a black suit and an earpiece. His pugilistic turn in The Matrix would certainly change the use of Martial Arts by non-martial artists in a western film, and with his upcoming directorial debut, Man …
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