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Ninja Assassin coming in November

Liam — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:24:59 +0000

Warner Bros have finally chosen a solid release date for the Wachowski brothers Ninja Assassin. According to Dark Horizons:

Ninja Assassin
The James McTiegue-directed action-thriller starring Korean pop messiah Rain has been scheduled for November 25th 2009

That is 5 days after The Twilight Saga’s New Moon is released, so hopefully it won’t be consumed by the vampire frenzy. The new release date means we probably won’t be getting a trailer for a while, so it looks like we’ll have to wait before we get our first look.

Ninja Assassin Update

Liam — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:44:11 +0000

In a post about Keanu Reeves possibly becoming Plastic Man or some crap, a reader sent Latino Review some updates on Ninja Assassin that is currently filming under the guidance of the Wachowski’s brothers.

- James McTeigue is having a blast directing Ninja Assassin. Says its going to be an old school Hong Kong influenced fight fest whilst keeping with the traditional Japanese style.
- Looking to be a R rated movie with no exceptions being made to the integrity of choreography prepped by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski with insight on behalf of fight consultant Yuen Woo-ping.
- The Wachowski’s are involved with blocking all the complex fight scenes with James taking lead on dialogue related scenes.
- Says he loves working in Berlin and is looking to move to London shortly to begin prep on the post production.

The Wachowski’s have gone from working on family friendly flop Speed Racer to an R rated fight fest which is where they belong.

If your interested in the Plastic Man news then click here to find out more.

Naomie Harris And Rick Yune Join Ninja Assassin

Liam — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:06:08 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter have announced that Naomie Harris and Rick Yune have joined Ninja Assassin. The film is apparently filming as you read this, and is being produced by Speed Racer directors, the Wachowski Brothers. V for Vendetta director James McTeigue will be sat in the directors chair, for what apparently is an original film. No comic books, no graphic novels, no novel, no anything. A writer has actually been paid to use his imagination for once!

The title of the film is a good indication of what we may get, producer Joel Silver has described it as a “full on martial arts movie.” He also says it’s has the theme of revenge running through it.

It certainly sounds interesting. Naomie Harris is best known for her role as Tia Dalma in the Pirates of the Caribean trilogy. She has also appeared in the amazing 28 Days Later and more recently, Street Kings.
Rick Yune is best known for being a Bond villain in Die Another Day, who had the unfortunate (or fortunate depending on how you look at it) accident involving diamonds blowing up in his face, and embedding themselves there.

Rick Yune spoke of his role:

“Not to give too much away, (but) my character stays within what he was brought up with, and they go up against each other,” Yune said. “I’m not a heavy. The characters are ninjas, they are assassins, and there’s this mix of morality the Wachowskis are exploring.”

Warner Brothers have yet to announce a release date, but I’m guessing we will see this sometime in 2009.