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Iko Uwais to join other Asian action stars in 'Triple Threat’
Action film lovers have something new to look forward to. Three Asian actor stars will star together in Triple Threat, a new action film helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski.
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Iko Uwais poses for the camera at kompas.com newsroom in March 2012. Iko is slated to star in action film "Triple Threat" alongside other Asian action stars, Tony Jaa and Tiger Chen. (Kompas Images/Kompas.com/Roderick Adrian Mozes)
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ction film lovers have something new to look forward to. Three Asian actor stars, namely Thailand’s Tony Jaa (Furious 7, XXX: Return of Xander Cage), China’s Tiger Chen (Man of Taichi, Kung Fu Man) and Indonesia’s Iko Uwais (The Raid, Headshot) will star together in Triple Threat, a new action film helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski.
Although the actors' roles have not been announced, the upcoming movie is said to be about a Chinese martial artist who goes to Mexico to save his ex-wife and son who have been kidnapped by a drug supplier.
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Produced by Kungfuman Culture Media and Hamilton Entertainment, Triple Threat will be co-directed by Wang Xiaolie and co-written by Dwayne Alexander Smith.
There is no information on the exact date of release yet. But, according to screendaily.com, the film is being marketed in the 2016 American Film Market (AFM)—an ongoing event at Santa Monica in California, US, until Nov. 9—to look for buyers. (kes)
