’47 Ronin’ Sequel Titled ‘Blade of The 47 Ronin’!!

Universal‘s sequel of 47 Ronin wrapped in Hungary today, revamping the franchise after receiving cultural criticism of the Keanu Reeves-led film. The film, Blade of The 47 Ronin, will have a fresh cast in order to emphasize on Asian fantasy heroes. The new film is set in present-day Budapest where the meeting of five Samurai clans, with some of the leaders bringing three Onna Bugeisha … Continue reading ’47 Ronin’ Sequel Titled ‘Blade of The 47 Ronin’!!

’47 Ronin’ Sequel Sets Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos as Leads!!

Production on the sequel to the 2013 film 47 Ronin has officially begun, as Universal 1440 Entertainment has just announced today that principal photography has started for the film in Budapest. Leading the cast is Anna Akana, who has previously starred in Ant-Man and Jupiter’s Legacy, and action film veteran Mark Dacascos who has previously been featured in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. The … Continue reading ’47 Ronin’ Sequel Sets Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos as Leads!!

‘47 Ronin’ Sequel: Author AJ Mendez and Aimee Garcia Hired to Write!!

Lucifer actress Aimee Garcia and New York Times bestselling author AJ Mendez have been brought on to pen the upcoming untitled 47 Ronin sequel for Universal 1440 Entertainment. The action-fantasy pic, which is being directed by Mulan‘s Ron Yuan as we first told you, is the follow to the 2013 Universal Keanu Reeves movie which grossed over $151M WW. The original film was directed by Carl Rinsch … Continue reading ‘47 Ronin’ Sequel: Author AJ Mendez and Aimee Garcia Hired to Write!!

A ‘47 Ronin’ Sequel in the Works for Netflix!!

In 2013, 47 Ronin was unleashed unto theaters. The Carl Rinsch-directed genre-bender, blending elements of samurai action into a fantastical world, stars Keanu Reeves in medieval Japan as an outcast samurai who joins a rank of 46 other powerful samurai to vanquish the powerful Tadanobu Asano and his supernatural minions. The film was reviled both critically and commercially, becoming somewhat of a notorious box office bomb. But now, … Continue reading A ‘47 Ronin’ Sequel in the Works for Netflix!!