Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Finn Little, Ed Harris, and Annette Bening star.
After a career as a judo champion, Joe Taslim turned to movies, with roles in The Raid: Redemption (2011), Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond, and Mortal Kombat. In The Furious, he plays Navin, a journalist searching for his missing wife. In the process he uncovers a child trafficking ring, leading to some of the most sustained and exciting action sequences on screen this year. Taslim talked to ScreenAnarchy via Zoom. ScreenAnarchy: Let’s start with your training for the movie. Joe Taslim: I think I got to Bangkok two, three weeks prior and straightaway jumped into the choreography. But before that, I prepped myself a couple months. So I trained three months before Bangkok, but mostly about physicality, endurance, and stamina. In action scenes,…
Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo star in Steven Spielberg’s action thriller.
Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo star in Steven Spielberg’s action thriller.
The action star Xie Miao has worked in film for decades, including playing Jet Li’s son in My Father Is a Hero (1995). After earning a degree in Ethnic Sports, Xie worked in television on martial arts shows. Roles in films like Ip Man: The Awakening led to the Eye for an Eye franchise. In The Furious, Xie plays Wang Wei, a freelance handyman in an unnamed Southeast Asian city. An incident in China left him with a metal plate in his skull. Now mute and in exile, his world revolves around his daughter Rainy (Yang Enyou). Her kidnapping sets in motion one of the most propulsive action movies of the year. Xie spoke with ScreenAnarchy on a Zoom call. How do you play a…
The action star Xie Miao has worked in film for decades, including playing Jet Li’s son in My Father Is a Hero (1995). After earning a degree in Ethnic Sports, Xie worked in television on martial arts shows. Roles in films like Ip Man: The Awakening led to the Eye for an Eye franchise. In The Furious, Xie plays Wang Wei, a freelance handyman in an unnamed Southeast Asian city. An incident in China left him with a metal plate in his skull. Now mute and in exile, his world revolves around his daughter Rainy (Yang Enyou). Her kidnapping sets in motion one of the most propulsive action movies of the year. Xie spoke with ScreenAnarchy on a Zoom call. How do you play a…
A father fights fiercely against ruthless kidnappers to save his abducted daughter.
Few action films have been as eagerly anticipated as The Furious. Since its premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, word of mouth has been building about the film’s over-the-top stunts, driven by intense choreography and relentless editing. Directed by Kenji Tanigaki (action choreographer on Twilight of the Warriors), with action choreography by Kensuke Sonomura (director of Ghost Warrior), it stars Xie Miao (My Father Is a Hero), Joe Taslim (The Raid), Brian Le, Yahan Ruhian, Jeeja Yanin, and Joey Iwanaga. Among its producers: the veteran Bill Kong, who has worked with Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and developed the Monster Hunt franchise. The film opens around the world this weekend. We first talked with director Kenji Tanigaki, who explained his work on The Furious….
Jack Quaid, Alice Lee, Ishmel Sahid, and Kiana Madeira return for new, high-flying adventures against a gaggle of villains in the Adult Swim animated series.
Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel, and Bill Camp star in Rob Rice’s new film.