New Poster and Image for "Bangkok Dangerous"
May 7, 2008

Anonymous assassins, Bangkok, Nic Cage and the Pang Brothers? Yeah, we’re definitely curious since the original Bangkok Dangerous gave us lasting memories of yet another cool Hong Kong action film. On August 22, Lionsgate is releasing the Americanized remake of the Pang Brothers’ hugely popular Bangkok Dangerous, which follows the story of an anonymous assassin who winds up in Thailand to kick some ass and finish off a deadly series of contract killings.

Now that the movie is four months out from theaters, Lionsgate has just released the official poster and the latest image to kick start the hype. Although the poster looks a little too much like Redline meets Lethal Weapon 4 meets Shoot Em Up for our liking, the still image makes us feel better given the realism of the Thailand backdrop.

With directors Oxide and Danny Pang back behind the lens for their own remake, we’re wondering whether the new version will still retain all of the gritty action vibe of the original. We all know what can happen when cool Asian projects find their way to American shores, but since The Departed was inspired by the masterful Asian hit Infernal Affairs, we’re keeping an open mind. After all, the Pang Brothers ARE remaking their own movie.

Jump to the latest still after the official synopsis...

"The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm), a street punk and pickpocket, to run errands for him with the intention of covering his tracks by killing him at the end of the assignment. Strangely, Joe, the ultimate lone wolf, instead finds himself mentoring the young man while simultaneously being drawn into a tentative romance with a local shop girl. As he falls further under the sway of Bangkok’s intoxicating beauty, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and let down his guard - just as Surat decides it’s time to clean house.

"Directors Oxide Pang and Danny Pang (The Eye) paint an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld, illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based on the Pang Brothers’ wildly popular Hong Kong action film of the same name BANGKOK DANGEROUS is written by Jason Richman. The adrenaline-powered thriller stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure), Charlie Young (Seven Swords), Shahkrit Yamnarm (Belly of the Beast) and Dom Hetrakul (Sniper 3). The film is produced by Jason Shuman, William Sherak, Nicolas Cage and Norm Golightly. Andrew Pfeffer, Derek Dauchy, Denis O’Sullivan and Ben Waisbren serve as the executive producers."