John Woo’s remake of his own 1989 Hong Kong action classic The Killer includes a running subplot involving an incomplete crossword puzzle. The title character totes one around, occasionally trying to solve its last remaining clues. And the big answer she finally figures out after much deliberation is “reborn.” The word holds obvious meaning for an assassin who rediscovers some semblance … Read more
Silent Night, John Woo’s first American action movie in twenty years, has been slated for a 2023 release by Lionsgate. Believe it or not, but it’s been twenty years since the release of John Woo’s last American movie; That would be Paycheck starring Ben Affleck for those keeping track. The iconic director is finally back … Read more
Last year, Peacock revealed that it was remaking the seminal Hong Kong action classic The Killer — and that the film’s original director, John Woo, was returning to update his own work. But we’ve learned a bit more about the production — which had almost finished shooting when the actors’ strike began. The new details come from producer Charles Roven, in an … Read more