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RZA Interview For ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’
Nov 2nd
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man with the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA – alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu – tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become saviour of his adopted people. RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and December 7th in the UK. My interview with Russell Crowe for the film can be read here, while my Lucy Liu interview can be found here.
You ate and breathed martial arts movies for the majority of your childhood….
RZA: Yeah. Martial arts films have been influencing me since I was nine, when I first saw kung fu movies and karate flicks on Staten Island at the St. George Theater. Double features, I’ll never forget. This one was called ‘Fury of the Dragon,’ with Bruce Lee in it as Kato, and the other was ‘Black Samurai,’ starring Jim Kelly. Later on, I’d go to 42nd Street and see movies like ‘Godfather of Hong Kong,’ ‘Fists of Double K’ and ‘Five Deadly Venoms,’ which got me addicted to the genre. Growing up in New York, we would break dance, hip-hop, graffiti, all these types of things, and we’d catch moves from the movies. I’d imagine martial arts films as I’d be walking to school, I’ve got a tonne of them up in my head (laughs). ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ is one of them, or an accumulation of ideas meshed together.
Lucy Liu Interview For ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’
Oct 29th
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man with the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA – alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu – tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become saviour of his adopted people. RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and December 7th in the UK. My interview with Russell Crowe for the film can be read here.
You’d known RZA for a while before filming. How did you initially get involved with ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’?
Lucy Liu: For some time we’ve been in each other’s lives without intersecting. He wrote O-Ren Ishii’s theme song for ‘Kill Bill’ and we’ve been great fans of each others. Finally when this project came through, I was really surprised that he put together a project like this. When I read the script I really saw how connected he is, connected to so many Chinese movies of the past – and from the way, way past! Then he formulated his own ideas and compiled them into this completely entertaining amalgam, which I thought was fascinating.
New Clip & “A Slice Above” Featurette For ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ – Starring RZA, Russell Crowe & Lucy Liu
Oct 26th
This new clip and excellent red band behind-the-scenes featurette have arrived online for RZA’s ‘The Man with the Iron Fists.’ RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ follows a blacksmith (RZA) in feudal China who makes weapons for a small village. He is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and December 7th in the UK. This is definitely something I’ll be giving a peep!
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man With the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.
Russell Crowe Interview For ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’
Oct 26th
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man with the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA – alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu – tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people. RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and December 7th in the UK.
You’ve been friends with RZA since you met during the filming of ‘American Gangster.’ Was this project something RZA had discussed with you, for you to play this roguish mercenary?
Russell Crowe: Bobby (RZA) and I did pretty much every working day together on ‘American Gangster’ and got to know each other well. We connected mainly through song lyrics. He’s basically talked about this project since I met him. And it’s one of those things where you have mates that have their dream gig – the thing that they’ve been thinking about for a long time. So, you go along with it, and you learn about it (laughs), but it’s not often that they actually end up doing it, you know (laughs)? So when it came closer and closer and it was looking more and more real, Bobby and I were coincidentally on the set of another movie, ‘The Next Three Days.’ So we talked about it again, it was getting more specific and we talked about the type of character he wanted – he’s obsessed with martial arts films from the 70s, and it was just not my thing (laughs). My knowledge of that begins and ends with Bruce Lee films really. But the key thing is that Bobby’s a really, really beautiful man. He’s a really nice guy, and we’ve got a really strong friendship. I kept saying to him, “Me being there changes the dynamic, it might be a bit odd in some instances,” but he calls me his big brother, and we always talk about artistic things together. He said I really needed to be there, so I’m here.
Animated Prequel For RZA’s ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ – Starring Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu & Jamie Chung
Oct 21st
Machinima has unveiled excellent animated short for RZA’s ‘The Man with the Iron Fists.’ The prequel side story to the film finds the Blacksmith (RZA) on his way to China via a Dutch trading vessel. At a typical port stop, the Blacksmith and the crew have an unfortunate encounter. RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ follows a blacksmith (RZA) in feudal China who makes weapons for a small village. He is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and November 16th in the UK. This is definitely something I’ll be giving a peep!
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man With the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.
16 Posters For RZA’s ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ – Starring Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu & Jamie Chung
Oct 9th
Universal Pictures has unveiled, via EW, this fantastic collection of posters for RZA’s ‘The Man with the Iron Fists.’ RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ follows a blacksmith (RZA) in feudal China who makes weapons for a small village. He is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and November 16th in the UK. This is definitely something I’ll be giving a peep! Check out the 16 posters below the official synopsis for the film.
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man With the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.
