As the big-budget projects get delayed and studios attempt to secure a deal with the Writers’ Guild of America, some of the smaller films that work outside of the studio system hope to use their grassroots status as an advantage during these times. Kevin Smith recently announced that his production, The 4:30 Movie, was approved to film with a waiver, and his movie is intended to start its principal photography later this month. Now, the director of the Kickboxer reboot is now preparing for his next two projects, hoping to get a waiver to allow his film to proceed.
According to Deadline, Dimitri Logothetis, the director of Kickboxer: Vengeance and Kickboxer: Retaliation, is planning for the shooting of the conclusion to his trilogy with Kickboxer: Armageddon. The film is set to star Alain Moussi, who took over for the part of Kurt Sloane, previously occupied by action legend, Jean-Claude Van Damme. His goal is to get his production for Kickboxer: Armageddon and his action thriller, Flying Shadow, to be issued waivers so they can start filming in January. Logothetis is planning for the projects to film in Mississippi and Malta.
The synopsis for Kickboxer: Armageddon per Deadline reads, “in Armageddon, [Kurt Sloane] sees his world turned upside down once again, when an explosion meant for him kills his wife and baby. With nothing left to lose, Kurt runs ferociously through the underground fight scene of Malaysia, training to track down and assassinate the man responsible, Master Durand’s twin brother Cesare. Script is written by Logothetis and Jim McGrath, who wrote the original reboot. Rejoining Logothetis on the producing front are Joel Shapiro and Rob Hickman.”
The synopsis for his other action film, Flying Shadow, is said to follow, “ex-military Black Ops secret service agent Travis Rawls and commander of Chinese private security force Ling as they work to avoid certain tragedy when the ancient legendary sword, Flying Shadow, is stolen, leaving the President’s life hanging in the balance. Logothetis and McGrath also wrote this script, with the former to produce.”