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Those who were lucky enough to catch the newest martial arts action film The Furious at the Midnight Madness section of this year’s Toronto Film Festival, were privileged to watch what many are calling the best martial arts actioner in years. The movie, directed by action maestro Kenji Tanigaki (Rurouni Kenshin, Snake Eyes), looks to throw it back to the glorious days of Hong Kong action cinema and from what I’ve heard, they succeeded in spades.
Deadline has brought word that The Furious has just been acquired by Lionsgate for worldwide rights and distribution outside of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao. The good news is that Lionsgate plans to launch the film theatrically, but the bad news is that we have to wait till sometime next year.
“In The Furious, when his daughter Rainy is abducted, humble tradesman Wang Wei is thrust into a deadly underworld of corruption and violence. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist haunted by his own past. Together, they fight their way through an international criminal network in a desperate bid to save Rainy and uncover the truth.”
The Furious hails from XYZ Films with the cast featuring some of the best that martial arts cinema has to offer currently. Xie Miao, Joe Taslim (The Raid), Yang Enyou, Brian Le, Yayan Ruhian (John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum), Jija Yanin (Chocolate) star along with Joey Iwanaga, Sahajak Boonthanakit and Manatsanun Phanlerdwongsakul.
An action clip was released a while back further cementing that Xie Miao might just be the best kept secret in martial arts action so take a look at him in full on punishing mode below!
Lock and load right here for more intel to hit as The Furious will definitely make it on everyone’s list for best action films of 2026!
