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Premiers Today @ 12:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Eastern!
International martial arts action star, 9-time world champion and action cinema’s reigning beast Bren Foster (The Last Ship, Life After Fighting) headlines Mexicali, a full throttle in your face action pic that looks to stake claim as one of the best actioners of 2026. It delivers everything fans could want and hope for and it’s relentless in its execution with hardcore action, visceral beatdowns and brutal, unflinching violence while implementing heartfelt emotion and dynamics.
In this exclusive interview, Bren stops by and we go in depth on the making of the new film including the brutal action sequences, the cast, the story and everything in between. We also break down the crowd-pleasing, white-knuckle fights and the second to none action design that features elite martial arts combat and extreme firepower which makes this movie a top contender for best action film of 2026!
It’s Bren Foster on this episode of The Action Fix with John Jerva!
MEXICALI is in Theaters and on Digital March 13!
Official Synopsis: An ex-special forces contractor who has retired to live a peaceful life as an avocado farmer in Mexico must fight again when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Mexicali stars Bren Foster (Life After Fighting) who is a nine-time world martial arts champion and filmmaker and one of the hottest action stars working today. His co-stars include Plutarco Haza (Narcos: Mexico), Tania Raymonde, who also starred with Foster in Deep Blue Sea 3, action star and filmmaker Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector, Affinity) and Kris Van Damme (Kill ‘Em All) who is the son of martial arts action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Luke LaFontaine makes his feature directorial debut with this film after a decades-long career as a stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, and second-unit director. A martial arts and weapons specialist, he has worked on major productions including Iron Man, Serenity, and Master and Commander, bringing extensive action-design experience to his filmmaking.
The film is written by Jesse V. Johnson who is a British filmmaker, writer, and former stunt performer known for grounded, practical action filmmaking. After working in stunts and fight choreography, he moved into writing and directing, often collaborating with Scott Adkins on Accident Man, Avengement, and The Debt Collector series. His additional credits include Triple Threat, Savage Dog, Hell Hath No Fury, and the upcoming film Above and Below starring Antonio Banderas. His work is recognized for character-driven storytelling and clear, physically authentic action.
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