Russell Crowe starring in RZA's The Man With the Iron Fist
E! Online got the news straight from the RZA himself at the MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend. Here's what RZA had to say about Russell Crowe's character:
"I won't spoil it for you, but Russell's gonna be the baddest man alive. That man is in fighting shape. That man will knock you out."
RZA will direct the movie from a script he co-wrote with Eli Roth, who is also producing the movie with Quentin Tarantino. Not much is known about the plot, other than it is a martial arts movie. We first reported on The Man with the Iron Fist back in 2008. RZA had previously worked with Russell Crowe in the 2007 movie American Gangster.
It was said that the movie would start shooting in December on location in Shanghai. Universal greenlit the project in May, which will be filmed with a $20 million budget.
The Man with the Iron Fists was released November 2nd, 2012 and stars RZA, Rick Yune, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Dave Bautista, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Byron Mann. The film is directed by RZA.
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Solar XI
Russell's on fire lately. Recently saw Robin Hood, bad ass film and I want to check out his Next Three Days flick too.
3 years agoby @solarxiFlag
Worth5Bucks
russel crowe is officially awesome. oh wait, he already was.
3 years agoby @mattbierwagenFlag
B3njamin
Well at least we know we don't have to take this movie seriously.. RZA, Eli Roth and Quentin? It must be just for sh*ts and giggles
3 years agoby @b3njaminFlag
Newtron
The RZA...I don't know about that one. Maybe he'll do great. We'll see.
3 years agoby @newtronFlag
Err
i'm not huge on kung-fu movies, but i do like all the people involved in this so i will definitely check it out sometime.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
mosorwvlad
Russell Crowe on twitter : I'm not officially on RZA's gig. He's a good friend,inspirational guy, we will see what happens.Despite reports,I've never recorded with RZA. He has come to Australia twice to work with South's players, just fun,inhouse stuff to MoTv8
3 years agoby @mosorwvladFlag
Spongebob_Boxofficepants
Is this another Tekken adaptation or a marvel film?
3 years agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag
Rufio
crowe, tarentino and wu-tang combine for kung fu? SOLD! can't wait to see how this shapes up!
3 years agoby @rufioFlag
WiseGuy
Awesome, just awesome. Crowe is one of my favorite actors.
3 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
Flipsyde933
Sounds cool would definitely like to see what this is like.
3 years agoby @flipsyde933Flag
DoubleR0522
Awesome
3 years agoby @doubler0522Flag
HighCaliberINC
@edwood, well put my friend. Im stoked to see anything that a combination of Crowe, Tarantino and the friggin RZA does together. Thats some combo there. I can only hope that there will be other members of TheWu in the movie..that would be sweet.
3 years agoby @highcaliberincFlag
ed_wood
Awesome. Every person involved in this great.
3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
mosorwvlad
I twitted Russell Crowe about this, waiting for the answer ! I hope i don't Die by natural causes until he responds.
3 years agoby @mosorwvladFlag
ZanyZap
Yeah!
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
TheSinster1
Man can't wait Russell Crowe is a badass.
3 years agoby @rm6969Flag
Diaigma
I'm down.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Cripple
Crowe would be bad-ass in this. Please make this happen.
3 years agoby @crippleFlag
ejk1
Hopefully, this will be a good bounce back from Robin Hood for Crowe. And I agree, @Soylent. Rza is awesome.
3 years agoby @ejk1Flag
The Soylent Green Monkey
F*ckin' YES. RZA owns.
3 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag