Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Wesley Snipes action thriller Game of Death, which also stars, Zoe Bell, Robert Davi and Gary Daniels. The movie; which was shot in Michigan this past fall, showcases the city of Detroit as the main setting for the film (not sure if this will make it to the theaters or not, more likely direct-to-video).
Currently lensing in Detroit, Abel Ferrara has left Game of Death.Death is an action Bruce Lee remake that was set to reunite the acclaimed filmmaker with Wesley Snipes. It has not been released exactly why why Ferrara has left, only that the film will now be directed by Giorgio Serafini. What is also not know is if Ferrara wil still direct Jekyll & Hyde; starring Forest Whitaker and 50 Cent, which is set to lens in Grand Rapids, Michigan in January.
The the fall of 2009 is shaping up to be one of the busiest filming periods in modern Detroit history. Starting next week there will be four major movies shooting near the city limits; Red Dawn, Highland Park, Vanishing on 7th Streetand Game of Death.
Wesley Snipes and acclaimed director Abel Ferrara are reuniting for the first time on the upcoming action-thriller Game of Death since Ferrara’s 1990 cult flick King of New York. In Game of Death, Snipes stars as politician’s bodyguard who must fend off five of the world’s top assassins. Zoe Bell and Robert Davi co-star. [read more]
Rolling on into early next year, director Abel Ferrare will then be shooting his next movie Jekyll and Hydein Grand Rapids, Michigan in January. The movie is a modern-day take on the classic horror pic and pegs rapper/actor 50 Cent up with Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker.