The Iron Mask (Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Slydice · 13-02-2020 9:45pm #1

If this doesn't lead to Schwarzenegger as Hamlet, I don't kow what can!

in case ye're wondering.. trailer for Schwarzenegger as Hamlet from Last Action Hero:

Electric Nitwit · 13-02-2020 10:05pm

So this is... no, wait, isn't... a spoof?
What the hell was that about?!

Slydice · 13-02-2020 10:07pm

I don't know.. It has the feel of a film CHOC full of Arnie one-liners!

bnt · 29-09-2020 8:32pm

New trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1u0hzLuDCw

I’m having some trouble imagining who the audience will be.

ShaneU · 29-09-2020 8:57pm

Would love to have been in the room when this was cobbled together.

John: "I seen Man in the Iron Mask last night, good movie. We should rip it off"

Jim "I agree, how can we cater it to a wider audience though. A French Renaissance movie will be a hard sell?"

John: "Well the Marvel movies have been huge"

Jim: "I agree, we'll put in people with Superpowers"

John: "What about if we stick in some dragons to get Asian people to watch it?"

Jim: "Great Idea, I'll get Jackie Chan on the phone and we'll set the movie on the island from Mortal Kombat. Those Asians won't be able to resist!"

John: "We need an action movie star to play the bad guy"

Jim: "{First name that comes to his head} Arnie would be perfect!"

DrumSteve · 29-09-2020 9:02pm

2 thoughts on that

I reckon Arnold is in this film for all of 5 minutes

This looks like a film made as a tax write off.

Weepsie · 29-09-2020 9:03pm

Never mind Arnie and Chan. What on earth is charles dance doing in it?

Agent Coulson · 29-09-2020 9:04pm

I have a feeling what see in the trailer is all there is of Arnie and Jackie in the movie.

The Continental Op · 29-09-2020 9:06pm

Did anyone notice the title - From the Producers of Machete Kills?

CastorTroy · 30-09-2020 12:16am

So after googling it, seems the original name for it is
Viy 2: Journey to China
A sequel to Viy, believe it or not.

And it's already available as it released in the UK back in April and China last year.

jimbob_jones · 30-09-2020 1:31pm

It's also out on the Microsoft Films and TV store.

FortuneChip · 30-09-2020 1:39pm

Arnie with 9 minutes of screen time, with supposedly 3 of those actually a body double taking care of the action segments.

mikhail · 30-09-2020 3:07pm

FortuneChip wrote: »

Arnie with 9 minutes of screen time, with supposedly 3 of those actually a body double taking care of the action segments.

He's 73 years old. There's only so much you can expect of him. Still, feels like a con to put him to front and centre on the promo material.

Mark Hamill · 01-10-2020 9:57am

CastorTroy wrote: »

So after googling it, seems the original name for it is
Viy 2: Journey to China
A sequel to Viy, believe it or not.

FortuneChip wrote: »

Arnie with 9 minutes of screen time, with supposedly 3 of those actually a body double taking care of the action segments.

So is this the reverse situation of when a Holywood movies puts a famous Chinese actor on screen for five minutes, in order to attract Chinese movie-goers?
(e.g. Iron Man 3 had an extra scene that was only shown in China IIRC).

The Continental Op · 01-10-2020 10:15am

Mark Hamill wrote: »

So is this the reverse situation of when a Holywood movies puts a famous Chinese actor on screen for five minutes, in order to attract Chinese movie-goers?
(e.g. Iron Man 3 had an extra scene that was only shown in China IIRC).

Isn't the Jackie Chan side of it as much his stunt team doing the stunts as having Jackie Chan himself?

pixelburp · 01-10-2020 12:51pm

Mark Kermode reviewed this months ago, and IIRC confirmed the lead character is neither Chan nor Arnie, both being glorified cameos present merely as marketing bumps - which the trailer totally backs up given they all seem to be knocking around the same scene. The film otherwise a bit of a hot mess. Kermode also noting it was meant to be a 3D film, as it's full of THINGS FLYING AT YOU.

The Iron Mask (Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger)

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