Deadline reports a new sports documentary is being planned for kickboxing champion and martial arts movie star Benny “The Jet” Urquidez. The names associated with the production almost seems like a bingo announcer called out randomly drawn names from my favorite childhood movies. Keanu Reeves, who himself is no stranger to the martial arts world and action genre, has partnered with Fisher Stevens, who is known for projects like Short Circuit 1 & 2 and Hackers, to produce the documentary on Urquidez, whom I’ve talked about before on my Dragons Forever retrospective.
The documentary, which is titled The Jet, is currently in production with the Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker, Jennifer Tiexiera, directing the film. Tiexiera has most recently also directed a three-part series for HBO called Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo, which has also recently been nominated for an Emmy in the catagory of Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary.
The documentary, which is titled The Jet, is currently in production with the Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker, Jennifer Tiexiera, directing the film. Tiexiera has most recently also directed a three-part series for HBO called Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo, which has also recently been nominated for an Emmy in the catagory of Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary.
- 3/28/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Action megastar Keanu Reeves has partnered with Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens to co-produce a documentary on the life story of Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, the iconic athlete who introduced mixed martial arts to the world.
Titled The Jet, the film is currently in production under the direction of Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker Jennifer Tiexiera. Its financiers are Chris Quintos Cathcart and Tyler Boehm of the newly formed Unapologetic Projects, a company dedicated to working with underrepresented creators. Maura Anderson and Zak Kilberg of Stevens’ recently launched production company Highly Flammable will also serve as producers along with John Scalise and his Faya Project. Nancy Weisler, Brian Maya and Chris Quintos Cathcart & Tyler Boehm of Unapologetic serve as executive producers on the project slated for release in 2025.
Nicknamed for his explosive spinning back kick, Sensei Benny “The Jet” Urquidez had a profound impact on martial arts in mainstream culture,...
Titled The Jet, the film is currently in production under the direction of Emmy-nominated sports documentary editor turned filmmaker Jennifer Tiexiera. Its financiers are Chris Quintos Cathcart and Tyler Boehm of the newly formed Unapologetic Projects, a company dedicated to working with underrepresented creators. Maura Anderson and Zak Kilberg of Stevens’ recently launched production company Highly Flammable will also serve as producers along with John Scalise and his Faya Project. Nancy Weisler, Brian Maya and Chris Quintos Cathcart & Tyler Boehm of Unapologetic serve as executive producers on the project slated for release in 2025.
Nicknamed for his explosive spinning back kick, Sensei Benny “The Jet” Urquidez had a profound impact on martial arts in mainstream culture,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Sokol Feb 14, 2019
We have a history of the real St. Valentine's Day Massacre for you, as well as its impact on movies and popular culture.
Flower shops and Valentine’s Day have a special link. Dean O’Banion’s floral arrangement was paid off on a cold St. Valentine’s Day in 1929. The garage at 2122 N. Clark St. had no heat. When the cops got there that morning seven guys were on ice. They had been lined up against a whitewashed wall like a firing squad. Almost a hundred bullets from submachine guns, shotguns, and a revolver riddled their bodies. Everybody thought Al Capone was behind the biggest mob hit in history, but Capone was in Florida at the time.
Al Capone was battling to be the head of crime in Chicago against George "Bugs" Moran. Moran inherited the Northside Gang from Hymie Weiss after he inherited it from...
We have a history of the real St. Valentine's Day Massacre for you, as well as its impact on movies and popular culture.
Flower shops and Valentine’s Day have a special link. Dean O’Banion’s floral arrangement was paid off on a cold St. Valentine’s Day in 1929. The garage at 2122 N. Clark St. had no heat. When the cops got there that morning seven guys were on ice. They had been lined up against a whitewashed wall like a firing squad. Almost a hundred bullets from submachine guns, shotguns, and a revolver riddled their bodies. Everybody thought Al Capone was behind the biggest mob hit in history, but Capone was in Florida at the time.
Al Capone was battling to be the head of crime in Chicago against George "Bugs" Moran. Moran inherited the Northside Gang from Hymie Weiss after he inherited it from...
- 2/8/2014
- Den of Geek
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