‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ Gets An Official Release Date

By Stan Castle | Published on July 13, 2012

Universal has set a release date for RZA and Quentin Tarantino’s The Man With The Iron Fists. The studio revealed at Comic-Con, that the action-adventure film will be in theaters on November 2nd 2012.

Rapper turned-actor RZA, was at Comic-Con on Thursday explaining details about the movie. The Man With The Iron Fists story is based on a weapon making blacksmith (RZA) from a small village in China, who is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.

RZA stars in the film and also directed. He also co-wrote the screenplay along with Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), envisioning the film as an old kung-fu classics of the past. The cast is rounded out by Lucy Liu, Russell Crowe, Pam Grier, Rick Yune, Cung Lee, and former wrestler David Bautista.

The Quentin Tarantino co-produced film will open in U.S. theaters on the November 2nd weekend, where it will compete against Disney’s 3D animated movie, Wreck-It Ralph, and Denzel Washington’s live-action drama, Flight.

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