[News]"Ninja" fails to attract viewers in U.S.

Amidst all the bad reviews from film critics, Hollywood action movie "Ninja Assassin" -- which stars a handful of Korean or Korean-American actors including Rain, Rick Yune, Sung Kang and Randall Duk Kim -- earned a little over 21 million dollars and placed sixth on the U.S. box office. The result is not very satisfactory, considering that the film held a huge promotion tour and opened over the Thanksgiving weekend, the biggest holiday season in the U.S. Most new films that are distributed by a major Hollywood studio open within the top five on its opening week, unless the studio gave up on a film's commercial success and did very little to promote it. With a 40 million dollar budget, "Ninja" ran billboard and television ads for weeks and was promoted as the new action flick produced by the Wachowski Brothers of the "Matrix" trilogy and Joel Silver. But with its many violent action scenes, the film earned a no-teenagers-allowed R rating and received negative reviews from a majority of critics.

Why "Ninja Assassin" failed at the box office


According to the film critics portal site Rotten Tomatoes, "Ninja" received unfavorable reviews from 56 out of a total of 80 critics and scored 30 percent on freshness. Among the top experts, 13 out of 19 critics gave the film negative reviews and scored 32 percent on freshness. Most of the critics complained that the movie was too serious while the story's development and editing was too confusing. Other reasons were that action scenes were hard to see because the lighting was too dark, too much CG was used, and the movie didn't live up to its title. Brian Miller of "The Village Voice" wrote, "Shouldn't throwing stars be silent? If they're gonna sound like gunshots, why not just use guns?" Internet website Movieretriever.com remarked, "Rain and Harris are decent, but "Ninja Assassin" is a film that falls apart as soon as you think about any single element of it." The only favorable review came from magazine "Entertainment Weekly", who said about the film, "There's a brutal (and admittedly very cool) fight scene every five minutes. But let's be honest, killing is this film's business...and business is good."

Another reason that "Ninja" couldn't make the top five in its opening week might have been due to the inadequate opening date. In the U.S., movies that open near the end of the year are either the so-called "art films" that try to open just in time to make the nominations for next year's Academy Awards or pure, popcorn movies that you can simply enjoy with family or friends over the holidays. Over the past couple of years, several blockbuster movies that might have been suited for a summer release have opened around Christmas time. But most of these films had received a PG-13 rating because they were neither too violent or too sexual for young viewers.

Therefore, with all the blockbuster movies and Oscar-nominated films lined up for the holiday season, it seems "Ninja" will have a hard time faring well at the U.S. box office. The following movies are scheduled for release in December: "Everybody's Fine" starring Robert De Niro, "Up In The Air" starring George Clooney, director Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones", director Clint Eastwood's "Invictus", director James Cameron's "Avatar", "Sherlock Holmes" starring Robert Downey Jr.


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[News]Ninja Assassin in Dutch Newspaper

The biggest pop star of Asia knows in a confusing manner to persuade people of his roll as a ruthless killer.

It's surprising that a movie so bloody and violent as Ninja Assassin can be so boring. After a quick explosion of extreme action the movie slows down a little bit to expand the plot in a slow pace. Uncountable shots of Raizo (played by the South Korean pop star Rain) who's training in his apartment are switched with scenes of cop Mika (Naomie Harris), who is investigating a couple of murders. The audience in the mean time is waiting desperately for the return of bloody scenes. Luckily Ninja Assassin knows how to deliver those passages in a perfect manner, with impressive graphic shots and lost limbs that are flying across the screen and fountains of blood that spray from dying bodies.

Still this doesn't always make up for the long scenes with boring material.

As the star of the movie Rain is a curious choice. His mostly wordless Raizo is impressively deadly with his body, but during quiet moments with his fellow actress Harris is Rain often too sweet, to much fun. This often is so bad that it's hard to compare this character with the deadly assassin from other scenes. A bit confusing, but Rain's acting performances during the movie are definitely not to blame.

The biggest pop star from Asia shows that he has a bright future in Hollywood ahead of him.



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[News]Rain’s English Is an Achilles’ Heel

"Forget about the fact that you're the 'Rain,'the popular singer. Just focus on the thinking that you're Ninja Raizu," Brothers Wachowski, the maker of the Rain-starred new movie, "Ninja Assasins," reportedly reminded him many times during the filming process of the movie. Will the new Korean starred Hollywood movie turn out to be a blockbuster? Maybe not, said Sports Seoul on Saturday.

Rain may be a global celebrity as a singer. But when it comes to a movie actor, he is a newbie and the movie will be a testing ground for his acting potential for global audience.

For the last eight months, Rain was trained to think like a Ninja, act like a Ninja and talk like a Ninja. His daily schedule included flying around the movie setting in Hollywood. His body became pronounced with muscles.

"But when the move is completed, it was a big disappointment, comparable to the big expectation that people had while the movie was being made," it said.

"Rain has come to have an immaculate six-pack body. But his acting still leaves much to be desired," it said.

But Rain's bigger Arichilles' Hill, it said, was his broken English. "The challenge of speaking English was a big challenge for Rain. He spoke with unnatural pronunciation and exaggerated accent. The unnaturalness left the viewers uncomfortable," it said.




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[news] "Ninja Assassin" tops advance ticket sales

Hollywood movie "Ninja Assassin" starring Asian superstar Rain is racking up ticket sales prior to its release tomorrow.

The much-anticipated action flick is topping ticket reservation charts on various Internet websites in Korea, according to statistics posted on the KOFIC (Korean Film Council) electronic network.

As of Wednesday morning, the real-time ticket reservation rate for "Ninja Assassin" stood at 39.84 percent on Maxmovie, 32.96 percent on Interpark and 28.71 on Ticketlink, surpassing the figures for Hollywood blockbuster movie "2012" which has topped the Korean box office for two consecutive weeks.

"Ninja", produced by the famous Wachowski Brothers of the "Matrix" trilogy and directed by James McTeigue of "V For Vendetta", stars Korean singer and actor Rain alongside other Korean or Korean-American actors such as Randall Duk Kim, Sung Kang, Rick Yune and Lee Joon of idol group MBLAQ.

Rain played the lead role of Raizo in the film, hyped as one of the 50 most anticipated films of the year by U.K. newspaper The Times and one of the top 10 movies selected by the San Francisco Examiner.

"Ninja" is set for worldwide on November 26.

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[news]Will 'Ninja' Open More Doors for Rain?

Korean top singer and actor Rain is drawing keen attention from CNN, MTV and other international media as "Ninja Assassin" barrels into theaters on Wednesday in the United States and on Thursday in Korea. They are introducing Rain and the movie ― in which he plays Raizo, a revenge-seeking ninja ― on their Web sites in a largely positive tone.

Rain, a household name in Asia, has yet to break into the American mainstream and hopes the film will become a vehicle to penetrate the American market.

"It's hard to even walk in streets in Asia," Rain told MTV News. "I hope it'll be the same [in America]. Raizo is very sexy. I love my character."

Rain picked the climatic final sequence as one of his favorite scenes. "They were real flames!" said Rain. "There were no wires and no camera tricks."

If there is a sequel, could he go through the same six months of nonstop training it took to get into fighting shape? "I'll think about it," laughed the star. "You know what? It was so painful!"

"'Ninja Assassin' has a key advantage in appealing to males, who aren't so interested in the 'Twilight' series," Variety said. The R-rated action film was produced by Joel Silver, the Wachowski brothers and Legendary Pictures.

CNN also introduced Rain on its Web site, Tuesday, describing him as a singer-actor who has "all the trimmings of an international superstar in the making."

It said Rain's climb from an unknown backup dancer to a member of Asia's A-list wasn't easy: His lack of Western features caused many music labels to look right past him and getting his footing in the United States has been particularly difficult.

Yet Rain isn't the type of guy who shies away from a challenge, it said.

Cnn quoted Rain as saying in a recent interview with Talk Asia that: "What I want to do now is start from the bottom again and build up my name in the U.S. I have experienced firsthand what it means to be poor, what it means to go hungry, and that I think may be the reason, the root cause of why I'm able to work so hard these days," he said.

On "Ninja Assassin," which will be released on Thursday across the country, Rain said, "I'm hoping people have high expectations for this movie, because I don't think they will be disappointed."


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[news] Rain: Pop Star, Bodybuilder, Ninja Assassin

“Ninja Assassin” uses the full arsenal: Swords, chains, ninja stars, bamboo sticks, semi-automatics and even rocket launchers. Bodies are sliced, diced, mutilated and cut in half. The film’s very first swing of a sword involves the slicing of a man’s skull; his brains spill out as he tumbles over. All those girls who show up eager to get a glance at the shirtless Asian pop star Rain are in for a rude awakening.

It’s right here, in the first few seconds, when Thanksgiving audiences will start their screaming – and to be honest, “Ninja Assassin” doesn’t really let up. This is a brutal, bloody film, but also a hell of a lot of fun. And at its center is Rain, the Asian singer-turned-rising-actor who is trying to reboot his American film career after the less-than-stellar box office performance of “Speed Racer.”

Again, he’s working with the Wachowski Brothers (serving here as producers), but unlike their previous, CG-heavy collaboration, “Ninja Assassin” required Rain to beef up on his physique and agility, learning how to perform the majority of his own stunts. Techland sat down with Rain last week to talk martial arts, but wound up talking about a whole lot more: Michael Jackson, low-fat diets, and whether the pop icon is the least bit worried about seriously freaking out his more sensitive fans.

This is your second film working with the Wachowski Brothers – did they approach you about the project while you were working together on “Speed Racer?”

The first time it came up with the Wachowskis, I was like: ‘I can do it, don’t worry. I can work on the English and the martial arts – trust me.’ And so they said ‘Okay, let’s do it!’ But it was still hard because there was no green screen this time. There are no wires or camera tricks, and 90 percent of the time, it’s really me, doing all of this.

So you really did the handstand on those nails?

Yeah, that was me! I had to make my body fit like Bruce Lee. I trained for 8 months straight.

I wonder if your dancing helped you at all, from your music career. Do you think that by training to be such a great performer, it helped you hone your body for a role like this?

Dancing and martial arts are very similar. I guess you could say: My body knows. It knows how to move. And it was just a matter of learning how to do these particular moves.

Your body ‘knows.’ That sounds like something Michael Jackson might say.

Oh, he was my idol. He was my hero. I loved him so much when I was young. I learned how to dance every move of “Billie Jean.”

So around the world there are all these women who love you as a singer. I think I was sitting by two of them at the screening – these girls love you. But then the first thing that happens in the movie is that a guy’s head gets chopped in half. And they screamed out loud. Are you worried about freaking out some of your fans?

Well, there’s a little bit of a love story, kind of a sad love story, but it is mainly action. It’s a violent, bloody movie, kind of like “Scarface,” which is one of my favorites. I love Al Pacino.

So Pacino and Michael Jackson – your two icons?

Oh, that’s like asking me: ‘Do you prefer mother or father?’ I love them both so much. They are both equal.

Is that the sort of film you’re hoping to do next – some gangster film like ‘Scarface?’

There are two projects right now that I’m trying to decide between. Both action. But I’d love to continue my career in Hollywood – I’d love to do another action film, or a romantic comedy, or horror. I love horror films.

There are a few moments in this film that almost seem straight out of “The Matrix,” slow-motion circle shots of you kicking some serious ass. This is a whole lot different from “Speed Racer.” What did it feel like, the first time you sat down and watched the whole film? I mean you’re a superhero in this one! What was the hardest part of it all?

When I first saw this film, I was so excited. I couldn’t believe that was me, the Wachowski Brothers have such imagination and they make these dreams come true. But the hardest thing was the food – no sugar, no salt. Just chicken, water, fruit and vegetables for 8 months – that and exercise. Always working out.

So at the end of all this, you were basically: Hungry.

Yes, hungry. Starving. Always starving. When I got done, I said ‘No more chicken, no more exercise.’ The first day after we finished shooting, I ate three hamburgers, three French fries, three cokes. Are you familiar with Japanese bento? A 3-person bento box – I ate the whole thing. God, no more chicken.

Article's original title not mine. I love the part about fangirls being in for a rude awakening LOL

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[News] Don't Knock It Till You Try It: Ninja Assassin

Are you going to knock it or try it?

Ninja Assassin, starring Rain, will be coming out in American theaters Wednesday, November 25. As a way to support Rain and movies alike showcasing international stars, I decided that I would go watch Ninja Assassin by the end of this week.

Many of us know that it is quite hard to cross over and become successful in America. Seeing how many of K-Pops' own have tried, but have not received the same response as in Korea. It can be said that America does not open up their eyes or ears enough to actually realize how talented some singers or groups are even if they don't do it in English. Stereotypes play a major role in the barrier that holds back many new stars from different backgrounds. When it becomes norm for an Asian individual to play a nerd, geek, or ninja, a black individual to play a gangster, and a Caucasian individual to play the character dubbed “Jack of all Trades,” it definitely should a signal to many viewers that there needs to be a change in how things are done in the entertainment business.

Although, Rain is not the best at speaking English, he has put himself where many fail to reach. He may not be an American household name, but his talent and persona have gotten him to be ranked in Time magazine's “Most Influential People Who Shape The World”, a dance-off with Stephen Colbert, an acting role in Speed Racer, an “Ask Rain” piece on CNN TalkAsia, and now playing the lead in “Ninja Assassin.”

Wanting to know what American movie-goers thought about Ninja Assassin before its release, I visited Fandango to look over some of the reviews. To my surprise and delight, over 2,000 individuals were intrigued enough to rate or review the film. Whether it be good or bad, I had no clue.

Of the 2,111 ratings and reviews, it averaged a “so-so” on a scale from “oh no!” to “must go!” So, it may have gotten a 3 on a scale from 1 to 5. Fandango had a poll that those who did not see Ninja Assassin could choose between “can't wait” or “don't care.” 39% couldn't wait to see the film, while 61% did not give a hoot. Not believing there could be less than 50% who wanted to see the film, I proceeded to check out the specific amount of people who rated “must go” on the scale from “oh no” to “must go.” 130 people chose “must go”, while 113 people chose “oh no!”

Comments and/or reviews could be posted to share one's thought on the film. There were comments that really stood out and seemed to be filled with lots of excitement for Ninja Assassin.


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[news] MoviesOnline interview with Ninja Assassin star "Rain"

MoviesOnline caught up with Korean pop star Rain at the Los Angeles press day for his new film, "Ninja Assassin.” The film is directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers. “Ninja Assassin” also stars Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune and legendary martial arts performer Sho Kosugi. Producer Joel Silver explains, “Rain really is a magnetic personality. You can’t take your eyes off of him, he commands the screen.”

Rain, a top Korean R&B/pop singer, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World in 2006; in 2007 People Magazine included him in their annual Most Beautiful People issue. His third album, It’s Raining, sold over one million copies in Asia, making it his most successful album to date both domestically and internationally, and the subsequent “Rainy Day” concert tour was a success in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and the United States. Rain’s World, the performer’s fourth album, was released in 2006 and led to the highly acclaimed “Rain’s Coming” World Tour.

Rain’s electrifying performance in “Ninja Assassins” suggests he’s on his way to becoming one of the great new Asian martial arts action stars. Here’s what he had to tell us:

MoviesOnline: We heard your English was good.
Rain: Thank you. I'll do my best.


MoviesOnline: So how was it playing one of the world's deadliest assassins?

Rain: You know, when I was young, I wanted to be a big action hero. It's gonna be huge I'm pretty sure. Did you see the movie? It was amazing. I'm so excited.

MoviesOnline: Did you have a hero that you looked up to like Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee?

Rain: Yeah. When I was young, I saw a lot of martial arts films with Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. I loved them. They are my heroes but, [preening and joking] I'm so powerful, I'm so [much] faster. I'm so young and so handsome like a model. I eally loved them so they are my role models. I have another model. Al Pacino. He's my hero. My favorite film of his is “Scarface.” I loved it.

MoviesOnline: Did your work on stage as a pop star and your dance movements help you when you went into learning martial arts for this film?

Rain: Yeah, it helped. I think singing, dancing and acting are very similar. I don't know why but it helped. The body just knows. When I finished “Ninja Assassin,” I said 'no more work outs, no more vegetables, no more chicken breasts, no more salmon, no more egg whites.’


MoviesOnline: So, what are you eating now?

Rain: Chocolate! I can eat everything.


MoviesOnline: What if there's a sequel?

Rain: Uh oh. I can eat everything; chocolate, hamburgers, pizza, go to McDonalds, Burger King, KFC. It's all in my body.


MoviesOnline: What did you do to train for this film?
Rain: I had to make my body fit like Bruce Lee. I trained for eight months, five days a week, eight hours a day. I just ate chicken breasts and vegetables, sometimes just egg whites. It was horrible and I learned a lot of martial arts; Taekwando, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Karate, kick boxing with a sword and double swords, Shuriken (throwing stars), the chain is my favorite. I learned a lot. I had so many coaches.


MoviesOnline: How did you learn to work with the chain? Was that hard and did you hurt yourself?

Rain: Yeah. It was hard. When I was doing stunts, I had lots of cuts on my body because of the chain. Even though everybody took care of me, I still got hurt.


MoviesOnline: Did you ever "chain" yourself by accident?

Rain: Yeah. [he demonstrates swinging the chain around his head and getting cut by the knife at the end complete with sound effects]. I cut myself.


MoviesOnline: What was the biggest accident you had with the chain?

Rain: My nose was cut, my face was cut and my body was cut.


MoviesOnline: Were they worried about covering it with make-up?

Rain: Yes. But I didn't need make-up [in the scenes where he is beat up and bleeding]. It was real. Cut, cut, cut!


MoviesOnline: What was the hardest stunt you had to do?

Rain: Actually, the hardest part is foot [using your feet?]. I'm skidding. The hardest was the bathroom sequence and rooftop sequence. Those were amazing and it was hard.


MoviesOnline: Can you talk about working with James McTeigue, your director?

Rain: There's nothing to talk about. He's the best. He is always humble to everybody. Always friendly and, yeah, I love his directing style. I love him and the Wachowskis too.


MoviesOnline: Was he very specific?

Rain: Yeah. I learned a lot from him.


MoviesOnline: Your character has to hold his emotions inside or hide them and you are a very outgoing guy so was that hard for you?

Rain: It's good acting, right? [he laughs]. Before this film, I had a Ninja expression coach so I learned a lot of my inside acting and expression acting from him.


MoviesOnline: You studied that?

Rain: Yeah.


MoviesOnline: From other films or an acting coach?

Rain: I had an acting coach, an English coach and martial arts coach. So many martial arts coaches: chain coach, sword coach, Kung Fu coach, a lot.


MoviesOnline: Rick Yune was saying you didn't have much time to do anything off set when in Berlin. Is that right?

Rain: I love Berlin but I'm not interested in partying. I wanted to focus on “Ninja Assassin” because this is a big opportunity for me so I did my best. I made it.


MoviesOnline: What did you think when they said you were going to be the star of this big action movie?

Rain: Oh yeah! It's gonna be huge. I'm gonna be a big star! So, I'm ready. It's hard walking in the streets in Asia and here I hope to do the same if people like this movie.


MoviesOnline: You really hope it's the same? That you can't walk the streets here? That people will be chasing you like they are in Asia?

Rain: In America? Yeah, why not? Yeah!


MoviesOnline: At the premiere, people were in the aisles screaming for you. Are you ready for that?

Rain: Yeah. I'm ready for the paparazzi! I'm kidding.


MoviesOnline: What do you have coming up?

Rain: I have three scripts; first one is a big action film, second one is a romance and third one is comedy/action and I haven't decided yet.


MoviesOnline: Are they all in America?

Rain: Yes. Hollywood films. I would definitely like to continue my career in Hollywood, work hard and do my best.


MoviesOnline: Are you planning to make a sequel to this?

Rain: Do a franchise?


MoviesOnline: Yes, a “Ninja Assassin 2”?

Rain: Yeah. [kidding] Ninja Assassin in McDonalds! Ask James or ask Joel. I don't know yet.


MoviesOnline: Would you like to have a more romantic love interest in the film?

Rain: In "Ninja 2"? Yeah.


MoviesOnline: Who is your dream actress that you would love to have as your leading lady?

Rain: I love Megan. Megan Fox! She's lovely and Naomi too.


MoviesOnline: What crazy fan encounters have you had?

Rain: I went to China a few years ago and this one fan claimed that she had my baby. It was crazy and so scary. [He holds his hands over his head as if holding up a baby] 'I've got your baby! I've got your baby' at the airport. I was horrible.


MoviesOnline: Are you mobbed if you go out when you are home?

Rain: I love my home, just playing games [indicates operating like a Playstation with his hands] and just sleeping. No matter where you go, nothing is better than sleeping. I love sleeping!


MoviesOnline: Could you take on Jackie Chan or Jet Li in one of these movies? You are younger.

Rain: Yeah. I want to work with them. They are my heroes.


MoviesOnline: Would you feel bad about beating them up though if they are your heroes?

Rain: [laughs] Keep watching me.


MoviesOnline: Are you on a music tour now?

Rain: Yeah. I'm doing a tour. I have a concert in Las Vegas Christmas Day, in Hong Kong this month the 27th and 28th, in Jakarta and Shanghai, Beijing.


MoviesOnline: To support your latest album?

Rain: A new album? I'm preparing my new album. I want to focus on “Ninja Assassin” for now but after this film, I will release [the album] in the U.S. market.


MoviesOnline: Would you want to move to Los Angeles?

Rain: Not yet. I'm so busy with a lot of interviews. I want to go to the beach. There are so many girls!! Woo hoo! [he uses his hands to indicate curvy girls].


MoviesOnline: How demanding is it to go on tour for your music? Is it as demanding as filmmaking for you?

Rain: Between concert making and filming, filming is very similar so I just enjoyed it. It's my job.


MoviesOnline: Did it ever concern you that you might get type-cast as the new hot action guy from doing films like this?

Rain: The Asians have their own broad and unique culture. More people have been interested in the martial arts side of it than others and that's why many Asian actors have been cast that way. But movies are changing in the way people view Asians. We can show you other sides as well; romance, comedy because I'm so young and handsome [big grin] and my body is so sexy so look at me! So, Yeah!


MoviesOnline: Don't eat too many McDonalds hamburgers though.

Rain: Okay. Thank you.


MoviesOnline: Do you have a girlfriend now?

Rain: I don't have a girlfriend but very soon. I'll go to the California beach after this interview.


MoviesOnline: You have a great sense of humor. Where goes that come from?

Rain: I’m so happy. I’m just enjoying it. Thanks for the interview. I love you guys. Thank you. [he takes off his cute newsboy cap and does a little bow].


“Ninja Assassin” opens in theaters on November 25th.

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[News] Why Ninja Assassin is Important?

It has finally come, the week that “Ninja Assassin” opens up around the world.  The movie will be opening out in the U.S. on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving.  So should you go or should you stay at home?  If you like RAIN and great fighting sequences, then buy that movie ticket.  If you want to support a Korean man in the lead role of a Hollywood action movie, then definitely go because this movie has a lot of ramifications. If you’ve watched the Matrix franchise, then you’ll see distinct plot elements that originated from the Wachowski brothers who produced Ninja Assassin and directed the Matrix movies.  And you’ll also see unique action direction from James McTeigue who is a student of the Wachowski brothers. The fighting is amazing! But what are the implications I mentioned earlier?

This movie does have implications and Hollywood is closely watching because there are certain realities that have Hollywood rethinking their business model.  Big movie stars used to almost guarantee big box office returns, but there have been enough clunkers from Will Ferrell, Tom Cruise and other big name actors that have caused pause.  DVD sales which used to be a cash cow and help counter clunkers is quickly eroding in the new digital world.  So what does Hollywood need to do to refine or change its model?  It looks overseas because there is a growing global box office.  This is why Ninja Assassin is important because it can demonstrate to Hollywood that you can cast an unknown in a lead role, especially Asian and have success because of the global market.  RAIN is one of Asia’s biggest pop stars and his ability to bring in international box office receipts will pave the way for other Asian stars to enter Hollywood and play critical roles.  If you didn’t know, Ninja Assassin is the big movie that’s kicking off the holiday movie season and it only cost $30M to make. The world is changing and Hollywood knows it and it’s realizing that the traditional model of casting and movie distribution has to change. Whether you like Ninja movies or not, let’s hope that the movie is a success and it paves the way for other Koreans and Asians in Hollywood.

For our interview with RAIN, check out the video below.

Check out the movie clips from Ninja Assassin. The fighting is real good!

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