Martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Drive) is putting finishing touches on Showdown in Manila, an Expendables-esque movie that he not only stars in, but also directs. The upcoming film marks the second directorial project for Dacascos, following his unreleased, Russian-produced debut feature, Changing Lives. Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die), who worked with Dacascos in 2003′s Cradle 2 the Grave, is producing.
The film also stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Matthias Hues (No Retreat, No Surrender II), Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai Express), Olivier Gruner (Nemesis), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Perfect Weapon), Monsour del Rosario (Bloodfist 2), Don “The Dragon” Wilson (White Tiger), Alexander Nevsky (Black Rose), Tia Carrere (Showdown in Little Tokyo), Iza Calzado and Monsour del Rosario.
In addition to Showdown in Manila, Dacascos has several projects in pre-production/post-production status, including Ultimate Justice, Operation Rogue, Beyond the Game, Maximum Impact, Relentless, Mortal Kombat Legacy: Season 3 and Garuda 7.
Updates: Video footage ( 1 | 2 ) from the film’s press event, which features interviews with Iza Calzado, Cynthia Rothrock, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa and Casper Van Dien and more | Promotional shot.
Rothrock and Carrere 
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