The Man With The Iron Fists didn't quite kick off Rza's directing career in the way he might have hoped (a single DTV sequel directed by Death Race 2's Roel Reine is all we've seen so far of the intended massive franchise) but it also has harmed him in the long run. He's just finished behind the cameras with the hip-hop drama Coco, and he'll now move straight on to action thriller **Breakout{
Rza made Coco for Iron Fists studio Lionsgate, but Breakout is for Amasia, with whom he's also just worked as an actor on Mr Right. Breakout involves a photographer wrongfully imprisoned in Bangladesh for drug trafficking, whose father ropes in two old friends to find the truth and secure his release by any means necessary.
Richard D'Ovidio (The Forger, The Call) wrote the screenplay, in cahoots with his regular collaborator (and wife) Nicole D'Ovidio. Shooting is set for early next year, so expect casting news to start rolling in shortly.
Coco, starring Azealia Banks, should be out sometime next year but doesn't have a release date yet. Neither does Mr Right (directed by Paco Cabezas from Max Landis' script), although at makes its debut at TIFF this week.