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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Gregory Hatanaka (director of Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance)

Ahead of our Samurai Cop double bill, we were fortunate enough to put some questions to Gregory Hatanaka, director of Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance about the challenges of making a sequel to a cult classic, hiring a blind cinematographer, a co-producer getting arrested and working with the likes of Bai Ling and Tommy Wiseau. 

Gregory Hatanaka

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EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Wiseau teaming up with Samurai Cop 2 director for EXTREMES

After working together on Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, director Gregory Hatanaka and Tommy Wiseau are re-teaming for a new project – EXTREMES.

Extremes Poster

Little is known about the project at the moment, but it will feature a lot of the cast of Samurai Cop 2 including Bai Ling, Nicole Bailey, Mel Novak and Laurene Landon.

Gregory Hatanaka will be writing the film as well as directing it and has promised “Besson action elements”.

Expect more news as and when we hear it.

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