• Nov 11
• New poster for Thai action pic FIREBALL
• Posted by Deljhp - 11/11/08 at 08:52 PM

News on Fireball, the latest film by director Thanakorn Pongsuwan ('Opapatika') has been floating around for a while now, but we saw this spiffy new poster and thought it worth a mention. An action movie blending martial arts with Basketball - you dont need a degree to work out theres been some "influence" in Fireballs creation from the general direction of Jay Chou's 'Kung Fu Dunk.' But on the up side, with taglines like "Win to survive," "No rules" and "Loose and die" it looks like this is going to be fighting dirty all the way. Theres no trailer as yet, but to see some bone crunching raw footage from the pic (takes a while to load) head to the link.

Synopsis: Tai gets out of jail and discovers that his twin brother, Tan has been in coma for the past year. Tan has entered the world of Fireball, a violent game based on basketball hosted by underground criminal gangs, so as to raise money for Tai's early release. However, he was brutally beaten by another player, Tun. Tai agrees to join Den's team so that he can track down the man who hospitalized his brother. Tai is befriended by his teammates: Singh, a Thai boxing champion who wants to prove that he is the best; Muk, a Thai-African guy who needs money to support his family; IQ, a cheerful character who only wants to help his mother; and K, an old friend of Tan who has a mysterious past. He and his teammates must risk their lives and fight their way to the final round of the deadly Fireball championships so that Tai can avenge his brother on the court.

Fireball footage