Hapkido

Martial art from Korea

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2025 Katy O'Brian has at least two films in post-production, with roles and details yet to be fully announced
May 23 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning released in theaters.
2025
Scorpion
Scorpion is added to Fortnite Battle Royale as a skin cosmetic and boss character.
2025
Kingpin
Set to star in Daredevil: Born Again series, continuing his prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
April 2025 At CinemaCon, the John Wick spinoff movie Caine was confirmed, with Yen set to star and direct, and Mattson Tomlin writing the script.
2025 Katy O'Brian is filming The Running Man
2025 Katy O'Brian is cast in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, currently in post-production
2024 Played the role of Daedalus in the Netflix series Kaos, a modern comedic adaptation of Greek mythology.
2024
Kingpin
Vincent D'Onofrio appeared as Wilson Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Echo.
2024
Blade
Snipes won the Guinness World Record for 'longest career as a live action Marvel character'.
2024
Blade
After saving his universe, Wade Wilson asks Hunter B-15 of the TVA to save the others in the Void, leaving Brooks' ultimate fate unknown.
2024
Blade
Brooks joins a team in the Void including Elektra Natchios, Remy LeBeau, Johnny Storm, and Laura/X-23. Previous team members Frank Castle, Peter Maximoff, Matt Murdock, and Erik Lehnsherr have died fighting Cassandra Nova.
2024
Blade
The Time Variance Authority decides Brooks' universe is on the verge of death and sends him to the Void, a wasteland inhabited by Alioth and Cassandra Nova.
2024
Blade
Wade Wilson / Deadpool and Logan / James Howlett arrive at the base, proposing a plan to force Nova to send them back to their home universes and avenge their universes.
2024
Blade
As Alioth approaches the base, Brooks watches Wilson and Logan jump through a portal to Earth-10005. Brooks' fate remains unknown after being about to be consumed by Alioth.
2024
Blade
Brooks and the team engage in a fight with Nova's forces, attempting to remove Juggernaut's helmet to neutralize Nova's powers.
2024
Blade
Wesley Snipes returns to the role of Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.
2024 Set to appear in Deadpool & Wolverine, returning to the superhero genre.
2024 Katy O'Brian will appear as Dani in the film Twisters
2024 Katy O'Brian is set to play Jaqueline 'Jackie' Cleaver in Love Lies Bleeding
October 26 2024 Lost to Khamzat Chimaev via face-crank submission in the first round at UFC 308, resulting in a dislocated jaw.
June 22 2024 Defeated Ikram Aliskerov by knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 6, earning a Performance of the Night award after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew.
May 2024 It was reported that Donnie Yen would star in a John Wick spinoff movie focused on his assassin character Caine.
March 2024 Joined the cast of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in an undisclosed role.
March 8 2024 Love Lies Bleeding theatrically released by A24.
February 17 2024 Defeated Paulo Costa via unanimous decision at UFC 298, surviving a head kick at the end of the first round.
2023 Played a minor role as hospital administrator Steve in ITV's Maternal. Also appeared in Sister Boniface Mysteries Series 2, Episodes 5 and 10 as Clement Rugg.
2023
Scorpion
In the Mortal Kombat 1 reboot, Kuai Liang becomes the new Scorpion, marking a significant shift in the character's narrative and representation.
2023 Donnie Yen was appointed to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as a representative of the 'Literature and Arts' sector.
2023 He voiced a character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, continuing his involvement in voice acting.
2023 Chan starred in the Chinese-American co-production Hidden Strike alongside John Cena.
2023 Played Jentorra, leader of the Freedom Fighters in the Quantum Realm in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
November 2023
Blade
Publication of 'Blade: The Early Years' collected edition, which compiles Blade's early comic appearances from various series including Tomb of Dracula and Marvel Preview.
November 2023
Blade
Michael Green performs additional script rewrites for the Blade film.
July 8 2023 Lost to Dricus du Plessis via technical knockout in the second round at UFC 290, in a UFC Middleweight title eliminator fight.
April 2023
Blade
Nic Pizzolatto conducts script rewrites for the Blade film.
March 2023 Donnie Yen joined the cast of John Wick: Chapter 4, which was released to positive reviews from critics.
2022
Blade
CBR.com ranked Blade 1st in their '10 Most Important Marvel Vampires' list.
2022
Kingpin
Screen Rant included Kingpin in their '10 Best Marvel Characters Who Made Their Debut In Spider-Man Comics' list, recognizing his significant impact on the Spider-Man comic book universe.
2022
Ratonhnhaké:ton
Comic Book Resources published a retrospective praising Assassin's Creed III and Connor as a 'valiant effort' in Indigenous representation in video games.
2022 Snipes returned to comics with The Exiled.
2022 The film Uncharted was released, with Tom Holland citing Jackie Chan as an influence on several action scenes.
2022 Announced as starring opposite Kristen Stewart in her first major film role, Love Lies Bleeding.
November 2022
Blade
Yann Demange is hired to direct the Blade film after Tariq's departure, with Michael Starrbury conducting a page-one script rewrite.
September 3 2022 Defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 209.
February 12 2022 Lost to Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision in a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch at UFC 271.
2021
Blade
Mahershala Ali makes an uncredited vocal cameo as Blade in the Marvel film Eternals.
2021
Blade
Screen Rant included Blade in their '10 Most Powerful Vampires' list.
2021
Kingpin
Vincent D'Onofrio reprised his role as Wilson Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Hawkeye.
2021
Ratonhnhaké:ton
PC Gamer ranked Connor last in their Assassin's Creed character ranking, criticizing him as a boring protagonist.

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