Kung Fu Sect May Have Killed Carradine: Lawyer

(NEWSER) - David Carradine was “an actor's actor,” Brian Warmoth writes on MTV.com, “a performer who left an indelible mark on everything he did with adeptly conceived roles in even the campiest environments.” Though best known for his '70s role on the TV show Kung Fu and his resurgence in the Kill Bill movies, Carradine has more to recommend him. And, Warmoth writes, he never became “a parody of himself.” More»

(NEWSER) - David Carradine, the star of campy '70s TV classic Kung Fu who enjoyed a career renaissance as the villain in the Kill Bill films, was found dead today in Bangkok, where he was shooting a movie, the AP reports. Carradine, part of a prominent Hollywood family that included father John, a legendary character actor, and niece Martha Plimpton, had apparently hanged himself, according to a local media outlet. More»

Chan, 58, says new goal is to be 'Asian Robert De Niro'

(NEWSER) - The Kung Fu superstar is hanging up his black belt. Jackie Chan says he's done making action movies, reports US Weekly . Chan revealed his decision at the Cannes film festival, where he was promoting his 100th film—Chinese Zodiac. "This will be my last action movie," said Chan, 58. "I will ask my body how long I can go. ... I tell you, I am not young any more. I'm really, really tired." More»

Anne Carradine files wrongful death suit

(NEWSER) - David Carradine’s wife alleges her husband wouldn’t have died if the production company he was shooting a movie with had taken better care of him. The assistant assigned to Carradine was supposed to get him to dinner with the film’s director on the night he died, but instead of checking on Carradine when he didn’t answer his phone, the assistant went to dinner alone—and told Carradine tough luck when the actor called him an hour later. More»

Director will make sequel with Uma Thurman, but needs 10-year break

(NEWSER) - First, the good news for Quentin Tarantino fans: “The Bride will fight again,” he says, confirming his plan to make the third movie in his Kill Bill franchise. The bad news? Not until 2014, notes the New York Post. “I love the character and I think she deserved 10 years of peace. She deserved 10 years with her child, Bibi,” he tells Italian talk show Parla Con Me. “But after 10 years something will happen that makes her fight again.” More»