We're big fans of the YouTube work by Stephen Dypiangco and Patrick Epino (a.k.a National Film Society) so we're very excited to share the news that these guys' feature debut Awesome Asian Bad Guys is getting a VOD release on June 23 from FilmBuff.
An irreverent homage to the nameless, expendable, yet imposing villains of '80s & '90s action flicks, AWESOME ASIAN BAD GUYS plunges a ragtag group of Asian "bad guy" actors into a deadly mission to take down LA's most nefarious mob boss. The cast uniquely combines popular Hollywood actors including Randall Park (The Interview, Fresh Off the Boat), Al Leong (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon), Dante Basco (Hook), Yuji Okumoto (The Karate Kid, Part II), Tamlyn Tomita (Joy Luck Club, The Karate Kid, Part II), George Cheung (Rambo: First Blood Part II), and Aaron Takahashi (The Wedding Ringer) with major YouTubers such as Wong Fu Productions, Wendy Nguyen (Wendy's Lookbook), and AJ Rafael.
That's a pretty impressive list of Asian bad guys. Check out the announcement video below for a taste of the NFS humor and look for Awesome Asian Bad Guys on your favorite VOD platform June 23.