March 21, 2005 - This is one of those movies that sneaks up on ya... You know, like maybe you haven't even heard of a movie and then all of a sudden: Bam! There it is.  And then you're like, "Man, I must be losing my grip. Why didn't I know about this!?"  Well, we here at IGN FilmForce don't want you to be uninformed, so we're hooking you up with a spiffy exclusive video promo for Jet Li's Unleashed.

In a recent interview with IGN FilmForce, Li called the film "a different kind of martial arts movie," and from the looks of things he's not messin' around.

The story centers around Li's character, Danny, who has lived his whole life as a slave and has no adult education. He told us, "My character is mentally only ten years old, but physically fares well. He can beat up a lot of people in a few seconds. But he doesn't understand life. He doesn't have friends, he doesn't have family. ... So, I meet Morgan Freeman's character. He's a piano tuner and he [introduces me to] music. And his music brings me back. [Helps me] become normal person. I feel the friendship, I feel the love, I feel the family. And I become a normal person. That is the whole story."

And if you think that sounds all fine and good, but you're wondering where the martial arts action comes in... Danny had been cruelly raised by his master, Bart (Bob Hoskins), to be a fighter in illegal fight clubs, where he makes crazy bank as the undisputed champion.  When Bart is incapacitated after a car accident, Danny is taken in by Freeman's character who is being pursued by some bad guys after learning a dangerous secret.

Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, Asterix & Obelix) directed the film.  Luc Besson produced and co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Mark Kamen (The Transporter, Kiss the Dragon, The Fifth Element).

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