Well, my hotel is booked and the car has been serviced for an early April road trip down to Asheville, North Carolina for ActionFest – the worlds first film festival dedicated to action movies, will be running from April 7th-10th. So, lo and behold they’ve released the remaining titles at the festival and added some special guests and panels (and tucked way down there under the seat is the original announcement and the all new festival trailer) It should be a grand time!

Bail Enforcers – A bounty hunting babe tackles the tough guys in this World Premiere starring seven-time WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus, who will be in attendance!
Never Back Down 2 – World Premiere of this anticipated MMA fight flick, directed by and starring Michael Jai White, who will be in attendance!
Battle Royale – The official US theatrical debut of the popular and controversial Japanese cult classic.
Fightville - Fresh from SXSW and a month before HotDocs, this hard hitting doc about the art and sport of mixed martial arts fighting follows two up and comers as they shed blood, sweat and tears to rise to the top.
Bellflower – From Sundance and SXSW, this indie gets under the skin of the action genre with a story about two apocalypse-obsessed friends.
Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie – World Premiere Kung Fu documentary based on the book by martial arts cinema expert Ric Meyers
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch – Regional Premiere of this adaptation of the popular French action-adventure comic book hero
Lonely Place to Die - World Premiere about a group of five mountaineers who find danger while hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands.
Tomorrow, When the War Began – North American Premiere of the Australian box office hit flick based on best-selling novel series that pits teenagers against an army invasion.

On Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th, there will be two panels: great stories from the legendary careers of the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Buddy Joe Hooker and representatives of Stunts Unlimited, and a discussion of the role of the Modern Fight Director, featuring Larnell Stovall (Undisputed III), Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite, Never Back Down 2) and martial arts film expert Ric Meyers (Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie).

Additionally, ActionFest 2 will pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of Stunts Unlimited, an elite organization comprised of Hollywood’s A-list stunt performers (including original member Buddy Joe Hooker), which has become one of the most sought after group of action performers. Their work has been seen in a wide array of film and television including Die Hard, Fast and the Furious, Mission Impossible 2, Point Break, Rocky, Spider-man and The Terminator.

Previous Titles:

ActionFest 2’s Opening Night film on Thursday, April 7th is Ironclad, an epic, blood-soaked account of a brutal castle siege starring Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox, Charles Dance and Jason Flemyng.

Other confirmed new titles include:

Little Big Soldier — a new period action film written by and starring Jackie Chan;
Hobo With A Shotgun — the hot Sundance selection starring Rutger Hauer;
Super — vigilante madness starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon and Liv Tyler;
Bangkok Knockout — Thai action from the stunt team and filmmakers of Ong Bak;
Outrage — a gritty and violent new Yakuza thriller from the legendary Takeshi Kitano;
Bunraku — a surreal fist-and-sword epic starring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Kevin McKidd, and Ron Perlman;
Machete Maidens Unleashed — the titillating story of 70s exploitation films from the Philippines.