The Man With The Iron Fists

After years of being one of hip hop’s most prolific producers, the RZA made his successful directorial debut with his first feature film “The Man With The Iron Fists.” The film debuted at #3 in the box office with a pull of $8.8 million and RZA must be happy with the results. Now that the he’s gotten the proverbial monkey off of his back, TheWellVersed & 2DopeBoyz sat down with the producer/director to ask him the differences and difficulty of producing vs. directing. After pondering the question for a moment, RZA explained which one has been the bigger challenge… “The bigger task is directing,” RZA says from his couch nestled at Eli Roth’s Goretorium haunted house in Las Vegas. “Producing, of course, is a hard task. But you’re talking to a man that produced dozens of albums. Directing is producing to the 10th power.” Previously: RZA Says ODB Inspired “The Man With The Iron Fists” [Video]

The RZA has gone from being a master to becoming a student as his film “The Man With The Iron Fists” releases today. After years and years of being considered one of the best hip hop producers of all-time, the man behind Enter the 36 Chambers began a new venture into the art of film. His first foray being his debut movie that is heavily influenced by Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks and overseen by producer Quentin Tarantino and co-writer Eli Roth. But for RZA, making a feature film isn’t all that different from crafting a classic album in the sense that the art of sampling is still intact. In a recent sit down with TheWellVersed and 2DopeBoyz, The Abbott explained some of the influences that were sampled for his directorial debut. “It goes from obscure movies like ‘8 Strikes of the Wild Cat’ where the idea I took from that was that somebody could do a rat style,” RZA says with a laugh. “I was like ‘Yo! I’m going to have a rodent clan.’ And you look at movies like ‘Five Deadly Venoms’ where there was a character in the movie called The Toad and you couldn’t penetrate him. That character helped me inspire Brass Body” RZA also “sampled” a classic Bruce Lee film and its presence can be felt in a particular scene that RZA appears to be very proud of. But the producer turned director also reveals that his sampling wasn’t limited to the martial arts films

Sneak Peek talks to RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan all about the film “The Man with the Iron Fists” that he directed, wrote, and stars in. Previously: RZA Interview w/ Karmaloop TV [Video]

Wahid sits down with the RZA to discuss his feature film ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’. They talk everything from watching martial arts movies with ODB as a kid to directing his own movie, working with Quentin Tarantino & Kanye West, to the origin of the Wu-Tang logo, playing chess and chopping your head off. Below, TykiariHype talked with the creator of Wu-Tang and got answers about his upcoming movie, his take on hip hop as a culture, to having Kanye West on the movie soundtrack, and what’s next for Wu-Tang.

Wu-Tang Clan leader and founder RZA will be taking his creative vision to the next level with the release of his first feature film, “The Man With the Iron Fists”. RZA will be featured on an upcoming cover of rolling out magazine and he recently participated in a photo shoot that captured on film his love for the Asian culture. Previously: RZA Reflects On Beef Between 2Pac And Biggie [Video]

RZA discusses the process of creating “The Man With The Iron Fists”. Previously: RZA: The Man With The Iron Fists – Featurette: “A Slice Above” [Video]

In theaters November 2nd (Germany: November 29th)! Previously: RZA Explains How “36 Chambers” Came Full Circle With His New Project [Video]