Roel Reiné (born 15 July 1970 in

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) is a Dutch

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. Occasionally he uses the alias John Rebel (''Bear'', ''Wolf Town''). His production company is called Rebel Film.

Career

Starting off directing television series and films in his home country, Reiné moved to Hollywood and began specializing in

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sequels such as '' Death Race 2'' and '' Hard Target 2''. He also became involved with television in the United States, directing episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. Reiné also serves as cinematographer on many of his projects.

Filmography

Series

*''"De uitdaging"'' (1990) *''"12 steden, 13 ongelukken"'' (1990) *''"Sam sam"'' (1994) *''"Voor hete vuren"'' (1995) *''"Brutale meiden"'' (1997) *''"Sterker dan drank"'' (1997) *''"'t Zal je gebeuren..."'' (1998) *''"De aanklacht"'' (2000) *''"Verkeerd verbonden"'' (2000) *'' Blood Drive'' (2017) *''

'' (2017) *''

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'' (2022)

Films

As director

*''No More Control'' (1996) *''Carwars'' (1999) *'' The Delivery'' (1999) *''Adrenaline'' (2003) *'' Deadwater'' (2007) *'' Pistol Whipped'' (2008) * ''Drifter'' (2008) *'' The Forgotten Ones'' (2009) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) *'' The Lost Tribe'' (2010) *'' Death Race 2'' (2010) *'' The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption'' (2012) *'' Death Race 3: Inferno'' (2013) *'' 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded'' (2013) *'' Dead in Tombstone'' (2013) *'' SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) *''

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'' (2015) *''

The Man with the Iron Fists 2 ''The Man with the Iron Fists 2'' is a 2015 American direct-to-video martial arts action film directed by Roel Reiné and written by RZA and John Jarrell. It is the sequel to the 2012 film ''The Man with the Iron Fists''. The film stars RZA, Sahaj ...

'' (2015) *'' Hard Target 2'' (2016) *''Dead Again in Tombstone'' (2017) *''

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'' (2018) *''

Fistful of Vengeance ''Fistful of Vengeance'' is a 2022 American supernatural action thriller film directed by Roel Reiné, and written by Cameron Litvack, Jessica Chou and Yalun Tu. The film serves as a follow-up to the first season of the television series ''Wu As ...

'' (2022) *''

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'' (2024)

As executive producer

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'' (2001)

References

External links

* * 1970 births Living people Dutch film directors People from Eindhoven Golden Calf winners {{Netherlands-film-director-stub