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Wednesday, September 29. 2004
Retro: Darren Shahlavi On Tai Chi 2
Transcribed by Adam Cemal
 First of all Darren went to Hong Kong as a stepping stone to America, he wanted to learn from the guys in Hong Kong, hoping to bring some of their action skills to English language films. He is a very good martial artist himself and recently appeared in I Spy with Eddy Murphy and Owen Wilson.
Darren says the film Tai Chi 2 was shot under the title "Tai Chi Fist" but they released it in Asia and North America as "Tai Chi 2" (which doesn’t really make sense as it’s not the sequel to Jets Li’s Tai Chi Master.)
Taichi 2 was shot on location in Hangzhou, China and the crew and everybody flew there from HK.
Continue reading "Darren Shahlavi Interview: Tai Chi 2"
Saturday, September 25. 2004
-- Unleashed Trailer (Danny the Dog Trailer) -- New Trailer to Unleashed, formerly called Danny the Dog: IGN Unleashed opens in France in February and US in March. Directed by Louis Leterrier, written and produced by Luc Besson, with Yuen Wo Ping behind the martial arts scenes. Plot (IGN): Danny (Jet Li) had been cruelly raised by his master, Bart (Bob Hoskins), to be a fighter in illegal fight clubs, where he makes a bank as the undisputed champion. When Bart is incapacitated after a car accident, Danny is taken in by a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman) who is being pursued by some bad guys after learning a dangerous secret. And that's where the fisticuffs come in!
Saturday, September 25. 2004
-- Wilson Yip on Sha Po Lang -- In an interview, Wilson Yip, says that, Sha Po Lang (SPL), his first foray into kungfu movie, is another kind of experimentation on his part. He remarks that Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Wu Jing are especially accomplished martial arts stars. Initially, when the studio intended to make a martial arts movie, they did not want to make something that has fights for fights' sakes like in the 80s. So, he thought that they have to come up with a really good storyline in order to attract the audience. And to distinguish it from the rest of the pack, the movie is set in modern times. Being his first pure martial arts movie, Wilson Yip approached the script with utmost caution. Wilson Yip, who also wrote the script with scriptwriters Jack Ng and Szeto Kam-Yuen, injected many of his ideas and thoughts into movie.
Continue reading "Wulson Yips Explains Sha Po Lang"
Monday, September 20. 2004
-- New Police Story -- New Police Story, a crime thriller directed by Benny Chan, starring Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Andy On, Liu Kai Chi, Daniel Wu, opens on September 23/24 in Asia. The film is about a group of teens who commits crime in order to attract attention from their parents who are neglecting them. It's up to Jackie Chan, aided by Nicholas Tse, to stop them. Review: When it comes to leaping tall buildings, Superman ain't got nothing on action hero Jackie Chan. He runs up vertical walls. He jumps over fences. At one point in this thoroughly entertaining fifth instalment of the wildly successful Police Story series, he even runs down the side of a skyscraper. Yes, this is 'Vintage Jackie Chan', as the poster declares. For once, a movie lives up to the marketing hype. This is the classic Chan formula that once ruled the Chinese New Year box-office market with an iron fist. There are lots of nicely choreographed fights and eye-popping stunts that rely on the performers' athleticism instead of CGI frenzy. The result is an action-packed, snappily paced rollercoaster ride with the requisite thrills and spills. Straits Times >>More<< Related stories:
Jackie Chan blazes Beijing with New Police Story China View Stars promote New Police Story China View Back to good old-fashioned action Electric New Paper A Moment with Nicholas Tse The Star Hong Kong Premiere Photos Sina
Saturday, September 18. 2004
-- The Flying Heroine: Little White Dragon -- Martial arts comedy The Flying Heroine: Little White Dragon 《飞侠小白龙》, directed by Wilson Yip and starring Cecilia Cheung, Francis Ng and Andy On, is slated for release on October 28, 2004 in Mainland. In The Flying Heroine: Little White Dragon, Cecilia Cheung plays an noblewoman whose poise, beauty and accomplishment in music have the crown prince Andy On completely enthralled. Just when everyone thinks that they are a match made in heaven, Cecilia Cheung acquires miraculous martial arts skills by chance and is being sent to capture an assassin, a blind swordsman Francis Ng, and they subsequently fall for each other... Zhujiang Times
Thursday, September 16. 2004
-- Kung Fu Hustle -- Kungfu Hustle, starring Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Huang Shengyi, was premiered on September 14 at Toronto International Film Festival 2004, attended by Tian Qiwen and the female leads Huang Sheng Yi and Yuan Qiu. Stephen Chow was absent as he had stayed behind in Hong Kong to do post production with the sound engineer behind Spiderman, specially hired by Sony Pictures to do final editing and revision of the sound effects. Sina Photos: Sina
Thursday, September 16. 2004
-- The Seven Swords -- Tsui Hark's TV adaptation of Seven Swords of Mt Tian has already raised doubts and furore over its fidelity to the original, but he is taking his far-fetched imagination even further with The Seven Swords movie hexalogy, though the basic principles remain. The first instalment is barely reminiscent of the original novel. What Tsui Hark sets his sights upon are how the Seven Swords are forged and the story and background behind each Sword. In the novel, Chu Zhao Nan has already turned into a baddie, but in the first movie, Chu Zhao Nan, played by Donnie Yen, is still a goodie. Tsui Hark has consulted the novel's author Liang Yusheng, who has read the script, on this, and Liang Yusheng is very accommodating to the major surgery Tsui Hark has performed, "The presentation of a film is vastly different from a novel and it's not unusual for changes to be made."
Continue reading "Tsui Hark Works Fervently; Donnie Yen Speaks Korean in Seven Swords"
Sunday, September 12. 2004
-- House of Fury -- Stephen Fung's second directorial work Jingwu Family (tentative) 《精武家庭》 has started filming recently. Some of the cast includes Gillian Chung, Josie Ho, Daniel Wu, Anthony Wong and Stephen Fung himself. Recently, Gillian Chung's throat was injured by a stunt performer during an action scene and the doctor advised her not to talk for three days and not to sing for three weeks to ensure proper recovery. Anthony Wong, having a number of intense fight scenes in the movie, suffered from numerous injuries too and once, he was once nearly fractured. He said that in a scene that took six days to complete, he has to battle over ten ninjas, and whether he is eating or driving, he has to fight them all the time. He remarked that he was very happy with that scene after viewing the playback. When asked, the movie's martial arts director Yuen Wo Ping expressed confidence in the action sequences in Jingwu Family, believing that they will be better than his previous work Kill Bill. Netease, Taizhou Daily Josie Ho is currently in production of House of Fury 《精武家庭》, directed by Stephen Fung. Apparently, she'd have a fight scene against Eighth Master (Yuen Wo Ping) in the movie. Josie Ho has been training under Eighth Master in the recent days and has to fight till her head is swimming. It has been extremely taxing, but her skills have improved considerably. She says it's worth all the hardships for she treasures the chance to spar against the first-class martial arts director of Hollywood. Gillian Chung plays Daniel Wu's 'target' in the movie. It's especially tiring for both of them, who have to juggle between two filming units. On the other hand, Michael Fitzgerald Wong is having an easier time, since he merely has to sit in the wheelchair all day long when filming. MyRice, Netease
Saturday, September 4. 2004
-- Seven Swords Begins Production --
The Seven Swords film has begun production quietly in Xinjiang's Tiechanggou on Aug 31 morning, one day ahead of schedule. Tsui Hark and part of the cast arrived in Xinjiang on Aug 30. As the cast-members who have already arrived were ready and to expedite filming, Tsui Hark brought forward the production date. Filming will take three to four months, after which six months will be spent doing post-production in Australia. Xinjiang City Daily
Continue reading "Seven Swords Begins Production; Living and Sleeping with The Swords"
Saturday, September 4. 2004
-- Sha Po Lang -- Sha Po Lang (SPL) is scheduled for release this November (Or December) after filming wraps up this month. The film's producer, Carl Chang, will be taking a promotional reel of Sha Po Lang to the upcoming Italy's Mifed, (The International Film and Multimedia Market), dated 12 to 16 October 2004, and USA's AFM (American Film Market), dated 3 to 10 November 2004. HKFilmart.com
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