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On January 30, the media was allowed visit to the set of Wushu, which is about 5 kids training rigorously at a wushu school, eventually making some accomplishments in the field, and spreading wushu ethos.

Director Antony Szeto, who's also choreographing the action scenes, says that the film employs only realistic combat scenes, with almost no doubling or special effects. They will show be showing a diverse range of Chinese wushu on the screen, including Southern Fist, Sanda, etc.

Painted Skin is based on a story by Pu Song-ling. The tales of supernatural horrors collected in his Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio have inspired numerous film adaptations, including the classic A Chinese Ghost Story (and its sequels), Li Han-hsiang’s Enchanting Shadow and King Hu’s Cannes award-winning A Touch Of Zen. Painted Skin (Hua Pi) was previously filmed by Fong Pao (in 1966) and again, in 1993, as the final film of King Hu. The current version is a Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, and its to the credit of director Gordon Chan’s script that the project was approved by the state censors, who tend to frown on stories focusing on ‘superstitious’ elements.  Bey Logan Blog >>More<<