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Wednesday, February 27. 2008

Fatal Move Gala Premiere

-- Fatal Move --

The gala premiere of Fatal Move on Feb 26 was attended by director Dennis Law, producer Charles Heung and his son Jacky Heung, most of the cast members including Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Ken Lo, Wu Jing, Maggie Shiu, Tien Niu, Carisa Yan, Lau Kam Ling, etc.

Simon Yam appears especially excited. He greets the audiences effusively and also provides autographs prodigiously. He says that at Berlin Film Festival, the film was sold to an India distributor and he was invited to do promotions in India in May.

Sammo Hung appears quieter and more stoic, and he doesn't forget to promote the younger generations. He says that Wu Jing is one with very bright future, but timing is not favourable due to lack of martial arts films being produced. Sammo Hung hopes that, given his skills, Wu Jing would carve out a niche for himself in the film industry.

Video: Sina, Sohu | More photos: Tom, QQ, Mop

Fatal Move Gala Premiere Posted by Scoops Guild in Events, Film News, Images at 09:08
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Wednesday, February 27. 2008

Sammo Hung to Star in Daniel Lee's Duel

-- Duel --

Daniel Lee announces his two future projects 《比武》 Duel (tentative) and 《将军》General/Checkmate (tentative) at a press conference in Beijing on 25 Feb. One is slated to be filmed in October, while the other at the end of the year. Sammo Hung will play the leading man in Duel. He agreed to joining due to the emphasis on drama. Daniel Lee also hopes to invite 70s martial arts stars Hwang Jang Lee and Wang Ing Sik.

The film is about two wushu practitioners who made a pact in their early years to challenge each other's martial arts skills. Subsequently, one lives overseas in USA while the other in China. To fulfil their obligations, the two have been waiting for over half a century, until they are in their seventies. It also examines the conflicts between the aging wushu practitioner and his kids, their differences in thinking and their generation gap, cultural differences, family ties, the traditional Chinese beliefs, trust and being true to one's word, exploring human relationships through the spirit of wushu. Sina

Sammo Hung to Star in Daniel Lee's Duel Posted by Scoops Guild in In the Pipeline at 09:08
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Wednesday, February 27. 2008

Wushu Movie Videos

-- Wushu --

Videos of interviews and a wushu demo clip from Sina:

Interview with Sammo Hung (17:50)

Interview with director Szeto (5:33)

Interview with co-director Chen Guo Xin (8:56)

Wushu Display (2:39)

Wushu Movie Videos Posted by Scoops Guild in Trailers at 08:32
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Wednesday, February 27. 2008

Yip Man is No More A Legend; Production Begins in March

-- Yip Man Press Conference --
Press conference marking the inauguration of 40m yuan kungfu biopic "Yip Man" was held in Foshan at the Hall of Yip Man on Feb 26 afternoon. "Yip Man" is directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Mandarin Films. Sammo Hung will be the the martial arts director. The cast includes Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Lam Ka Tung. Yip Man's two sons and several Wing Chun practitioners also turned up to show their support.

The event kicked off with a lion dance performance as well as Donnie Yen performing a Wing Chun training routine on the wooden dummy. "Yip Man" begins production in March, and is expected to wrap up in June. 90% of the film will focus on events surrounding Yip Man that took place in Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s. Unfortunately, the buildings in today's Foshan are architecturally different from the past, so they'd shoot in Shanghai instead.

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Yip Man is No More A Legend; ... Posted by Scoops Guild in Articles, Film News at 08:30
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