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Recently, Fan Siu Wong was interviewed about getting Hong Kong Film Awards' Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Ip Man. He smiles, "I really did not expect it. When I was watching the film, I felt that Donnie Yen carried himself very well, and that he should have a chance to vie for Best Actor award and surprisingly, even my role was nominated."

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 -- Blood Relations --
《血缘》 Blood Relations (tentative), an action-packed martial arts film directed by Leung Kar Yan, has just begun production recently in Xi-an and is expected to take three months to shoot. The film reunites Leung Kar Yan with Gordon Liu. It also stars Leung Kar Yan's son Leung Ho Yee, Yin Dan Dan, Wu Tian Ze. Continue reading "Action Star Leung Kar Yan Directs Blood Relations"

-- Bodyguards and Assassins --
At today's press conference for Bodyguards and Assassins (formerly Dark October), a movie on a group of people protecting Sun Yat Sen against assassination when he was in Hong Kong to raise funds on October 15, 1905, the cast was formally announced.

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-- Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog --
In Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog, Louis Koo's character, Imperial Guard "Dog", will be somewhat similar to Stephen Chow in the original, where he's more into cranky inventions than martial arts and believes that technology will overcome latter. However, his outlandish contraptions never seem to work and he's often snided by the other Imperial Guards. Continue reading "Quick Look at the Various Roles In Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog"

Hu Jun 胡军 as Da Chun 大春
When the director came to me, he said, "I'm going to change your image, something out of character for you." After going through the script I find this character very interesting, it's really something I've never endeavoured before, it's half-human, half-robot.

 

While he's still a human, he's a cop. After becoming a cyborg, he has fighting scenes, and his appearance changes too. But, he's never a tough guy.

Continue reading "The Cast on Their Characters in Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg"

-- Ip Man 2 --

During an interview, Raymond Wong was asked about the progress of Ip Man 2. He says that director Wilson Yip and his son Edmond Wong, script writer for the film, have been to Foshan to collate information, and Bruce Lee might not be appearing in the immediate sequel (or at least not until the third movie), "Right now, the script hasn't reached Bruce Lee's part, and the sequel's budgeted at around 100m yuan. We're considering building sets."

As to Fan Siu Wong and Lam Ka Tung's characters, "In the original film, they're supposed to be dead, but owing to Mainland censorship, the scenes depicting their deaths were cut, so, they'd still have a chance to appear in the sequel."

On being asked about The Great Master, Wong Kar Wai's version, starring Tony Leung, Gong Li, Chang Chen, with Yuen Wo Ping, who just completed filming True Legend in January, being approached to be the choreographer, that begins production in a few months, Raymond Wong says Wong Kar Wai's style is different, and it's wonderful for him to shoot it.

On Donnie Yen, Lam Ka Tung and Fan Siu Wong receiving Hong Kong Film Awards nominations for their roles in Ip Man, Raymond Wong thinks Donnie Yen and Lam Ka Tung stand good chances.  GC Media Teamwork

-- Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog --

Having wrapped up Future Cops two months ago, Wong Jing is off to direct another movie, this time a spin-off of Forbidden City Cop called 《大内密探灵灵狗》 which roughly means Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog (or 009 onomatopoeically). This period comedy, starring Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Fan Siu Wong, Liu Yi Wei, Sandra Ng, Tong Da Wei, and Yuen King Tan, is currently undergoing production in a palace in Beijing.

Forbidden City Cop: Smart Dog takes place in some distant past, whereby the emperor (Liu Yi Wei) has 12 Secret Imperial Guards, who are named after the 12 Zodiac signs, to protect him around the clock. Louis Koo plays the Chief Imperial Guard known as Smart Dog, as his zodiac sign corresponds to that of the dog. He has emotional entanglements with swordswoman Hopeless, played by Barbie Hsu. Fan Siu Wong takes on the role of a wildly ambitious eunuch, who wants to usurp the throne. And to carry out his plan, he has to get rid of the 12 Secret Imperial Guards.  Chutian Metropolis Daily