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-- Bad Blood --
Bad Blood official site has been launched officially. This upcoming action film directed by Dennis Law is about internecine conflicts among the triad members following the death of their boss.

Trailer isn't ready yet but there's a 4:38 minutes making-of which shows highly intense and complex martial arts sequences being done by the various cast-members Jiang Lu Xia, Ken Lo, Xiong Xin Xin, Andy On and Bernice Liu, under the choreography of Nicky Li who seems to have scored a hit this time.

-- Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 --

Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 is in the final leg of pre-production, with preparation works being carried out in Beijing, Gansu and Ningxia. The third of the hugely successful TV trilogy produced and directed by Du Xiao is expected to begin production in September, with around 4 months spent on outdoor shoot in Gansu and Ningxia, showing the cultures and sceneries of western part of China, before heading to Beijing for one month of indoor shoot on a soundstage.

Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 is set in Manchurian Dynasty, during Kangxi's reign. Emperor Kangxi sends Shaolin monks to the Western Region on a covert operation, and in the process, the monks face assassinations from various powers that be, springing forth a chain of events.

Veteran actor Bao Guo An is back by popular demand, returning as the Shaolin abbot and Du Xiao is in talks with Zhang Guo Li and his son Zhang Mo to play Kangxi and the crown prince.  Gansu Daily

-- Ip Man 2 --
《叶问2:宗师传奇》 Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster held a press conference (video), attended by producer Raymond Wong, director Wilson Yip and the cast, in Foshan on 10 August evening to mark the commencement of the production.   

Actual filming will take place on a soundstage in Shanghai the next day and it will have twice the amount of martial arts scenes. The film is due for release next summer.

-- New Shaolin Temple --

While the deal hasn't been sealed formerly on paper, Andy Lau, who has just finished filming Detective Dee, confirms that he'd be doing New Shaolin Temple. They have been in talks for a year and Andy Lau would play a feudal lord's son, whose gun is his most powerful weapon, and he also has to be trained in Shaolin kung fu. Three months before production begins, he'd start learning kungfu. Andy Lau says he is uncertain of Jet Li's involvement.

Director Benny Chan responds that he's currently filming City Under Siege, and EMP is taking care of New Shaolin Temple's pre-production, so he doesn't have the casting details, "From the commercial standpoint, the more celebrities the better, but it's impossible to have too many big names in one movie."

Benny Chan also adds that as a tribute to Shaolin kungfu, he will not be relying too much on special effects, and the martial arts scenes will be on the realistic side.  Sohu

-- New Shaolin Temple --

Upon being asked, Jet Li says he's not aware of New Shaolin Temple but reveals his next project (the charity movie?) as one in which he doesn't have any action. Coinciding with a report in early June surrounding Andy Lau, Benny Chan is directing the New Shaolin Temple movie.

As director Benny Chan gets interviewed by Sina specifically regarding New Shaolin Temple, he says he is in touch with several actors and some big names would be involved but the cast hasn't been confirmed.