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Sunday, September 27. 2009

Gao Qun Su to Create A Western Film with Fantastic Four Detectives

-- Fantastic Four Detectives --
《四大名捕》 Fantastic Four Detectives (tentative), a contemporary Chinese Western actioner on a team of four cops travelling miles to track down a group of criminals, is beginning production in Dunhuang in a few days. The cast includes Duan Yi Hong, Ni Da Hong, Wang Bao Qiang, Wu Jing, Francis Ng, Barbie Hsu, Feng Yu Xi, Zhang Li...

Director Gao Qun Shu says that the inspiration for the film came from an actual event that took place in Guizhou whereby a convict escaped to the deep mountains and the police force pursued him relentlessly. To prepare for the film, the cast members have been training in various stunts and firearms.

Duan Yi Hong plays the captain of the four cops, a smart, resourceful leader who is skilled in Tae Kwan Do, and an expert in guns and all sorts of pyrotechnics.

Wang Bao Qiang plays another cop, who despite his unexceptional looks, is a hero specialising in Shaolin Fist and car stunts, and is also a crack shot. For the first time in his showbiz career, Wang Bao Qiang, a Shaolin disciple, gets to flaunt his martial arts skills onscreen.

Fantastic Four Detectives will take around two months to shoot and is scheduled for May 1, 2010 release. Sina

Cast Updates: Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei and Zhang Li will also be in this film. However, Barbie Hsu, who's doing another film Hot Summer Days, couldn't make it, and she'd be replaced by someone else.

Gao Qun Su to Create A Western Film ... Posted by Scoops Guild in Film News, In the Pipeline at 00:47
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Sunday, September 27. 2009

Initial Script for Way of Tai Chi Ready

-- Way of Tai Chi --
Scriptwriter Lang Chen says that he can finally hand in his assignment, the screenplay for 《太极道》 Way of Tai Chi (tentative), to Wu Jing on September 27 for him to go through. He says that it's a script that wore him out immensely - he has never spent such a long time working on any script before but it's well worth the effort.

While Lang Chen is the one penning the script, the story idea originated from Wu Jing. Wu Jing was brimming with ideas, some of which he came up with on the spot. Wu Jing filled him in eloquently on every little detail on how he wanted the film to be like.

It's not known when production would begin at this moment, though it won't be any earlier than 2nd quarter 2010 as Wu Jing has other commitments.

Initial Script for Way of Tai Chi Ready Posted by Scoops Guild in Film News, In the Pipeline at 00:47
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Sunday, September 27. 2009

Su Chao Bin Hopes to Inject Something Fresh into Something Old

-- The Sword and the Pugilistic World --

The Sword and the Pugilistic World by John Woo is slated for production in Shanghai end of October. They'd move location to Taiwan in December or January. John Woo and Terence Chang are producing this film with Su Chao Bin directing, Stephen Tung Wai as the action director, and Emi Wada as the costume designer.

In The Sword and the Pugilistic World, Michelle Yeoh plays an assassin wishing to retire from the pugilistic world. She meets a guileless, sanguine guy Jung Woo Sung in a town, settles down with him and hopes to lead a peaceful life. However, due to her possession of some precious artifact, she can't have her cake and eat it.

Director Su Chao Bin says that while the story sounds hackneyed, he hopes to inject something new, and shoot something redolent of wuxia spirit.

He adds that Barbie Hsu, who's training for the Gu Long style wuxia film, is playing the 2nd most important female role, an assassin. She will have many fight scenes. Kelly Lin will play an important role, but won't have as much screen time. John Woo's daughter Angeles Woo, who's trained in fencing, cameos as yet another assassin. Min Sheng Daily