Trailers

In Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen, Donnie Yen takes on the role of Chen Zhen who returns to Shanghai under the guise of an entrepreneur in order to ferret out and prevent the assassination plan of the Japanese who are invading China.

Trailers: Sina, Youtube

-- Reign of Assassins --

Here are some character posters from Sina and a trailer for Reign of Assassins on Youtube. The film is opening on September 28, 2010 in China.

-- Don Quixote --

China's first fully 3D live action wuxia film, Don Quixote, directed by Ah Gan, action choreographed by Xiong Xin Xin, starring Guo Tao, Wang Gang, Miao Pu, Hai Yi Tian, Karena Lam, will be released in mid October 2010. Here are some posters from Baidu and a HD trailer uploaded on Youtube by Filmsmash.

Here is the final City Under Siege trailer that showcases the various cast members Aaron Kwok, Ngai Sing, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, Tie Nan, Zhang Bao Wen in action, plus the de rigueur Benny Chan massive amount of glass shattering effects, and telltale signs of CGIs such as those carelessly tossed turbo-charged darting daggers.

Trailer: View / Download (MTime)

In Tsui Hark's latest lavish epic wuxia/mystery choreographed by Sammo Hung, starring Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Kar Fai, Li Bing Bing, etc, Di Renjie, who is in exile, is summoned back to the court to investigate a series of mysterious murders that threatens the coronation of Empress Wu Zetian. Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame is competing at Venice Film Festival, held from September 1 to 11, and will be released on Sept 29, 2010.

Reportedly, Chen Kuo Fu, the producer and scriptwriter for the film, has already finished the screenplay for Detective Dee 2, and expect another trailer in the near future.

Trailer: Youtube

-- City Under Siege --

In this sci-fi actioner directed by Benny Chan, action directed by Ma Yuk Sing and Nicky Li, and starring Aaron Kwok, Ngai Sing, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, Tie Nan, Zhang Bao Wen, Shu Qi, Benny Chan is upping the ante by lavishly spending around 70m yuan on big explosive action scenes, one of which involves 30 cars crashing.   

Having a hand in the choreography, Wu Jing is incorporating some elements of Tai Chi in his martial arts sequences, such as his climatic battle against Ngai Sing, that the latter describes as so intense and frenzied that sparks were flying all over the place.

City Under Siege opens in China on August 8, in Hong Kong on the following week, and in Singapore and Malaysia 2 weeks later.

Trailer 1: View / Download (Youtube)

Trailer 2: View / Download (Youtube)

Trailer 3: View (Imgo)

Press conference for City Under Siege was held on June 1, 2010 afternoon in Beijing, during which a 5 minutes making-of featurette was shown. The event was attended by the producers/investors, director Benny Chan, the cast Aaron Kwok, Ngai Sing, Wu Jing, Shu Qi.

-- Wind Blast  --
While 《西风烈》 Wind Blast (Tempest of the Westerly Winds), which takes over 150 days to shoot, is tentatively scheduled for release in early September, director Gao Qun Shu, who has already begun post-production, says that there is still a set of aerial shots left, requiring coordination from the local army.

This is what he describes the four detectives: "Each of them have their own strengths, Wu Jing is the king of flying car, he could race on the most treacherous mountainous paths; Zhang Li is a Hercules, he has to consume 20 packs of instant noodles per meal; Ni Da Hong is a crack shot, who never misses his mark; Duan Yi Hong is a very brilliant strategist and commander, you may say that this film is about the duels of the masters."

In this Chinese Western actioner, four proficient detectives, Duan Yi Hong, Ni Da Hong, Wu Jing, Zhang Li, who are tracking a murder suspect Xia Yu, accompanied by his girlfriend Charlie Yeung Choi Nei, to a desert, land themselves in a far more critical and perilous situation than they could ever picture when they also have to face two top drawer professional assassins, Francis Ng and Yu Nan, who possess far deadly firearms and skills than them.

Trailer: Sina / Youku

-- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame --  

The trailer for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, directed by Tsui Hark, action directed by Sammo Hung, starring Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bing Bing, Tony Leung Ka Fai, has just been posted on Sina. 

Even before the film is released, Huayi Brothers is already in the process of planning the script for Detective Dee 2, which might possibly be a prequel instead, focusing on Di Ren Jie's salad days.

This is confirmed by Tsui Hark, "This year marks the 25th anniversary of Film Workshop and Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame is Film Workshop's 50th production. I have not done any wuxia films in 5 years, and in this film, I'm fortifying my original wuxia heritage, and by combining suspenseful drama that is full of twists with perfect action, I hope my return to my roots would be approved by movie-goers. I have not thought of doing how many more Detective Dee sequels, but this will definitely become a franchise, so as to let this famous detective penetrate everyone's heart so deeply."

In the film, Empress Wu Zetian's coronation is threatened due to a spate of strange murders of the court officials. So, she summons Detective Dee, who is in exile, back to help solve the mysteries. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame opens on September 23, 2010.

Update: An English subbed trailer, shown at Cannes Film Festival, has just appeared on Sina and Youtube.

-- Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen --

A slightly longer trailer for Return of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau, starring Donnie Yen: Sina

Four character posters for the film are also on Sina.

In the film, Chen Zhen returns to Shanghai in disguise, attempting to uncover and stop the Japanese plan to assassinate key Chinese officials.

-- Ocean Heaven --
Press conference for Ocean Heaven, was held on May 5, 2010 in Beijing. Ocean Heaven, a non-mainstream film directed by Xue Xiao Lu, starring Jet Li, Wen Zhang, Guey Lun Mei, shot on a budget of 7m yuan, explores the subject of parental love and autism in kids. It's expected to be released in summer.

Jet Li, who has no action scenes in the film, took almost no pay for the film, but he'll get a cut of the profits. Jet Li reveals that his nephew once suffered from autism, withdrawing himself for 9 months before stepping out of darkness after constant family support and encoragement. Most importantly, Jet Li, who has been dedicating most of his time to charity, says he'd still be doing action films, or the kids would not let him off.  Sina

Trailer: People

-- Reign of Assassins  --

Directed by Su Chao Bin, produced by John Woo, Reign of Assassins revolves around a retired assassin Michelle Yeoh, whose past soon catches up with her when she tries to settle down anonymously in a quiet village. Also stars Jung Woo Sung, Wang Xue Qi, Barbie Hsu, Shawn Yu, Paw Hee Ching, Kelly Lin, etc.

Below is the trailer on Youtube.