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 -- City Under Siege --
 As a Mainland cop who is after the malevolent mutants in City Under Siege, life is full of risks and fears for Zhang Jing Chu, who is constantly facing grotesque and gruesome mutants, and she has to keep looking out for her boyfriend Wu Jing, who often neglects or ignores her. She has shattering fights, and a melancholic, heartrending, ponderous relationship. Continue reading "Is Wu Jing Heartless or Caring Towards Zhang Jing Chu in City Under Siege"

-- 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)

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Trailer 3: View (Imgo)

Continue reading "Red Alert: Three Theatrical Trailers for City Under Siege"

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.

Continue reading "City Under Siege Making-of Featurette Unveiled at Press Conference"

-- City Under Siege --

Here are some official stills from City Under Siege, courtesy of Sina.

 

In this sci-fi film by Benny Chan, a circus troupe, led by Ngai Sing, goes on a crime spree after inhaling some toxic gases by accident, causing mutation and granting them superhuman powers. However, one of them, Aaron Kwok, would not connive with the rest. Instead, he is to eventually team up with special agent Wu Jing and cop Zhang Jingchu, who push him to the peaks of his potent potential paranormal powers, to melee the malefactor mutants and save the subdued city.

 

 Why did you opted for the era of warlords?
 Benny Chan: The story concerning thirteen cudgel monks rescuing Tang prince has been adapted too many times. So, I checked with the abbot, the notable legends of Shaolin Temple in the past 1500 years, there was this legend, concerning a warlord ransacking Shaolin Temple to look for another warlord, before setting it ablaze. Being partial to this legend, I settled for the warlords era. That period was very turbulent, China was already facing foreign invasion, yet the Chinese were still fighting among themselves. Continue reading "Benny Chan Interview on Shaolin: Advocating The Spirit of Martial Arts"

-- Shaolin --

Since pre-production of Shaolin, the martial arts directors Corey Yuen and Yuen Tak planned for a top drawer martial arts exponent who doesn't belong to any particular sect to be Shaolin's nemesis, and with Sanda being the culmination of various forms of martial arts, Sang Wei Lin naturally became the most suitable person for the role, and was highly recommended by both the martial arts directors.

In one scene, Sang Wei Lin joins hands with Xiong Xin Xin to destroy Shaolin Temple, cruising Shaolin Temple freely as if it is empty, easily trouncing any monks who get in their way. Sang Wei Lin's main opponent senior monk Wu Jing even vomits blood after receiving a powerful blow from his iron fist.

 

Sang Wei Lin was initially scheduled for one week's shoot, but director Benny Chan kept increasing his scenes, that he ended up shooting for three weeks. Sang Wei Lin's part has been completed and the production is wrapping up soon for a year-end release.  Netease

 Producer Gordon Chan explains the origin of the Chinese title for the film, "In the title 《精武风云》 Jing Wu Feng Yun, Jing Wu refers to my Fist of Legend, while Feng Yun denotes director Andrew Lau's Stormriders. My story, his look and feel, a la Stormriders. This is how the title came about." Continue reading "Return of Chen Zhen: A Trend-setter or Follower?"

-- Shaolin --

While the film by director Benny Chan is currently undergoing production for close to three months, they already have had a full length 2 minutes teaser trailer, released, in time for Hong Kong Filmart.

 

It offers a look around of the set of Shaolin Temple, glimpses of the cast Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing, Yu Hai, Xing Yu, Fan Bing Bing, etc. in action, as well as a healthy dosage of predominantly Seven-star Boxing training scenes, one of which is led by Wu Jing, and fight sequences. Talk about speed and efficiency. 

 

Sadly, even till today, it seems Chinese/Hong Kong filmmakers still show little concerns for the animals, in particularly, the horses, when making films, the most common of which is the tripping and felling of horses galloping at high speed. Even in this production funded by Shaolin Temple, that advocates non-violence, the horses weren't spared the agonies.

 

In this case, as the trailer shows, an awning came crashing down upon the horses, that weren't anticipating, unlike human stuntmen, the dangers they would be in. Surely, wouldn't it be highly risky, pernicious and painful to have such a huge structure falling on our own heads, as well as the risk of debris getting into our eyes? Were there any safety measures taken? Were there any forms of protection gear or guards? Just as we don't want any harm to come our ways, we must treat animals, who are here to help us, bless us, and beautify our world, with kindness, care and respect.

 

Teaser Trailer: Sina / Youtube | Download

Continue reading "Shaolin Teaser Trailer"

Over 10 million yuan and around 4 months were spent on building the 1:1 life-size replica of Shaolin Temple in Yanshi, Yongkang. Some structures or props of the new Shaolin Temple were actually built larger for ease of filming or to impart a more numinous feel, such as the towering giant Buddha statue.

Continue reading "Shaolin: Andy Lau Teams up with Wu Jing, Xing Yu and Yu Shao Qun Against Nicholas Tse and Xiong Xin Xin"

-- Shaolin --
Here are some early mages of director Benny Chan and action director Corey Yuen, as well as cast members Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Xing Yu and Nicholas Tse rehearsing on the set of Shaolin in Hengdian, courtesy of Netease and Sina.

 

 

It appears that both Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse are warlords initially, while Wu Jing is originally a monk. Though this is likely to change drastically as the film progresses, with the former becoming monks while the latter turns into a treacherous warlord. Yu Hai, 68, is playing the Shaolin abbot, Wu Jing's mentor. Jackie Chan would soon be joining the production for his cameo as a Shaolin chef with concealed skills.

 

-- Shaolin --

Shaolin is currently being filmed in Hengdian and on a 1:1 replica of actual Shaolin Temple built in Yanshi, Yongkang, Zhejiang. The Shaolin Temple set comprises of three main buildings, built at closer distance to expedite filming. They even created two remarkably lifelike cryptomerias in the premises. Benny Chan picked Yanshi due to its beautiful sceneries and surroundings, like stone pillars, multiple peaks, valleys, making it convenient to do location shooting around the set. A big portion of production will be filmed in the region.

However, the ever-changing weather in Yongkang is giving a big headache to Benny Chan as it could be sunny one day, cloudy another, or snow or rain the next day. In order to ensure consistency of the environment, a scene could take many days to complete. Benny Chan also says that the production will take an environmental conscious approach in order to preserve the land.

An executive working for Shaolin Temple mentions that Wu Jing, who arrived in Shaolin Temple on January 20, is staying there for a week to train in Shaolin martial arts. He says that Wu Jing has great martial arts skills, is very professional, has great character, is manly.  Yongkang Daily

 

Video: Touring Yanshi Shaolin set