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-- 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

 Set against backdrop of the boundless, arid, desolate desert in the western part of China, revolving around the three polar groups: detectives, runaway convicts, and assassins, Tempest of the Westerly Winds explores the hope for survival, the true meaning of love, the final resting place of destiny as the three groups keep each other in check and struggle against each other. Continue reading "Nicky Li Responds to Gao Qun Shu's Call to Give Everyone a Tempestuous Ride on Tempest of the Westerly Winds"

《西风烈》

Director: Gao Qun Shu

Screenplay: Gao Qun Shu

Cinematography: Du Jie

Art Direction: Xiao Hai Hang

Action & Car Stunts: Nicky Li

Composer: Han Jae Kwon

Principal Photography: Late Oct 2009 to May 2010 (with breaks in between)

Release: September 2010

Cast: Duan Yi Hong, Ni Da Hong, Wu Jing, Zhang Li, Francis Ng, Yu Nan, Charlie Yeung, Xia Yu, He Tie Hong, Ma Guo Wei

Cameos: Ma Su, Wang Shuang Bao, Luo Luo, Ma Zi Han, Biao Zi

 

Plot Synopsis:

On the vast and boundless desolate desert in the Western part of China, Zhang Ning (Xia Yu) and girlfriend Sun Jing (Charlie Yeung) are facing great difficulties staying afloat: on the one hand, four super sleuths are pursing them relentlessly; on the other hand, a pair of male  and female assassins are mercilessly hot on their heels too...

Continue reading "Tempest of The Westerly Winds Information"

-- Tempest of Westerly Winds --

Filming of Legendary Four: Tempest of Westerly Winds has slowed down due to... the chill and tempest of the westerly winds, so to speak, it is taking around one more month longer to shoot, and the production is allocating extra budget as such. The cast have their own means of combating the freezing temperature.

Wu Jing would jog for 10km daily, plus doing other workouts such as 10 sets of sit-ups comprising 150 repetitions each. Wu Jing, who insists on doing his own stunts, once received 70 kicks from Yu Nan's double on a tall platform, once he even fell off and nearly had a concussion.

Charlie Yeung is unfazed by the bitter temperature, and would even call everyone out to have fun when it snows, like playing snowball warfare.

After days of enduring coldness, Yu Nan finally found a heater bag that would not leave her when off-camera. 

 

Duan Yi Hong would also exercise to keep warm, like a 5km job or dumbbell lifting. Besides that, he has acquired warm patches that he sticks all over his body. But he also falls sick easily, such as getting acute keratitis, acute gastroenteritis.  Sina

The Not So Crooked Crooks

After graduating from a sports university, majoring in Sanda, Xia Yu (video) entered illegal matches to make quick cash because of what Charlie Yeung, the girl he loves, said, "You've got money? Then you may like me." But being a loyal friend with a simple mind, he was swindled by someone and killed the cheat in one strike.

Continue reading "The Criminals and Assassins in Fantastic Four Detectives and What They Say"

-- The Fantastic Four Detectives --

The four detectives, each with his unique traits and strengths, are pursuing two escaped convicts all the way to the prairie and standing in their way are 2 hired assassins. While the four detectives are very special people, their enemies aren't pushovers either.

Continue reading "Director Gao Qun Shu's Visions for 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.

-- Seven Swords 2 --

Sun Hong Lei reveals that Seven Swords 2 film is still an on-going project and Tsui Hark has been working on the script. He estimates that production might possibly begins next year. Charlie Yeung, who's invited, along with Sun Hong Lei, to a ribbon cutting ceremony, would not say anything about the script other. She believes Tsui Hark would give her a role that would be a delightful surprise. On the hand, Ciwen Pictures, the studio behind the TV version of Seven Swordsmen, is putting the TV sequel on hold due to high costs involved as well as the audience's declining interest on ancient series.

 

Tsui Hark had recently completed filming of Missing, a mystery about one of a couple gone missing at an ancient underwater ruins off Yonaguni Island. He also has several other projects ahead including 《女人不坏》 She Ain't Mean, which is a somewhat modern version of Peking Opera Blues, and Di Ren Jie. In addition, he has just acquired the rights to Jing Xu Feng's suspense novel 《天眼》 Divine Eye which deals with cracking of an enigmatic case in the recent 100 years.  Chengdu Evening News

-- Howling Arrow --
Sammo Hung is currently busy with pre-production of 《响箭》 Howling Arrow, a martial arts movie on chivalry, friendship, martial arts sects and bandits. It appears that apart from Sammo Hung, Wu Jing and Aaron Kwok might also be joining the movie. Aaron Kwok would be playing a bandit and would have several clashes against Sammo Hung and Wu Jing. There will also be two main female roles, a princess and a heroine, both of which have a fair bit of fights. Sammo Hung has the intention of casting Zhou Xun but she might be tied up with other projects. Other actresses being considered for the movie include Charlie Yeung, Ruby Lin and Li Bing Bing. Sammo Hung, who will be directing the movie and be responsible for choreographing martial arts scenes, hopes to showcase Chinese martial arts through the film, and will eschew the use of special effects as much as possible. The title Howling Arrow does not refer to a weapon; it refers the sound of the arrow, and is used to indicate the inner conflicts of the main characters, and their concerns. Right now, Sammo Hung is scouting location in Ningxia while Sunbeam's president Tsui Siu Ming is still amending the script. The movie is expected to begin production sometime after the Lunar New Year in mid-February.  Shanghai Youth Daily

-- The Seven Swords --

The Seven Swords celebrates production completion on the evening of May 9 - Pictures: Tom, Tom, Sohu, Sina | Video: Sina

 

-- Seven Swords at Cannes --

Post-production for Seven Swords has finally been completed. Tsui Hark, who once gave up the hope of meeting the deadline, says that Seven Swords will be holding its grand premiere at 58th Cannes Film Festival after all and Tsui Hark and the various actors, Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Kim So Yeon, Zhang Jing Chu, will be there to promote the film. Tsui Hark said that he did not expect to finish post-production in time. He had been doing post-production in Australia, and feeling that there were many areas that needed alterations, constantly experimented with different musical motifs and different dialogues. Originally, a promo reel was to be screened at Olympia 2 at 12 pm on May 15, 2005.  Fazhi Evening Post

Continue reading "Seven Swords at Cannes, Dubbing in Three Languages, Press Conference"

Cast and Crew on Seven Swords

 

Back in the 1970s, when TVB was making a TV adaptation Liang Yusheng's Jade Bow, Tsui Hark sought hard to direct the TV series, only to be rejected by TVB's powers that be on the grounds that he had never done wuxia before. It had a major impact on Tsui Hark, who has since then set out to produce exemplary wuxia productions.

Tsui Hark says he intends to make Seven Swords China's answer to Lord of the Rings trilogy. He says because of the sheer scope of the novel, a total of six movies will be made, "In Liang Yusheng's original novel, many people die at the very beginning, such as Yang Yun Cong. The development of the story, of The Seven Swords are thus incomplete. So, I thought, firstly, I had to define the skeleton of the characters very clearly, in order to allow ample room for the story.

Continue reading "On the Set of Seven Swords; Tsui Hark's Visions"

-- Seven Swords --
According to the production's publicist Miss Bi, The Seven Swords is a reality wuxia whereby Tsui Hark uses seven different swords to tell the trials and tribulations of the pugilistic circle. She reveals that as Wu Yuan Ying, played by Charlie Yeung, is a girl with gamine inclinations, Heavenly Cascade Sword, which Tsui Hark designed for her has a double-headed blade, such that when wielded, the sword will appear ever-changing, while still bearing feminine beauty.

 

However, Lu Yi is having a tough time, as the role he plays, Han Zhi Bang, being a stable boy who is somewhat unrefined, carries the heaviest sword of all - God Relinquishing Sword, "His sword weighs 20 catties. Although during filming, he would alternate between real and fake swords, he still has to beef up his arms, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to handle this role."

 

Miss Bi adds, "What strikes me most in The Seven Swords is the attention paid to reality, and the most direct approach to demonstrate this trait is through the clothes. To quote Tsui Hark, how can the ancient people be so inscrutable, after travelling many miles, their clothes are still spotlessly clean, this is impossible. He wants his show be a reflection of reality, and would not compromise reality for the sake of glamour. However, the costumes Sun Hong Lei and Kim So Yeon are wearing would be more garish, as called for by the characters they play."  Business Times