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While promoting Bodyguards and Assassins in Shanghai on December 9, producers Peter Chan and Yu Dong gave their thanks to Donnie Yen for helping the film wrap up successfully, returning to the set after filming had ended to re-enact a fight scene without taking extra pay. They also presented Donnie Yen with a film print of the parkour fight scene, that Donnie Yen, working with Cung Le and his longstanding team of 17 stuntmen, choreographed.

Bodyguards and Assassins trailer: Sina

The trailer promises 60 minutes of non-stop action in the film as several patriots from all walks of life band together to protect Dr Sun Yat Sen from assassinations. Opens on Dec 18, 2009.  

In an interview with Rama's Screen, Cung Le describes Donnie Yen as a very kind, generous but intense person while Cung Le himself was a very focused and intense person, and brought just as many ideas to the set.  

He reveals that he told Donnie Yen that he was not satisfied with their fight scene which they spent around 16 days on. While Donnie Yen echoed the same sentiments, he kept quiet initially out of respect for the action director.

However, two months later, the production recalled Cung Le, and he and Donnie Yen worked together to re-shoot their fight scene. While they only had 4 days as Cung Le had other commitments, they raced against the clock, worked 24 hours, and managed to get things done, in a much better way. 

-- Bodyguards and Assassins --

Two teaser trailers, one of which is Cannes promotional footage, and a detailed brochure may be found on Cinema Popular's film listing page.

 Bodyguards and Assassins, directed by Teddy Chan, stars Donnie Yen, Hu Jun, Fan Bing Bing, Nicolas Tse, Tong Leung Kar Fai, Xing Yu, Philip Ng, Cung Le, Wang Wen Jie, etc., is about a group of volunteers from all walks of life coming together to protect Sun Yat Sen from assassination when he was in Hong Kong.

According to a publicist, Michelle Reis would be making a brief appearance in the film, as someone who plays a pivotal role in the life of the Beggar.

Bodyguards and Assassins, which began production in late April, is wrapping up soon and is due for release on December 18, 2009.

-- True Legend --

From the looks of the simply awesome teaser trailer (2009-06-17, First Glimpse) just added to True Legend Official Site, the kungfu film by Yuen Wo Ping, starring Zhao Wen Zhuo, Zhou Xun, Andy On, Michelle Yeoh, Jiang Lu Xia, Cung Le, Sylvester Turkoy, is set to raise the bar for martial arts films.

The director's diary has a new entry (2009-06-07, North Star Mountain) on Zhou Xun hauling the badly injured Zhao Wen Zhuo on a stretcher over the hills and having to do tough chores like chopping the wood and fetching water and filming of heartbreaking scenes on Mt North Star.

Actual release date has not been announced, but due to the scale of the film, post-production would take around 1 year or so and True Legend won't be out till at least December.

Michelle Yeoh would possibly be starring alongside Andy Lau in Lady Warriors of Yang Family: Military Order Stands Absolute (tentative) directed by Frankie Chan in December.

-- True Legend --

True Legend is currently being filmed in an indoor set created on a soundstage in Huairou, Beijing. Seen on the set are director Yuen Wo Ping, cast members Zhao Wen Zhuo, Cung Le, Guo Xiao Dong, Jacky Heung, etc. The set features a brigand stockade built on a mountain.