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-- Fatal Move --

A 10-minute Fatal Move behind-the-scenes footage is up at Youku.

As of March 10, Fatal Move has grossed HK$4.27m over 12 days in Hong Kong theatres. It topped the boxoffice on its opening weekend, but dropped to the third spot last weekend, with the opening of 10,000BC (HK$6.8m) and Shamo(HK$1.49m).  Netvigator

-- Interview: Dennis Law on Fatal Move --

Patience is a virtue for the steady moving director of Fatal Move.
Like many others with a passion for the movies, Dennis Law chose to study filmmaking at university. On his return to Hong Kong he decided to bide his time, rather than try to immediately put into practice what he had learnt at film school in Los Angeles. In an interview with bc, the one time chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image talked about having realized that, unlike those – especially actresses in Chinese cinema – who work before the lens, “There is no age limit for a director or anybody who works behind the camera.”

Consequently, Law, who frankly describes himself as “a very cautious person”, felt no rush to make films and was, instead, content to wait for the right chance and right person to come along. “Then,” he continued, “because life had a different [plan] for me, I started working in real estate.” All the while, however, “I never gave up my chance to meet film people, to get to know them and try to seek some opportunity to learn or invest,” even though he spent the next decade making his mark in the property industry. BC Magazine >>More<<

-- Fatal Move --

The gala premiere of Fatal Move on Feb 26 was attended by director Dennis Law, producer Charles Heung and his son Jacky Heung, most of the cast members including Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Ken Lo, Wu Jing, Maggie Shiu, Tien Niu, Carisa Yan, Lau Kam Ling, etc.

Simon Yam appears especially excited. He greets the audiences effusively and also provides autographs prodigiously. He says that at Berlin Film Festival, the film was sold to an India distributor and he was invited to do promotions in India in May.

Sammo Hung appears quieter and more stoic, and he doesn't forget to promote the younger generations. He says that Wu Jing is one with very bright future, but timing is not favourable due to lack of martial arts films being produced. Sammo Hung hopes that, given his skills, Wu Jing would carve out a niche for himself in the film industry.  

Video: Sina, Sohu | More photos: Tom, QQ, Mop

-- Fatal Move --

A brief look at filming of the exchange of metal pole and sword between Sammo Hung and Wu Jing, some other scenes and brief notes from the director, Sammo Hung and Wu Jing may be viewed at Youtube, courtesy of WuJing.hk

-- Fatal Move --

In a bid to bringing freshness to the audience and to re-invigorate the market, director Dennis Law makes the HK$20m Fatal Move an action-packed film that is full of extreme violence and gore, to the extent that it receives a Category 3 rating in Hong Kong. And by the same token, it won't be released in Mainland theatres as Dennis Law refuses to compromise by editing a tamer version that conforms to their strict censorship. 

Dennis Law instead sets his sights on the Western market, with an assembly of cast familiar to them - Sammo Hung, Ken Lo, Simon Yam, Danny Lee, where Chinese martial arts film DVDs are selling very well. He believes that the martial arts scenes are the strongest asset of Fatal Move, in particular, the major weapon fight scene between Sammo Hung and Wu Jing.

-- Fatal Contact DVD (Dragon Dynasty 2-disc Ultimate Edition) -

Dragon Dynasty's Fatal Contact Ultimate Edition DVD, which is scheduled for release on January 22, comes packed with the following extras:

• A Dragon Rising: A Featurette with Leading Man Wu Jing
• The Ringmaster: An Interview with Director Dennis Law
• Working Girl: An Interview with Co-Star Theresa Fu
• Young and Dangerous: An Interview with Co-Star Miki Yeung
• Life Is a Contact Sport: Behind the Scenes of Fatal Contact
• Feature commentary with Director Dennis Law and Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan
• Original Theatrical Trailer

This 2-disc special edition DVD may be pre-ordered from YesAsia or HKFlix.

-- Wu Jing's Future Works and Fatal Move --

After attending Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, Paco Wong comforts Wu Jing, telling him not to be discouraged for not winning the award. Wu Jing is not disheartened, saying that it's already a big encouragement to be nominated, a form of confirmation to his acting. So, he's already very happy. At least, his effort and diligence has not gone down the drain.

In the recent years, Wu Jing has stood out in action films, gaining attention from within and without Mainland, and has also been approached by US studios occasionally. Wu Jing has been working hard on improving his command of English, so that when the right opportunity comes knocking, he'd not miss it.

His manager Paco Wong says that he'd be producing a martial arts film next year and Wu Jing would not only be starring in it, but he'd also let Wu Jing be the director, so that he can show his understanding and prowess of wushu on the silver screen.

-- Fatal Move (Duo Shuai) --

《夺帅》Fatal Move/Duo Shuai (tentative), a movie on triad feuds produced by Charles Heung and directed by Dennis Law, held an official production inauguration on August 1. Sammo Hung and Ken Lo take on the role of triad leaders of different factions. Tien Niu and Carisa Yan play Sammo Hung's wife and mistress respectively. As a smart and authoritative "mob sister", Tien Niu often battles it out against Ken Lo's wife Pinky Cheung. Simon Yam plays Sammo Hung's younger brother, while Danny Lee a police officer, both of whom are pursuing Maggie Shiu. Simon Yam is a mean 2nd-in-command when it comes to triad matters, but is quite a kind person otherwise. Wu Jing, as a triad member under Sammo Hung, will sport dyed hair and tattoos. Charles Heung's son Jacky Heung, who'd have one or two major battle scenes, has made sufficient preparation for his role.

Sammo Hung and Wu Jing will have quite a number of action scenes and they will also get to clash against each other. Sammo Hung thinks well of Wu Jing's martial arts ability. However, he feels that Hong Kong action film industry is unable to recreate the glories of past for there aren't many young actors who are trained in martial arts and able to take hardships. He says that won't be retiring soon for he enjoys movie-making. Tien Niu and Wu Jing are happy to be working together again. The two of them have collaborated on A Chinese Ghost Story TV series previously, with Tien Niu as Wu Jing's mentor's wife. Off camera, Wu Jing regards Tien Niu as a maternal figure. Heung Joh hopes he'd be not be given special treatment on the account that he's the son of Charles Heung. He just wishes to be regarded as an ordinary actor.  Wenwei Paper | Video: Megajoy

-- Fatal Move --

Fatal Move/Duo Shuai is expected to begin production on 25 or 26 in Hong Kong. Produced and directed by Dennis Law, the crime movie is about police versus triads and internecine struggles within the triads. Sammo Hung takes on the role of a triad boss while Wu Jing plays his loyal and able assistant. Duo Shuai will feature lots of weapon fights. Shooting takes over 2 months.  Wu Jing Management/Jing Xin Xiao Zhu

-- Duo Shuai --

Dennis Law says that he'd be making a martial arts film 《夺帅》 Duo Shuai (tentative, Seize the Leader/Flag) in July. The cast includes Sammo Hung, Tien Niu, Simon Yam, Wu Jing, Danny Lee, Maggie Shiu and Jacky Heung. Plenty of weapon fights are expected in this triad movie. TOM

-- Fatal Contact 2-Disc Edition --

Fatal Contact DVD is going to be released on Dec 8. The feature packed special 2 disc edition comes with Wu Jing's sanda training in Beijing as well as an interview with him, trailers, making-of video, music video of the theme song sung by Ronald Cheng, bloopers and a poster and postcards. Fatal Contact is about a mainland wushu player who gets goaded into underground fighting in order to keep up with his girlfriend's demands. Directed by Dennis Law. Action directed by Nicky Chung. Starring Wu Jing, Ronald Cheng, Miki Yeung, Shi Xing Yu, Ken Lo, Andy On, Theresa Fu, Timmy Hung, Lam Suet, Eddie Cheung. Available from YesAsia.