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-- Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 --

After over 7 months of intensive and gruelling filming, Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3: Heroes of the Great Desert, directed by Du Xiao, has successfully wrapped up in late April 2010. Following the tradition of Legend of Shaolin Kungfu series, the final instalment features various martial artists as Shaolin monks, including Li Yuan, Xu Peng Jun, Xie Miao, (who was simultaneously filming a kungfu comedy Fist Club 《拳馆》 with Kou Zhan Wen in April), Xu Ming Hu, Cao Jun, etc.

 

Veteran martial artists like Yuen Wah, Gordon Liu, Xu Xiang Dong, Sammo Hung, etc are specially hired to take on villainous roles, to ensure that both sides are evenly matched, rewarding the audiences with numerous authentic and intricate fights. Sammo Hung is playing the final villain Wan Shou Shan. In addition, veteran actor Bao Guo An, the wonderful abbot from the first instalment, is back, by popular demand. Rounding up the cast are Sun Hui Ning, Yuuki Moami, Ji Chun Hua and Wang Zhi Gang.

Here are some pics from the blogs of Xu Ming Hu, Xie Miao, Li Yuan and Xu Peng Jun:

Continue reading "It's a Wrap for Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3"

-- Martial Spirit --
《武动青春》 Martial Spirit, Kou Zhan Wen's directorial debut produced by Paco Wong, is opening in China on March 12. A 2nd trailer can be found on Sina.
 
Owodog from a rich family is obsessed with kungfu, and being proud and arrogant, often goes around challenging skilful opponents.
 
Zhang Chi is an orphan who grows up in a martial arts centre, but putting tons of kungfu formulae in his head turns him into a kungfu nut.
 
The frivolous Da Zhang Wei is but an empty vessel boasting of his wushu exploits and pursuits, yet never putting in any serious effort, only thinking of winning the hand of Theresa Fu from a martial arts centre.
 
Because of wushu, the three youths from different backgrounds come together, enacting one comic opera after another.

In May this year, Paco Wong was appointed the chairman of Gold Typhoon, Hong Kong division, and be put mainly in charge of filmmaking, switching from a music producer to a fulltime movie producer. Paco Wing says that it has been his dream to make movies, and with the blooming film industry in Mainland, it's too good a chance to be missed.

"Basically, I'm eying three film genres, first is teen romance, we can produce 2 to 3 films each year; next is traditional Hong Kong comedy, this would depend on whether we have suitable director and script; and finally, martial arts film, but this will be more time consuming, so I intend to produce at least one film per year. These are the areas I'm more comfortable with. My ultimate goal is to produce big-budget films, and hope to achieve that within three years." says Paco Wong.

Paco Wong's first two works as a full-fledged movie producer are the release of teen action film Martial Spirit directed by Kou Zhan Wen and filming of Love Expert by director Patrick Kong, that Shaw Brothers is co-producing, starring Kay Tse, Raymond Lam, Sammy Leung, later this year.   Southern Metropolis Daily

-- Martial Spirit --

Martial Spirit trailer has arrived on Beijing Youth Net.

《武动青春》 Martial Spirit (formally 《热血同盟》 Hot-blooded Union), the directorial debut of Kou Zhan Wen, produced by Gold Typhoon, is an aspirational wushu film featuring Owodog Zhuang, Da Zhang Wei, He Zhong Hua (who plays Wong Kei Ying in Young Wong Fei Hung TV series), Zhang Chi, Theresa Fu.

 

The film is about an orphan Owodog Zhuang who despite little education, grows up reciting plenty of materials on wushu and wushu philosophy, with "Benevolence, Justice, Propriety and Wisdom" as his code of conduct. Under provocation from a rich brat Da Zhang Wei leading to clashes, Owodog's understanding of these philosophies grows, and in turn influences the delinquent Zhang Da Wei. Thus, the two youths from two different distinctly disparate backgrounds come together to espouse the invaluable Chinese Martial Spirit.

Legendary Assassin, directorial debut of Wu Jing and Nicky Li, will be released on DVD on January 22. The cast of the action film includes Wu Jing, Celina Jade, Aoyama Noriko, Kou Zhan Wen, Kara Hui, Alex Fong, Lam Suet, Ken Lo, etc.

 

Wu Jing stars as a cool and lethal hitman with a heart of gold being marooned on an outlying island due to an incoming typhoon and befriends a small-time cop Celina Jade. Meanwhile, the Aoyama Noriko, wife of the crime boss Kou Zhan Wen, is out for vengeance as well as wanting to recover his corpse after discovering he was killed on the island, with his head missing. Preorder at YesAsia.

-- Hot-blooded Union --
A while back at a press conference for Legendary Assassin, Paco Wong mentioned giving actor/martial arts director Kou Zhan Wen a chance to direct a teen movie. And he's making good his promise with 《热血同盟》 Hot-blooded Union, Kou Zhan Wen's directorial debut. This co-production between Beijng Polybona and Gold Typhoon, began production officially on Dec 14.

 

The teen idol wushu movie stars pop stars from Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong including Da Zhang Wei, Owodog Zhuang, Wayne Liu, Therasa Fu, some real-life martial artists such as 张驰 Zhang Chi.

The movie is about some teens, having a common goal - pursuit of wushu - eventually turn from enemies to friends, and forming an alliance. Da Zhang Wei plays a wisecracking person who strives to learn wushu, but creates a series of nonsensical situations instead. Owodog Zhuang plays a rich, rebellious, terse, aloof kungfu kid.

Director Kou Zhan Wen indicates, "The action scenes in most films today rely on special effects and editing, but we insist on doing our own stunts in this film. I know that many of the cast members are singers, but they have undergone specialised training for a short period in Beijing. I respect their effort, and hope that we can complete this film smoothly."

 

Wu Jing was also spotted on the set while they're filming at Lucerne Lake Villa in Miyun, Beijing.   Sina | Video: Sohu

-- Legendary Assassin --

Following Legendary Assassin's Beijing premiere, Nicky Li, Wu Jing, Celina Jade and Paco Wong proceeded to its premiere screenings in other Chinese cities including Nanchang, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc. In Hong Kong, they were joined in by Ken Lo, various Gold Label artistes Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, etc. while Celina Jade sang the theme song on the stage.

Continue reading "Legendary Assassin Premieres in Other Areas; Wu Jing Has Few Works on Hand"

-- Legendary Assassin --
Senior Kou Zhan Wen and Wu Jing grew up together as members of Beijing Wushu Team, but Wu Jing actually joined the team earlier. However, as Kou Zhan Wen's older than them, they called him senior. Wu Jing says, "When I was a kid, Kou Zhan Wen was our chairman, I could only be an assistant, and I had boil water for the chairman in winter."

One's affections as a kid are often the purest and most innocent, while they have left the wushu team in pursuit of their own careers, their relations remained close as ever.

"Wu Jing kicked me very hard, it was very painful. His foot felt like metal," Kou Zhan Wen recounts an incident on the set of Legendary Assassin where he received a kick on the back of his head. As he speaks, Kou Zhan Wen makes a signal, launches an attack on Wu Jing. Wu Jing turns to him, blocks it, with a turn of the hand, grabs his senior's fist.

"The biggest hurdle and cause for regret when shooting action films are not meeting someone of your equal. That's why I invited Senior, hoping to present an enthralling true-blue martial arts sequence." Wu Jing explains the reason for getting Kou Zhan Wen play a fearsome crime boss who makes off to an island in order to hide from the Interpol.

"The first fight is between Senior and me, he plays a villain, carrying a big Kwando. I haven't had such a delightful fight for a long time. Only when facing someone like him can I fight without reservations, without holding back. We fought like that in the past, if it were others, I fear they might not be able to withstand it." continues Wu Jing. East Week

Bruce - Wu Jing
A mysterious martial arts expert whose warmth is masked behind his chilly facade. Does things according to animal instinct, possessing the hunch to sense imminent dangers. Destiny has he bumping into an ardent policewoman Holly, giving him a chance to contemplate. Continue reading "Introducing the Characters in Legendary Assassin"

-- Legendary Assassin --
10 minutes Legendary Assassin behind-the-scenes: Sina
 

See also Legendary Assassin site @ Sina

Legendary Assassin, a HK$31m film directed by Nicky Li and Wu Jing, with a cast including Wu Jing, Celina Jade, Kou Zhan Wen, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Aoyama Noriko, Jiang Bao Cheng, Sammy Leung, Lam Suet, Shui Hung Hui, Mark Cheng, Ronald Cheng, etc. was introduced at Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Dalian, Liaoning on September 11 afternoon.

Continue reading "Wu Jing Talks About Legendary Assassin at 17th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival"

-- Legendary Assassin --

The much awaited Legendary Assassin trailer was shown during a press conference for the film at Golden Rooster Hundred Flowers Film Festival earlier today and is now available on Sina.

 

Trailer may be downloaded from our site for those having trouble accessing Sina videos. 

 

Filming has already been completed and the film is scheduled for November release. Directed by Wu Jing and Nicky Li, starring Wu Jing, Celina Jade, Kou Zhan Wen, Alex Fong...