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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.

-- Somebody to Love --
Here's the trailer to Somebody to Love, a self-financed short action film directed by Seamus Walsh, starring Philip Ng, shot over 7 days: Youtube.

 

The 25 minute film is expected to be completed by end of January 2009. And director Seamus Walsh is looking into releasing the film via internet on streaming format or even on high definition download.

Recently, Philip Ng has just quietly finished filming another project, Somebody to Love:
 
 Just wrapped on an independent-romantic-kungfu-comedic film (tentatively titled, "Somebody To Love") by the up and coming Irish director Seamus Walsh. Working on this film had me engulfed by the professionalism I had come to expect from having work on larger-scale projects, while simultaneously, the independent nature of this production gave the cast and crew very little restriction to create freely.
 
 It was a tough shoot, but it was one of the most enjoyable projects that I had been involved with in quite a while. Seamus came up with a very clever scrīpt that drove the action quite well, and his unique sense of humor shines through in his direction. Our award-winning DP, Henry Chung pointed his new RED camera in all the right places and the image on the screen is pretty awesome.
 
 The fight sequences were placed together very well by action-director, Jude Poyer (who has done quite a bit of stunt work in Hong Kong before relocating to England a few years back, and is quite a capable fight-choreographer in his own right). Every single cast and crew member involved with this project was there because they wanted to be and everyone offered their professionalism and expertise without reservation.

-- Invisible Target --
Radwynn has kindly transcribed Philip Ng's Interview on Dragon Dynasty's version of Invisible Target. Philip Ng talked about many things that go on behind-the-scenes in the movie and working with the director Benny Chan, martial arts director Nicky Li, various co-stars Nicholas Tse, Andy On, Wu Jing, Jaycee Chan.

 

Below are some excerpts regarding Philip Ng's background and his thoughts on working with Wu Jing:
 

I started doing martial arts since I was very young. Traditional martial arts. I did Choy Li Fut with my father, who teaches in Chicago. And then in the summer, sometimes he would send me to Hong Kong to train Wing Chun with Wong Shun Leung. And... Which I really enjoyed, you know, I learned a lot from him. And when I was in America, actually it was funny, because I got my master's degree in art education.

Continue reading "Philip Ng On Invisible Target"

-- Hands of the Dragon --

Earlier on, Philip Ng was in India for three months to shoot the US-India co-production Hands of the Dragon. Philip Ng, who stars as Jack Lee, an elite police force member left for dead in a covert operation but reappears in India later to track down his killers, has non-stop action scenes in the film. However, it was a gruelling experience on the set due to relapse of an old ailment in the waist.

"The film had a very tight schedule, what I did in one day was equivalent to three days' worth of filming. Moreover, I had to fight from beginning to the end. One day, suddenly, while filming, I couldn't move at all. Fortunately, the production got a Chinese physician who applied acupuncture on me. After the treatment, I was mobile again. It was miraculous." says Philip Ng, whose mindset towards traditional Chinese medical treatment has changed.

He also expresses deeper understanding for Indian culture: "It turns out that there's a great disparity between the rich and the impoverished. Many poor have to live in the streets. I feel my injury was insignificant compared to them, I hope to do something for them in the future."  The Sun, Philip Ng Blog

According to Nilanjan Das, "Working as a consultant for the Hollywood action flick Hands of the Dragon was really interesting. The entire working process and the outcome gave me immense creative satisfaction because of only one reason – it really worked the way it was visualized."

-- The Moss, Kinta 1881 --

Twitch Player has recently been loaded with trailers for The Moss and Kinta 1881.

 

The Moss, directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Mei Ah, is about Shawn Yue playing an undercover cop in nightspots and falling for a streetwalker Bonnie Sin while Fan Siu Wong plays someone conned into coming to Hong Kong and forced to worked as an assassin. The film is scheduled for release in late June. Some photos of Fan Siu Wong grubbiness at CRI.

 

 

Kinta 1881 is Malaysia's first martial arts film starring local wushu champions Robin Ho, Michael Chin, Kuan Fei Jun, Shawn Lee and David Bao. Chin Kar Lok and Philip Ng, currently in production of Hands of the Dragon, choreographed the action sequences. The movie is set in the Kinta Valley in the 1880s, when tin ore was discovered in the area and Chinese immigrants flooded the valley in the hope of making their fortune.

-- Hands of the Dragon --

Hands of the Dragon, Philips Ng first starring role in a US film, is scheduled for production in March 2008. Mtano Loewi directs this Birch Tree Entertainment martial arts film which tells of Jack Lee, a young member of an elite police force in Hong Kong, being left for dead in a secretive sting operation but reappears in India with a masked identity and a mission to uncover the path to his killers and the secrets they thought he had found.  Birch Tree Entertainment | Image: impawards.com 

 

-- Wu Jing to Attend 44th Golden Horse Awards --

Photo: 300Hu.com

When Wu Jing learned that he was nominated for Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor Award for his role as the antagonist in Invisible Target in October, he was taken by surprise for it's not often that an action star receives any nominations or awards. As veteran actors like Tony Leung Ka Fai and Louis Koo are also named in the same category, Wu Jing says that he's already very happy to be nominated and does not expect to win the award.

 

Wu Jing's manager Syllina says that it is the first time Wu Jing got nominated and it came somewhat unexpected. It shows that apart from his martial arts ability, his acting is given recognition too. Syllina adds that Wu Jing, who often dresses casually, would be in formal attire on that day.

 

Wu Jing says that the most memorable moments when filming Invisible were jumping off the the rooftop with Nicholas Tse and Philip Ng without doubles and the scene in which Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan and Shawn Yue personally letting him beat them up for real. He was really impressed by their work ethics.

 

Wu Jing mentions that getting a cameo role in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is like a dream come true for it has always been his wish to work with his senior Jet Li and spar against him even though their exchange was pretty brief. He describes their fight as "natural, with good flow as the river".

 

As to his future projects, Wu Jing says that his management Gold Label is currently in pre-production of a film, and they plan to produce a saga out of it. Even if there are lesser investors in martial arts films, they would press on. Wu Jing, who would be attending the Golden Horse Awards on Dec 8, is arriving in Taiwan on Dec 7 afternoon and leaves on Dec 9, and would also be taking the opportunity to meet his Taiwanese fans.  300Hu, Sina | More photos: 300Hu

-- Hands of the Dragon --

Photo: ON.CC

Philip Ng has been invited by an independent film studio in USA to play the leading role in an action film tentatively called Hands of the Dragon. To accommodate Philip Ng's schedule, they push shooting, which takes place in USA, from November 2007 to January 2008. The studio sets its sights on Philip Ng on the account that he's one of the new generation Asian actors who possesses true martial arts ability. The studio is employing mainly newcomers, including the director and the lead actress, for the film. Filming will take for over two months and reportedly, Philip Ng receives a seven digit pay for this project.  Sina

 

-- Philip Ng on Wing Chun TV Series --

There has always been the misconception that Wing Chun kung fu was developed by a girl for a girl, but in reality, Wing Chun is a method of combat that has been developed for human beings, regardless of gender, race, or even choice of eating habits. Wing Chun's success as one of the premier combat arts is due primarily to it simplicity, efficiency, and directness in both its techniques and concepts.  Philip Ng Blog >>More<<

-- Philip Ng: I saw an Invisible Target --
It was the Invisible Target premiere last night, and it was the first time that many of us actors have seen the film in its entirety. I have to say, I was very impressed. It is a very well produced film. Even with the large cast of characters in the movie, the story still flowed well and each character's development was very well handled. The action sequences was tight and very entertaining and in the acting department, everyone did an excellent job. For example, even though Jaycee and I are good friends and I know full well that what I'm watching is fiction, Jaycee's scenes was truly able to pull some heavy emotions out of me. Also watch carefully when you see this film, my pal Nic pulls almost all of his own stunts, that guy's crazy, lol. Everyone in this film was pretty much spot on (a very well rounded cast). Kudos to Benny Chan, Invisible Target is a very entertaining film. All in all, watching the film with everyone is a happy reminder of the fun we all had on the set for this one.  Philip Ng Blog