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-- Just Another Pandora's Box --

Behind-the-scenes:

Athena Chu's multiple personalities befuddle Ada Choi

The various cast members speak

Some new images from Sina:

Outtakes trailer: MTime

In Once Upon A Chinese Classic (Light-transcending Pandora's Box), Ronald Cheng steals Light-transcending Pandora's Box from Sun Li and travels back and forth through time, bringing with him Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Cheung Yan from Kungfu Hustle, Athena Chu, Ada Choi from A Chinese Odyssey, and other film characters to Red Cliff, messing up the war between the Three Kingdoms.

Images: Nanfang Daily, Sina

Light-Transcending Pandora's Box is currently undergoing production in Guangzhou (video) and, despite some similarities, director Jeffrey Lau clarifies that he won't repeat what he has done previously: Light-Transcending Pandora's Box is a completely different story from Chinese Odyssey.

In fact, it's closer to Eagle Shooting Hero in that it's a laugh-out-loud nonsensical comedy throughout the entire film, with romance being sidelined. Light-Transcending Pandora's Box is a burlesque on Red Cliff, much as what Eagle Shooting Hero is to the original Jin Yong novel.

-- Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg --

Kungfu Cyborg, directed by Jeff Lau, starring Alex Fong, Hu Jun, Sun Li, Wu Jing, Ronald Cheng, Gan Wei, is a comedy exploring the intricate relations between humans and AI robots and the latter's abilities to think independently, opens on August 20.

Final Theatrical trailer: View / Download

"Cyborg" teaser: View

Making of Tai Chi robot K-88: View / Download

-- Light-transcending Pandora's Box --

Light-transcending Pandora's Box, a 60m yuan budgeted madcap comedy directed by Jeffrey Lau, has been in production since July 1 and is expected to wrap up by end of August. The film is about some fool acquiring Pandaro's Box by chance and ended up, along with an assortment of characters from a few other films, right in the middle of a war of the Three Kingdoms.

According to Eric Tsang, while Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction is one times as "lowbrow" as Eagle Shooting Hero, Light-transcending Pandora's Box is three times as "lowbrow" as Kungfu Cyborg. Speaking of which, release date for Kungfu Cyborg has been pushed back by a week to August 20, 2009 to allow more time for post-production as the number of CGI shots has been increased by 100 to 400.

While Law Kar Ying said about being invited to reprise the role of Tripitaka a few months back, he was hesitant as he didn't want to repeat this role unless he could top it, and it had to be significantly different. So far, it remains uncertain if Law Kaw King has joined Pandora's Box, and he's currently filming 14 Blades starring Donnie Yen and Vicki Zhao, playing an evil eunuch.

Ronald Cheng and Sun Li are playing the lead roles in Light-transcending Pandora's Box and they are joined by various Chinese and Hong Kong celebrities including veteran artistes Eric Tsang, Sandra Ng, Kenny Bee, Bruce Liang, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu; a number of indispensable comedian extras Johnny Kong Yeuk Sing, Tin Kai Man, Lam Tze Chung, Lee Kin Yan; from Mainland are Guo De Gang, Yu Rong Guang, Huang Bo, Guo Tao, Wang Xue Bing, Sha Yi; from Hong Kong arrives Alex Fong, Fan Siu Wong, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Marco Ngai, Patrick Tam, Edmond Leung; and it's being complemented and adorned by female artistes Athena Chu, Gigi Leung, Betty Huang Yi, Ada Choi, Xu Jiao...   Xinhua Daily

-- Light-Transcending Pandora's Box --

Jeffrey Lau has quietly began production on his newest comedy 《越光宝盒》Light-Transcending Pandora's Box (tentative) in Guangzhou for a week. It's a twist, a parody on Six Dynasties, set against the backdrop of Red Cliff battle, as he told John Woo apologetically when they met at Shanghai Film Festival.

Someone with this Pandora's Box  enters the Three Kingdoms era from another time zone, bringing along with him a bunch of people/demons/deities from Chinese Odyssey, Landlord and Landlady from Kungfu Hustle, and some people/beings from CJ7.

There are around 60 cameo roles in Light-Transcending Pandora's Box and the cast includes Ronald Cheng, Sun Li, Athena Chu, Gigi Leung, Ada Choi, Yuen Wah, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Fan Siu Wong, Eric Tsang, Guo Tao, Huang Bo, Betty Huang Yi, Charlene Choi, Ken Wong, Sandra Ng, Lee Kin Yan, Marco Ngai, Wang Xue Bing, etc...

The martial arts choreographer could possibly be Yuen Wo Ping or his brother.

Jeffrey Lau also and he has made a 135-minute director's cut of Chinese Odyssey that include 8 scenes weren't in theatrical release. However, he doesn't hold the rights, and hopes that the audience would get to see this version eventually when the issue is resolved.  Sina

-- Kungfu Cyborg --

Sina has just posted Kungfu Cyborg English trailer (Chinese version|Download) that was shown at HKIFF. According to Jeffrey Lau, the film is still in post-production and what was shown in this trailer (meant for private screening) is but half-finished - in particular, the special effects; The finished product will be even more visually arresting.

This romantic action comedy is directed by Jeff Lau, and stars Hu Jun, Alex Fong, Sun Li, Wu Jing (whose birthday is on April 3), Ronald Cheng, Gan Wei, Eric Tsang, Law Kar Ying. Kung Fu Cyborg is scheduled for release this summer.

Hu Jun 胡军 as Da Chun 大春
When the director came to me, he said, "I'm going to change your image, something out of character for you." After going through the script I find this character very interesting, it's really something I've never endeavoured before, it's half-human, half-robot.

While he's still a human, he's a cop. After becoming a cyborg, he has fighting scenes, and his appearance changes too. But, he's never a tough guy.

《机器侠》 Robot/Kungfu Cyborg Attraction (tentative)
Producers: Zhuo Shun Guo, Jeffrey Lau
Director: Jeffrey Lau
Screenplay: Jeffrey Lau
Action Director: Yuen Tak
Cinematographer: Fung Yuen Man
Music: Raymond Wong Ying Wah, Ronald Cheng
Sound Effects: Kinson Tsang
Artistic Producer: Bill Liu
Art Director: Lau King Ping
Costume Design: Zhao Zhi Ying
Editing: Angie Lam
Principal photography: Dec 2008 to Feb 2009
Expected Release: Summer/Late 2009

Budget: 100m yuan
Cast: Hu Jun, Sun Li, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Wu Jing, Ronald Cheng, Gan Wei, Li Jian Ren, Eric Tsang, Law Kar Ying, Stephy Tang

Plot:

God created Man in his own image; Man creates robot in his own image. Just as man doubts God, does robot not doubt man?

 Press conference marking the camera rolling inauguration of 100m 《机器侠》 yuan Robot/Kungfu Cyborg Attraction (working title), a co-production by Leshi Zhenwei Productions, Mei Ah and HTV Film was held on December 15 morning in Ningbo. Director Jeffrey Lau, cast members Hu Jun, Sun Li, Ronald Cheng, Wu Jing, Alex Fong, Gan Wei turned up to unveil the mysteries behind this romantic sci-fi kungfu comedy.

-- 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.