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-- Grandmaster Yip Man --

 Press conference for 《一代宗师·叶问》 Grandmaster Yip Man (tentative), budgeted at around 80m yuan, was held on May 7 afternoon in Shanghai, attended by producer Raymond Wong, director Wilson Yip, the cast Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Gordon Lam, Lynn Hung, Xing Yu, etc. Grandmaster Yip is the fourth collaboration between the "golden team" Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen.

 Both Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen indicate that they're taking a more down-to-earth approach in portraying on the screen the life of this legendary grandmaster of martial arts as well as his rich spiritual world, as well as presenting a scintillating, fresh martial arts choreography, courtesy of martial arts choreographer Sammo Hung.

Continue reading "Grandmaster Yip Man Plot Revealed at Shanghai Press Conference"

-- Yip Man --

After busy shooting on the set of 'Yip Man' for the entire May Day holiday, Xing Yu has finally completed his role as Martial Zealot Lin by the following day. He wishes everyone a happy May Day and says that he has benefited tremendously from working with Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen and Wilson Yip again, his acting and screen fighting ability being taken to the next levels. Xing Yu would be resting for a few days before joining another film. He says he'd continue to work hard and strive to present more quality works.  Xing Yu Blog

 

--Yip Man, Painted Skin --

On the set of Yip Man, actor Donnie Yen was seen busying himself, running about, and giving instructions intently, such as completely immersing himself in admonishing a kid, while martial arts director Sammo Hung appeared to be more relaxed, seated comfortably in a chair.  NetEase

 

 

A press conference was held on April 29 for Donnie Yen's other film Painted Skin remake, during which contracts were signed with 10 major Chinese cinema operators regarding its distribution in China. The release date was announced as September 28. Donnie Yen says that he has never approached a role from the perspective of love, and it's a breakthrough for him in terms of acting. He says that while Painted Skin doesn't contain much action, the characters are very fresh. Video: Sina

-- Yip Man --

Numerous pics from "Yip Man" may be found at the blogs of cast members Zhou Zhong and Xing Yu.

 

On the biggest reason for taking up Forbidden Kingdom

Jackie Chan: If I were the director, I would not shoot such a movie in China. The story is too bizarre, it incongruent with Chinese culture. But the US studios think that it's fun to put everything together, such as Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon.

 

The storyline is very absurd, yet could be created in the West. Though to me, it's extremely ludicrous, but the US audience can accept it, so I shot it according to the script. The story is a fairy tale, just like a cartoon. I believe the scriptwriter loves Chinese culture, for he could combine Drunken Fist, Jade Emperor, Eight Immortals, Monkey King, etc. together.

Continue reading "Forbidden Kingdom Interview: Jet Li Gets Philosophical While Jackie Chan Speaks His Mind"

-- Yip Man --

On Saturday afternoon, on the set of 'Yip Man', under martial arts choreographer's Sammo Hung's coaching, Li Qi Long and Fan Siu Wong begin going through the moves for a duel between them. Li Qi Long is training very hard, trying to get himself fully prepared. This scene will be shot in a day or two, and Li Qi Long is set to bring about an exciting bout between Fan Siu Wong and him. Following this might be the exchange between Li Qi Long and Donnie Yen.  Li Qi Long's Blog

-- Forbidden Kingdom --

As actor Collin Chou (aka Ngai Sing) correctly pointed out, the Jade Warlord in Forbidden Kingdom is not necessary an evil character. He merely tries to keep the kingdom in order. So when characters that he considers unruly or who opposes him appear, he will not hesitate to remove them or teach them a lesson, just like how he taught the Monkey King a lesson by imprisoning him in stone for five centuries.

Continue reading "Forbidden Kingdom: Is Jade Warlord Evil?"

Many people might not know the name Antony Szeto. However, the buzz is very positive around the Australian-born director’s upcoming film "Wushu", which stars Sammo Hung and a cast of real-life wushu champions. Szeto’s experience with the Chinese martial art is well known as he doubles as both director and fight choreographer of the upcoming film.  Kungfu Cinema >>More<<

-- The Disciple --

Come June, the much anticipated successor to Jackie Chan will be announced in Beijing. Yesterday, Jackie Chan showed up at Wendu Water City, Beijing to officiate the launching of the finals of The Disciple, a worldwide talent show produced by Beijing TV Station in conjunction with Jackie Chan, which will be airing on Beijing TV every weekend from April 5 to June 7.

 

The 16 finalists, who have been undergoing gruelling trainings under the guidance of JC Stunt Team's Alan Wu and He Jun at the well equipped Water City Training Facility, will compete against each other in various fields, including explosion scenes, high-altitude wire-suspension, gunplay, car stunts, diving, obstacles course, etc.

Continue reading "Jackie Chan on the Reasons Behind Producing The Disciple"

-- Wushu the Film Trailers --

Hippopotamus Films has added several videos of the movie 'Wushu' to Youtube, the latest of which are teaser trailer 1 and 2.

 

Higher quality version is now available at Twitch. 

 

'Wushu' is produced by Jackie Chan, directed by Antony Szeto and stars Sammo Hung, Wang Wen Jie, Liu Feng Chao, Wang Fei, Mao Jun Jie, Zhang Jin... | Photos: QQ