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-- New Age Vampire Warriors --
Director Dennis Law's supernatural action comedy, New Age Vampire Warriors, starring Jiang Lu Xia, Yuen Wah, Chrissie Chau, Chin Siu Ho, Pinky Cheung, Xiong Xin Xin, Dada, A. Lin, has just begun production on June 11, 2010.

As the Vampire Lord, Yuen Wah will be fighting almost everyone throughout the film, in particular, Jiang Lu Xia. To avenge her sister's death, Jiang Lu Xia has been trying to take Yuen Wah's life from the outset. As a veteran martial arts star, Yuen Wah heaps praises on Jiang Lu Xia, as it's rare to see an actress capable of fighting, and Jiang Lu Xia's moves are especially lethal and outstanding. Their exchange ended in both having bruises.

Apart from action, Jiang Lu Xia will have many dramatic and emotional scenes. She'll also be sporting long tresses for the first time, "This image is very feminine, allowing me to exhibit my kungfu as well as a tender side, I like this role very much, and hope to give everyone a brand new feel."

New Age Vampire Warriors is wrapping up at end of July. Dennis Law intends to make sequels if the reception is good.  Netease, TOM

 

-- 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"

Director Jeffrey Lau's hit comedy Just Another Pandora's Box, which made over 100m yuan at the box office in China, is arriving on Blu-ray and and DVD on May 15, 2010. A thoroughly absurd rollicking laugh-out-loud parody on Red Cliff featuring an impressive cast comprising Ronald Cheng, Sun Li, Gigi Leung, Guo De Gang, Eric Tsang, Athena Chu, Yuen Biao, Fan Siu Wong, Wu Jing, Xing Yu, Gillian Chung, Yuen Cheung Yan, Corey Yuen, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Bruce Liang, and many more. Through this film, Ronald Cheng, under Jeffrey Lau's coaching, learns to vary his shades of expression and exaggeration for more subtlety and comic impact as well as oodles of surprises.

 

Qing Ye Se (Ronald Cheng) only knows how to be a thief, but he runs into major trouble when he accidentally steals the heart of Rose (Sun Li), an immortal fairy. During a chaotic chase, Qing Yi Se gets a hold on the Pandora's Box, sending them both back in time to the Three Kingdoms era. Mistaken as a general, Qing is thrown right into the middle of the Battle of Red Cliff. Meanwhile, Rose continues to devise new ways to earn Qing's affection, even if it means having to be someone else.

 

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-- Just Another Pandora's Box --

Trailer to Just Another Pandora's Box has recently been made available on Youtube

 

Just Another Pandora's Box is director Jeffrey Lau's spoof on Red Cliff, with many characters from numerous other films being brought through time using the Pandora's Box to the Three Kingdoms period and turning everything topsy-turvy. Apart from the main cast Ronald Cheng and Sun Li, it features cameos by over 50 stars, including Yuen Biao, Athena Chu, Ada Choi, Yuen Cheung Yan, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Xing Yu, Wu Jing, Alex Fong, Fan Siu Wong, Gillian Chung, Huang Yi, Lam Tse Chung, and more..

 

Just Another Pandora's Box opens in theatres on March 18, 2010.

Continue reading "Just Another Pandora's Box Trailer"

Sina has released yet another bunch of stills from True Legend, this time containing a few images of Gordon Liu. Gordon Liu plays the role of Whitebeard, a mischievous elderly who is a doyen of martial arts. Seeing through Zhao Wen Zhuo's heart, he helps him gain deeper understanding of the essence of martial arts, pushing him to new heights. 

 

Continue reading "Gordon Liu in True Legend and Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3"

-- Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 --
As with the first, Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3 is divided into a few story arcs. In each arc, director Du Xiao is taking great pains in casting, hiring such top veteran martial arts stars as Yuen Wah, Yuen Biao, Gordon Liu from Hong Kong, "I want to let the 8 monks keep fighting from beginning to the end, and their opponents will be these martial arts exponents." Continue reading "Yuen Wah Goes Against The Monks in Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3"

Whether it is fuelled by the success Wilson Yip's Ip Man or not, Wing Chun is fast becoming a popular kungfu onscreen, with many Wing Chun-themed movies being produced.

Continue reading "Wing Chun Extends Its Wings Across Chinese Cinema"

Yuen Wah is playing Little Zhuge, one who is highly skilled, and also a very humorous person. Yuen Wah says that he has a sunny disposition, and he doesn't let anything unhappy affects him. As such, he hopes to cheers up the audience with this character. Yuen Wah describes his character as a minor villain, one who often overrates himself and does many foolish things.

Continue reading "Meeting Yuen Wah and Ji Chun Hua On Legend of Shaolin Kungfu 3: Heroes of the Great Desert"

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.

Continue reading "Light-transcending Pandora's Box: Jeffrey Lau Calls Forth Other Film Characters"

-- 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