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-- Twins Mission DVD --

Twins Mission DVD will be out on April 3. Twins Mission, starring Wu Jing, Sammo Hung, Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Zhang Qian, Yuen Wah, is about the attempt at recovery of a stolen Tibetan artifact - dzi bead. Featuring sophisticated fight scenes, a deftly crafted scene of pilfering, lots of real life twins, humour, heartwarming moments, it's a delightful New Year movie that grossed over HK$6m at Hong Kong box office.

Available for pre-order at YesAsia.

-- Twins Mission Trailer --

The trailer to Kong Tao Hoi Twins Mission, starring Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Wu Jing, Sammo Hung, Yuen Wah, which opens in Feb 2007, is now up at EMG website.

- Let's Steal Together --

Let's Steal Together is a HK$24m contemporary martial arts comedy that is basically about several artful thieves' hunt for treasure. The cast includes Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Wu Jing, Zhang Qian, Yuen Wah, Shek Sau, Sammo Hung, Steven Cheung, etc. Let's Steal Together is expected to be released in early 2007.

It's the first time Kong Tao Hoi, an action director and production planner, works as a director. He was the one behind all sorts of sleight of hand card tricks that Chow Yun Fat did in God of Gamblers. This time around, he will devise not only a set of tough moves for The Twins, but also fresh, novel ways of pilfering.

-- Dragon Tiger Gate --

At a test screening held in Changchun on June 5, the cinema operators favoured Dragon Tiger Gate over all other films shown, including such major Hollywood movies as Mission Impossible 3 and Superman Returns. They were bowled over by heart-stopping action scenes and lavish sets, saying that this movie is at the peak of martial arts films, believing that it will be a big hit this year. Believed to inject brand new elements to the genre, the fight scenes, choreographed by Donnie Yen, are said to tax the limits of the actors and express high level of  realism yet never lacking in imagination. Dragon Tiger Gate, which is about the three highly skilled fellow disciples who fight bravely against evil in order to uphold justice, is directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, Li Xiao Ran, Dong Jie, Shi Xing Yu, Yuen Wah, Chen Kuan Tai, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue. Dragon Tiger Clan opens in Asia on July 28.  Sina

-- Dragon Tiger Gate --

Post-production for Dragon Tiger Clan has just been completed. Dragon Tiger Gate, directed by Wilson Yip, starring Donnie Yen, Shawn Yue, Nicholas Tse, Li Xiao Ran, Dong Jie, Yuen wah will be taking part in Shanghai International Film Festival on June 18, with a new trailer to be shown. Production stills, props, and original comics will also be on display in this movie's biggest marketing campaign that will be attended by major cast-members. The movie is set for release across Asian countries on July 28.  TOM

-- Taichi TV Series --

Production of Taichi TV series has begun without much fanfare (being a closed set) in January. Following the positive response from their Wing Chun based Real Kung Fu TV series starring Yuen Biao, Leung Kar Yan, Yuen Wah, TVB again engaged another martial arts star to play the leading role of Wu Ma. This time round, it's Zhao Wen Zhuo and apparently, TVB had this series tailor-made for him. Taichi is set in the early 1900s and tells of how Wu Ma, through the practice of Taichi, gains an understanding of the philosophy of using gentleness to counter hard-hitting moves. And all these would not be complete without TVB usual dosage of the protagonist's multiple romantic interests. Other cast members include Raymond Lam and Myolie Wu.  Nanfang News

-- Mr Leung Tsan of Foshan --

TVB's Wing Chun TV series Mr Leung Tsan of Foshan 《佛山赞先生》has kicked off production in the second week of January 2005. The cast includes Yuen Biao, Maggie Siu, Timmy Hung, Leung Kar Yan and Yuen Wah.  Takung Daily | More Photos: Sina, Tom

What's Eating Stephen Chow

The Straits Times, 21 December 2004
Hong Xinyi

Lauded as a comedian extraordinaire, the Hong Kong Superstar, here to promote Kung Fu Hustle, is surprisingly serious in person, as Hong Xinyi finds out.

Hey, What's So Funny?

Hong Kong's King of Comedy prefers martial arts to making people laugh... serious.

He has been tickly your funny bone as Hong Kong's comedian extraordinaire for the past 15 years. But if you ask him, what Stephen Chow really wants to do is flaunt his prowess as a martial arts expert. In town yesterday with some of his co-stars to promote his latest film Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen chow, 42, displayed little of his screen persona's mischievous irreverence. The cheekiness evident from his starring role in 1990s All for The Winner to 2001 blockbuster hit Shaolin Soccer was noticeably absent.

-- Mr Leung Tsan of Foshan --

TVB will begin production of a kungfu TV series 《佛山赞先生》 Mr Leung Tsan of Foshan (tentative) in January 2005. Yuen Biao will star in the series as Leung Tsan, the master of medicine and Wing Chun, with Maggie Siu playing his love interest. Leung Kar Yan, who recently did a cameo role in Seven Swords of Mt Tian series as Liu Jing Yi, Liu You Fang's father, will play Yuen Biao's master, while Yuen Wah, who plays a leading role in the upcoming Kungfu Hustle, will play Yuen Biao's martial uncle. Yuen Biao will also be involved in martial arts choreography of Mr Leung Tsan of Foshan. Some notable movies superbly showcasing genuine Wing Chun in action that coincidentally related to Leung Tsan include Warriors Two and The Prodigal Son, both of which were directed by Sammo Hung.  Nanfang Daily

-- Seven Swords of Mt Tian --

When Tsui Hark went ahead with his adaptation for the Seven Swords of Mt Tian, many new elements were introduced, including four brand new characters that will be cameoed by the key production members. Callous, Vicious, Devious and Shameless, known collectively as The Four Perils of the Underworld, are being played respectively by martial arts director Yuen Bun, director Clarence Fok, a production manager, and producer Wang Yong.

Among The Four Perils, Callous possesses the most sublime skills and hence, the choice for Yuen Bun, who hails from the same Peking opera troupe as Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Wah et al. To commemorate his first role in a TV series, Tsui Hark has crafted a special weapon for Yuen Bun, a weapon that only Yuen Bun is able to wield. The character Wang Yong is playing always carries a rose in the hand and is often ridiculed by others due to his flowery behaviour.  Business Times

On December 2, novelist Liang Yusheng, who is over 80 years of age, was appointed by Hong Kong's Lingnan University to be its Honorary Professor. He received congratulations from both the movie and TV productions of The Seven Swords, as well as from many of his fans. He said that he won't be publishing any new works and for the time being, would not be revising his past wuxia novels. He expressed confidence in both adaptations of Seven Swords of Mt Tian.

While he has not been in direct contact with Tsui Hark, he has, since pre-production stages, a very thorough knowledge of the progress of both productions, as his close friend Cheung Sing Yim and him often keep touch with each other, keeping him updated of the filming status. In the meantime, plans are being made to proceed with the shooting of the second half of Seven Swords of Mt Tian TV series as well as the second instalment of The Seven Swords film hexaology sometime next year.  Chengdu Daily

-- Kung Fu Hustle --

Apart from martial artists Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah and Bruce Leung, a Shaolin warrior monk, Xing Yu, also has a prominent role in Kung Fu Hustle. Xing Yu is the 32nd generation disciple of Shaolin Temple who began training under Reverend De Yang when he was 12.

Having eleven years of martial arts training, his skills are exceptional and has performed at various functions to the accolades of the audiences. Xing Yu was recommended to Stephen Chow by the local production and so impressed was Stephen Chow in the audition that he invited him to appear in Kung Fu Hustle and subsequently signed him up as an artiste under his management.  Sina