Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 8:37PM /
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Legendary Assassin marks Wu Jing's directorial debut. He's co-directing with Nicky Li. "Set in a remote island, the story revolves around a small-time cop investigating a murder with a mysterious martial arts master as chief suspect." Other cast includes Alex Fong and newcomer Celina Jade. Filming is due soon, with an expected year-end release. Screen Daily
Celina Jade
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Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 9:42PM /
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Finally, Yuen Wo Ping is back to the director's seat, after a decade! (The last work he directed was Legend of Dagger Lee TV series with Jiao En Jun, Wu Jing, Alyssa Chia, Yu Fei Hong, Eddie Ko, Chen Kai etc.) It's Iron Mask (tentative) that was announced at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Not sure if Andy Lau is still attached. They are having a casting call, and have just done location scouting in Yunnan, and is slated to begin filming in around May or so. Hopefully, Wu Jing may land a role on this project too - after he finishes Wolf Fangs.
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007 9:55PM /
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I
heard that the concept of mixed martial arts is implemented in the upcoming
summer movie Flash Point.
Donnie Yen: Mixed martial arts, a combat sport that has become
popular in the West in the recent years, is an effective fighting system that
employs a vast array of different martial arts techniques. Each contestant
possesses a variety of martial arts techniques such as Jujitsu, boxing, Muay
Thai, wrestling, etc. I believe this is the most authentic type of combat. I
have been researching, studying and learning it. I introduced some of it in SPL
- Brazilian Ju-jitsu. Watching Movie >>Full
Story<<
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Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 4:57PM /
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Latest buzz from Shanghai Daily is that Jet Li and Natalie Portman will
be in Snow White and Seven Shaolin Monks. Not sure if Yuen Wo Ping is
still the director - the report only names him as martial arts
director. Budget is US$70m. Jet Li will lead six other Shaolin warrior
monks to protect princess Snow White played by Natalie Portman. The
witch stepmother is after Snow White for she holds one of the seven
fragments of the broken magic mirror. Whether there'd be a prince
charming in the movie is being kept under wraps as the scrīpt is being
worked out - which suggests that it'd be a while before production
begins.
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Sunday, Jun 3, 2007 9:19AM /
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It seems that Yuen Wo Ping had several projects
announced at Cannes. Limited editions of press kit containing his
proposed works were reported ly distributed to film studios.
Apparently, one of them is 《铁面侠》 (Iron Mask Man) which possibly teams
him up with Andy Lau and Jeon Do-yeon. But Yuen Wo Ping had a few works
earlier that never go in productions yet. Would those be held up again?
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