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John Woo Wants To Make A New Video Game
9 December 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »
John Woo may not have space on his calendar right now between the U.S. release of "Red Cliff" and his next project "The Flying Tigers," but he still speaks fondly of his video game experience with "Stranglehold." Asked if he would be returning to games anytime soon, the Chinese-born director sounded hopeful, even if a "Stranglehold 2" doesn't happen in the near future.
"No. I don't have that much time, even though I want to make one again," Woo told Cinematical. The game, which reunited Woo with actor Chow Yun Fat in the role of Inspector "Tequila" Yuen from "Hard-Boiled," has been named as a possible upcoming movie project for the director, and he verified that a "Stranglehold" film is still on his to-do list.
"We are going to make that into a movie," Woo said.
Though the director recently told MTV he would not be adapting the comic book »
- Brian Warmoth
New 孔子 (Confucius) Trailer Hits all the Right Notes
8 December 2009 5:31 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Curious that on the day the casting of Korean singer Lee Jung-Hyun (who's now bigger in China than she's ever been at home) in a new TV series about Confucius was announced, TV mainstay Hu Mei's first film in a gazillion years (well, seven) released its second, shorter trailer. The former is a $10 million CCTV production which just completed shooting, and will start airing next year - one of the two "big guns" of the Chinese broadcaster, the other being the humongously epic and star-studded 2010 version of the classic Luo Guanzhong novel, 三国 (Three Kingdoms); the latter is likely to be a much subtler, classier affair, more concerned about Confucius' legacy and place in history than on creating sensory overload with over the top warfare, like a certain heroic bloodshed aficionado-turned-popcorn historian recently did.
Then again, the same Chen Han of 赤壁 (Red Cliff) participated in the script writing process, »
More Cast Details on Korean Better Tomorrow Remake
5 December 2009 3:34 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Last word on 무적자 (Invincible), the Korean remake of John Woo's 英雄本色 (A Better Tomorrow), was that Song Hae-Sung of 파이란 (Failan) would direct, and that Korean Wave star Song Seung-Heon and possibly Lee Min-Gi would be cast as the leads. But now producers Fingerprint have finalized the cast, and I suppose the ladies will be pleased.
Lee Min-Gi seems out, unless they cast him in a lesser role (wouldn't be out of the question, considering in how many films he starred this year, regardless of screen time), but Song Seung-Heon is confirmed for Chow Yun-Fat's role, and the other three main characters will be played by interesting choices: Joo Jin-Mo, last seen on the big screen playing Goryeo's King Gongmin in 쌍화점 (Frozen Flower), will play Ti Lung's role, while Kim Gang-Woo of 태풍태양 (The Aggressives) and 마린보이 (Marine Boy) will essay Leslie Cheung's role. »
Chow Yun-Fat on the Set of 孔子 (Confucius)
2 December 2009 3:43 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The Fifth Generation's "tough broad" Hu Mei is known mostly for two things: one is combining critical acclaim with mainstream acceptance on TV, an increasingly rare feat when it comes to historical dramas - she broke countless records with her 1997 masterpiece 雍正王朝 (The Yongzheng Dynasty), and then arguably topped it with 2005's 汉武大帝 (Han Wu the Great), which give or take a few exceptions is pretty much the best Chinese historical drama of the last decade, and I'm including films in the list. The other is that of having a rather stubborn artistic integrity, enough to quit the multi-million dollar remake 红楼梦 (Dreams of the Red Chamber) mid-flight, because of conflicts with the producers over casting. Those two reasons alone should be enough to make her return to the big screen after 2002's 芬妮的微笑 (On the Other Side of the Bridge), the long-awaited 孔子 (Confucius), a surefire bet. But as »
‘The Treasure Hunter’ Featuring Kato from ‘Green Hornet’
19 November 2009 8:37 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
There are few people that are aware of the growing movie market overseas. Thailand is emerging as a serious threat in the marital arts action genre with the help of Tony Jaa (Ong Bak); Russia is proving they can make a slick and entertaining film thanks to studios like Disney (Black Lightning); and, of course, Japan has always been the source for many Hollywood studios’ “inspired” horror remakes (The Ring, The Grudge). One foreign market that tends to be brushed off as only doing kung-fu or martial art films is China.
Today we have a trailer for a new Asian film which has the odd IMDb genre label of romance/sci-fi called Ci Ling (Treasure Hunter). Why are we at Screen Rant sharing this trailer with you? Because Treasure Hunter stars an actor most English-speaking audiences may not be familiar with yet, but will be next year: Jay Chou. Chou »
- Paul Young
Plot Synopsis and Teaser Poster for Chris Nahon’s Gunslinger
5 November 2009 9:50 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Here’s your first look at a heavily photoshopped teaser poster for the upcoming Josh Harnett post-apocalyptic actioner “Gunslinger”. Yeah, it’s basically a poster for the John Woo videogame “Stranglehold” with Josh Harnett’s face photoshopped over Chow Yun Fat’s, and some gun-toting guys on snowmobiles added in because, apparently, there’s gonna be lots and lots of snowmobiling combat in this movie. Via the boys at Quiet Earth. In 2012 the world economy collapses. In 2014 all first world governments crumble. In 2015 the power and lights go out. 2018, Wisconsin, USA. Communities live in fear, protected by paid gunmen. We cut to Jake (former engineer) now hunting for food to feed his family. He sees smoke in the distance and realises that it is his home. A gang, led by the psychopath Brody, has attacked and murdered his family. Seeking revenge, he enlists his ex-military brother ‘Sev’ (Josh Hartnett) to track and hunt the killers. »
- Nix
Sin City 2 Set for 2010? Hard Boiled Set for a Follow-Up?
29 October 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City truly felt like a breath of fresh air. It was visceral and fun, and stylistically true to the graphic novel source material in ways that no other adaptation had ever been before.
Then came The Spirit, which sort of put a damper on things. Frank Miller shot himself in the foot in a big way, and so he’s been talking up a sequel to Sin City in order to raise his own spirits, it seems. There have been rumors of the involvement of Johnny Depp, which can mostly be chalked up to fan outcry. However, no big steps toward actually beginning production have been taken.
Things are starting to get a little more concrete, though: producer Stephen L’Heureux says that not only will Sin City 2 start shooting toward the end of next year, but also Frank Miller will follow »
- John Cooper
Watch Out!: The Seventh Curse (1986)
23 October 2009 9:54 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Welcome to the absurd. The Seventh Curse is one of the most unreasonably entertaining B-movies you'll see out of Hong Kong, mainly because it’s so fucking insane. The names involved already promises a bastard of a movie; with a screenplay by low-brow legend Wong Jing (who has written and directed over 100 movies, including the God of Gamblers series and a couple of Jet Li films), and directed by Ngai Kai Lam (the director of cult favorite Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky).
I stumbled onto The Seventh Curse somewhat by accident many years ago, when I was on a Chow Yun Fat binge. I didn’t even realize who the director was at first; but was then pleasantly surprised, needless to say. This one, I dare say, actually tops Riki-Oh in terms of being completely over-the-top, which anyone who has seen Riki-Oh can tell you, is a feat worthy of the Louvre. »
- Arya Ponto
Review: Did you ever see… Assassins?
22 October 2009 1:11 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Cirque de Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is unearthed this week. John C Reilly stars as a vampire who performs at the Cirque Du Freak. He meets a young boy, and agrees to take him on as an apprentice.
The screenplay is written by Brian Helgeland. I recognised the name, so i looked up his filmography. It turns out he has written the screenplay’s of many films, including La Confidential, Conspiracy Theory and Payback, having also directed the latter. And along with the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix), he has a screenplay credit for a personal favourite of mine. So join me as i look back at Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas, as they play Assassins.
I knew nothing of Assassins myself when it was released in 1995. It was only a couple of years later that i spotted it on video, intrigued by this movie i’d never heard of. »
- Barry Steele
Exclusive Clip From John Woo's 'Red Cliff'!
22 October 2009 11:32 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
John Woo's Red Cliff isn't just the most expensive Asian movie ever made, it's also an epic testament to history and actual wars that were waged on both land and sea. In China the film was four hours long and split into two parts, but American audiences are getting a 2.5 hour version that (unfortunately) has a lot trimmed out of it. There are massive battles, martial arts, trickery, and of course, doves. It is a John Woo film, after all. It is also awesome, and enough to make you forget that he directed Paycheck.
Check out the exclusive clip after the jump which features the initiation of the climactic clash between Cao Cao and Zhou Yu's forces. This is just one of three massive battles in the film which is available today on VOD, Amazon, and the Xbox, and will appear in theaters on November 18th. This movie marks »
- Kevin Kelly
Chow Yun Fat to Let the Bullets Fly
22 October 2009 9:31 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
You know what I love about announcements of a new Chinese movie? If they say the movie is coming out in 2010, then by God, chances are it’s coming out in 2010. You won’t get that kind of certainly with a Hollywood project, where a movie usually misses the release date by a couple of years. Anyhoo. Chow Yun Fat joining a period gangster movie? With bullets? Flying bullets to boot? They mind as well call this movie “Chow Yun Fat being Chow Yun Fat”, and that would pretty much sell it. The film in question is “Let the Bullets Fly” from director Jiang Wen (”The Sun Also Rises”). Screen Daily describes Chow’s character as only “a visionary triad leader”, and claims the movie is set in 1920s China, but The Hollywood Reporter says the film is set after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Oh well, »
- Nix
Chow Yun Fat signs on for Let The Bullets Fly
22 October 2009 8:49 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Chow Yun Fat's return to respectability took another step in the right direction yesterday when he signed on to play the bad guy in Jiang Wen's action comedy Let The Bullets Fly. Chow will star alongside Ge You (The Banquet, If You Are The One) as a "cruel but visionary" gang leader in the early days after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a role that was tailor made for him, according to producer Ma Ke, "It took nine writers half a year to revise the script, which was only just finally settled recently," he said. "We can say Chow's role was tailor-made for him. For example, there were no less than ten options for the ending of the movie. The director and Chow came up with the final version when they were drinking and chatting." »
Chow Yun Fat signs on for Let The Bullets Fly
22 October 2009 8:49 AM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Chow Yun Fat's return to respectability took another step in the right direction yesterday when he signed on to play the bad guy in Jiang Wen's action comedy Let The Bullets Fly. Chow will star alongside Ge You (The Banquet, If You Are The One) as a "cruel but visionary" gang leader in the early days after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a role that was tailor made for him, according to producer Ma Ke, "It took nine writers half a year to revise the script, which was only just finally settled recently," he said. "We can say Chow's role was tailor-made for him. For example, there were no less than ten options for the ending of the movie. The director and Chow came up with the final version when they were drinking and chatting." »
Chow Yun-Fat To Star In Let The Bullets Fly
21 October 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It is not uncommon for a film to be held up in pre-production. Whether it is dealing with drop-outs, production costs, or a simple unwillingness to get a script together, many things can hold up a production for months. In the case of Chinese director Jiang Wen's next project, a western/comedy titled Let The Bullets Fly, it took nine rewrites and 10 different endings before the all clear was given on Monday. And now, just two days later, the film has finally locked up its star: Chow Yun-Fat. In the film, according to Variety, Yun-Fat will play alongside Wen, who, in China, is more renowned for his work in front of the camera than behind it (though his most recent work was directing a segment for the anthological New York, I Love You, which was given a limited release last week.) Yun-Fat's career has taken an unfortunate turn in America »
Chow Yun-Fat Lets Bullets Fly
21 October 2009 5:01 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
At 54 years old, the Hong Kong action star of John Woo’s The Killer and Hard-Boiled is still ready to kick some tail. Chow Yun-Fat is following his starring role in Mei Hu’s Confucius with a turn in Jiang Wen’s $18 million picture Let the Bullets Fly.
Slated for a Fall 2010 release, Let the Bullets Fly will co-star Jiang and Yun-Fat, and is described as a “comic Western legend” that “contains elements of a thriller, with suspense and black humor.” I’m all for it, especially with a poster like that one.
According to Variety, the script for the film was just finalized two days ago, after undergoing nine rewrites that altered the ending of the film 10 times. That’s a lot of work to finesse a script that no one has any details on just yet.
However, keep your eye on AtomicPopcorn.net for updates as Jiang Wen »
- John Cooper
Chow Yun-Fat's Bullets
21 October 2009 4:05 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Confucius say: man can only find peace after emptying all six chambers. Chow Yun-Fat is following up his turn as that ancient philosopher with some gunplay in the Hong Kong comedy Western Let The Bullets Fly. With the star of The Killer and Hard Boiled on board, that title alone is enough to merit some excitement. And the title is basically all we have -- not much is known about the story itself, except that the script had to go through numerous rewrites before it met with Chow's »
- Dave Davis
Chow Yun-fat loves his 'Bullets'
21 October 2009 12:35 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Hong Kong action hero Chow Yun-fat will star in the period Western comedy "Let the Bullets Fly." The film is being directed by Jiang Wen on an $18 million budget.According to Variety, Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures said Chow will co-star alongside Jiang, best known for films such as "Devils on the Doorstep," and the popular Chinese comedian Ge You."Let the Bullets Fly" is currently in production and is scheduled for a fall 2010 release. »
- Adnan Tezer
Chow Will 'Let the Bullets Fly'
20 October 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Here’s some news that should get Hong Kong action movie fans salivating: Chow Yun-Fat, who rose to icon status in late '80s/early '90s, is set to take on a role in the upcoming Let the Bullets Fly.
The movie, which began shooting in September, is a comic Western set during the feudal days of 1920’s China. Actor Ge You, whose work has mostly been in mainland Chinese movies, stars as a conman who tries to buy his way into the government, which brings him into the orbit of Chow’s character. Bandits and warlords are also said to figure into the screenplay. Let the Bullets Fly is directed by Jiang Wen, who last directed the critically-acclaimed The Sun Also Rises (no relation to the Ernest Hemingway novel).
For months, Chow had been rumored in tabloids as joining the film’s cast, but we got the confirmation from Twitch, »
John Woo Wants to Remake 'Le Samourai'?
8 October 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Movieline has posted a few snippets from their interview with Red Cliff director John Woo, whose new film is the first feature length film he has released since 2003's abysmal Paycheck. It's his return to Chinese language films, but as he tells Movieline's Kyle Buchanan, "It doesn't mean I have given up on Hollywood."
Nope, instead he has a pair of films he would like to make, the first being an English-language remake of John-Pierre Melville's outstanding 1967 feature Le Samourai, a film Buchanan says Woo already touched upon so much with his Chow Yun-Fat starrer The Killer, that he has nearly remade the film already. I haven't seen that film, but the idea of someone trying to get Le Samourai remade now seems impossible. Woo says, "I want to make it into a modern film," but the quiet nature of Melville's film simply isn't a feature that can be brought »
- Brad Brevet
Trailer for John Woo's Long Delayed 'Red Cliff'
1 October 2009 11:14 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Red Cliff is John Woo's first Chinese film since 1992 and it reteams him with star Tony Leung who was with Woo in that final Chinese film and action fan classic Hard Boiled. Of course, it wasn't originally intended to be so, as Leung actually stepped in for Chow Yun-Fat who dropped out of the film only three days into shooting. Yun-Fat said he only received a final script a few days before shooting and was not sure he would do justice to the character, while a China Film Group source said Chow had made "unreasonable demands" exceeding industry standards. Either way Leung was in and strangely enough it was a return to the film for him after originally being cast, and having to drop out due to scheduling difficulties. At that time Leung was replaced by Takeshi Kaneshiro whom you may remember as Jin from House of Flying Daggers. »
- Brad Brevet
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