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Warner Bros. To Make WANDERING WARRIOR A Chinese Harry Potter"? (Coming Soon!) |
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November 29, 2004 |
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According to an article by Comingsoon.net, Warner Bros. just recently optioned Wandering Warrior, a new book by author Da Chen. The studio intends to make it into "an epic Chinese 'Harry Potter'-like project." The book tells a tale of a young boy, deems to be the new emperor, set himself onto a journey to fulfill his destiny.
Click here for the original article by Comingsoon.net.
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November 29, 2004 |
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Luc Besson's Europa Corp. just released a new poster design of Danny The Dog (called Unleashed in the US). Starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins. It was made two years ago.
(Thanks to "jetliang".)
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November 28, 2004 |
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November 27, 2004 |
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This clip was shown to representatives of potential sponsors and reporters at a press conference in China recently.
Left: the third poster design exclusively to Hong Kong (China Film Group Corp. / HTF / Columbia Tristar Film Distribution International).
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Opening This Week: November 20 - 26, 2004 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 26, 2004 |
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Two high school kids fight for 300,00 dollars to perform a "mission of glory" and two men fight each other at a championship for revenge...
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SEVEN SWORDS Sells Well Around The World (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 25, 2004 |
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According to Hong Kong media, Tsui Hark's martial-art epic has been selling very well in the international market. At the recent American Film Market, rights of 13 regions were sold, including France, Italy, Thailand, East Europe, Indonesia, the UK and Germany. Production of Seven Swords is currently taking place in China's Xinjiang Region. Two movie sets, occupying an area of four football fields, were built outside Urumchi, the capital of Xinjiang. They contains restaurants, residences, farmlands and animal farms.
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SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS North American Full Trailer (Sony Pictures Classics / Apple.com) |
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November 24, 2004 |
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Full Trailer: Shi Mian Mai Fu / House Of Flying Daggers (1:55)
From Sony Pictures:
QuickTime:
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(Thanks to "Chris" from HelloZiyi.us and Alexis Moore from Sony Pictures Classics.)
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November 24, 2004 |
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Official page by Palm Pictures.
(Thanks to the anonymous and "Chris" from HelloZiyi.us.)
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November 24, 2004 |
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According to Chinese newspaper The Beijing News, two Japanese actors Kiichi Nakai And Shinobu Terajima have just joined Zhang Yimou's Qian Li Zou Dan Ji (literal title: Lone ride over a thousand lis / 1 li equals to 0.31 mile). They will play the son and daughter-in-law of Ken Takakura's character in this US$ 7.2 million Chinese production. Both of them are winners of the 27th Japanese Academy Awards (2004) for their leading performances. Reportedly, Kiichi Nakai is a private pupil of Ken Takakura.
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2046 International Trailer With English Subtitle (Wire9.com) |
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November 24, 2004 |
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Trailer: International Full Trailer (English) (QuickTime / 2:30)
(Thanks to "Chris" from HelloZiyi.us.)
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November 23, 2004 |
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According to Chinese paper Chengdu Evening Post, Jasmine Women's makers have finally found a date for the film - February 9, 2005, the Chinese New Year Day and the leading lady Zhang Ziyi's 26th birthday. The distributor has planned to invite her and some of her fans to watch the film together on that day, in Beijing or Shanghai. Filming of Memoirs Of A Geisha is expected to wrap up by them. (Thanks to "Chris" from HelloZiyi.us for the reminder.)
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Stills: KUNG FU / KUNG FU HUSTLE (Mov.3 / KingNet.com.tw / TungStar) |
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November 22, 2004 |
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SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS European Poster (?) |
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November 21, 2004 |
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This poster is exclusively designed for European market. (thanks to the anonymous)
((Beijing New Pictures Films / Elite Group (2003) Enterprises Inc.)
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November 21, 2004 |
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Based on the same name Japanese manga series and then an anima series, and produced by Hong Kong's Media Asia Group, the big screen adaptation explores the subject of the underground mountain car racing culture of Japan.
Related Stories:
The Making Of INITIAL D Clip
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October 23, 2004
INITIAL D Promotional
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(The New Express) October 4, 2004
INITIAL D Initialized,
Finally
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
July 2, 2004
INITIAL D's Film Version Set
To Begin
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
April 16, 2004
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First Shots From Location Of Zhang Yimou's QIAN LI ZOU DAN JI (New Life) |
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November 20, 2004 |
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Here are the first snapshots taken on the Yunnan location of director Zhang Yimou's Qian Li Zou Dan Ji (literal title: Lone ride over a thousand lis / 1 li equals to 0.31 mile), by a reporter from local newspaper New Life.
More shots: Director Zhang Yimou and Takakura Ken. A crew member was getting the cameras ready. A ceremony to mark the beginning of filming.
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Shooting Of Zhang Yimou's QIAN LI ZOU DAN JI Begins Today (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 19, 2004 |
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Shooting of director Zhang Yimou's Qian Li Zou Dan Ji (literal title: Lone ride over a thousand lis / 1 li equals to 0.31 mile) begins today in Lijiang region of China's southwestern province Yunnan.
Photos: (L) director Zhang Yimou (R) Japanese actor Takakura Ken
Related Stories: Production Of Zhang Yimou's QIAN LI ZOU DAN JI Is Set To Begin (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 14, 2004 Japanese Vet Actor Takakura Ken Joins Zhang Yimou's Upcoming Feature? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) July 25, 2004
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Opening This Week: November 13 - 19, 2004 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 19, 2004 |
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Two identical twin brothers, separated when their parents divorced. After their reunion, they decide to switch identities, Troubles! One brother finds out he becomes a Thai gang leader, whose life is in grave danger, and the other brother, temporarily paralyzed in Hong Kong after a car accident, discovers he has some unusually relationship with another man...
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Shu Qi Takes Three Roles In Hou Hsiao-Hsien's ZUI HAO DE SHI GUANG (TungStar) |
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November 18, 2004 |
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Production of Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's new film Zui Hao De Shi Guang (literal title: The Best of Times) was announced yesterday at a new conference. In this film, Shu Qi will play three roles in different time periods - a geisha, a billiards player and a girl from present days.
Click here for more photos of the news conference.
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Johnnie To Touched The Gang Subject With HEI SHE HUI (TungStar) |
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November 17, 2004 |
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Shooting of Hei She Hui (literal title: Dark Society) has began last Thursday in Hong Kong. According to an earlier report, story of the flick is about a Hong Kong crime family choosing the new leader. Cast includes Leung Ka-Fai, Simon Yan, Luis Koo, Cheung Ka-Fai, Andy On and Cherrie Ying.
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A Brief Look At The Shuhe Location Of Zhang Yimou's QIAN LI ZOU DAN JI (Shuhe Tour) |
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November 16, 2004 |
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The town of Shuhe located in Lijiang County of China's southwestern Yunnan Province.
For more photos: click here and
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Feng Xiaogang Transforms Hamlet To NIGHT BANQUET (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 15, 2004 |
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Chinese director Feng Xiaogang is getting ready to make Ye Yan (literal title: Night Banquet), based on or inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Set in China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), Night Banquet will tell a revenge story of a member of the imperial family. The production studio HTF has put names of many stars on its wish list - Ge You, Gong Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fan Bingbing and Jang Dong-Kun. In addition, the studio might invite Yuen Wo-Ping to handle the action of the film. Feng Xiaogang was the most successful director for comedy and in recent years, he has shifted his interest to much serious subjects. Shooting of this US $1000 million project will start early next year the release date is set at the Chinese New Year (Spring) of 2006. Columbia Pictures' Asian branch might also be involved in the production.
Related Story: A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Trailer (Sina.com) November 4, 2004
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Production Of Zhang Yimou's QIAN LI ZOU DAN JI Is Set To Begin (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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November 14, 2004 |
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Chinese director Zhang Yimou's Qian Li Zou Dan Ji will go into production next Friday. The film will mark the first cooperation between Zhang Yimou and veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura and reportedly, this will be Ken's last. Set in the 1920's, Qian Li Zou Dan Ji tells a story of a Japanese man (Takakura Ken), accompanies his dying son to learn the local opera in China's Yunnan, where they meets a local girl. The girl will be played by Jiang Wen, a graduate student from Beijing Film Academy. Literally, Qian Li Zou Dan Ji means "lone ride over a thousand lis" (1 "li" equals to 0.31 mile). Just like the title of Zhang's last film, Shi Mian Mai Fu (English title: House Of Flying Daggers), which means "ambushed from ten sides", Qian Li Zou Dan Ji has a metaphor meaning as well. The film is budgeted at US$ 7.2 million, much smaller than Zhang's last two films, Hero and House Of Flying Daggers. Shooting will take place in Lijiang, Yunnan Province of southwestern China.
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