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March 2007
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March 2007 |
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Zahng Ziyi Is Interested in the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 30, 2007 |
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Zhang Ziyi has said, recently during an interview in Beijing, that she was in talk to play a role in the untitled Jackie Chan / Jet Li project (it is called “Kings of Kung Fu” by the Chinese media). Two roles are up for grab, according to a Chinese newspaper – White Haired Demoness (a character inspired by Brigitte Lin’s role in The Bride with White Hair The Bride with White Hair) and Golden Sparrow (a character inspired by Cheng Pei-pei’s role in Golden Swallow). Golden Sparrow is a 15 year old girl, so White Haired Deomenss would be more fitting for her. Golden Sparrow will be the girl the New York kid, Jason (Michael Angarano) meets in his dream and White Haired Demoness will be a member of Yujiang Warrior’s evil force, which tries to stop Jason and his colleagues, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and the Silent Monk (Jet Li), from rescuing the Monkey King (Jet Li). China born Hollywood actress Bai Ling (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) has also expressed her interest in joining the project. Other actress who are somehow associated with the project include Li Bingbing (A World without Thief), Liu Yifei (Love of May), Ruby Lin (Life Express) and Fann Wong (Shanghai Knights). Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 17, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 13, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 3, 2006
Jackie Chan's Update on the
Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(AP)
Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce
The J & J Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 30, 2007 |
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A guy looks for a girl he once met on the city train, four ninja turtles are fight against the evil force, and a meets another girl she really likes...
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March 29, 2007 |
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This is a clip of a TV report on two movies screened during Hong Kong International Film Festival, Eye in the Sky from Hong Kong and I Am a Cyborg, but That's OK from South Korea. Pieces of this two movies' trailers are included in the clip.
Eye in the Sky is directorial début from Yau Nai-Hoi, the writer of almost all Johnnie To's movies. The Chinese title literally means "Follow." It tells a team of surveillance experts from HKPD is assigned to seek out suspects of a highly publicized jewelry heist and the heist mastermind knows too well to sake off the police. Simon Yam played the head of the surveillance team and Leung Ka-Fai played the leader of the thieves.
Related Stories: Nine Month Long Production of EYE IN THE SKY Comes to an End (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 2, 2006The Latest from HK - EYE IN THE SKY, LOVE UNDERCOVER 3, LOVE@FIRST NOTE, WUSHU (hkfilmart.com) August 5, 2006 |
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March 28, 2007 |
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A teaser trailer of Mainland Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's war drama The Assembly is now available here. This trailer, is in fact a slide show of dozens of production photos. Based on a short story, which was inspired by true story, The Assembly tells in 1948, at the high point of the bloody Chinese civil war, a company leader of the communist-led Liberation Army was ordered to commend 47 men to defend a position four at least four hours. They would be able to retreat once they heard the assembly call. The call never came and everyone except the company leader died. Then he spent many years to search for the reason he never heard the assembly call and to prove all his men died like real heroes. Now in post-production, The Assembly will be released in China the coming December.
Related Stories: January 20, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 13, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 8, 2007 Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY Opened for the Press (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) January 4, 2007THE ASSEMBLY Location Video (Sina.com.cn) November 28, 2006Props Burnt Before Feng Xiaogang Launches His War for THE ASSEMBLY (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 27, 2006 Pictures from a Muddy Location of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (Sina.com.cn) November 20, 2006Spy Photos from the Set of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (...) October 31, 2006More Detail on Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY CALL (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 26, 2006Feng Xiaogang to Blow an ASSEMBLY CALL for a WWII Epic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 10, 2006 |
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March 27, 2007 |
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According to Variety, Hong Kong's Media Asia "has set up a remake of ' Exiled' with Samuel Hadida ('Silent Hill,' 'Domino') aboard to produce." As a follow-up to his The Mission, Exiled tells that Two Hong Kong killers arrives to take out an exiled member of theirs and find out two other ex-colleges are trying to stop them by all mean. Even though the time is set in 1998 and the location is Macao, Exiled actually shows how many Hong Konger's mixed feeling about the end of British rule in Hong Kong. Exiled, not the remake, has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures in America. Martin Scorsese's The Departed is actually a remake of Media Asia's Infernal Affairs and Warner Bros. has paid to remake the studio's another title, Confession of Pain, with The Departed writer William Monahan and Leonardo DiCarpio attached. (Thanks to "Claude".)
Click here for the Variety story. (Thanks to "Claude".)
Related stories: EXILED Also Censored in Hong Kong (movieXclusive.com) October 19, 2006Chinese Censors Ban Johnnie To's EXILED from Theaters But OK DVD Release (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) October 10, 2006 Magnolia Pictures Gets EXILED for the US (indieWIRE) September 16, 2006 Reviews and Reports from Toronto Fest (...) September 16, 2006 EXILED Official Website (Media Asia) September 14, 2006 THE BANQUET and EXILED Stills (Media Asia) August 6, 2006 |
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March 26, 2007 |
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Beijing-based powerhouse studio Huayi Brothers just released over a dozen promotional stills for director Feng Xiaogang's The Assembly, a war drama cost over US$10 million.
Click here for more promotional stills.
Related Stories: January 20, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 13, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 8, 2007 Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY Opened for the Press (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) January 4, 2007THE ASSEMBLY Location Video (Sina.com.cn) November 28, 2006Props Burnt Before Feng Xiaogang Launches His War for THE ASSEMBLY (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 27, 2006 Pictures from a Muddy Location of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (Sina.com.cn) November 20, 2006Spy Photos from the Set of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (...) October 31, 2006More Detail on Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY CALL (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 26, 2006Feng Xiaogang to Blow an ASSEMBLY CALL for a WWII Epic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 10, 2006 |
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The Kid for Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Found (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 25, 2007 |
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Angarano (Snow Angels, 24 - Day 6) "is in final negotiations" to play "a troubled 17-year-old wannabe kung fu warrior who, after a humiliating defeat at the hands of a street gang, is sent back in time to ancient China on an impossible mission to set free the imprisoned Monkey King (Li) and return to him his all-powerful staff."
(Thanks to Jet Liang.)
Click here for The Hollywood Reporter story.
Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 17, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 13, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 3, 2006
Jackie Chan's Update on the
Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(AP)
Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce
The J & J Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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RED CLIFF Casting Adjustment 2 - Liu Ye Replaces Chang Chen (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 24, 2007 |
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According to several Chinese newspapers, Chang Chen (The Go Master, Three Times, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has left John Woo’s The Battle of Red Cliff and his role, warlord Sun Quan, has been offered to Liu Ye (Dark Matter, Curse of the Golden Flowers, The Promise). Based on the real historical event and classic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Battle of Red Cliff will feature the decisive battle (208 AD), which split the Han Empire into three kingdoms. At the turning point of the battle, the joint fleet of Sun Quan and Liu Bei destroyed the invading fleet of Cao Cao in Red Cliff with fire.
Earlier this month, Leung Chiu-Wai resigned from playing Zhuge Liang, the chief advisor of Liu Bei. He said he would need more time to prepare for his role but there was little time left before shooting. Reportedly, delivering his line in Ancient Chinese with Mandarin was the major challenge for him. His role now goes to Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Title images: (L) Liu Ye in Curse of the Golden Flower; (R) Chang Chen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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March 23, 2007 |
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A woman detective is pressured to dig out the truth behind a forest of death, ad a homeless man becomes the love interest of everyone around him...
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March 22, 2007 |
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In Invisible Target (Nan Er Ben Se / literal title: True Color of Man), directed by Benny Chan (Bob-B-Hood, New Police Story), Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and Jacyee Chan play three cops, whose life lives are all messed up by a gang. While the gang is getting very violent, three cops are desperate to catch the man heading the gang (played by Wu Jing (Sha Po Lang)). |
