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Synopsis: A group of down-to-their-luck ex-Shaolin kung fu practioners and a equally down-to-his-luck ex-soccer pro formed their own team to bid for the national champion. |
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North American Release Date: March 26th (limited in LA/NY), then expand to other cities gradually. |
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| Hong Kong Release Date: August, 2001 | |
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Distributor: Miramax Films |
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| Production Company: Universe Entertainment, The Star | |
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| Talk About SHAOLIN SOCCER (Various) | |
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April 8, 2004 |
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Soccer Goodness Vs. Cineplex Evil - The Fun and the Faithless, by Armond White (New York Press) What America Thinks of Shaolin Soccer, by Mark Pollard (Kung Fu Cinema) More
Thanks to L.C. |
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| How's SHAOLIN SOCCER Doing In N. America (Box Office Mojo) | |
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April 5, 2004 |
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Shaolin Soccer made US$37,000 at 6 theaters during the past weekend. (click here) Average gross for each theater is US$6,166. It was not a bad start and not not highly successful either. Will it go wider this weekend? By the way, it is subed not dubbed, though still chopped. Thanks to Daniel Zelter and CP |
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MiramAxe Updated Its Site For SHAOLIN SOCCER (MiramAxe) |
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March 20, 2003 |
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MiramAxe Pushed Back SHAOLIN SOCCER And HERO Again (Hollywood Stock Exchange) |
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March 19, 2003 |
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D. Mack (aka. "Antiboy") has dropped me a note concerning the new dates of these two films: Shaolin Soccer April 2, 2004 (NY/LA/SF) Hero August 20, 2004 (National but not wide) The original report Also thanks to "Paul" Note: Infernal Affairs is also scheduled for August 20, 2004. Ridiculous! (Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the reminder). |
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| MiramAxe Adds More Cities For SHAOLIN SOCCER'S North American Opening Day (Unkown) | ||
| February 22, 2003 | ||
According an unconfirmed source from the inside, number of cities for the scheduled March 26 release has been increased to ten. The plan came out last October is for limited release in New York, Los Angeles and possibly Toronto, and then extend it to other cities. It will still be subtitled, though edited somewhat, and any last minute change has been barred. (Thanks to "L.C.") |
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Is MiramAxe Pushing For A Video-Only SHAOLIN SOCCER In North America? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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January 23, 2004 |
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Beijing based Youth Times has reported that MiramAxe might have planned to push Shaolin Soccer straight to video in North America. Here is the full story according to the paper: Stephen Show sold Shaolin Soccer's North American rights to MiramAxe for a less favorable price. With the low-price strategy, he was betting on an entrance to the Hollywood and MiramAxe financed sequels. Then MiramAxe started to practice its routine tricks (re-editing, dubbing, etc.) on Shaolin Soccer and delayed the release again and again. When Kung Fu (Kung Fu Hustle) was ready for production, Sony, rather than MiramAxe, jumped in as the financier. If Shaolin Soccer was successful in North America, Sony would take the advantage and release Kung Ku. Now MiramAxe, which does not own the rights to Kung Fu, would only release Shaolin Soccer on video, and without a theatrically released Shaolin Soccer, Sony would push Kung Fu straight to video as well. I am not sure how authentic the report is. Can anyone prove it or disprove it?
According to Yahoo! Movies, MiramAxe's newest strategy for Shaolin Soccer is still "to start with LA/NY on March 26th, and then expand from there," and MiramAxe's official Shaolin Soccer site has not been updated for a long time. |
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North American Schedule For SHAOLIN SOCCER, HERO And INFERNAL AFFAIRS (Variety) |
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October 16, 2003 |
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According to Variety, here are the schedules: Shaolin Soccer March 26 2004 Hero April 16 2004 Infernal Affairs Aug. 20 2004 Believe it or not to believe it, you decide. Thanks to "Paul" |
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MiramAxe Has A Strategyless Strategy Toward SHAOLIN SOCCER (Kung Fu Cinema) |
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August 5, 2003 |
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Take a look at these two reports by Kung Fu Cinema (here and the follow-up), and tell me has MiramAxe ever had a strategy or not.
Thanks to Mark Pollard, Lisa Clemens, Marie M and Dustin Hsu |
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SHAOLIN SOCCER Gets Another Comic Treat (ComicsOne) |
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July 7, 2003 |
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A new comic adaptation by CmicsOne will be available in the States. A comic series was introduced two years ago in Hong Kong when the film was released there. (Thanks to Bad Link) Click here for report by ComicsOne Click here for report by Comic Book Resources For more shots from the first comic series, click here, here and here. More coverage on SHAOLIN SOCCER
Photos: (left) the new comic series; (right) the first comic series. |
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Posters: SHAOLIN SOCCER And THE MEDALLION (MiramAxe / Latino Review) |
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June 19, 2003 |
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SHAOLIN SOCCER: faces of Stephen Chow and Zhao Wei are digitally altered so much, which made them hardly recognizable. The skyscrapers on the back are not from the film. (Thanks to "Paul")
THE MEDALLION: Lee Evans is left out, but Claire Forlani stays.
Both films will be released in North America the coming August - SHAOLIN SOCCER on the 8th and THE MEDALLION on the 15th. |
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Stephen Chow Talks SHAOLIN SOCCER To Premiere Magazine (Premiere) |
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June 16, 2003 |
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Premiere Magazine has posted a long interview with Stephen Chow, at the dawn of the North American general release of his SHAOLIN SOCCER (MiramAxe Version). A full release has been scheduled starting August 8.
Click here for the interview (Thanks to "Bad Link")
Click here for more coverage on SHAOLIN SOCCER Click here for review collection by Rotten Tomatoes
Photo: i-Cable |
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| Another Critic Fires On MiramAxe (PopMatters) | ||
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May 26, 2003 |
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SHAOLIN SOCCER, Miramax, and the Question of Subtitles by Erich Kuersten, film and music critic
Thanks to Jason Powell |
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Two SHAOLIN SOCCER Trailers By Miramax (IFILM) |
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May 10, 2003 |
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Two SHAOLIN SOCCER trailers are available at IFILM. There is nothing new, but check it out anyway. Click here MiramAxe has booked August 8th for releasing this shrunken and twisted version in North America. Thanks to "Paul" |
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| HERO News 246 - HERO Cannibalizes SHAOLIN SOCCER (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||
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February 25, 2003 |
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Hong Kong's Sing Pao reports MiramAxe just pushed the released date of SHAOLIN SOCCER back again, for the fourth time, and shifted the effect onto HERO. MiramAxe's bid for the Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film category was CITY OF GOD. But after HERO was "unexpectedly" nominated for the award which was missed by CITY OF GOD, HERO has suddenly become very bankable. It is still up to MiramAxe to decide whether and how to bank it. If Sing Pao's report was true, HERO would probably be released in April in North America which was originally reserved for SHAOLIN SOCCER. According to Greg's Previews, the new release date for SHAOLIN SOCCER is August 8, 2003. I just checked MiramAxe's official site. HERO is still not in and SHAOLIN SOCCER remains at the "Upcoming Films" section. |
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| HERO, SHAOLIN SOCCER Premi鑢e At Palm Spring Next Week (Palm Spring International Film Festival) | ||
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January 11, 2002 |
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HERO - Tuesday, January 14, 2003 (North American Premi鑢e) SHAOLIN SOCCER - Saturday, January 11, 2003 Saturday, January 18, 2003 Thanks to Sheila Carrington and Ardent Quach |
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| Stephen Chow Talks SHAOLIN SOCCER In France (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| August 21, 2002 | |
Francois Tissandier from Cinemasie.com has sit down and talked with Stephen Chow when he was promotin SHAOLIN SOCCER in France. Click here for the exclusive interviewThanks to Francois Tissandier |
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| Stephen Chow Dubbed Himself In SHAOLIN SOCCER (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| August 20, 2002 | |
Stephen Chow in fact contributed his own voice to the Miramax's dubbed version of SHAOLIN SOCCER. Tin Kai-man, played Iron Jacket, told Hong Kong's Oriental Daily that Stephen Chow spent three days in the States to dub himself. Miramax even provided a specialist to teach him how to do dubbing. Miramax has announced a new date for the North American release - April 11th, 2003. In France, SHAOLIN SOCCER, probably the same Miramax cut, will be released in about 300 theaters. Click here for a scan of Stephen Chow interview by French Premiere Magazine |
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| New SHAOLIN SOCCER Trailer By Miramax - Horrible Dubbing, Bad Music, Ending Giveaway... (AOL) | |
| August 18, 2002 | |
Warning: horrible dubbing with Chinese accent soundalike, the over used "everybody was kung-fu fighting" song inserted with some rap, big ending giveaway, really bad editing, ... You have been warned! Trailer: SHAOLIN SOCCER (Miramax Version) (QuickTime, 4MB) Thanks to Zeph-X |
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Tidbits From San Diego Comic Con (AICN) |
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August 5, 2002 |
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| Review On Detail Report Of The Miramax's Cut Of SHAOLIN SOCCER (AICN) | |
| August 3, 2002 | |
Review: SHAOLIN SOCCER (Miramax Version) (Positive, No Spoilers) |
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| Something About Stephen Chow's Next (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| August 1, 2002 | |
China's Information Times just revealed a little bit secret of Stephen Chow's next movie. According to his manager Tin Kai-Man, the outline of the script is completed. The story will take place in the 1950's Hong Kong and the mainland. Stephen Chow will play a young nobody, who was obsessed with martial arts but did not really know how to fight. After he accidentally bumped into several real kung-fu masters, something really funny happened. This untitled movie will follow the same format from SHAOLIN SOCCER - comedy, action and CG effects, but will have more complex plots and a bigger budget. Stephen's character will similar to the one he played in KING OF DESTRUCTION. The writing team of SHAOLIN SOCCER is currently working on the script and it may take about half year to complete.
Photos: SINA.COM |
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| SHAOLIN SOCCER Pushed Back Again (Greg's Previews of Upcoming Movies - Yahoo!) | |
| July 19, 2002 | |
According to Greg's Previews, the Miramax has pushed the North American release SHAOLIN SOCCER to the first quarter of 2003. Just not very long ago, Miramax announced to release it in Los Angles and New York on August 30 and then gradually expand to other cities. The application submitted to MPAA is indeed for SHAOLIN SOCCER not KUNG FU SOCCER. Greg's Preview on SHAOLIN SOCCER Thank to Cass |
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| Detail Report Of The Miramax's Cut Of SHAOLIN SOCCER (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| July 5, 2002 | |
Review: THE TOUCH (Negative, Minor Spoilers) by "shirodka" |
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