Chow Yun-Fat

After taking on the ancient sage Confucius, Chow Yun-fat has signed on to play an early 20th century bad guy in a $19 million Chinese frontier film. The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star will appear in Chinese director Jiang Wen's upcoming movie "Let the Bullets Fly," Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures said in a statement late Tuesday. Jiang will also co-star, along with Chinese comedian Ge You. Chow will play a ruthless but humorous Chinese criminal during Nationalist Party rule in early to mid-20th century China, Emperor Motion Pictures said. The statement did not reveal the plot. "Let the Bullets Fly" will be released ... Read Full Story

International superstar Chow Yun-Fat warned the public that the swine flu could be as serious as the SARS outbreak in 2003 and reminded people to mind their hygiene and be diligent in washing their hands. He said, "Please beware, everyone. Take precautionary measures and be more stringent with your health checks when crossing national boundaries. I will also mind my own hygiene and wash my hands diligently. Seek proper medical treatment even though you are suffering from a minor illness and build up your immunity." Having been in Mexico, the country where the virus originated, to film the movie Dragonball Revolution, Chow said he ... Read Full Story

What was previously believed to be a romance story in a biopic of Confucius turns out to be a short episode of poem discussion. Members of the media were invited on May 20 to the set of the upcoming film "Confucius", starring Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat as the ancient sage. Filming is currently underway near Beijing, where Confucius meets with the notorious concubine Nan-zi. In the hotly discussed scene, Nan-zi, played by mainland actress Zhou Xun, welcomes Confucius into her room, and asks him for interpretations of poems. Zhou Xun says her character's gesture is not meant to appear as flirting or tantalizing, ... Read Full Story

In this action packed film, Justin Chatwin plays Goku who is a martial arts master trained by his Grandpa Gohan (Randall Duk Kim). However, he’s bullied at school because he made a promise to his Grandpa that he would never fight anyone. While, not the most important part of the movie, it is entertaining to see the creative reasoning he uses to overcome the details of that promise to eventually kick those bullie’s butts. I just love that kinda stuff. Continuing on, his grandpa gives him one of the sacred seven “Dragonballs” as an 18th birthday present. He also teaches Goku to never forget ... Read Full Story

Chow Yun-Fat has been cast as the famous philosopher Confucius in a new film financed by the Chinese government, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported. The bio-picture about the oft-quoted Confucius, who lived in about 500 B.C., is slated to begin shooting in three weeks. A release date has not been announced, the British broadcaster said. Chow Yun-Fat’s film credits include “A Better Tomorrow,” “The Killer,” “Hard-Boiled,” “Anna and the King,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” The Hong Kong-born actor will soon be seen in the movie “Dragonball Evolution.” Related posts: Al Pacino set to play Bond villain ... Read Full Story