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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story
Hong Kong action movie star Chow Yun-fat will play ancient philosopher Confucius in a new film backed by the Chinese state, media reports here said. Chow, 53, made his name in violent Hong Kong action films in the 1980s and 1990s but is perhaps best known to many movie-goers for his role as a martial arts master in 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Filming was to begin next month under director Hu Mei, the Beijing Times said. The reports did not say when the biopic would be released but... Read Full Story
Japanese Dragonball Movie Poster Plot: The plot revolves around Goku (Justin Chatwin ), Earth's greatest champion, who must defend the planet against an invading race of alien warriors hell-bent on dominating the universe. James Wong directs from his own script, with Kung Fu Hustle 's Stephen Chow producing. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 's James Marsters co-stars as the film's villain, Piccolo, with Jamie Chung playing Chi Chi and Emmy Rossum portraying Bulma. Hong Kong legend Chow Yun-Fat... Read Full Story
In a case of art imitating other art, John Woo's Stranglehold (the game) is now being developed into a movie, helmed by John Woo himself, claims The Hollywood Reporter.
Ready for more recursion? Since the game was based on Woo's Hard Boiled , the film adaptation is slated to be a movie, based on a game, based on another movie, all of which bear the "Woo" moniker.
No time frame for the film's release, nor word of any involvement by Hard Boiled and Stranglehold (the game) star Chow Yun... Read Full Story
Best known for his work in John Woo’s “Hard-Boiled” and “The Killer” as well as Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” international superstar Chow Yun-Fat is no stranger to action films. Chow is set to demonstrate his skills once again in the role of Master Yoshi in the live-action adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s popular “Dragonball” manga and anime series, “Dragonball Evolution.”
The film, which opens in theaters April 10, features Chow’s Roshi as the mentor to Goku, played by... Read Full Story
Shanghai is an upcoming period movie set in the years preceding the full invasion of China by Japan during World War II. This mystery drama movie is starring John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat and
Ken Watanabe.
John Cusack is like a dandy in his tuxedo:
And Chow Yun-Fat looks like a mandarin, high ranking public official in the former Chinese Empire, in his traditional outfit:
More pictures of the movie are available at:
Shanghai Pictures
I think they got it right for the... Read Full Story
