Several reports came in on the week of May 10, 2013, stating that the production of Iceman Cometh 3D would be turned into an epic story completed in two productions in order to cover the cost of what was initially one film, directed by Law Wing Cheong and scheduled for a 3D screening at Cannes soon. The news came as a result of the production having been overbudgeted from $100 million HKD to $250 million HKD, in addition to the extra efforts with lead actor and action director Donnie Yen and the crew having to build a bridge set after failing to obtain permission from the Hong Kong to shoot an epic scene on the Tsing Ma Bridge involving a Ferrari, and Donnie on horseback.
This is a lot of work for Yen at 49 years of age with more than thirty years of film credits to his name, which is both admirable and a little confusing. With the upcoming 3D release of The Monkey King, and with The Master and Kowloon Walled City going into prodiction soon, he continues to impress on screen and announce more and more films (with the exception of at least one) despite recently stating his intentions to scale back his on screen presence with his new role as founder of newly-established Superhero Films. Currently, JayneStars is reporting that the actor and master action filmmaker has another film coming down the pipeline titled One Person’s Martial Arts Circle, which will see Yen back on the set with BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS director, Teddy Chan.
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