KUNG FU DEADLY: Steven He Stars In The New Martial Arts Comedy Now Filming In Ireland
Nowadays when he’s not satiring Asian stereotypes, comedian, actor and influencer Steven He (GINORMO!) is on set filming his new martial arts comedy, Kung Fu Deadly. Essential Film Group is handling world sales on the film which is now rolling cameras in Dublin and County Meath, Ireland.
The movie concerns two hapless pest controllers who are thrust into mortal danger when they accidentally tranquilize a Taoist hunter of Chinese undead aka “Jiangshi” who are spreading through the city. Having interrupted her pursuit of a centuries old enemy and with the clock ticking, they must reluctantly band together to rid the city of this supernatural menace the only way they know how: extermination.
Fergal Costello is directing from a script by Nicholas Cooper, and by Paddy McDonald who is also producing. Rounding out the cast are Michael Tient, Gemma Chua-Tran, Jason Tobin, and Max Huang, with action sequences by Lee Huang.
Kung Fu Deadly hails from McDonald’s Spellmaker Productions and Cooper’s Parc Entertainment Captial which is also financing. Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and Screen Queensland are backing the project with Brisbane based Chop Shop Post handling post-production, and Radioactive Pictures distributing the film in Australia and New Zealand.
Zane O’Donahoo and Chris Dirckze are exec producing.
McDonald commented: “It is truly a privilege to be bringing such an novel and exciting movie to audiences with such a wonderfully talented cast and crew, and in partnership partners who are so supportive of the vision for this ground breaking Irish genre movie with tons of action and even more. We can’t wait to share it with audiences.”
James Norrie of Essential added: “Kung Fu Deadly is an action comedy that delivers on all fronts. Get ready for a ride that takes inspiration from Big Trouble In Little China with the energy of Stephen Chow”.
Read more at Deadline.
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