Chinese website Oriental Daily forwarded a new small slate of stills and behind-the-scenes pics from director Wong Ching-Po‘s forthcoming release of Once Upon A Time In Shanghai. Revamping a classic story from the Shaw Brothers library, the new film centers around the emergence of an immigrant from Shangtung whose search for a better life lands him in Shanghai where his talents as a skilled fighter may be the deciding factor of his survival or his comeuppance.
The film is one of the most hotly-anticipated films to date as it inches its way to a January 10th, 2014 domestic release from Mega Vision Pictures LTD. Be sure to stay tuned for more information in the days that follow.
Phillip Ng, Andy On and the legendary Sammo Hung star in the film featuring fight choreography by Yuen Wo-Ping. Jiang Luxia, Michelle Hu, Wang Chunyuan, Chen Kuentai, Fung Hak-On and Mao Junjie round out the cast. Check out the new photos beneath today’s brand new trailer for the film.
In the 1900’s, MA YONG ZHEN joined many hopeful laborers to seek work in Shanghai. Remaining honest and refusing to join a gang, he became friends with gangster LONG QI. Japanese spy HASHIMOTO, furious that Long turned down his proposal, tries to kill both of them. Ma luckily survives, and is now determined to help his people by decimating the bad elements in Shanghai.
