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[UPDATED] ‘The Rebel’ Helmer Charlie Nguyen To Direct The Action For CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: THE GREEN DESTINYt
Update: As it turns out, Nguyen will only be serving as co-producer and second-unit director, NOT action choreographer, following a Facebook post by Nguyen correcting tge matter, according to Twitch. Stay tuned for more updates, or at least until I learn Vietnamese. 🙂
While the domestic government-enforced ban and unceremonious leakage of Vietnamese filmmaker Charlie Nguyen‘s 2013 action vehicle, Bui Doi Cho Lon, left a huge hole for martial arts cinema fans last year, it appears the action will no less continue for The Rebel helmer who is said flown to New Zealand to over see action director duties for the production of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny. Nguyen reportedly comes into the production after wrapping principal photography for the upcoming comedy titled Let Hoi Decide, as legendary action director Master Yuen Woo Ping has decided to extend action and fight choreography duties to Nguyen roughly a year after deciding to do both, with John Fusco providing the screenplay.
Actress Michelle Yeoh will be reprising her role from the first film with action star Donnie Yen, along with Nicholas Tse recently added to the cast, which is still in the slow and steady process of officially announcing names. The film is set to release in 2015 with Master Yuen previously reported to work on Tsui Hark’s next, Zu Warriors: Dawn Of Darkness, with further details awaiting production for Vigilantes: The Lost Order.
H/T: Twitchfilm
Banned Vietnamese Action Film CHO LON Leaked Online, Investigation Now Underway
In a startling update for the dead-on-arrival Vietnamese martial arts gangster thriller, Bui Doi Cho Lon, Twitchfilm delivered a report this week that the film was briefly leaked online. As if the film being banned by Vietnamese censors wasn’t bad enough, director Charlie Nguyen gave a statement expressing his own sadness for how his film is being treated by online internet users.
CHO LON Delayed Indefinitely
The film’s official Facebook page has been on a serious promotional blitz since trailers started appearing online, displaying several behind the scenes photos, action photos, caricatures, behind the scenes reels and even a photoshoot for Elle Men. “Bụi đời Chợ Lớn” comes from writer/director “Truc” Charlie Nguyen and is described as an epic gangster story that takes place in a town in Saigon, depicting the lives of four main characters played by Johnny Trí Nguyễn (who is also serving as action director), Hoàng Phúc, Long Điền and Hà Hiền which all intersect in a 24-hour period. The film also stars Huỳnh Bích Phương, Hoàng Phi and Nhung Kate.
New Poster For Charlie Nguyen's CHO LON
Twitch unveiled the latest new and official poster for the upcoming Vietnamese martial arts gangster thriller, Bụi Đời Chợ Lớn (a.k.a. Cho Lon).