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Michelle Yeoh Gets A New Wax Statue Unveiling At Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Standing for hours non-end for the materialization of your own wax-figure is no easy task. However, any mild discomfort there may be is a small price to pay, especially for Malaysian actress and legendary Hong Kong superstar Michelle Yeoh, the latest inductee into the Kung Fu Zone exhibit over at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. Her display this week is a certain treat these days as fans await until early next year to catch her along with fellow action star Donnie Yen in director Yuen Woo-Ping’s theatrical/svod-bound forthcoming English-language wuxia sequel, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: The Green Legend. Fans are even moreso geared toward the hopes that this will be the first of a new foray into doing Hong Kong action once again, which would no less mark a highly-anticipated welcome back for the actress into the genre since working on more contemplative roles such as in the director’s cut […]

Donnie Yen To Finally Get His English-Language Lead Role In NOODLE MAN

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After previous English-language stints in films like Highlander: Endgame and Blade 2, and with Priority Run no longer a “priority” at the moment, international action sensation Donnie Yen mainly kept to the Hong Kong and China market putting forward an illustrious repetoire of action-packed features. Of course, some left a lot more to be desired, but his fanbase remains ever faithful, a fact that couldn’t be true at a better time than now for Yen‘s fanbase in North America with the forthcoming production of his latest actioner, Noodle Man. The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that the star of the upcoming Teddy Chen-directed martial arts thriller, Kung Fu Jungle will get his English-language debut in a lead role that will see him as a down and out ex-cop-turned-noodle shop owner who crosses paths with the Chinese drug lord responsible for his partner’s death fifteen years earlier. Michael Shamberg, who worked […]

[UPDATED] CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: THE GREEN LEGEND Set For IMAX/Netflix Release, Date Confirmed

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*A previous version of this article did not include the new pictures until 5:56am EST Michelle Yeoh (left) and Zhang Ziyi (right) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Well, this is new indeed. The news is just breaking at the moment, but apparently director Yuen Woo Ping‘s latest return to the Iron/Crane universe with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: The Green Legend may not be distributed in regular 2D theaters. Instead, the film will be making its official groundbreaking day-and-date debut on IMAX screens and on Netflix on August 28, 2015. The film will be the first original movie to stream from Netflix in a new deal with The Weinstein Company as per the growing business relationship between the two companies for first-run film content and other programs. Nevermind that the film will be in entirely in English, but it looks like TWC is putting its money where its mouth […]