John Woo’s ONCE A THIEF Resets With New Cast, Stephen Fung Starring And Directing
Acclaimed director John Woo’s 1991 heist comedy, Once A Thief, may not share the usual “heroic bloodshed” tropes usually present in his other films, but it still remains a signature classic among ardent Hong Kong cinephiles. So, if you’re feeling at all nostalgic after this update, feel free to pop it in your DVD player and reminisce a bit before the remake comes. That’s right, the revamp is moving forward as a China/French co-production with Woo cohort Terence Chang producing following earlier updates in 2014. Actor and filmmaker Stephen Fung will helm as well as star alongside The Assassin star, actress Shu Qi and The Monkey King 2 co-star William Feng. The original, prior to Woo’s lesser-received Canadian CTV rendition in 1996, starred Chow Yun Fat, actress Cheire Cheung and actor and singer Leslie Cheung as a trio of international thieves who plot to get even when a powerful crimeboss […]
