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Shu Qi, Tsui Hark Set For JOURNEY TO THE WEST 2 In 2017

Director Hou Hsiao Hsien’s period action thriller, The Assassin, is still in limbo as far as most of us may know following its announced completion last year, but fans of actress Shu Qi will be delighted to learn more following reports of her likely return to the set with Stephen Chow soon enough. And by this notion, it will very much be a sequel to the 2013 smash hit, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons. The first film, written by Derek Kwok, became a record-breaking box office success which saw actor Wen Zhang as Tang Sanzang, a Buddhist protecting a village from three demons with the help of mystical huntress, played by Qi. Jaynestars reports that the actress will be re-joined with Zhang along with Huang Bo‘s reprisal as The Monkey King, as so inspired by Wu Cheng’en’s classic story, for which Chow and The Taking Of Tiger Mountain […]

AMC Martial Arts Drama Series, BADLANDS, Scores 'The Judge' Director

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Tai Chi 0 helmer Stephen Fung’s recent departure from the upcoming remake of Kickboxer should provide plenty of time with fellow cohort Daniel Wu to executive produce their latest series endeavor tentatively titled Badlands for AMC. The two are joined by Oscar-nominated Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg, and series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar who were all announced for the project back in July, which while loosely based on late author Wu Cheng’en’s often film-translated late 16th century tale, “Journey To The West”, centers on a story of a great warrior and a young boy who trek across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. That said, the series has now nabbed a director in the form of David Dobkin, best known for his work on the 2003 Jackie Chan headliner, Shanghai Knights, and this year’s buzzworthy court drama, The Judge. The series also has its first few young picks […]

AMC Journeys Westward With Series Order For Martial Arts Drama, BADLANDS

Lee B. Golden III

Folks who have fallen in love with shows like Breaking Bad and are current viewers of The Walking Dead series can now begin preparing themselves for a little more martial arts in their line-up. Deadline is now reporting that producing partners Al Gough and Miles Millar (Shanghai Knights, Smallville) are now behind the forthcoming production of the new AMC martial arts drama series, Badlands, which, while loosely based on late author Wu Cheng’en’s often film-translated late 16th century tale, “Journey To The West”, carries a description that reads as follows: In a land controlled by feudal barons, Badlands tells the story of a great warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. It’s pretty early to suggest anything in terms of how the series will look, but it will be interesting, to say the least. In the meantime, AMC executive vice […]

JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUERING THE DEMONS Is Getting An English-language Remake

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How long did anyone think it would be before directors Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok’s 2013 fantasy action comedy adventure, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons would get an English-language remake? Because, well… that’s about to happen! The inital film, one of a number of cinematc reworkings of classic Chinese folklore notably highlighting fabled legend Sun Wukong (a.k.a. The Monkey King) starred actress Shu Qi and actor Wen Zhang, and was released in China in February of last year, earning a total of well over $200 million at the box office throughout several Asian territories, beating several records previously set by director Wuershan’s 2012 fantasy thriller, Painted Skin: The Ressurrection and the Michael Bay’s 2011 blockbuster, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. The new English-language iteration is now part of a newl diversified slate of film deals being announced this month between Oriental Dreamworks and three other Chinese companies for […]