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FOX VOLANT OF THE SNOWY MOUNTAIN Feature Adaptation Currently Underway From ‘Brotherhood Of Blades’ Director
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A WRITER’S ODYSSEY: CMC Ramps Up Lu Yang’s Formerly-Titled ‘Assassin In Red’ For A CNY US Release In February!
Director Lu Yang’s Assassin In Red will still have its day at the cinema. Needless to say, it’ll certainly be under a different title with A Writer’s Odyssey now in place for a Chinese New Year release with a U.S. date on February 12 from CMC Pictures.
Lu Yang’s ASSASSIN IN RED To Slay In The 2021 Lunar New Year
Reportedly two years in post-production according to Variety, director Lu Yang (Brotherhood Of Blades, Brotherhood Of Blades 2) is back in the headlines with long-awaited fantasy actioner, Assassin In Red. Long since incidentally having to wait out the Covid-19 pandemic that all but paralyzed Chinese film production until about month ago, the new film is currently readying a Lunar New Year release set for February 12, 2021.
Don’t Miss The Official U.S. Trailer For BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES 2: THE INFERNAL BATTLEFIELD
Actor Chang Chen returns with Yang Mi, Zhang Yi and Lei Jiayin also starring. Check out the trailer!
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES 2 Lands A Second Official Trailer!
Actor Chang Chen returns to this prequel setting with actress Yang Mi, with actor Zhang Yi (Mountains May Depart) and Berlinale Silver Bear-winning actress Xin Zhilei (Crosscurrent) also starring. Check out the trailer!
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES 2 Scores A First Teaser For Lu Yang’s Wuxia Sequel
Lu Yang’s late Ming Dynasty-set heroic bloodshed epic, Brotherhood Of Blades, was a genuine thrill in most of its aspects, telling of a trio of swordsman find themselves in a precarious situation when they’re assigned to eliminate the former head of the imperial court. It became a critical and commerical hit and even earned Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award for Best Make-Up and Costume Design in 2014 with plans for a second offering underway thereafter.
Thus, we now get a glimpse of the spectacle that awaits in Brotherhood Of Blades 2 with Yang directing once more and Taiwanese actor Chang Chen reprising his role from the first film next to upcoming Reset star, actress Yang Mi. The story now sees our returning protagonist embroiled in a conspiracy while investigating a case, pitting him in a race against time to help clear his name with the help of another female warrior. Actor Zhang Yi (Mountains May Depart) and Berlinale Silver Bear-winning actress Xin Zhilei (Crosscurrent) also star.
The first trailer has gone viral and you can now sample the goods below ahead of its August 11 release.
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Lu Yang's Wuxia Thriller, BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES, Moves Forward With A Prequel
Writer and director Lu Yang‘s summer 2014 period actioner, Brotherhood Of Blades, didn’t exactly get a lot of press leading up to its theatrical release. Fortunately, the film did manage to muster some critical and commerical acclaim, and thankfully, that won’t be all we hear.
John Woo cohort Terence Chang produced the film along with Wang Donghui, Ling Hong, with a script co-written by Chen Shu set in seventeenth-century China where three sworn brothers-imperial soldiers Lu, Shen Lian, and Yichuan who are tasked by their new Emperor to hunt down an allegedly corrupt eunich, only to find themselves at the center of an unyielding conspiracy with danger at every turn. Chang Chen, Cecilia Liu, Qing Ye and Nie Yuan led the cast with Sang Lin (Red Cliff 1 and 2) directing the action of which some you can catch in the film’s latter-released promotional spots, and naturally, you probably would not have guessed that there would be more to the story involving this particular product.
As it turns out though, the result is much more to the contrary thanks to an update forwarded from Chinese media by Film Business Asia that the director will be returning to the chair with producing partner Zhang Ning for a prequel with a bigger budget and the possibility of all three male leads to reprise their roles. Pre-production is now underway with reason to be optimistic for a trilogy should the second fare equally well or better this time around. Meanwhile, Brotherhood Of Blades is currently available for pre-order at Amazon (H/T: City On Fire) courtesy of Well Go USA before its release in February next year.
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Two New Trailers Are Available For Lu Yang's Latest, BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES
One of the biggest setbacks of not being able to read and interpret Chinese is not being able to keep up with a lot of Asian cinema first hand. So, forgive me for letting writer and award-winning director Lu Yang‘s latest contribution to wuxia action, Brotherhood Of Blades, slip through the cracks.
The film is produced by Wang Donghui and regular John Woo cohort Terence Chang, and sets its story in the late Ming Dynasty where three best friends – palace guards are whisked away on a mission to hunt down an exiled eunuch politician, only to discover layers of conspiracy upon their success. Actors Chang Chen, Wang Qianyuan, Li Dongxue, Cecilia Liu and Nie Yuan round out the cast for the film’s current China release as of a few weeks ago August 7.
If you live in China and you’ve seen the film, feel free to drop a line in the comment section and share your opinions. Otherwise, feel free to check out a few new trailers that came after the initial teaser back in June.
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