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Tiger Chen Joins 'Man Of Tai Chi' Follow-Up, IMPULSE

Tiger Chen Joins 'Man Of Tai Chi' Follow-Up, IMPULSE

It’s been well over a week since the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival wrapped up, and it’s difficult knowing that so much more happens than what most headlines can keep up with unless you have a huge staff glued to the internet. Especially on days like May 20, when an official press release went viral announcing the latest project for regular collaborator with Master Yuen Woo-Ping, actor and martial artist Tiger Chen.

Reports indicate that pre-production is already underway for Impulse, the latest film from Crimson Pulse Entertainment. Although there is no official word yet on what the plot will entail, it is being pitched as the follow-up to actor Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut, Man Of Tai Chi which released last year in China leading up to its holiday North American release, which presents a small predicament in that it could be an original work, or a franchse sequel. Either way it goes, it seems the folks at Crimson see promise in what is looking to be another great new endeavor for Chen with seasoned thesps like Jackie Chan and Jet Li growing closer to their respective retirements in recent years.

“Tiger is an amazingly talented Martial Arts star, and we are excited to cast him in our film,” said Jonathan Lim, chief executive officer of Crimson Forest Entertainment. “We are confident that the film will have a stellar cast to complement an action-packed plot line that will resonate with audiences on a global scale.”

A director might be announced soon with further casting already underway with a script provided by Richard Ronat, with principal photography set to begin later this year in Vancouver. The film is will also be the third known project in which Chen takes a leading role since debuting locally last summer with Ning Ying’s Kung Fu Man.

Stay tuned for more information.

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Kane Kosugi Highlights A New Photo With The Stunt Crew Of TEKKEN: A MAN CALLED X

Stunt coordinator and fight choreographer Brahim Achabbakhe (center) took to Facebook this weekend to share a group photo with his choreography team a day ahead of the forthcoming production for the new film Tekken: A Man Called X from Crystal Sky and Lionsgate. The photo comes just after action star Kane Kosugi (second from right) announced on his official blog that he would be playing the titular role.

The film is set as a prequel to the 2010 reinterpretation of the NAMCO property directed by Dwight Little and starring Jon Foo, Ian Anthony Dale and Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa. Not much else is known about the film as of yet with principal phototography scheduled for the next three weeks, in addition to previous reports that Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew was attached as the director.

To name a few, Achabbakhe‘s most recent credits in stunts and choreography include Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li, actor Kazu Neda’s directorial debut in the 2013 action short, Marksmen with Ron Smoorenburg (Who Am I?, Skin Traffik), working with under action director Tim Man and doubling for action star Scott Adkins in Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear which co-starred Kosugi, and going toe-to-toe with Tiger Chen in the Keanu Reeves’ helmer, Man Of Tai Chi. Fans can expect more updated cast and crew news about Tekken: A Man Called X as the year rolls on.

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MAN OF TAI CHI Gets The IMAX Treatment

IMAX Corporation has announced that Keanu Reeves‘ martial arts directorial debut, Man Of Tai Chi will play on IMAX screens in select cities on October 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York. The film is currently available through the VoD market as of September 27, 2013, and features martial artist, actor Tiger Chen in his first lead role for an American audience.

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Watch The New Trailer For MAN OF TAI CHI!

Arriving On-Demand on September 27, 2013, followed by a November 1, 2013 theatrical release is the explosive martial arts action feature, Man Of Tai Chi. The film marks actor Keanu Reeves‘s directorial debut opposite actor and fellow ‘Matrix’ stunt performer and coordinator Tiger Chen in his first lead role.

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MAN OF TAI CHI Publicity Extends Itself To Volkswagen Group's New Shortfilm, EXTREME PURSUIT

Hot off of China’s latest theatrical release of martial arts actiom drama Man Of Tai Chi, director Keanu Reeves and lead actor Tiger Chen have been touring their new film in several interviews and public appearances, as well as releasing extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes, and even a music video for the title song, Remember Me, sung by none other than Tiger himself. In addition, Reeves and his kung fu lead actor are now featured in a new sidestory shortfilm from Volkswagen Group called Extreme Pursuit, which stars Tian Yuen, Lam Suet, Tang Zeng, Jing Boran and Niu Qingfeng, and is directed by Liu Guonan with stunt coordination by Bruce Law.

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Action Star Tiger Hu Chen Gets A Kung Fu Initiation In The New International Trailer For MAN OF TAI CHI

No holds barred action, no referre and pure combat are what fans can expect in the storyline based on today’s much more definitive, beautiful, action packed trailer for Keanu Reeves‘ directorial debut, Man Of Tai Chi. You see Reeves and lead actor Tiger Hu Chen in his breakout English role as a Tai Chi master taking on the deadliest of underground fighters. Also, perhaps one of the bigger selling points of this trailer is that fans finally get to briefly see PT Merantau’s own Iko Uwais of The Raid-fame, in action.

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Reeves And Chen Are Wired-Up Again In New BTS Footage For MAN OF TAI CHI

Reeves And Chen Are Wired-Up Again In New BTS Footage For MAN OF TAI CHI

Actor and first time director Keanu Reeves will finally see the release of his new film, Man Of Tai Chi in China on July 5, 2013. This, in addition to the film’s acquisition by Radius/TWC last month at the Cannes Film Festival, sets up the next few months for fans to see some good teaser and trailer footage between now and the film’s release this Fall or Winter.

Today, we have some Chinese-language behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the film showing Reeves in all-black rehearsing and filming the final fight with martial arts actor Tiger Hu Chen, starring in his first time role as the lead. The film reunites Reeves with Chen and acclaimed action director Yuen Woo-Ping just over ten years after the worldwide success of The Matrix trilogy directed by Andy and then-Larry Wachowski.

Stay tuned for more Man Of Tai Chi updates!

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Reeves Attends Cannes To Promote MAN OF TAI CHI

Hot off the completion of post production for his latest martial arts film, MAN OF TAI CHI, Keanu Reeves made his directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival this week where he discussed the film, his inspirations for directing the film, and his hopes for the film’s success. Reeves also stars in the film as the main villain opposite actor and martial arts stunt performer Chen Hu (a.k.a. Tiger Chen) who stars in the film in his first-ever gig as the lead.

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New Teaser For Keanu Reeves's MAN OF TAI CHI

Today is another epic day in the history of martial arts action cinema as the new teaser for the upcoming film, Man Of Tai Chi is finally online. The film is actor Keanu Reeves‘s directorial debut and it is coming out swinging in total tournament movie fashion!

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New Photos From MAN OF TAI CHI

Today there are new reports out featuring the first promotional photos for the upcoming directorial debut of Keanu Reeves‘s latest martial arts action film, Man Of Tai Chi, courtesy of Chinese online periodical, QQ.

The film, based on a screenplay by Michael G. Cooney, is a co-production from China Film Group, Wanda Group and Village Roadshow Pictures will also feature Reeves opposite lead actor Tiger Hu Chen in his first starring role. Yuen Woo-Ping is the film’s action director, along with Chad Stahelski and Jon Valera designing and coordinating the fights. The film will also star Karen Mok along with Iko Uwais, Jeremy Marinas, Steven Dasz and Brahim Achabbakhe and Ocean Hou. Lemore Syvan and Daxing Zhang are producers. Johnny Lee and Sharon Miller are serving as line producers.

Reeves, Chen and Yuen share the historic success of working together on the highly acclaimed science fiction martial arts fantasy action saga, The Matrix Trilogy, directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski.

Man Of Tai Chi is slated for release this year, so stay tuned for a date!

Check out the photos below from QQ.

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