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EXCLUSIVE: S.P.L. 2 Gets An Official Preliminary Synopsis

International action star Tony Jaa is currently in Hong Kong putting together his scenes to be featured in director Pou Soi Cheang‘s new film, S.P.L. 2, the forthcoming thematic prequel follow-up to the 2004 film set for a 2015 release. Subscribers to Jaa‘s official Facebook page will regularly see posts of Jaa with the team training and rehearsing scenes, as well as doing make-up and costume tests for the start of production, which ultimately see actors Simon Yam and Wu Jing reprising their respective roles from the first film alongside actor Max Zhang now in the fray as reportedly the film’s villain. However, things are still early, as we still don’t know the full details on how the characters being played by Yam and Wu will apply, much of the focus is further drawn to hints at what the plot will entail, which sees Jaa starring as a prison guard […]

Lots Of New Footage In The Final Trailer For THE MONKEY KING 3D!

Lee B. Golden III

The final trailer for Pou-Soi Cheang‘s new film, The Monkey King 3D has arrived as we approach the final week nearing the film’s theatrical release in Hong Kong and China on January 30 and 31, respectively. No English subtitles here, but the trailer flexes a LOT more muscle in its dialogue than in previous trailers and TV spots. However, the film is expected to cross the pond as the year progress through the Fall, so we may yet see more trailers ahead as distributors announce their pick ups and release dates. Acclaimed international action hero Donnie Yen directs the action sequences and stars in his latest stint as the larger-than-life character based on the works of 16th century Chinese author Wu Cheng’en. Aaron Kwok and Chow Yun Fat also star along with Xia Zi Tong, Joe Chan, Zilin Zhang, Peter Ho, Gigi Leung and Kelly Chen. SYNOPSIS: Sun Wukong, (The […]

THE MONKEY KING Gets A New Short Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

After finally wrapping the second chapter of his two-part remake swordplay fantasy epic, Iceman 3D II, actor Donnie Yen continues his momentum as a leading international action star in the forthcoming release of The Monkey King 3D with actors Chow Yun Fat and Aaron Kwok. Combined with the artistic efforts of a select few from Hollywood, the long-awaited film represents China’s latest ambitious venture into major blockbuster territory, heavily armed with lots of high flying computer graphics to augment its visual muscle for director Pou-Soi Cheang‘s newest telling of the classic “Journey To The West” story with a hopeful trilogy to follow. The film is also one of two productions shared as of recent between Yen and Cheang, with the pending production of Yen‘s upcoming role in The Master under his Superhero Films banner this year before filiming his next role in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2, confirmed in an […]

Watch The Brand New Trailer For THE MONKEY KING: THE LEGEND BEGINS!

Lee B. Golden III

2013 has been a busy year for international action star Donnie Yen, between pushing his third MMA cop thriller, Special ID and launching his own production company, in addition to filming both parts of his upcoming epic, Iceman 3D, as well as wrapping up the newly titled Kung Fu Killer with director Teddy Chen. But 2013 is just one year of which the last several with Yen fully-loaded on beginning production of director Terence Cheung‘s reimagined 3D adventure epic, The Monkey King. The film is set up as the first of a hopeful trilogy, which is said to be distributed for English and Mandarin-speaking audiences. But with Yen reportedly backing out of any further heavily costumed roles after his experience with the first film, set for a January 31, 2014 domestic release, the role could ultimately go to someone else for the sequel, provided that the first film succeeds at […]