China Goes 3D For Its Next Kung Fu Feature, SHAOLIN TEMPLE
From L to R: Shaolin Abbot Shi Yongxin and cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung at a press conference at a shaolin temple in Henan Province in China over the weekend. It’s not everyday that we learn about a kung fu film being made that is set in the world of animation. We can officially count today out following a press conference at a Shaolin temple in China’s Henan Province that a new 85-minute 3D-animated kung fu feature is in the works titled Shaolin Temple (with no relation to the 3D remake of the Jet Li classic that was announced back in January). The director behind this new project is none other than Tsai Chih Chung, an award-winning Taiwanese cartoomistauthor of satire and cartoonist with a distinct knack for interpreting ancient Chinese philosophy in his body of work. Tsai began drafting a script for the film in 2006, with a story that […]