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‘Girl’ (2025): A Poignant Coming-of-Age Tale Marks Shu Qi’s Directorial Debut
Taiwanese cinema welcomes a fresh yet deeply resonant voice with Girl (2025), the feature directorial debut of acclaimed actress Shu Qi. Premiering at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2025, this coming-of-age drama has already garnered attention for its heartfelt storytelling and evocative portrayal of 1980s Taiwan. Written and directed by Shu Qi, Girl is a promising first step into filmmaking for one of Taiwan’s biggest stars, delivering a narrative that balances personal trauma with the hope of self-discovery. Set in 1988 Taiwan, Girl follows Hsiao-lee, a reserved young girl trapped in a joyless environment shaped by a painful past. Her introverted existence shifts when she meets Li-li (played by Lin Pin-Tung), a lively and carefree girl of the same age whose vibrant spirit begins to crack open Hsiao-lee’s guarded world. As their friendship blossoms, Hsiao-lee grapples with her mother Chuan’s reemerging past, navigating the tension between […]
THE RESURRECTED: Death Is Not Enough In The Official Series Trailer
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THE ISLAND: Catch Huang Bo’s Sprawling Adventure Debut On Blu-Ray July 30
Well Go USA has a pair of delights proudly rolling out on July 30. One is The Swindlers and you can learn more about that here. The other hails from debut director Huang Bo with The Island as the U.S. distro company now readies the film’s Blu-Ray release. News of a meteorite bound to strike the earth doesn’t have much effect on Ma Jin’s everyday life; he still gets up and goes to a job where he spends his time daydreaming of a romance with his colleague Shanshan, and of winning the lottery. But when this cataclysmic event occurs during a team-building trip, he finds himself shipwrecked on an island with an odd group of coworkers… and the winning lottery ticket in his pocket. The Island stars Huang Bo along with Shu Qi, and actors Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Yixing.
SHANGHAI FORTRESS: A Quartet Of Posters Showcase Earth Under Siege
Teng Hutao’s new action sci-fi epic, Shanghai Fortress, is finally poised for an August 9 release in China. Times Vision picked up sales rights a little over a week ago at Cannes with the firm showing optimism for its roster of titles, particularly for the new film based on Jiang Nan’s 2006 novel of the same name. Set in the future, the city of Shanghai China battles to defend itself against an ongoing attack by an alien force that has attacked and has laid siege to numerous cities around the globe in it’s quest to harvest a hidden energy only found on earth. Starring are Lu Han and actress Shu Qi with Gao Yixiang, Shi Liang, Wang Sen, Sun Jialing and Wang Gongliang rounding out the cast. Peep the most recent teaser from February below and stay tuned for a trailer and some stateside release news as well.
Teaser: Mankind Mounts Its Last Defense In Teng Huatao’s SHANGHAI FORTRESS
To say that China has had its fair share of post-production hurdles on big scale feature film projects is an understatement if there ever was. Save for Yoozoo’s currently languishing adaptation of The Three Body Problem, there have been some successes, most recently with The Wandering Earth sci-fi garnering nearly $300 million dollars in its first six days with actor Wu Jing leading the cast. With other large scale pics making headway like Jackie Chan fantasy The Knight Of Shadows and as we await the Louis Koo-led Warriors Of Future, blockbuster cinema is a challenge director Teng Huatao is also setting forth to meet following the 2017 launch of his new sci-fi, Shanghai Fortress. Hailing from HS Entertainment and Tencent Pictures, we now have a small teaser to help signal the film’s China release this summer. Adapted from Jiang Nan’s 2006 novel of the same name, Shanghai Fortress is described […]
THE ADVENTURERS Lands At Well Go USA
To say that Well Go USA has been on a roll this year with Asian acquisitions is a certified understatement. I’m optimistic going into next year for that reason but for fans looking forward to the release of Stephen Fung’s latest nod to John Woo in The Adventurers, with any luck the wait won’t belong. The Adventurers tells the story of an ex-con/thief who steals two priceless jewelries at the Cannes Film Festival. After his recent release from prison, infamous thief Cheung Tan (Andy Lau) plots a heist with his partners Xiao Bao (Tony Yang) and Ye Hong (Shu Qi) to steal precious jewels in Europe, while French detective Pierre (Jean Reno), who has been hot on Cheung’s trails for many years, must capture this gang of thieves on one draft. The film is due for an August 11 release in China while it’s reasonable to believe that Well Go […]
THE ADVENTURERS: Andy Lau And Jean Reno Square Off In The Latest Official Trailer
Fans of heist thrillers have at least one coming down the pipeline with the release of Stephen Fung’s Once A Thief reimagining, The Adventurers. Aside from Woo-homages there may be, and of course there may be, Fung looks like he’s handled this one prerty well and with a cast looks more than ready to bring something outstanding to the big screen. Sophisticated burglar Dan Zhang (Andy Lau) walks out of prison after a three-year term. Dan reunites with his wingman Po (Yo Yang), an expert in computer hacking and weaponry. They are soon joined by Red (Shu Qi), a beautiful and intelligent chameleon. The trio cleverly find their way into a star-studded charity auction and successfully steal priceless jewels under the surveillance of Pierre (Jean Reno), a hard-boiled French detective who sent Dan to jail three years earlier. Dan goes to find help from his surrogate father Kong (Eric Tsang), […]
Stephen Fung’s THE ADVENTURERS Gives Chase In The Official Trailer!
With action auteur John Woo slowly and surely easing back into headline relevance with his own work, it’s only a worthy to weigh in on filmmaker Stephen Fung now forthcoming with his own humble nod as The Adventurers looks to rekindle remake potential this summer. The film is a reimagining of Woo’s Once A Thief (1991), now the center of an adventure that sees actor Andy Lau in the role of an ex-con freshly out of prison and back in the heist game in timely fashion with actor Jean Reno as the supersleuth hot on his tail. Also starring are actresses Shu Qi and Zhang Jingchu, and actors Eric Tsang and Yi Sha and with a release set for August 11, a new official trailer has finally arrived and quite fleshed out as a broadly-scoped international affair. Take a look below!
Stephen Fung’s THE ADVENTURERS Set Sail In The First Explosive New Teaser
Stephen Fung’s anticipated Once A Thief revamp, The Adventurers, is finally rolling out some footage in a fresh new teaser ahead of a 2017 release. Actor Andy Lau leads the cast with a story that refurbishes things a bit with regards to its narrative and with producing along with John Woo cohort Terence Chang. Also starring are Shu Qi, Tony Yang and Zhang Jingchu with Jean Reno adding to the film’s international appeal as sampled in the latest trailer which you can view below courtesy of Far East Films. Lau’s next endeavors are aplenty with The Great Wall this December, as well as Shockwave and Jing Wong’s Chasing Dragons also starring Donnie Yen. ‘The Adventurers’ (2017) trailer by far-east-films
Jean Reno To Play Cop In Fung's ‘Once A Thief’-Inspired THE ADVENTURERS
I admit, it took me a few months to get a grip on the fact that The Adventurers and the upcoming reboot of John Woo classic Once A Thief were the same damn movie being directed by Stephen Fung. That said, I can finally sharpen my focus a bit and follow up on the news as it comes, and now with word that filming is currently underway in Prague following the most recent marriage of Fung and the film’s leading lady, actress Shu Qi. The film was announced earlier this year at HKFilmart under joint venture Flagship Entertainment with Fung to direct, and also lists actors Andy Lau and Tony Yang, and actress Zhang Jingchu. Rounding out the cast this week according to reports from Chinese outlet Mingpao, is actor Jean Reno, who stars as an inspector in the relentless cat-and-mouse pursuit of Lau’s role, a master thief joined by […]
John Woo’s ONCE A THIEF Resets With New Cast, Stephen Fung Starring And Directing
Acclaimed director John Woo’s 1991 heist comedy, Once A Thief, may not share the usual “heroic bloodshed” tropes usually present in his other films, but it still remains a signature classic among ardent Hong Kong cinephiles. So, if you’re feeling at all nostalgic after this update, feel free to pop it in your DVD player and reminisce a bit before the remake comes. That’s right, the revamp is moving forward as a China/French co-production with Woo cohort Terence Chang producing following earlier updates in 2014. Actor and filmmaker Stephen Fung will helm as well as star alongside The Assassin star, actress Shu Qi and The Monkey King 2 co-star William Feng. The original, prior to Woo’s lesser-received Canadian CTV rendition in 1996, starred Chow Yun Fat, actress Cheire Cheung and actor and singer Leslie Cheung as a trio of international thieves who plot to get even when a powerful crimeboss […]
Wuershan’s MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND Comes Home On May 3
Director Wuershan dazzled at the box office back in 2015 with the 80’s set action adventure comedy, Mojin: The Lost Legend. Based on a 2006 novel by Zhang Muye, the subject of searching for lost national treasures may have played a role in garnering the attention it did in China as well as the success drawn from its IMAX releases. At any rate, it became a box office success ultimately debuting second to J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This is evidently opened up prospects for a sequel with word now circulating that Silent Witness helmer Fei Xing will direct next installment for a 2018 release pending. (H/T: Asian Film Strike) Details are scarce right now, but if you’re curious about the fervor behind this latest gem starring Shu Qi, Chen Kun and Angelababy, do keep note of the forthcoming home release from Well Go USA on May 3. […]
Zombies Attack In A New Clip From MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND!
So, Star Wars: The Force Awakens just happens to be the biggest movie in the world this weekend, which may explain partly why you might find it a little difficult to catch right away unless you bought your tickets early. But, don’t fret – you do have other options available and one such includes director Wuershan’s newest, Mojin: The Lost Legend, which also delivers its share of visual spectacle worthy of a theatrical feat to enjoy. SYNOPSIS: Some people have a special gift. They’re able to travel between the realms of the Living and the Dead…and Tomb Raiding can mean Big Business. Welcome to the world of the Mojin. Based on the #1 Bestselling series of novels and starring Shu Qi, Chen Kun, Angelababy, and Huang Bo, MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND pits a trio of legendary grave robbers against scholars, rivals, and the law – until an offer from a […]
Screener Review: MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND (2015)
It’s been somewhat of a season of “firsts” for me here and there, and such is the case with director Wuershan‘s newest film, Mojin: The Lost Legend. I don’t exactly know what the effect would have been if the production company simply left its original title, “The Ghouls”, although the new title makes sense and gives meaning to the story as it unfolds. The film focuses thematically on an age-old clandestine group of tomb raiders who once existed for the purpose of dig for treasure in order to feed China’s poor during wartime. Based on Zhang Muye’s novel “Ghost Blows Out The Light”, actor Chen Kun plays a discouraged former member of said group, the Mojin, alongside Huang Bo as they struggle to hustle on the streets of 1980’s New York. The story takes an intriguing turn when a mysterious image of an enchanted stone, the Equinox Flower, reappears, fanning […]
Well Go USA's MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND, Scores A U.S. Trailer
Formerly titled The Ghouls, director Wuershan‘s latest, Mojin: The Lost Legend has an official U.S. trailer out this week. You can pretty much guess where this adventure goes judging by its artwork or its initial teasers and trailers, and that’s not to take away from the spectacular visuals and scope we get in turn. Plus the sight of actress Shu Qi leading the cast is always an endearing one. SYNOPSIS: Some people have a special gift. They’re able to travel between the realms of the Living and the Dead…and Tomb Raiding can mean Big Business. Welcome to the world of the Mojin. Based on the #1 Bestselling series of novels and starring Shu Qi, Chen Kun, Angelababy, and Huang Bo, MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND pits a trio of legendary grave robbers against scholars, rivals, and the law – until an offer from a mysterious stranger tempts them into one last […]
Actress Shu Qi Goes Tomb Raider In The Latest Trailer For MOJIN: THE LOST LEGEND
The latest trailer for Wuershan’s Mojin: The Lost Legend is currently circulating online with tons of promise. Headlined with a stellar cast led by actress Shu Qi, the film encircles a story set in the 80’s about a former soldier, his partner, and an American archeologist who fall victim to a curse while infiltrating an ancient grave. IMAX Corporation unveiled a press release last week on October 14 announcing the film’s IMAX release and theatrical date which you may read about below, though I imagine this one is being groomed for a release overseas as well, in which case, let’s hope! IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), together with IMAX China Holding, Inc. (“IMAX China”, HKG: 1970), today announced that the 3D action-adventure film Mojin-The Lost Legend – a co-production between Wanda Media Co. Ltd., Huayi Brothers Media Corporation and Beijing Enlight Pictures Co. Ltd. – will be digitally re-mastered in the […]
THE ASSASSIN Cuts Close In The New Trailer For Its U.S. Release!
A Best Director award and accolades from New York and Toronto aside, Well Go USA has finally launched a new trailer for acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s latest martial arts epic drama, The Assassin, and the footage obviously speaks for itself. It’s actress Shu Qi leading the way based on an ancient short story compilation along with actor Chang Chen and action design by Stephen Tung Wai, marking seven years of on-again-off-again production with reshoots and other hurdles, as tedious and tasking as it might have been. You can honestly posit this as a labor of sheer love and passion from a worthy director, and now moviegoers beyond the festival reach will finally be able to see it when it releases on October 16. SYNOPSIS: Back with his first film in 8 years, legendary Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien wowed this year’s Cannes Film Festival (where he won Best Director) with his […]
THE ASSASSIN Gets A China/HK Release Date
The Toronto Film Festival is already gearing up for a delightful set of films from all genres for its respective segments, including Tuesday’s Masters programme announcement for the year. Those intetrsted in a wider array of cerebral filmmaking can check out all that’s available below – the biggest one, of course, for fans of action being Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s Cannes favorite, The Assassin, which now has a release date on deck for August 27 release in China and Hong Kong before opening in Taiwan the next day. From TIFF: Ninth century China. A general’s ten-year-old daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who transforms her into an exceptional assassin. Years later, she is sent back to the land of her birth with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised. Nie Yinniang must now choose between the man she loves and the sacred way of the righteous assassins. […]
Watch The Majestic New Teaser For Hou's THE ASSASSIN With Shu Qi Starring!
Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s latest long-awaited movie, The Assassin, had received plenty of popularity by the end of this year’s installment of Cannes with reviews nothing short of upworthy. Point in fact, even so far as coming close to winning the festival’s highest honor, the Palme d’Or is reassuring that Hou’s new film, well over two decades in the making with close to seven years of stagnant production, will be well worth viewing when it is released to audiences next year. As such, we finally have a trailer making the rounds, offering an enchanting look into Hou‘s story from a script by Chu Tien-Wen, Hsieh Hai-ming and Zhong Acheng and based on the short story written during the Tang Dynasty with actress Shu Qi in the title role. SYNOPSIS: 9th century China. 10-year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming […]