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Watch The Official Music Video For SPECIAL ID Featuring Singer Kun Yang
We have a new official music video this Friday in promotion for the upcoming release of director Clarence Fok’s martial arts action thriller, Special ID. The music video features mainland Chinese singer and the film’s co-star Kun Yang performing the title song, “Wǒ méi nǐ xiǎng dì nàme jiānqiáng (我没你想的那么坚强)”, which translates in English as “I’m Not So Strong As You Think”.
The song appears to be very poignant in reflecting the inner struggles of the relative characters, including Donnie Yen, who can be seen as the undercover cop forced to endure handfuls of bad guys in various scenes, from a bathroom stall and in a street brawl on a rainy evening. It seems to also illustrate some of what Yen meant during a Beijing press conference back in July while promoting the film when discussing the need to exhibit a more personal dimension to his character, telling news outlets “I used to concentrate on how to thrill audiences with my martial arts, …But now, I wish to combine personality with action.”
Take a look at the video and see for yourself.
Special ID also stars actress Jing Tian, Hanyu Zhang, Qi Daji, Andy On and Ken Lo, and is slated for a domestic release on October 18, 2013 long before its North American release from Well Go USA.
Special thanks to Facebook friend Charlie Ruedpokanon for the song title translation.
Photo: Bentara Asia
PUNCH! KICK! SLAM! BOOM! …Yep, Sounds Like Another Promo For SPECIAL ID!
I rarely share TV spots because when it comes down the wire for films, TV spots are plentiful. But since this is Donnie Yen we’re talking about, of course I absolutely HAVE to share today’s latest TV spot for his upcoming film, Special ID.
[UPDATED] Two More Clips Take You Behind The Scenes Of SPECIAL ID
Director Clarence Fok‘s upcoming film, Special ID continues to generate buzz with the release of two new behind-the-scenes clips this week. The first clip is an extended version of a BTS reel that fellow stunt coordinator Kenji Tanigaki featured on his own YouTube channel last week. The second clip shows Yen in a two minute reel that includes small interview subsections between BTS shots with fellow cast and crew, including actors Ken Lo and Andy On, and a little bit of footage of Yen’s previous 2005 Hong Kong hit MMA cop thriller, S.P.L. (Sha Po Lang a.k.a. Kill Zone), and its hit follow-up, Flash Point.
Go Behind The Scenes In A New Featurette For SPECIAL ID!
Want some more Yen-action? Then take a look at a quick new behind the scenes reel for director Clarence Fok‘s upcoming Hong Kong action thriller, Special ID. The film is easily one of the most anticipated films for the second half of 2013 since litigation surrounding the film ended with all matters likely settled in court by now.
S.P.L. 2 Gets Greenlit!
On Thursday, a surprise report from Film Business Asia writer Kevin Ma has reported that Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd.’s sequel to the 2005 film, S.P.L. (a.k.a. Sha Po Lang), has been approved by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), otherwise known as the Chinese censorship board. International action star and world’s busiest bad guy beater-upper, Donnie Yen, who appeared in the 2005 action hit, has also been attached to star in the film by way of newly-attached Champions and Revenge: A Love Story scribe, Jill Leung Lai-Yin.
Donnie Yen's Latest New Trailer For SPECIAL ID, Now With English Subs!
Yen takes on the role of Zilong Chen, an undercover police officer deep within the ranks of one of China’s most ruthless underworld gangs. The leader of the gang, Xiong (Collin Chou – JET LI’S FEARLESS, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, THE MATRIX RELOADED), has made it his priority to weed out the government infiltrators in his midst. Struggling to keep his family together and his identity concealed, Chen is torn between two worlds.
Donnie Yen Kicks HD Ass In The New Cantonese Trailer Re-Release For SPECIAL ID
Donnie Yen lit this week on fire with his latest new Mandarin-language teaser trailer for Special ID. Now there is a second “uncensored” HD trailer online for Hong Kong audiences, and though there really is no noticeable difference between the two versions, there are only a few audio edit changes, including the removal of the sound that plays when actress Tian Jing points her gun at some poor schmuck’s junk, in addition to Cantonese audio throughout.
The New Trailer For Special ID. You're Welcome.
In what can solely be described as one of the biggest, most hyped action films of 2013, international action star Donnie Yen is back on the big screen with the upcoming film Special ID, directed by Clarence Fok. The new trailer below comes after more than a year since the film began a production mired in a long and winding series of bitter feuds between fellow actors and celebs, and a lawsuit from the film’s former producer.
