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THE VINDICATOR: Gu Shangwei Is On The Warpath In The Official Trailer

You have to give it to actor and martial artist Gu Shangwei. Whatever drove him to star in the action drama Bloody Destiny, there’s no question that it was the right move as it has since opened several doors for the burgeoning star now taking the festival circuit by storm. His recent success with Jimmy Henderson’s seething new thriller, The Prey, now awaits a U.S. release with Raven Banner handling international sales, and the two just paired-up once more for The Guardian which also has actor Andy On, and introduces Charlie Ruedpoknanon into the fray. Somewhere in between all this, Gu managed to find time to take his craft back into the jungle for bustling new Rambo-style thriller, The Vindicator…and I say “Rambo-style” given the fitting tone of the images and teaser art I’ve seen online next to the trailer above. Li Bin directs this particular espionage thriller which also […]

Raman Hui's Family Adventure, MONSTER HUNT, Arrives To The U.S. Next Year!

Lee B. Golden III

Things have certainly been beneficial for China in the wake of recent years of consistent progress with CG technology in film. The most recent example of this right now is VFX purveyor Raman Hui in his latest directorial effort, Monster Hunt, which currently stands as China’s biggest film success by far surpassing James Wan’s Furious Seven with earnings up to $370 millon dollars . Nope, no small number there, and not for nothing either with a director like Hui having applied a thing or two of what he’s learned working on films like Antz and the Shrek trilogy. It’s a level of work he’s wanted to bring to Chinese audiences as he felt it had never been done before, and the results clearly speak for themselves, as well as the kind folks at FilmRise who have now acquired the rights to release the family action adventure to the U.S. in […]

Jing Boran Gives Birth To Royalty In The New Trailer For MONSTER HUNT!

Lee B. Golden III

China’s recent dealings and inner-workings with Hollywood are lending quite a bit of visual muscle these days in Asian cinema. Animation specialist Raman Hui is certainly ready to benefit from this as he’s now taking cues from his earlier time at Dreamworks for titles like Antz and the Shrek trilogy for his latest directorial offering, Monster Hunt, in a milestone effort to echo the same production qualit throughout Asia. Edko’s Bill Kong produces the film with a script by Hui along with Alan Yuen, and the premise is a perfect fitting for Hui to flex his creative muscle for Asia’s Journey To The West crowd. SYNOPSIS: In a fantasy world far, far away, monsters ruled the earth. Then came human’s all-out war in an attempt to seize the land. They eventually succeeded in driving the monsters into the dark mountains. Ever since, the two races have lived in their separate […]

It’s A Tale Of Heroes And Villains Big And Small In The New MONSTER HUNT Teaser!

Lee B. Golden III

Considering China’s continuing efforts in sharpening its visionary methods for 3D fantasy filmmaking, debut director Raman Hui‘s newest offering couldn’t come at a better time. His new film, Monster Hunt, which he also wrote with Alan Yuen, is based on an 18th century short story compilation, serves up quite the for someone like Hui to deliver the same caliber of family-oriented action adventure spectacle seen aplenty in his previous work as supervising animator and lead character designer for films such as Dreamworks’ Antz, Shrek and Shrek 2, and as co-director for Shrek The Third, to name a few. SYNOPSIS: Set in a fictional world where human has waged war against monster for generations, the story begins with the birth of Woba, the last royal bloodline of the monster king, and centers on his quest to bring unity to the two races. Edko Bill Kong produces with a promising cast that […]