THE SHADOW’S EDGE Review: Jackie Chan Levels Up For A Scintillating, No-Nonsense Crime Thriller
Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-Fai star in the new action thriller from director Larry Yang!
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THE SHADOW’S EDGE: Catch The Trailer For The New Action Thriller Headed To UK Cinemas
Trinity CineAsia will release the film on October 3
THE SHADOW’S EDGE: Poster Revealed As ‘Ride On’ Star And Director Reteam For New Police Thriller
The wee hours of Friday saw a new poster for The Shadow’s Edge, marked for a 2025 release to be announced and starring Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-Fai. The film reteams Chan with Ride On helmer Larry Yang, as well as actor and martial artist Zac Wang who made his Western debut opposite Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010). The Shadow’s Edge follows the efforts of Macau’s Judiciary Police and its Criminal Investigation Department to catch a band of criminals with the help of a tracking expert pulled out of retirement. Also starring are Ci Sha, Zhang Zi Feng, Lang Yu Ting, and Wang Zi Yi, along with recording artist, Jun, of SEVENTEEN. Check out the poster below. Hat tip to Jackie Chan expert Thorsten Boose for the details.
CHASING THE DRAGON 2: MASTER OF RANSOM Already In Production
Directing duo Wong Jing and Jason Kwan are reportedly in post-production with Chasing The Dragon 2: Master Of Ransom. Following the first film in its remade biopictoral featuring of actor Donnie Yen in the role of notorious mobster, Ng Sek-Ho, the new film will take place in the 1990s with Louis Koo portraying an undercover agent who infiltrates a gang of kidnappers, with Tony Leung Ka-Fai as their ringleader. Mega-Vision Project Workshop is on hand selling the ripped-from-the-headlines thriller to buyers this week next to Yen’s latest spiritual Hong Kong classic revival, Enter The Fat Dragon from director Kenji Tanigaki. Chasing The Dragon 2 adds to Koo’s plethora of upcoming titles, including Kung Fu Monster this December, as well as The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, Roy Chow’s Dynasty Warriors adaptation, and Ng Yuen-Fai’s Warriors Of Future. (Screendaily)
EUROPE RAIDERS: Gets An Action-Packed New Trailer!
The third and latest installment of the Raiders trilogy from director Jingle Ma may have taken thirteen years. Alas, it’s as they say “all things in good time”, and on August 17, fans who’ve pined for a follow-up to Tony Leung’s suave espionage/spy action stylings seen in Tokyo and Seoul can now take a gander at Europe Raiders on August 17 with this week’s trailer now making the rounds. For years, Mr. Lin Zaifeng and Miss Wang Chaoying have held the ranks of the best in the business, a position no one could touch. As both are rival and friend, they also held mutual respect for each other as well as enmity. What started as a simple contest between the two bounty hunters is when the “Hand of God”, a little bot capable of immense destruction, draws out the European mafia, the CIA and Euro-pol special agents into an all-out […]
ASURA: Stuntman Peng Zhang’s Fantasy Directorial Debut Teases Big Scale Expectations In The First Teaser
Segueing from steering the action and stunt work coordinating films like Ant-Man, Ninja Assassin and Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, Peng Zhang now rests his prospects at the helm. This one is no small feat either however – reportedly five years and with a tall order of $100 million dollars to date for Ningxia Film Group’s upcoming Buddhist fantasy action adventure, Asura, making it China’s most expensive movie in history, and as the hopeful first in a trilogy. Signaling this month with an official teaser trailer ahead of a release midway in 2018, the film introduces a story set in the titular realm of pure desire which now finds itself threatened by a staged coup from a lower kingdom. Leading the way are burgeoning talents, actress Zhang Yi Shang (Railroad Tigers) with Lei Wu (The Shanghai Job, upcoming Nehza) starring as saviors to the realm and evident love interests to each other […]
Review: COLD WAR 2 Still Heats Up The Old Hong Kong Magic
Cold War 2 [Blu-ray]Cold War 2 [Blu-ray] In 2012, the original Cold War served as a proclamation to the world that Hong Kong could still produce a rock solid thriller. It was a tense film that relied on plot and characters to drive the suspense and used action sparingly whenever the situation reached an impasse that only ballistic violence could solve. Cold War was easily one of the most entertaining thrillers of the decade, yet its resolution left a few narrative threads dangling. As it turns out, those threads weren’t an oversight; they would form the basis for the film’s even more thrilling sequel. The original film dealt with a Hong Kong Police emergency: several officers and a van full of valuable equipment are ambushed and taken hostage. What set the film apart from other police thrillers was that it focused not just on the conflict with the kidnappers but […]
Peng Zhang’s ASURA Details A Brewing Battle Between The Heavens In New Set Photos
THR is presenting an in-depth glimpse at the gargantuan production scale of debut director Peng Zhang’s latest, Asura. The film takes its cues from ancient mythology and is centered on a story involving the titular dimension – defined as a realm of desire, which is threatened by an uprising from a lower heavenly kingdom. The film, marking the start of a hopeful trilogy, stars 16 year old actor Lei Wu as the protaginist of the film with veterans Carina Lau and Tony Lau also starring, as well as 18 year old Zhang Yi who plays our hero’s love interest. Partly Beijing-based actor Matthew Knowles also stars in addition to Damien Walters, known as one of the internet’s most eye-popping stunt performers to date, and contortionist Bonetics Junior. Painted Skin: The Resurrection hit film producer Zhenjian Yang is producing the film which is reportedly budgeted at a solid $100 million dollars, […]
COLD WAR 2 Fires Up A Chilling New Final U.S. Trailer!
Save your complaints about the heat. Directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk already have the cure to help cool you down with the upcoming limited U.S. release, Cold War 2. Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-Fai are back and a new battle looms amid the internal power struggle of the Hong Kong police, and when all is said and done, only one will be left standing! Shocking twists explosive gun battles and crazy vehicular stunts run amuck with this latest induction to the Hong Kong crime saga which also adds Eddy Peng, Charlie Young, Chow Yun-Fat and Janice Man. Well Go USA has all the dates and locations listed where you can start getting your tickets, so head over now and feel free to peep the newest trailer below. And for good measure, click here to read my review!
Screener Review: COLD WAR 2 (2016)
Directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk blew moviegoers away with their 2012 hit film, Cold War, a tale of events that would become the ultimate litmus test of the tumultous politics of the Hong Kong Police Department between two leading branches. Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung led the way and carried the film’s superb tone with sheer gravitas and gusto in their performances, and a terrific script by Leung and Luk to keep the intrigue and explosive action going. That said, going into their latest, Cold War 2, save for a few minor plot holes and disparities, we get a film that measures similarly in capacity with ample delivery. Kwok and Leung return in their respective roles immediately following the events in the first film with Kwok starring as the former head of management and now newly-appointed HKPD Commissioner, Sean Lau, and Leung in the role as former head of […]
Well Go USA Announces The July 8 U.S. Release Of COLD WAR 2
Directing duo Longman Leung and Sunny Luk had a hit on their hands in 2012 with the Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-Fai headliner, Cold War. On top of its box office earnings that year, the film won a raft of wins and nominations in the festival circuit, further solidifying the next logical step: the sequel. Thus, anyone with a computer and a love for thrilling Asian cinema will have come across the numerous trailers, promos and posters of which there are MANY. That said, the film has become one of the most highly anticipated sequels of the summer following the first film in which Kwok and Leung led the story of two opposing authorities of the Hong Kong police force caught amid tumultuous internal politics in the wake of a mysteriously disappearing police van, and instances of terror and corruption involving the ICAC. With the story unfolding and the […]
Now With English Subs, The Latest Trailer For LEAGUE OF GODS!
Chances are you’ve already seen one version of the latest trailer for Koan Hui and Vernie Yeung’s League Of Gods. That said, English subs are always awesome and you can view this one below with all the context you need. SYNOPSIS: In an imaginary time zone parallel to the Shang Dynasty, 1000 BC: The kingdom is in trouble. The autocratic King Zhou (Tony Leung Ka Fai), who is entranced by his favourite concubine Daji (Fan Bingbing), a vixen spirit in disguise, oppresses the people and banishes all opposition. A band of rebellious warriors from the Ji clan unites allied forces to overthrow the tyrant. Amongst them is Ji Lei (Jacky Heung), an orphan of the Wing Tribe who was rescued as a child by the powerful wizard Jiang (Jet Li) on the fateful day of his Wing initiation into adulthood when his parents were massacred by the tyrant. Haunted by […]
The New Trailer For LEAGUE OF GODS Gives You More Spectacle, And Jet Li!
It was a bit over a year ago that the new epic fantasy actioner, League Of Gods began production, and judging by the first teaser back in April, you might have guessed the look would have been just as less-convincing as a lot of other CG-heavy films from the region. However, an official release has been set for late July and with about a month and a half left, a new trailer has surfaced, so, varying opinions notwithstanding, this one looks much more impressive, and the inclusion of co-star Jet Li will sure play a role in getting the film the traction that directors Vernie Yeung and Koan Hui are looking for. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods 封神演义. With a production budget of HKD$300 million, the film features a star-studded cast such as Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming and […]
CGI-Heavy LEAGUE OF GODS Summons Its First Teaser
Touting a budget of HK $300 million dollars, directing pair Vernie Yeung and Koan Hui have arrived with the first step in the promotional campaign for China Star Entertainment’s upcoming fantasy epic, League Of Gods. The film was announced around two years ago with production beginning at the top of last year and with a release date set for this Summer, a new teaser began circulating several days ago. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods 封神演义. With a production budget of HKD$300 million, the film features a star-studded cast such as Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy. A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan […]
COLD WAR 2 Erupts Online With A New Trailer
Film duo Sunny Luk and Longman Leung are back at it again, and with what looks to be a fully-amped and tumultuous follow-up in the new sequel thriller, Cold War 2. Leading among our cast are Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-fai who starred in the first film as two Hong Kong deputy commisioners at an empasse following a terrorist attack and the kidnapping of five officers, and with much more to the story that ensued. SYNOPSIS: Resuming the storyline of Part 1, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) Sean Lau is hell-bent on nabbing the mastermind behind the kidnapping of the police van and the five police officers. On the other hand, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Waise Lee and his son Joe Lee are joining forces with the biggest mastermind of all, Peter Choi. The three of them plot against Sean Lau in an attempt to outwit him. The Hong […]
Watch The First Trailer For Well Go USA's Release Of RISE OF THE LEGEND
It’s taken two years to make happen but Universal Pictures International’s global acquisition of helmer Roy Chow’s Rise Of The Legend finally led to a platform over at Well Go USA. Thus, updating from its previous March 8 stamp, the company has officially announced a March 11 theatrical and VOD date, otherwise guaranteeing the big screen experience a fabled once-living martial arts hero commands. SYNOPSIS: A martial artist with extraordinary power (Eddie Peng) returns to the town where his father was murdered to face off against a ruthless crime boss (Sammo Hung) and bring justice back to the people. The official trailer has finally arrived and in proper, smashing fashion. Check it out below!
THE GRANDMASTER 3D Re-Release Issues New Posters And A Trailer
Aside from all its accolades, director Wong Kar Wai‘s most recent kung fu epic, The Grandmaster, is probably the most lauded by critics for the tedious approach its helmer has taken to bring about a perfect version, of which there have already been several in the past year or so. Nontheless, Wong took it upon himself earlier this year to take the film back under the knife once more for a 3D conversion announced earlier this year in the hopes of creating a more streamlined and cohesive film, one that will likely be much more shorter than its original Chinese release. Alas, the newly 3D-converted film will be getting a 111-minute duration with some newer footage for its China audience beginning on January 8, 2015. SYNOPSIS (from TWC): Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the […]
THE GRANDMASTER Will Get A 3D Re-Release This October
Fun fact: martial arts action auteur Yuen Woo-Ping is awesome, a given fact for any martial arts action cinema fan familiar with his name and stellar credits, most notably the long-awaited release of director Wong Kar-Wai‘s biopictoral martial arts action romance epic, The Grandmaster. Starring actor Tony Leung in the prolific role of late martial arts pugilist and Wing Chun master, Ip Man, the film is Wong‘s most expensive project to date, following an arduous production between its announcement in 2008 and its installment of three different versions for China and Hong Kong, its premiere at the 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival and finally in North America between January and August 2013. The film has been the recipient of dozens of awards and nominations ever since, and has been the subject of a 3D conversion by Vancouver-based top-tier Hollywood conversion company, Gener8 Media Corp. in conjuntion with distribution by […]
Concept Art For Wilson Yip's FENGSHEN YANYI Film Appears Online
Action legend Jet Li has seen his fair share of career highs and lows; His most recent coming as the result of his current condition in the form of hyperthyroidism which forced the actor to step back from his normal physical routine, a move that also reportedly took a toll on his ability to stay in shape. As a result, while the 50 year old actor’s career has given him plenty of space to relax and breath as he moves up in age, the future seemed a bit foggy as to whether or not fans would ever see Li do another action film, or more films at all. Last year, it was reported that the actor stated to the press that he wouldn’t necessarily be making films for money anymore. In essence, it basically sums up the notion that he would pick certain projects — that was a while before […]
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