Kung Fu Yoga co-star Aarif Lee’s latest addition comes in the wake of Distribution Workshop’s latest slate now on deck at Filmart. The word now via Screendaily is the actor will be starring in Yuen Woo-ping’s martial arts fantasy The Thousand Faces Of Dunjia which is now in post-production for an October release.
Tsui Hark and Nansun Shi are producing with Le Vision Pictures, Acme Image Film Cultural Co and Film Can Production with a story that tells of a band of martial arts warriors who secretly protect the human race from evil outer space creatures during the Northern Song dynasty. Shi describes the film as “a completely fresh approach at telling a story which combines traditional martial arts with science and aliens.”.
Dong Chengpeng (aka Da Peng), Zhou Dongyu and actress Ni Ni round out the cast for Yuen who also has Hand Over Fist and in tow as well as Max Zhang’s forthcoming Ip Man 3 spin-off, Cheung Tin Chi, and with any luck, Vigilantes: The Lost Order which is currently housed and vegetating at Birch Tree. Distribution Workshop is also launching sales on Adrian Kwan’s Find Your Voice, Alan Mak and Anthony Pun’s Extraordinary Mission, Ann Hui’s period drama Our Time Will Come and Han Han’s Chinese New Year hit, Duckweed.