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Although I agree that its preferable for the film to be entirely Asian, I
still wouldn't miss it for anything.
Cheers!
Amy (martial art movie maven)
This ought to be interesting, though I'm not too thrilled that the movie
is told with an American teen inserted into the legend. I'd rather it
all stayed Asian. I bet people are really curious to see what Yuen
Woo-ping will do in pairing the fighting styles of Jet Li and Jackie
Chan. Frankly, I'd love to see Chan streamline his moves a bit and fight
with a little less comedic improvisation and more tradiational gung fu
intensity. Otherwishe, Li might overshadow him. Oh well, at least Jet
Li is back! The claims that Fearless was Li's last martial arts film
seems to have been a misdirection by the studio in order to get fans to
see the movie. Li's intent is actually not to make any more films that
have martial arts fighting as their core. He will do films that
requires him to fight, as long as the fighting serves a greater plot.
Here's a quote from Li (which is admittedly a bit confusing):
[Li says] Fearless will be his last movie that has martial arts as its
core subject matter. Li said he no longer wants to make movies in this
genre because he has said all he has to about martial arts through
movies. But he will continue doing action and kungfu movies because, to
him, the three are of different genres.
Action and martial arts stories only use the form of martial arts.
Kungfu represents a concept of time. You spend time practicing it, and
you learn new skills. Martial arts are an overall concept, which also
includes nurturing the soul.
Fantasy Journey for Jackie Chan Jet Li
By MIN LEE, AP Entertainment Writer
HONG KONG - The first film pairing of kung fu stars Jackie Chan and Jet
Li will tell the tale of an American teenager's fantasy journey to
ancient China to rescue a mythological monkey king, the film's U.S.
distributor said Wednesday.
The Forbidden Kingdom will start shooting May 2 in movie studios in
Hengdian, located southwest of Shanghai, and neighboring locations, the
movie's producer, Casey Silver, said in a phone interview with The
Associated Press. The project has drawn attention because of the teaming
of the two stars but plot details have been scarce. The story line
originates from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, in
which a monkey king helps guard a Buddhist monk who searches for
religious texts.
In this new version, the teenager, a fan of kung fu movies, travels back
in time after discovering the monkey king's stick weapon in a Chinatown
pawn shop, film distributor Lionsgate said in a news release.
While Chan's and Li's roles are still under wraps, the film could offer
a sharp contrast of fighting styles. Chan is known for his
improvisational, defensive moves while Li tends to dominate his
on-screen opponents. Famed kung fu choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, known
for his work on the Matrix trilogy, will design the action sequences
in Forbidden Kingdom, and Rob Minkoff, who made Stuart Little and
The Lion King, will direct the movie. Cinematographer Peter Pau, who
won an Oscar for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will
shoot the movie.
Both Chan and Li made their names in Hong Kong cinema before moving on
to Hollywood. Chan was recently filming the third installment of the
Rush Hour series with Chris Tucker. Li's recent Hollywood credits
include Cradle 2 the Grave and Kiss of the Dragon.
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