The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has revealed the features that will compete for this year’s Uncaged Award and that Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse will receive the Screen International Star Asia Award.
The eight-strong competition for best feature film at the festival, running July 12-28, will include the North American premiere of Thai hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, directed by Pat Boonnitipat.
The film, which ranks as this year’s biggest film at the Thai box office to date, is a family drama that stars popular Thai singer Putthipong Assaratanakul (aka Billkin) as a...
The eight-strong competition for best feature film at the festival, running July 12-28, will include the North American premiere of Thai hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, directed by Pat Boonnitipat.
The film, which ranks as this year’s biggest film at the Thai box office to date, is a family drama that stars popular Thai singer Putthipong Assaratanakul (aka Billkin) as a...
- 6/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
The story goes thus: it was 1985, and Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan, having enjoyed nearly two decades of cinematic success in his native country, wanted to extend his reach into the United States. Chan had already tried to infiltrate America in 1980 with Robert Clouse's film "The Big Brawl," but while it was highly respected by martial arts fans, "Brawl" wasn't the massive hit Chan wanted. Chan had already directed four movies by 1985 but still felt that an American director could translate his fightin' sensibilities for a North American audience more accurately. So, he hired genre filmmaker James Glickenhaus to helm the 1985 actioner "The Protector."
Chan and Glickenhaus butted heads throughout production, as Glickenhaus refused to film fight sequences in a way Chan approved of. At the end of production, Chan merely re-edited the film himself and directed new scenes in the hope of salvaging the project.
It was his...
Chan and Glickenhaus butted heads throughout production, as Glickenhaus refused to film fight sequences in a way Chan approved of. At the end of production, Chan merely re-edited the film himself and directed new scenes in the hope of salvaging the project.
It was his...
- 5/19/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Period feature stars Jacky Heung and Andy On.
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North America distribution rights to 100 Yards, a period martial arts drama directed by Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng.
The deal was negotiated directly with producer Rainbow Fong on behalf of the filmmakers. Well Go plans to release the feature in 2024, following a festival run that began with its world premiere at Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
Hong Kong-based My Way Film Company is handling sales for Asean countries, with Fortissimo Films managing all other international sales excluding North America and Southeast Asia.
Xu Haofeng is director of The Sword Identity,...
Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North America distribution rights to 100 Yards, a period martial arts drama directed by Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng.
The deal was negotiated directly with producer Rainbow Fong on behalf of the filmmakers. Well Go plans to release the feature in 2024, following a festival run that began with its world premiere at Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
Hong Kong-based My Way Film Company is handling sales for Asean countries, with Fortissimo Films managing all other international sales excluding North America and Southeast Asia.
Xu Haofeng is director of The Sword Identity,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
When it comes to big-budget productions made in Hong Kong, few could hold a candle to director Benny Chan whose resume includes such titles like “Rob-b-Hood”, “New Police Story” and “Raging Fire”, his last work before his death. As he was approached to do a remake of David R. Ellis' action-thriller “Cellular”, Chan did not have to think twice about the proposition since it gave him the chance to put the original premise within the Hong Kong culture, and therefore making his version much more than a mere copy as you might assume as first glance. “Connected”, which is currently streaming on Netflix, includes the ingredients typical for the kind of action thriller Chan is known for, as well as some impressive stunt work and great performances, especially leading man Louis Koo playing an unlikely hero.
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- 7/7/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
By 2004, Jackie Chan thought that it was time to reboot the “Police Story” series, which eventually led to the 5th installment in the franchise, with him playing not Chan Ka-kui anymore, but Inspector Chan Kwok-wing. The most important difference with the previous installments, however, is that “New Police Story” is essentially a drama, almost completely leaving the comedic premises of the previous series to the background.
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The movie begins with Inspector Chan being a total mess, completely drunk, with even the taxi drivers avoiding him. Flashback one year earlier, he and his group of young cadets are about to be in a showdown with Joe, the leader of a gang, and his crew of youths who, apart from robbers, are also cop killers. The fight between the two groups ends up in a devastating defeat for the police, with...
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The movie begins with Inspector Chan being a total mess, completely drunk, with even the taxi drivers avoiding him. Flashback one year earlier, he and his group of young cadets are about to be in a showdown with Joe, the leader of a gang, and his crew of youths who, apart from robbers, are also cop killers. The fight between the two groups ends up in a devastating defeat for the police, with...
- 5/27/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Chinese Wuxia feature is from the co-writer of Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’.
Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales outfit Fortissimo Films has secured international rights to Chinese martial arts drama 100 Yards, directed by Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng, and will launch sales at the Cannes market this month.
The film, locally titled Men Qian Bao Di, is in post-production for release this summer, and Fortissimo has already secured a pre-sale of the feature with Splendid for Germany. It is produced by Beijing-based Lumen Art and Culture.
Xu Haofeng is director of The Sword Identity, which played Venice and Toronto...
Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales outfit Fortissimo Films has secured international rights to Chinese martial arts drama 100 Yards, directed by Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng, and will launch sales at the Cannes market this month.
The film, locally titled Men Qian Bao Di, is in post-production for release this summer, and Fortissimo has already secured a pre-sale of the feature with Splendid for Germany. It is produced by Beijing-based Lumen Art and Culture.
Xu Haofeng is director of The Sword Identity, which played Venice and Toronto...
- 5/3/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Some 16 titles were showcased at a packed launch in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) presented a massive line-up of 16 titles at Filmart, including actor Nicholas Tse’s directorial debut New Police Story 2 and a further two action films also led by Tse.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first New Police Story, which was directed by the late filmmaker Benny Chan. The new feature reunites the original cast, including Tse, Jackie Chan and Charlene Choi, from the original film. Chan will produce for Tse who will direct for the first time.
The film is set to enter production this year,...
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) presented a massive line-up of 16 titles at Filmart, including actor Nicholas Tse’s directorial debut New Police Story 2 and a further two action films also led by Tse.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first New Police Story, which was directed by the late filmmaker Benny Chan. The new feature reunites the original cast, including Tse, Jackie Chan and Charlene Choi, from the original film. Chan will produce for Tse who will direct for the first time.
The film is set to enter production this year,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
World-famous martial arts star Jackie Chan is returning to his Hong Kong roots in news that will have any action junkie positively buzzing with excitement. Longtime fans will hardly need a reminder of Chan's leading role in the "Police Story" trilogy of movies. Made with significant creative influence by Chan (who directed and co-wrote two of the films) from 1985 to 1992, the trilogy follows lead character Chan Ka-Kui, a local cop tasked with assisting in a major undercover sting operation. The franchise was actually rebooted twice with Chan's direct involvement, most notably in 2004 with "New Police Story." That film also starred Chan in the lead role and paired him with immensely popular popstar and actor Nicholas Tse. Now, the two are teaming up once again to deliver a follow-up to that film with "New Police Story 2."
This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which states that Chan recently made the official...
This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which states that Chan recently made the official...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
While Donnie Yen is about to turn 60 and is showing no signs of slowing down — in career or fight speed, Jackie Chan is nearing 70 and doesn’t look interested in throwing in the towel as well. The action legend had once said his last all-out action movie was to be 2012’s Chinese Zodiac, the third film in the Armour of God series. However, he has since made a smattering of movies with some of his signature style. Chan recently announced he would be doing a new Rush Hour with Chris Tucker. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Chan is officially launching the sequel to the 2004 reboot of his famous Police Story series, New Police Story.
Jackie appeared at the Filmart market alongside his New Police Story co-star Nicolas Tse as the Chinese movie studio Emperor Motion Pictures announced their slate for 2023. The duo made an appearance to help launch the sequel to their 2004 film.
Jackie appeared at the Filmart market alongside his New Police Story co-star Nicolas Tse as the Chinese movie studio Emperor Motion Pictures announced their slate for 2023. The duo made an appearance to help launch the sequel to their 2004 film.
- 3/14/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Jackie Chan made a rare public appearance in Hong Kong on Tuesday, taking center stage and amping up the star wattage at the Filmart market when he joined local heartthrob Nicolas Tse in front of a hall packed by hundreds as the pair helped local giant Emperor Motion Pictures (Emp) launch its 2023 slate.
Emp used the platform, and the presence of so many people gathered, to officially launch Chan’s latest production, New Police Story 2, in which he takes a leading role, while also producing. The film, which promises to pretty much deliver what’s on its label, also marks the directorial debut of Tse, the genre-jumping popstar-turned-filmmaker who emerged with a string of hits across both mediums in the early 2000s.
Emp was behind Chan’s New Police Story, which also helped Tse to stardom when it was released in 2004 and itself was a reboot of the Police Story...
Emp used the platform, and the presence of so many people gathered, to officially launch Chan’s latest production, New Police Story 2, in which he takes a leading role, while also producing. The film, which promises to pretty much deliver what’s on its label, also marks the directorial debut of Tse, the genre-jumping popstar-turned-filmmaker who emerged with a string of hits across both mediums in the early 2000s.
Emp was behind Chan’s New Police Story, which also helped Tse to stardom when it was released in 2004 and itself was a reboot of the Police Story...
- 3/14/2023
- by Mathew Scott
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Action thriller “Limbo” and “Anita,” a biopic about the late Canto-pop queen Anita Mui lead the nomination race for this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards, which is holding its 40th edition after being postponed from last year.
“Limbo,” a Cantonese noir that follows a cop duo’s hunt for a serial killer, received 14 nominations including best film, best director for Soi Cheang, best screenplay, best actor for Lam Ka-tung and best actress for Cya Liu. The film had earlier won the critics heart at the annual Hong Kong Film Critics’ Society Awards, which named “Limbo” as best film and Liu best actress for her role as a young addict.
“Anita” received 12 nominations, including best film and best director for Longman Leung. The film’s lead actress Louise Wong, who plays the role of the late superstar in her big screen debut, is nominated for both best actress and best new performer.
“Limbo,” a Cantonese noir that follows a cop duo’s hunt for a serial killer, received 14 nominations including best film, best director for Soi Cheang, best screenplay, best actor for Lam Ka-tung and best actress for Cya Liu. The film had earlier won the critics heart at the annual Hong Kong Film Critics’ Society Awards, which named “Limbo” as best film and Liu best actress for her role as a young addict.
“Anita” received 12 nominations, including best film and best director for Longman Leung. The film’s lead actress Louise Wong, who plays the role of the late superstar in her big screen debut, is nominated for both best actress and best new performer.
- 2/16/2022
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
“Aided by the star magnetism of Yen and Tse and back in his element on the colorful streets of Hong Kong, Chan goes out with both guns blazing.” ~ G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
An explosive action thriller boasting a powerhouse cast headlined by international martial arts action superstars Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse (Shaolin, New Police Story), Raging Fire will debut exclusively on the martial arts streaming service Hi-yah! on October 22, before hitting Digital, Blu-ray and DVD November 23 with a new English dub from Well Go USA Entertainment.
A “blistering action/thriller exploring police corruption, violent regret, and all the heroic bloodshed you can handle” and the last film from acclaimed action auteur Benny Chan, Raging Fire co-stars Patrick Tam, Kenny Wong (New Police Story), Deep Ng (Stool Pigeon), Jeana Ho, Angus Yeung, Bruce Tong, Henry Mak (Operation Red Sea), Yu Kang (Ip Man 3), German Cheung (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords...
An explosive action thriller boasting a powerhouse cast headlined by international martial arts action superstars Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse (Shaolin, New Police Story), Raging Fire will debut exclusively on the martial arts streaming service Hi-yah! on October 22, before hitting Digital, Blu-ray and DVD November 23 with a new English dub from Well Go USA Entertainment.
A “blistering action/thriller exploring police corruption, violent regret, and all the heroic bloodshed you can handle” and the last film from acclaimed action auteur Benny Chan, Raging Fire co-stars Patrick Tam, Kenny Wong (New Police Story), Deep Ng (Stool Pigeon), Jeana Ho, Angus Yeung, Bruce Tong, Henry Mak (Operation Red Sea), Yu Kang (Ip Man 3), German Cheung (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords...
- 11/17/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The London East Asia Film Festival (Leaff) celebrates its sixth edition in 2021 with a commitment to diverse, culturally impactful cinema entertainment. After a year of shut cinema doors, Leaff is returning home to London’s big screens with an expanded catalogue to help stimulate the renaissance of cinema and promote cultural empathy.
With cinematic offerings from eight regions – China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam – this year’s programme is an ode to the quiet and independent voices from East Asia. Two international premieres, five European premieres and 18 UK premieres will take place at our state-art-of-the-art venues, Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, The Cinema at Selfridges, as well as the newly opened Odeon Luxe West End and The Chiswick Cinema. The festival is divided into five strands: Official Selection, Competition, Hong Kong Focus, Documentary, and Retrospective.
Opening Gala
The festival opens with a memorial to the late Benny Chan...
With cinematic offerings from eight regions – China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam – this year’s programme is an ode to the quiet and independent voices from East Asia. Two international premieres, five European premieres and 18 UK premieres will take place at our state-art-of-the-art venues, Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, The Cinema at Selfridges, as well as the newly opened Odeon Luxe West End and The Chiswick Cinema. The festival is divided into five strands: Official Selection, Competition, Hong Kong Focus, Documentary, and Retrospective.
Opening Gala
The festival opens with a memorial to the late Benny Chan...
- 9/25/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Documentaries about a da Vinci and a dictator, a Pablo Larraín drama with Gael Garcia Bernal, a Donnie Yen martial arts thriller by the late Benny Chan, and Coda — Apple’s record-busting Sundance acquisition — make specialty bows this weekend as the arthouse sector fights through a slow reopening.
“The market is still finding a balance right now,” said Kyle Westphal, theatrical sales manager for Music Box Films (and programming associate for Chicago’s Music Box Theatre). The distributor debuts Larraín’s Ema in 11 theaters in nine markets with plans to expand thereafter — to maybe another 20, but it’s hard to say. “The normal [criteria] like what’s your opening per-screen average right now, those are all upside down,” Westphal tells Deadline.
He said a strong perf by Anthony Bourdain doc Roadrunner (Focus Features) and The Green Knight (A24) “doing as well as it has over the past few weeks, are good signs.
“The market is still finding a balance right now,” said Kyle Westphal, theatrical sales manager for Music Box Films (and programming associate for Chicago’s Music Box Theatre). The distributor debuts Larraín’s Ema in 11 theaters in nine markets with plans to expand thereafter — to maybe another 20, but it’s hard to say. “The normal [criteria] like what’s your opening per-screen average right now, those are all upside down,” Westphal tells Deadline.
He said a strong perf by Anthony Bourdain doc Roadrunner (Focus Features) and The Green Knight (A24) “doing as well as it has over the past few weeks, are good signs.
- 8/13/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Distributor Trinity CineAsia has acquired Donnie Yen-starring action film “Raging Fire” from Emperor Motion Pictures for the U.K. and Ireland.
The film debuted at the top of the box office last weekend in China, where it grossed $37.2 million in the three-day period, and led sales since, grossing $56.8 million in its opening week.
It’s the last film from the legendary Hong Kong writer, director and producer Benny Chan, who died last summer. He was beloved for his action titles like “The White Storm,” “Call of Heroes,” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” reunites Donnie Yen with his co-star Nicholas Tse (“New Police Story”) after past collaborations on 2006’s “Dragon Tiger Gate” and 2009’s “Bodyguards and Assassins.” It features Yen’s fight choreography.
“It is with tremendous anticipation and profound sadness we are releasing Benny Chan’s final picture, Raging Fire,” said Trinity CineAsia director Cedric Behrel.
The film debuted at the top of the box office last weekend in China, where it grossed $37.2 million in the three-day period, and led sales since, grossing $56.8 million in its opening week.
It’s the last film from the legendary Hong Kong writer, director and producer Benny Chan, who died last summer. He was beloved for his action titles like “The White Storm,” “Call of Heroes,” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” reunites Donnie Yen with his co-star Nicholas Tse (“New Police Story”) after past collaborations on 2006’s “Dragon Tiger Gate” and 2009’s “Bodyguards and Assassins.” It features Yen’s fight choreography.
“It is with tremendous anticipation and profound sadness we are releasing Benny Chan’s final picture, Raging Fire,” said Trinity CineAsia director Cedric Behrel.
- 8/6/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Donnie Yen-starring action thriller “Raging Fire” will open in North American theaters on Aug. 13, its distributor Well Go USA Entertainment announced Friday.
The film is the final project of the late iconic Hong Kong film director Benny Chan, who passed away last summer. Chan was beloved for action films like “The White Storm” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” will screen ahead of its broader theatrical outing on Aug. 9 as the Centerpiece film selection of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). Later this year, it will land on the martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!, prior to its physical and digital release.
“We have been long-time champions of both the late director Benny Chan’s work and Donnie Yen,” said Nyaff executive director Samuel Jamier. “The Centerpiece presentation is the keystone event of Nyaff, representing the tone and unique spirit of our festival, which...
The film is the final project of the late iconic Hong Kong film director Benny Chan, who passed away last summer. Chan was beloved for action films like “The White Storm” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” will screen ahead of its broader theatrical outing on Aug. 9 as the Centerpiece film selection of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). Later this year, it will land on the martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!, prior to its physical and digital release.
“We have been long-time champions of both the late director Benny Chan’s work and Donnie Yen,” said Nyaff executive director Samuel Jamier. “The Centerpiece presentation is the keystone event of Nyaff, representing the tone and unique spirit of our festival, which...
- 7/30/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty-four years ago, on the evening that the U.K. handed political control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Hong Kong leading man and Cantopop superstar Andy Lau performed in state broadcaster CCTV’s song-and-dance spectacular to mark the occasion.
As the camera panned through an audience waving both Chinese and Hong Kong flags, he sang a dulcet duet with Chinese singer Na Ying of one of iconic Taiwanese singer-songwriter Lo Ta-yu’s most famous songs, “Pearl of the Orient.”
Lo had written the song in 1986 as an ode to Hong Kong and its unique identity as a haven and hub between east and west. The song nods to the territory’s troubles under British colonial rule, and implores it not to lose sight of its Chinese identity. At a time of growing anxiety about Hong Kong’s future after the handover, its lyrics posed the question: “Pearl of the Orient,...
As the camera panned through an audience waving both Chinese and Hong Kong flags, he sang a dulcet duet with Chinese singer Na Ying of one of iconic Taiwanese singer-songwriter Lo Ta-yu’s most famous songs, “Pearl of the Orient.”
Lo had written the song in 1986 as an ode to Hong Kong and its unique identity as a haven and hub between east and west. The song nods to the territory’s troubles under British colonial rule, and implores it not to lose sight of its Chinese identity. At a time of growing anxiety about Hong Kong’s future after the handover, its lyrics posed the question: “Pearl of the Orient,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to “Raging Fire,” the latest action thriller featuring martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.
The pic is set to hit U.S. theaters later this year before landing on martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!.
“Raging Fire” is the final title from the late Hong Kong helmer Benny Chan, who passed away last August. He was best known for action and martial arts works, including crime thriller “The White Storm,” 2011’s “Shaolin, and Jackie Chan pictures “New Police Story” and “Robin B-Hood.”
It was produced by Emperor Film Production, Tencent Pictures and Super Bullet Pictures.
Yen, known for his roles in Disney’s live-action “Mulan” and the “Ip Man” franchises, appears alongside actors Patrick Tan, Nicholas Tse, Jeana Ho, and Ray Liu (“Flash Point”).
“We are thrilled to team up with Emperor, Tencent and Super Bullet Pictures to bring ‘Raging Fire’ to North American audiences,...
The pic is set to hit U.S. theaters later this year before landing on martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!.
“Raging Fire” is the final title from the late Hong Kong helmer Benny Chan, who passed away last August. He was best known for action and martial arts works, including crime thriller “The White Storm,” 2011’s “Shaolin, and Jackie Chan pictures “New Police Story” and “Robin B-Hood.”
It was produced by Emperor Film Production, Tencent Pictures and Super Bullet Pictures.
Yen, known for his roles in Disney’s live-action “Mulan” and the “Ip Man” franchises, appears alongside actors Patrick Tan, Nicholas Tse, Jeana Ho, and Ray Liu (“Flash Point”).
“We are thrilled to team up with Emperor, Tencent and Super Bullet Pictures to bring ‘Raging Fire’ to North American audiences,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Truth in advertising” awards are few and far between. Assuming someone somewhere is still giving out “truth in advertising” awards, The Rookies (Su ren te gong), an international co-production co-written and directed by Alan Yuen, certainly wouldn’t get one. For its Western release, the advertising for The Rookies, including the trailer and poster, place longtime Resident Evil action-star Milla Jovovich front-and-center, towering over lesser, less significant mortals. In a film pushing the two-hour mark, Jovovich receives roughly 10-15-minutes total screen time. Disappointment will surely follow and not just for Jovovich’s hardcore fans. Anyone expecting even a modest respect for the rules of storytelling, character, or physics will find themselves on the wrong side of the disappointment divide. Not that...
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- 4/16/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Chan, widely regarded as one of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, became ill while shooting Raging Fire last year.
Benny Chan, widely regarded as one of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, has died aged 58.
Chan was suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer. He had fallen ill while shooting Raging Fire, starring Nicolas Tse and Donnie Yen last year, and handed post-production of the film to his colleagues. He had spent the last few months hospitalised in Hong Kong.
Chan’s career started at Hong Kong broadcaster Tvb where he worked as an assistant director to Johnnie To and later became a director.
Benny Chan, widely regarded as one of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, has died aged 58.
Chan was suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer. He had fallen ill while shooting Raging Fire, starring Nicolas Tse and Donnie Yen last year, and handed post-production of the film to his colleagues. He had spent the last few months hospitalised in Hong Kong.
Chan’s career started at Hong Kong broadcaster Tvb where he worked as an assistant director to Johnnie To and later became a director.
- 8/24/2020
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Veteran Hong Kong action movie director Benny Chan has sadly passed away at the age of 58.
After a beginning of career working for Rtv and Tvb, director Chan served as assistant to Johnnie To. His directorial debut was “A moment of Romance”, produced by Johnnie To, starring Andy Lau and Jacklyn Wu.
During a long lasting collaboration with Jackie Chan he directed “Who Am I?”, “New Police Story”, “Rob-b-Hood”, “Shaolin”. More action classics directed by Chan include “The White Storm”, “Call of Heroes”, “City Under Siege” and “Connected”.
Benny Chan was filming his latest work, “Raging Fire” with Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse when he felt ill and was hospitalised. The filming had been completed but Chan wasn’t able to supervise the post production.
Gone too soon, Chan was one of the last genuine directors of action movies in Hong Kong.
After a beginning of career working for Rtv and Tvb, director Chan served as assistant to Johnnie To. His directorial debut was “A moment of Romance”, produced by Johnnie To, starring Andy Lau and Jacklyn Wu.
During a long lasting collaboration with Jackie Chan he directed “Who Am I?”, “New Police Story”, “Rob-b-Hood”, “Shaolin”. More action classics directed by Chan include “The White Storm”, “Call of Heroes”, “City Under Siege” and “Connected”.
Benny Chan was filming his latest work, “Raging Fire” with Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse when he felt ill and was hospitalised. The filming had been completed but Chan wasn’t able to supervise the post production.
Gone too soon, Chan was one of the last genuine directors of action movies in Hong Kong.
- 8/23/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Daniel Wu, one of the leading actors of the Hong Kong film industry and most recently seen in MGM’s Tomb Raider and starring in and producing AMC’s martial arts drama Into The Badlands, will next star alongside Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in Westworld Ep Lisa Joy’s directorial debut Reminiscence, sources said.
The film is a mind bending noir love story set in the dystopic near future of a nighttime, super heated flooded global warmed Miami. Wu finds himself on opposites sides with Jackman’s character. The project is set at Warner Bros and FilmNation.
While Wu is American, he has starred in over 60 Chinese language films and garnered four Hong Kong Film Award nominations including Best New Performer for City of Glass (Boli zhi cheng), Best Actor for One Night in Mongkok (Wong gok hak yau) and Best Supporting Actor (alongside Jackie Chan) in New Police Story...
The film is a mind bending noir love story set in the dystopic near future of a nighttime, super heated flooded global warmed Miami. Wu finds himself on opposites sides with Jackman’s character. The project is set at Warner Bros and FilmNation.
While Wu is American, he has starred in over 60 Chinese language films and garnered four Hong Kong Film Award nominations including Best New Performer for City of Glass (Boli zhi cheng), Best Actor for One Night in Mongkok (Wong gok hak yau) and Best Supporting Actor (alongside Jackie Chan) in New Police Story...
- 10/22/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Popular industry blog Yuemuchina recently named the “new big four” companies that it believes have edged out the old guard studios and now dominate the Middle Kingdom movie scene. Along with obvious choices of tech giant Tencent and Beijing Culture, a producer on a hot streak, the list also included Bona Film Group.
Given that Bona is celebrating its 20th anniversary, something that makes it one of the oldest players in the Chinese film industry, labeling it as new and influential is testament to the company’s enduring significance.
That success is in large measure attributable to founder and present-day chairman Yu Dong, who dominates through intellect, instinct and a willingness to make huge decisions that others would shy away from. His analyses of the trends in the Chinese industry are always listened to and his box office forecasts are mostly right.
Yu began his career as an intern at state-controlled behemoth China Film Group,...
Given that Bona is celebrating its 20th anniversary, something that makes it one of the oldest players in the Chinese film industry, labeling it as new and influential is testament to the company’s enduring significance.
That success is in large measure attributable to founder and present-day chairman Yu Dong, who dominates through intellect, instinct and a willingness to make huge decisions that others would shy away from. His analyses of the trends in the Chinese industry are always listened to and his box office forecasts are mostly right.
Yu began his career as an intern at state-controlled behemoth China Film Group,...
- 6/7/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
One of Hong Kong cinemas most prolific action movie directors…Benny Chan’s (Invisible Target; New Police Story) Connected - his spectacular, and in our opinion superior remake of the 2004 thriller, ‘Cellular’ directed by David R. Ellis - is up for pre-order on UK DVD. Louis Koo, Nick Cheung and Louis Fan provide the on screen octane, in a story based on an original story by Larry Cohen. The film will be available as a two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD, featuring extensive selection of extras including behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes and interviews with Benny Chan and the film’s stars. Connected goes on sale September 20th. Highly recommend you check it out. Synopsis: On his way to the airport to see his young son off on a trip to Australia, single father Bob (Koo) receives a random phone call from a terrified woman called Grace Wong who claims to be a...
- 8/17/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
One of Hong Kong cinemas most prolific action movie directors…Benny Chan’s (Invisible Target; New Police Story) Connected - his spectacular, and in our opinion superior remake of the 2004 thriller, ‘Cellular’ directed by David R. Ellis - is up for pre-order on UK DVD. Louis Koo, Nick Cheung and Louis Fan provide the on screen octane, in a story based on an original story by Larry Cohen. The film will be available as a two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD, featuring extensive selection of extras including behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes and interviews with Benny Chan and the film’s stars. Connected goes on sale September 20th. Highly recommend you check it out. Synopsis: On his way to the airport to see his young son off on a trip to Australia, single father Bob (Koo) receives a random phone call from a terrified woman called Grace Wong who claims to be a...
- 8/17/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Invisible Target
Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Wu Jing | Written by Benny Chan, Melody Lui, Rams Ling | Directed by Benny Chan
The paths of a renegade cop (Tse), a rookie police officer (Chan) and a veteran detective (Yue) converge with explosive results, as they each take on their most deadly assignment to date: the arrest of Hong Kong’s most lethal mercenary gang and their ruthless leader, played by Kung Fu impresario Wu Jing. The city becomes a battleground, as both sides break all the rules to defy each other in the ultimate fight for survival, justice and revenge!
Director Benny Chan has made some of the best action-packed police dramas in modern Eastern cinema – Man Wanted, Big Bullet, Gen-x Cops, and the superb New Police Story. With Invisible Target he re-teams with Nicholas Tse for what may be his most gloriously over-the-top, action-filled extravangza ever! And like New Police Story,...
Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Wu Jing | Written by Benny Chan, Melody Lui, Rams Ling | Directed by Benny Chan
The paths of a renegade cop (Tse), a rookie police officer (Chan) and a veteran detective (Yue) converge with explosive results, as they each take on their most deadly assignment to date: the arrest of Hong Kong’s most lethal mercenary gang and their ruthless leader, played by Kung Fu impresario Wu Jing. The city becomes a battleground, as both sides break all the rules to defy each other in the ultimate fight for survival, justice and revenge!
Director Benny Chan has made some of the best action-packed police dramas in modern Eastern cinema – Man Wanted, Big Bullet, Gen-x Cops, and the superb New Police Story. With Invisible Target he re-teams with Nicholas Tse for what may be his most gloriously over-the-top, action-filled extravangza ever! And like New Police Story,...
- 8/7/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Award-winning sword and sorcery action whirls on to DVD and Blu-ray today, July 12, in The Storm Warriors.
Released in cinemas in Hong Kong and Australia back in December, it's the first Chinese language film to be made using bluescreen technology.
Based on the popular comic book series Fung Wan, by writer, illustrator and publisher Ma Wing-Shing (Black Leopard; Chinese Hero), The Storm Warriors is directed by the Pang brothers (Bangkok Dangerous; The Eye trilogy), Oxide and Danny.
The movie takes its visual cues from Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 and is a sequel to Andrew Lau's 1998 action-fantasy film The Storm Riders.
It sees Asian stars Ekin Cheng (Kamui; Divergence) and Aaron Kwok (The Detective; Divergence) reprising their roles as Wind and Cloud, two legendary warriors with the power to control the elements.
The Storm Warriors was winner of the Best Visual Effects Award at...
Released in cinemas in Hong Kong and Australia back in December, it's the first Chinese language film to be made using bluescreen technology.
Based on the popular comic book series Fung Wan, by writer, illustrator and publisher Ma Wing-Shing (Black Leopard; Chinese Hero), The Storm Warriors is directed by the Pang brothers (Bangkok Dangerous; The Eye trilogy), Oxide and Danny.
The movie takes its visual cues from Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 and is a sequel to Andrew Lau's 1998 action-fantasy film The Storm Riders.
It sees Asian stars Ekin Cheng (Kamui; Divergence) and Aaron Kwok (The Detective; Divergence) reprising their roles as Wind and Cloud, two legendary warriors with the power to control the elements.
The Storm Warriors was winner of the Best Visual Effects Award at...
- 7/12/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Tom Hanks is back as the almighty all-knowing symbologist Robert Langdon this week as Ron Howard's Angels & Demons hits DVD and Blu-ray, along with Judd Apatow's underperforming Funny People and the Robert Rodriguez family adventure flick Shorts. Also this week, Criterion releases the acclaimed mafia film Gomorrah, Uwe Boll's Far Cry video game adaptation goes direct to DVD, and Spike Lee's Kobe Bryant doc Kobe: Doin' Work finally hits stores. On Blu-ray we have Fred Dekker's The Monster Squad, Jackie Chan's New Police Story, and the first season of The Sopranos. What will you be renting or buying this week? Angels & Demons [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Four Christmases [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Funny People [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) Shorts [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Gomorrah: Criterion Collection [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10]) The Golden Age of Television: Criterion Collection [11] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [12] Far Cry [13] Three Monkeys [14] Santa Buddies [15] (DVD, Blu-ray [16]) Taking Chances [17] National...
- 11/24/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
November 24, 2009 Air America (Lionsgate) Angel Heart (Lionsgate) Angels & Demons (Sony) Angels & Demons Gift Set (Sony) Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) (Manga) Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate) Four Christmases (New Line Cinema) Frailty (Lionsgate) Funny People (Universal) Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (Manga) Gomorrah (Criterion Collection) Megafault (The Asylum) The Monster Squad: 20th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate) My Bloody Valentine: Special Edition (Lionsgate) My Brilliant Career (Blue Underground) New Police Story (Lionsgate) Santa Buddies (Walt Disney) Shorts (Warner Brothers) The Sopranos: The Complete First Season (HBO) The Way of the Gun (Lionsgate) Vactor’s Picks of The Week: Tags: 2009 Blu-ray Releases, Blu-ray Bulletin
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- 11/24/2009
- by Vactor
- FusedFilm
More cheesy kung fu "chopsocky" humor, but this time since it's actually coming from China, it won't be as bad as the Hollywood-produced crap like The Spy Next Door. Jackie Chan will star in a remake of the 1982 movie Shaolin Temple alongside of Andy Lau (The Warlords), Nicholas Tse (The Storm Warriors), and actress Fan Bingbing (Shinjuku Incident). The film is a $29 million Chinese production directed by Hong Kong's Benny Chan, who made New Police Story and Rob-b-Hood. This will also feature martial arts star Wu Jing, Yu Shaoqun and "thousands of Shaolin disciples from the temple", which just sounds awesome. The temple, built in 495 A.D., is widely regarded as the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu. "We felt that it was important not to rush into a film project just for the sake of making another film. It has taken us a long time to find the right ...
- 10/22/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jackie Chan will star in a $29 million Chinese-language remake of 1982's The Shaolin Temple with Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and Fan Bingbing. The film will be about China's famed shrine of martial arts, a 1,500-year old temple whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine. In the original, Jet Li played a boy adopted and trained by Shaolin monks who seeks to avenge the death of his father. The production, said to boast 1,000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down, will start shooting later this year for release in late 2010. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on New Police Story and Rob-b-Hood , will direct and Cory...
- 10/22/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Can’t get enough epic martial arts movies? Well neither can the Chinese, with China continuing to roll out the big-budget kung fu movies at a fast clip. The latest is “Shaolin Temple”, which boasts a $29 million budget and stars Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. Also joining them will be Fan Bingbing, rising asskicker Wu Jing, Yu Shaoqun, and a couple of thousand actual Shaolin monks. No, really. Actual, honest to goodness Shaolin monks will be co-starring in the movie. Who says you gotta go to Hollywood to be in the movies? “Shaolin Temple” will be directed by Benny Chan, who has directed a number of high-profile movies starring Jackie Chan (no relation), including “New Police Story” and “Rob-b-Hood”. Variety says the movie is apparently a remake of a 1980s kung fu movie of the same name, but since “Shaolin” shows up in about a trillion Chinese martial arts titles in the ’80s,...
- 10/22/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
As stated in my introductory post [1] for Killer Imports [2], I wanted to write some posts other than reviews. This post addresses a topic that I’ve always wondered about. I was tempted to add the word "always" to the title of this article, because I can’t think of a single Asian director who has succeeded in Hollywood. When I say Asian, I should qualify that I mean directors who were not born on American soil. And when I say succeed, I mean in both critical and financial terms, and more often than not, these two ways of judging movies don’t go hand in hand. And of course, I’m generalizing. I admit I am also comparing their Hollywood films with the films they have made on their own soil. In a sense, this article is probably being unfair. In some cases, these Asian directors are hired to recreate...
- 4/10/2009
- by Reed
- FilmJunk
Chan wins top actor at Golden Rooster nods
BEIJING -- Kung fu comic superstar Jackie Chan has become the first Hong Kong artist to win best leading actor at China's top annual film event, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flower Film Festival, the Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. On the occasion of 100th anniversary of Chinese cinema, organizers of the 25th edition of the festival invited participation for the first time from Hong Kong and Macao, both former colonies, as well as Taiwan, which Beijing considers a province of the mainland. Chan, who won for his unusual role as a tragic hero in New Police Story, thanked the jury at the festival site in Sanya, a beach resort on the south China island province of Hainan.
- 11/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
China Film announces Golden Rooster noms
BEIJING -- The nominees for China's best films and filmmakers of the year for the first time include movies made in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and even one made by an American living in China, the China Film Assn. has announced. New Police Story from Hong Kong was nominated for best feature film at next month's 25th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, as was its lead actor, Jackie Chan. As China celebrates 100 years of cinema, pressure for greater industry cooperation with filmmakers outside China has grown in hopes of spurring domestic development. Foreign filmmakers currently enjoy only limited market access in China due to government restrictions.
- 10/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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