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Donnie Yen is De-Iced in First Trailer for Fantasy/Actioner Iceman
21 May 2013 8:42 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Donnie Yen will soon be seen in Yuen Woo-ping’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel next year, but until then, he’s playing an ancient warrior who is accidentally de-iced in the new movie “Iceman” (not to be confused with the Michael Shannon hitman drama “The Iceman”). Just in time, too, because there’s a bad guy running around modern Hong Kong and he needs to be stopped. Like, pronto! Check out the first trailer for “Iceman”, which has zero dialogue, so you don’t have to worry about English subtitles for all those Chinese dialogue, cause there ain’t none. For a gist of the plot, here ya go: In 2013, funded by a mysterious rich, squire Tang digs up three ancient icemen from the outskirt of China. They are Ying (Donnie Yen), Niehu (Yu Kang) & Sao (Wang Baoqiang). He transports the icemen to Hong Kong for further study but »
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Donnie Yen Cometh In Iceman 3D. Watch The Trailer Now!
21 May 2013 8:30 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Donnie Yen is all thawed out and ready to go in Iceman 3D, the Law Wing Cheong directed remake of the 1989 Clarence Fok directed The Iceman Cometh, with Yen playing the role of a Ming era warrior frozen on a mountaintop only to be thawed out in modern times. Action ensues.Production has been quite difficult on this one with principal photography running well behind schedule and the budget ballooning to double the original amount but the first trailer has arrived and the footage they've got on camera is certainly attractive enough, although fans will note the extensive use of the tight shots and rapid edits that often denote the heavy presence of body doubles. Take a look at the trailer below....
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"7 Samurai," "Vengeance" Remakes Heat Up?
20 May 2013 11:11 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Contemporary Hollywood remakes of Park chan-wook’s "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance" and Akira Kuroswa's cinematic classic "Seven Samurai" are both gaining steam.
Silver Reel and Lotus Entertainment are teaming with di Bonaventura Pictures and Cj Entertainment to bring the new take on 'Vengeance' to the screen.
Brian Tucker ("Broken City") was attached as scribe some time ago, while Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing.
Meanwhile, Harvey Weinstein has reportedly "had a conversation" with actor Donnie Yen and director and martial arts choreography legend Yuen Wo Ping about the "Seven Samurai" remake in development at TWC.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
Cannes 2013: Donnie Yen Interview – Iceman Cometh, A Sequel and Turning Down The Expendables
19 May 2013 2:01 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
With thirty years working in film and a number of highly successful martial arts movies under his belt Donnie Yen has been at various times an actor, director, producer, action choreographer and even medal winning martial artist.
Yen was in Cannes to promote his upcoming film Iceman Cometh 3D and I was lucky enough to speak to him about the film, action filmmaking and much more.
On the Iceman Cometh.
It’s obviously quite straightforward. It’s basically a story about this Ming Dynasty warrior travelling years later to modern Hong Kong. It’s a very straightforward, entertaining action film. Of course, with romance and a sense of humour. A black sense of humour. So hopefully this film can bring a lot of joy and entertainment to audiences.
On 3D and the challenges faced in shooting in 3D.
It’s my second 3D movie. I’ve done a movie called »
- Craig Skinner
Rurouni Kenshin (2012) Movie Review
19 May 2013 1:29 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Watsuki Nobuhiro’s “Rurouni Kenshin” has long been one of the most loved manga in Japan, telling the story of the wandering pacifist samurai of the title and his many adventures. Known as “Samurai X” in the West, the manga has already been adapted across multiple formats, including a hugely popular anime series, several OVAs and audio books. Finally, it arrives on the big screen courtesy of writer Fujii Kiyomi (“L Change the World”) and director Otomo Keishi (“Taiga drama Ryomaden”) as a big budget live action film, with young television actor Sato Takeru (“Rookies”) as Kenshin. Also bringing the well-known roles from the comic to life are Takei Emi (“For Love’s Sake”), Aoi Yu (“Patisserie Coin de rue”) and Kagawa Teruyuki (“Kaiji 2”), with action choreography by Tanigaki Kenji, who previously worked with the one and only Donnie Yen on the likes of “Spl”, “Flashpoint” and “Wu Xia”. As »
- James Mudge
Cannes: Before Action Starts On ‘Crouching Tiger 2,’ Harvey Weinstein Woos Donnie Yen And Yuen Wo Ping For ‘Seven Samurai’
19 May 2013 8:08 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Right after my Deadline Hollywood colleague Pete Hammond moderated a Weinstein Company panel this morning on Big Eyes, the film that Tim Burton will direct with Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams, I moderated another on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny, a sequel to the 2000 film that won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and at the time became the biggest grossing foreign language film in America. I was joined onstage by producer David Thwaites, Harvey Weinstein, actor Donnie Yen, director and martial arts choreography legend Yuen Wo Ping (he handled action choreography of the Ang Lee-directed original Crouching Tiger). Also with us was exec producer Anthony Wong, who translated for the director. Michelle Yeoh was seen on a screen, after being set to reprise her role. Scripted by John Fusco, this film is derived from Iron Knight, Silver Vase, the fifth book in the Wang Dulu’s Crane Iron Pentalogy. »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
Weinstein, Yen Talk ‘Crouching Tiger’ Sequel
19 May 2013 5:07 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Getting one phone call from Harvey Weinstein would be enough for many actors to commit to a role. But it took one phone call a week, for several weeks, to get martial arts star Donnie Yen to commit to the Weinstein Co.‘s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel.
“At first I was a little hesitant,” Yen said during a discussion with Weinstein and director Yuen Woo-Ping at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
The kung-fu expert, who has shown off his skills in pics like Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” and the “Iron Monkey” films, praised the original 2000 “Crouching Tiger,” and said he had concerns about how to improve on it. Eventually, though, Yen said that “as an actor,” he couldn’t pass up the challenge.
Weinstein’s love of Asian cinema and martial arts is well-known, and he talked about being influenced by Akira Kurosawa.
Weinstein said that when »
- Rachel Abrams
Cannes 2013: Weinsteins Unveil Footage of 'Grace of Monaco', 'Salinger' and 'Mandela'
17 May 2013 2:38 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Anant Singh, Yuen Wo Ping, Harvey Weinstein, Rooney Mara, (unknown), Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, Naomie Harris and Ryan Coogler at the Majestic Hotel This evening I attended the Weinstein Co.'s Cannes presentation in which they revealed information, footage and trailers from all of their upcoming 2013 releases, both domestically and abroad. For the most part what was shown has already been seen such as trailers for The Butler, August: Osage County, The Grandmaster and Fruitvale Station plus a clip from Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives, all of which I have included below in this recap of events, which did also feature some new footage from a selection of films. Weinstein himself seemed most proud of the upcoming, Shane Salerno-directed portrait of J.D. Salinger, which is aptly titled Salinger and 2013 Cannes jury member Nicole Kidman was on hand to offer a few words on Grace of Monaco, »
- Brad Brevet
Movie News: Uma Thurman Takes on Antigay Activist; Trailers for 'Last Vegas' and 'The Hangover Part III' (Nsfw); More
17 May 2013 9:03 AM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Anita: Uma Thurman will take on the challenge of playing Anita Bryant, a beauty pageant winner turned pop singer turned spokesperson for the Florida Citrus Commission turned outspoken critic of gay rights. The movie, titled Anita, will be directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the team who recently made a biopic about the controversial adult film star Linda Lovelance. [The Hollywood Reporter] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny: Michelle Yeoh is set to return in the sequel to Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning martial arts picture. Based on Silver Vase, Iron Knight, another book in a series by Crouching Tiger author Wang Dulu, the movie will also star Donnie Yen; the legendary Yuen Woo Ping (fight choreographer for The Matrix) will direct. Production is...
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- Peter Martin
Movie News: Uma Thurman Takes On Anti-Gay Activist; Trailers for 'Last Vegas' and 'The Hangover Part III' (Nsfw); More
17 May 2013 9:03 AM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Anita: Uma Thurman will take on the challenge of playing Anita Bryant, a beauty pageant winner turned pop singer turned spokesperson for the Florida Citrus Commission turned outspoken critic of gay rights. The movie, titled Anita, will be directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the team who recently made a bio-pic about the controversial adult film star Linda Lovelance. [The Hollywood Reporter] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny: Michelle Yeoh is set to return in the sequel to Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning martial arts picture. Based on Silver Vase, Iron Knight, another book in a series by Crouching Tiger author Wang Dulu, the movie will also star Donnie Yen; the legendary Yuen Woo Ping (fight choreographer for The Matrix) will direct. Production is...
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- Peter Martin
Hong Kong Hits The Marche! New Posters For Donnie Yen Starrers Special Identity And The Iceman Cometh Plus Dante Lam's That Demon Within
17 May 2013 8:00 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
You want poster art? The Cannes Marche Du Films - the sales market component of the Cannes Film Festival - has got poster art. Lots and lots and lots of poster art. And popping up over the last twenty four hours are a trio of new sales posters for some hotly anticipated Hong Kong action titles in a pair of Donnie Yen star vehicles and the latest from action maestro Dante Lam. Check out the posters for Special Identity, The Iceman Cometh and That Demon Within in the gallery below and remember you can click to enlarge....
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"Crouching Tiger" Sequel To Shoot In March
17 May 2013 5:02 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Shooting is officially slated to begin in March next year on "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny" for The Weinstein Company and Yucaipa Films.
Woo-ping Yuen is set to direct the sequel with Donnie Yen starring as Silent Wolf, and Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Yu Shu Lien.
John Fusco's screenplay will be based on "Iron Knight, Silver Vase," the fifth book in Du Lu Wang's Crane-Iron Pentalogy series.
Harvey Weinstein and David Thwaites will produce the film which is aiming for a 2015 release.
Source: Screen Daily »
- Garth Franklin
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Sequel is Moving Forward
17 May 2013 4:47 AM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent About.com Hollywood Movies news »
Michelle Yeoh will be back as Yu Shu Lien in the upcoming sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon set to begin filming in March 2014. Donnie Yen will star in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny (couldn't they come up with a shorter title?) and Yuen Wo Ping will be directing the action film that's set up at The Weinstein Company.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – The Green Destiny Will Star Donnie Yen And Michelle Yeoh
17 May 2013 4:15 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Nobody’s a bigger fan of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon than me. Ang Lee’s fine directing mixed with a strong cast and a truly engaging story resulted in one of the finest martial arts films of all time. Does it need a sequel? I’d normally say no, unless Ang Lee was attached to direct. Then again, I’m not Harvey Weinstein. Ever since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – The Green Destiny was announced and greenlit, there have been rumors about some of the original cast returning for a second bout. As it turns out, Michelle Yeoh will be reprising her role as Yu Shu Lien, while Donnie Yen (Ip Man) will play the character of Silent Wolf.
Alas, the great Ang Lee won’t be returning. The man just won an Academy Award for Best Director — at this point, he’s probably got bigger fish to fry. Yuen Woo Ping, »
- Paulo Lazo
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 to Begin Filming in March, with Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen
17 May 2013 4:07 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
The Weinstein Company announced that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny" will begin filming in March of 2014 in Asia. Yuen Wo Ping is set to direct the new film with Donnie Yen starring as Silent Wolf and Michelle Yeoh reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien. The screenplay is based on Wang Du Lu's "Iron Knight, Silver Vase," which is the fifth book in the "Crane-Iron Pentalogy" series, on which the original "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was based. The screenplay is written by John Fusco (Forbidden Kingdom, Hidalgo, Spirit). "I loved Ang Lee's film," said Harvey Weinstein. "I thought it was a master class in directing, but I know we are in fantastic hands with Yuen Wo Ping directing the second installment of 'Crouching Tiger.' Master Yuen worked with me on 'Iron Monkey,' 'Kill Bill' and now 'Grandmaster.' He is a first-class director and choreographer, »
Yuen Woo-ping, Michelle Yeoh, and Donnie Yen Board Direct Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: The Green Destiny
16 May 2013 6:46 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Well if you weren’t already excited for the sequel to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, you have absolutely no excuses now. Besides the fact that renowned Chinese martial arts director/fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (who has provided action choreography for everything from the “Matrix” movies to every notable Chinese films in the last 20 years or so) has signed on to direct the film (replacing Ronnie Yu, who was originally attached to direct), The Weinstein Company officially announced today that Michelle Yeoh is reprising her role from the first film. And oh yeah, Donnie Yen is onboard, too. Damn. Officially titled “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny”, the film will be an official sequel to the 2000 Ang Lee martial arts actioner, with Woo-ping directing from a script by John Fusco (“The Forbidden Kingdom”). Not surprisingly, Woo-ping was also the one who choreographed all the action in Lee’s movie, »
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'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' sequel to film in March 2014
16 May 2013 6:18 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
The Weinstein Company has announced the production start date for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II -The Green Destiny.
The sequel will begin filming in Asia in March 2014.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II -The Green Destiny will be directed by Yuen Woo-Ping (Forbidden Kingdom), who was the fight choreographer on the first movie. Life of Pi's Oscar-winning director Ang Lee directed the first instalment of the Wang Du Lu adaptation.
"I loved Ang Lee's film," Harvey Weinstein said. "I thought it was a master class in directing, but I know we are in fantastic hands with Yuen Wo Ping directing the second instalment."
Michelle Yeoh will reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien, with Donnie Yen (Blade II) also starring as Silent Wolf.
The screenplay has been written by Spirit and Forbidden Kingdom's John Fusco. Weinstein and David Thwaites will serve as producers on the film, alongside co-producer Johnny Levin. »
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny Starts Shooting Next March
16 May 2013 6:02 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Weinstein Company announced today production of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny will begin in March 2014 in Asia. Woo-ping Yuen is set to direct with Donnie Yen starring as Silent Wolf and Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Yu Shu Lien. The screenplay is based on Iron Knight, Silver Vase by Du Lu Wang, book 5 in the Crane-Iron Pentalogy series, on which the original Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was based. The screenplay is written by John Fusco (Forbidden Kingdom, Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) and will be produced by Harvey Weinstein and David Thwaites, co-produced by Johnny Levin with Executive Producer Anthony Wong. Yucaipa Films is co-financing the project.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, distributed by Sony Pictures, became a surprise international success, grossing $213.5 million. It grossed $128 million in the Us becoming the highest grossing foreign language film in American history and has won over 40 awards »
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Michelle Yeoh Back for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2
16 May 2013 5:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Michelle Yeoh is set to reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 - The Green Destiny, which is set to be directed by martial arts choreographer Yuen Wo Ping. The sequel revolves around her character.
She joins Donnie Yen who is playing Silent Wolf in the sequel to the Weinstein's classic 2000 martial arts film. The sequel is based on Iron Knight, Silver Vase written by Wang Du Lu. It's the fifth book in the Crane-Iron Pentalogy - which the first Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was based on.
Harvey Weinstein had this to say in a statement:
I loved Ang Lee's film. I thought it was a master class in directing, but I know we are in fantastic hands with Yuen Wo Ping directing the second installment of Crouching Tiger. Master Yuen worked with me on Iron Monkey, Kill Bill and now Grandmaster.He is a first-class director and choreographer, »
- Joey Paur
Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen Set For Crouching Tiger II, Yuen Woo Ping To Direct
16 May 2013 3:15 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Where there's a will there's The Weinsteins. So goes the old Chinese saying. And their iron will has proven unstoppable once again, with The Weinstein Company powering along in its plans to follow up its 2000 international smash hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a sequel.Based on the same source material, Wang Du Lu's Crane-Iron Pentalogy, the movie will adapt the fifth book Iron Knight, Silver Vase - with the new title announced as The Green Destiny, the name of the sword from the first movie. Veteran martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, who designed the epic fight scenes in the first movie, will direct.We also have the first confirmation of cast, with Michelle Yeoh set to reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien, and period martial arts stalwart Donnie Yen also cast...
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