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Hong Kongs Peter Ho-sun Chan is set to start shooting $20m action thriller Wu Xia, starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chinese actress Tang Wei.Produced and financed by Chans We Pictures, the project marks Chans first film as director since the 2007 war epic The Warlords and the first time that leading Asian stars Yen Bodyguards And Assassins and Kaneshiro
stanley cup The Warlords have appeared in a film together.The film will start shooting at the end of August in the high altitude landscapes of Tengchong in Chinas Yunnan province.Yen plays a killer who has repented of his deeds and is taking refuge in a remote village, while Kaneshiro plays a detective who is trying to track him down.Behind-the-scenes talent includes Oscar-nominated production designer Yee Chung Man Curse Of The Golden Flower , costume designer Dora Ng Bodyguards And Assassins and DoP Jake Pollock The Message . Yen will also be the action choreographer on the film.Cha
stanley cup n says he aims to rejuvenate the martial arts genre with the project. Its been ten years since the only great martial arts film like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came along, which is why I want to give this genre a reboot. I want to demonstrate the physicality
stanley cup and lethality of martial arts by injecting medical and scientific elements into action choreography, and I know I wouldnt have done it without a partner like Donnie Yen, who I think is the best action director in the world today. The film is scheduled for wide release in the second Sqat Little Film Company rides high on Northern Soul
Source: Bona Film GroupProject GutenbergThe first week of October Oct 1-7 is traditionally one of the most lucrative Chinese box office windows, but
stanley cup disappointment looms over this years National Day
stanley cup holiday.It collected $277.62m RMB1.91b over seven days, down 27.5% from the same period in 2017 although the holiday lasted eight days last year . This is the second time the National Day holiday recorded negative growth over the last 10 years.Last year, the first seven days of the holiday period raked in over $43.6m RMB300m daily, but only the first two days of this year reached the same level. Nevertheless, the 2018 box office growth is still promising: as of October 4, it has passed $7.27bn RMB50bn , 47 days earlier than in 2017 and surpassing the
stanley cup total of 2016.After opening on the same day on Sep 30, the National Day local releases played musical chairs in the next seven days. Felix Chongs Project Gutenberg, starring Chow Yun Fatt and Aaron Kwok, turned out to be a surprise hit.The Hong Kong crime thriller about counterfeit money moved from the third on Sep 30 to the second on Monday, overtaking Shadow and then to the top from Tuesday, overtaking Hello, Mrs Money , taking in $89.2m for $96.9m after eight days. It is now the National Day champion so far.Hello, Mrs Money was the most highly anticipated National Day title thanks to the Mahua FunAge branding which has successfully churned out Goodbye Mr Loser and Never Say Die, the 2015 and 2017 National Day champion
