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  Xu HaoFeng is a leading martial arts fiction writer,  he has directed critically-acclaimed films such as The Sword Identity (2011), Judge Archer (2012) and The Final Master (2015) and he also co-wrote the screenplay for The Grandmaster (2013) with Wong Kar-wai. The Final Master, which Xu considers his first commercial film, won best action choreography at the Golden …

The film that has China watching with patriotic pride is Wolf Warrior 2. It has now crossed into uncharted territory of success, where previously only fantasies and comedies were box-office hits in China. Action movies have rarely been received well before. However, this Hollywood-style actioner  Wolf Warrior 2 passed the $600M mark at …

Manhunt is a remake of the 1976 Japanese classic action thriller which tells the story of a man who is accused of multiple crimes and trying desperately to clear his name. The Manhunt remake, which obviously follows the same theme, is about a prosecutor, played by award-winning Chinese actor Zhang Hanyu, who is framed …

Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok stars in Lien Yi-Chi’s Peace Breaker, a Chinese remake of the 2014 Korean thriller, A Hard Day. The film also stars Liu Tao and Wang Qianyuan.  Peace Breaker story outline: In a 24 hour period, a  bad cop is having a really bad day; and to make matters worse he …

Directed by Kam Ka-Wai, Colour of the Game is the final Colours series. Previous ones were Colour of the Truth, and Colour of  the Loyalty. It is a story of organised crime – the triads – the mob boss has involved his protege in a quest for vengeance. The cast includes Simon …

  Birth of the Dragon is the next attempt at a Bruce Lee movie (the press release is careful to point out that it’s “loosely inspired” by a specific event in his life). George Nolfi is the (The Adjustment Bureau) director, while Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele wrote the screenplay. Birth of …

Wu Jing is currently shooting the sequel, Wolf Warrior 2, he’s both in front and behind the camera, as director/producer and leading man. A Chinese Special Forces hero finds himself in trouble in a war torn African country. (although set in Africa, the movie is currently shooting outside of Beijing). Yu Nan from Expendables …

An epic battle is about to break out in this Chinese fantasy adventure Legend of the Naga Pearls! Set in a fictional world, the story revolves around a street punk, a Winged detective and a human prince who accidentally get their hands on a mysterious box containing the magical Naga Pearls. …

This upcoming Hong Kong action film, starring Jean Reno and Andy Lau, is set to shoot in the Czech Republic. The Adventurers is really an adventure across the European continent in a cat and mouse game. It’s about a suave burglar, Dan Zhang (Andy Lau) who teams up with Po (Yo …

The 2014 Chinese movie Brotherhood of Blades returns with an action-packed sequel (technically a prequel) that places the heroes back into a conflict-ridden Ming Dynasty, set in 1627. The original received a number of Golden Horse Award nominations and won Best Costume Design. Chang Chen is perfect in his role as a member of …