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5:00 PM on 05.10.2013

Chinese actors cut from Iron Man 3 to be in short film

Small potential spoilers depending on how picky you are. So have a small warning of caution people. For those who didn’t like that Wang Xueqi (Dr. Wu) had a small performance in Iron Man 3, don’t worry! He and oth...

Logan Otremba

6:00 PM on 04.23.2013

Trailer: The Grandmaster

Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster has been stuck in production and post-production h-e-double-hockey-sticks for about three years now. While we can hardly say at this point whether or not the movie will be worth the wait, we ca...

Liz Rugg

1:00 PM on 04.18.2013

Transformers 4 to have a reality show in China

Hollywood so wants China to love it, but China isn't sure if Hollywood is really cool yet. Hot off the heels of announcing that Transformers 4 would be a co-production with China, Paramount Pictures has revealed that the...

Matthew Razak



NYC: Old School Kung Fu Fest, April 19-21 photo
NYC: Old School Kung Fu Fest, April 19-21
by Hubert Vigilla


10:00 AM on 04.02.2013

World War Z being changed to appease Chinese censors

Our report yesterday about the PG-13 World War Z barely having blood in it was not a joke. And neither is this: The Wrap reports that Paramount will be changing some story elements in World War Z in order to get past the Chin...

Hubert Vigilla



China to get its own version of Iron Man 3
by Matthew Razak




SXSW Review: Xmas Without China photo
SXSW Review: Xmas Without China
by Hubert Vigilla




Hong Kong Disneyland to open Marvel superhero area photo
Hong Kong Disneyland to open Marvel superhero area
by Hubert Vigilla




Film Comment Selects Review: Motorway photo
Film Comment Selects Review: Motorway
by Hubert Vigilla


9:00 AM on 02.05.2013

Wong Kar-wai may do sequel to The Grandmasters

After two years of development, three years in production, and some release delays, Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmasters finally opened in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore last month. It's the director's biggest hit by far ...

Hubert Vigilla



Trailer: Journey to the West photo
Trailer: Journey to the West
by Hubert Vigilla


11:00 AM on 01.23.2013

Cloud Atlas gets heavily cut by Chinese censors

Apparently Cloud Atlas was not the easiest film to understand depending on who you talk to. Some people in the general masses thought the same thing when Inception came out, talking about a convoluted plot and whatnot. Good n...

Logan Otremba

12:00 PM on 01.04.2013

Wong Kar-wai rushing to finish The Grandmasters

Roughly five years in the making and oft-delayed, Wong Kar-wai's Yip Man biopic The Grandmasters is almost done. Almost. The Hollywood Reporter says that Wong is doing last-minute post-production right now. How last minute? T...

Hubert Vigilla

10:00 AM on 12.31.2012

Behind the scenes of Stephen Chow's Journey to the West

Donnie Yen's The Monkey King isn't the only adaptation of the novel Journey to the West slated for 2013. Stephen Chow is working on his own film. Alternately titled both Journey to the West and Odyssey, it looks like it...

Hubert Vigilla

2:00 PM on 12.27.2012

Jackie Chan's Chinese Zodiac hits US spring/summer 2013

There's finally word on the US release of Jackie Chan's Chinese Zodiac, his 101st movie and his last balls-to-the-walls action flick. Ramy Choi (director of distribution and acquisition at Chan's Jackie & JJ Internationa...

Hubert Vigilla

1:00 PM on 12.27.2012

Trailer: The Assassins

There's a certain kind of sumptuousness to Chinese period epics, like John Woo's Red Cliff or the films of Chen Kaige. Zhao Yiyang's The Assassins has a pretty good vibe going here in this trailer, and I'm interested to chec...

Hubert Vigilla

8:00 AM on 12.17.2012

Trailer: Chinese Zodiac (Hong Kong)

Jackie Chan's Chinese Zodiac (CZ12) hits Asian theaters this week, and this Hong Kong trailer for the film gives a good sense of the film's scope and story. Again, it looks like a possible return to form for Chan, whose best...

Hubert Vigilla

4:00 PM on 12.10.2012

Trailer: The Sorcerer and the White Snake

Ching Siu-tung (aka Tony Ching) has directed a number of notable films over the years, including Duel to the Death, A Chinese Ghost Story, and Swordsman II. He's also done some great action direction on Shaolin Soccer, Hero,...

Hubert Vigilla

1:00 PM on 12.04.2012

Teaser: The Monkey King

Yesterday we shared the new poster for The Monkey King from director Soi Cheang, a forthcoming Chinese fantasy film based on characters from the book Journey to the West. The film stars Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, ...

Hubert Vigilla

8:00 AM on 12.03.2012

New poster for The Monkey King starring Donnie Yen

In the comments of the 12 best Donnie Yen fights, hbomb and I mentioned that we hadn't heard anything about The Monkey King in a while. It's an IMAX 3D fantasy epic directed by Soi Cheang and based off characters from Wu Chen...

Hubert Vigilla





Review: Dragon (Wu Xia) photo
Review: Dragon (Wu Xia)
by Hubert Vigilla


8:00 AM on 11.29.2012

Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmasters delayed yet again

Guess what delayed production just got delayed again. Wong Kar-wai's Yip Man biopic The Grandmasters has been pushed back to January 8th, 2013, though there may be more delays ahead. The rumor is that Wong Kar-wai is shootin...

Hubert Vigilla