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Awesome Cantonese Featurette For Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’
Dec 6th
This extended behind-the-scenes documentary has landed online for Wong Kar-Wai’s long-awaited (and long-delayed) epic, ‘The Grandmaster.’ Lead by Tony Leung as Ip Man, the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, amongst many others, the film also stars Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu-lung and Wang Qingxiang. ‘The Grandmaster’ is set to be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China on January 8th, 2013. Fingers crossed there’s a US and UK release date announcement shortly! The synopsis for ‘The Grandmaster’ can be read below. Wongkarwai (via The Playlist).
With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results. Ip Man is a young rich man extremely talented in martial arts, but he chooses to keep a low profile. Yet this doesn’t keep him out of these troubles ahead. One day he is trapped in this battleground so he has to use every means in order to get out of there. The masters are amazed by his abilities. Master Kung and his daughter Kung Yi are amongst, and the latter is attracted to this newcomer. A high warlord is assassinated by his own guard Yi Xian Tian. All masters in Foshan vow to take Tian down no matter what….
New Banner Poster & Cantonese Featurette For Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’
Nov 19th
This new banner poster and behind-the-scenes documentary has landed online for Wong Kar-Wai’s long-awaited epic ‘The Grandmaster.’ Lead by Tony Leung as Ip Man, the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, amongst many others, the film also stars Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu-lung and Wang Qingxiang. ‘The Grandmaster’ is set to be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China on December 18th, 2012. Fingers crossed there’s a US and UK release date announcement shortly! The synopsis for ‘The Grandmaster’ can be read below. Source: FirstShowing and Wongkarwai (via The Playlist).
With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results. Ip Man is a young rich man extremely talented in martial arts, but he chooses to keep a low profile. Yet this doesn’t keep him out of these troubles ahead. One day he is trapped in this battleground so he has to use every means in order to get out of there. The masters are amazed by his abilities. Master Kung and his daughter Kung Yi are amongst, and the latter is attracted to this newcomer. A high warlord is assassinated by his own guard Yi Xian Tian. All masters in Foshan vow to take Tian down no matter what….
Tony Leung, Zhang Zi Yi & Song Hye-Kyo Feature In New ‘The Grandmasters’ Images
Nov 9th
Closely following both the newly released theatrical trailer and trio of pics for ‘The Grandmasters,’ WongKarWai.Net has unveiled a couple more images from the long-awaited epic. Lead by Tony Leung as Ip Man, the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, amongst many others, the film also stars Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu-lung and Wang Qingxiang. ‘The Grandmasters’ is set to be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China on December 18th, 2012. Fingers crossed there’s a US and UK release date announcement shortly! The synopsis for ‘The Grandmasters’ can be read below. Source: The Playlist.
With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results. Ip Man is a young rich man extremely talented in martial arts, but he chooses to keep a low profile. Yet this doesn’t keep him out of these troubles ahead. One day he is trapped in this battleground so he has to use every means in order to get out of there. The masters are amazed by his abilities. Master Kung and his daughter Kung Yi are amongst, and the latter is attracted to this newcomer. A high warlord is assassinated by his own guard Yi Xian Tian. All masters in Foshan vow to take Tian down no matter what….
New Looks At Tony Leung’s Ip Man In Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’
Nov 7th
Closely following the newly released theatrical trailer for ‘The Grandmasters,’ WongKarWai.Net has unveiled three new promo images from the long-awaited epic. Lead by Tony Leung as Ip Man, the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, amongst many others, the film also stars Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu-lung and Wang Qingxiang. ‘The Grandmasters’ is set to be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China on December 18th, 2012. Fingers crossed there’s a US and UK release date announcement shortly! The synopsis for ‘The Grandmasters’ can be read below. Source: The Playlist.
With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results.
New Trailer For Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’ – Starring Tony Leung, Zhang Zi Yi & Chang Chen
Nov 5th
This stunning first full-length trailer has arrived online for Wong Kar Wai’s long-awaited epic, ‘The Grandmasters.’ Lead by Tony Leung as Ip Man, the legendary grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, amongst many others, the film also stars Zhang Zi Yi, Chang Chen, Cung Le, Bruce Leung Siu-lung and Wang Qingxiang. ‘The Grandmasters’ is set to be released in Hong Kong and Mainland China on December 18th, 2012. Fingers crossed there’s a US and UK release date announcement shortly! The synopsis for ‘The Grandmasters’ can be read below.
With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results.
RZA Interview For ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’
Nov 2nd
Quentin Tarantino presents ‘The Man with the Iron Fists,’ an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA – alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu – tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become saviour of his adopted people. RZA, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time and de-facto leader of Wu-Tang Clan (the legendary group that’s highly influenced by Asian culture and 70s martial arts flicks – hence the name), stars as the lead alongside Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Dave Bautista, Byron Mann, Daniel Wu and Pam Grier. ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ opens on November 2nd in the US and December 7th in the UK. My interview with Russell Crowe for the film can be read here, while my Lucy Liu interview can be found here.
You ate and breathed martial arts movies for the majority of your childhood….
RZA: Yeah. Martial arts films have been influencing me since I was nine, when I first saw kung fu movies and karate flicks on Staten Island at the St. George Theater. Double features, I’ll never forget. This one was called ‘Fury of the Dragon,’ with Bruce Lee in it as Kato, and the other was ‘Black Samurai,’ starring Jim Kelly. Later on, I’d go to 42nd Street and see movies like ‘Godfather of Hong Kong,’ ‘Fists of Double K’ and ‘Five Deadly Venoms,’ which got me addicted to the genre. Growing up in New York, we would break dance, hip-hop, graffiti, all these types of things, and we’d catch moves from the movies. I’d imagine martial arts films as I’d be walking to school, I’ve got a tonne of them up in my head (laughs). ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ is one of them, or an accumulation of ideas meshed together.
