Bill Kongthe manufacturer behind it stooping tiger Hidden dragon is developing a new action film titled The furious onewhich he hopes will restore and change the martial arts genre.
The English-language action thriller will be directed by the Japanese stunt director and action choreographer Tanigaki Kenji from a screenplay written by Mak Tin Shuand is produced by XYZ Films.
In the story, “When his daughter is kidnapped on the street, the simple merchant Konggu ( Xie Miao) fights his way through a complex network of criminals in a frantic attempt to win her back by any means necessary.
“His only ally is the tireless journalist Navin (Joe Taslim). The two men from completely different backgrounds must learn to trust, collaborate, and draw on the fighting skills of their hidden pasts.
Although the story is simple, it seems the action will blow us away! Kong talked about it, saying: “I’m going to make an action movie that will rock the world. And to show that Hong Kong still has something to give to the film industry.”
He added: “I want to prove that Asians can still make a better action film than the rest of the world.”
Kong goes on to say that he’s setting the bar much higher than other martial arts films, saying, “If we fail, ‘The Furious’ will be as good as The raid OR Taken. We also want the characters to move people.”
He goes on to explain, “Through this film, I want us to discover the new Yuen Woo-ping, the new Sammo Hung, and the new Donnie Yen.”
The director of the film, Tanigaki Kenji, spoke about his vision for the film, saying, “I’m not interested in making actors who can’t move look like they can. Our cast has real skills from different martial arts disciplines. Everything we do will be practical.”
The director took time to train and rehearse with the actor before traveling to locations on the outskirts of the city to shoot the film for the next two and a half months. Production on the film began in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier this week.
The cast is led by the Chinese Xie Miao, the Indonesian Joe Taslim (The Raid: Redemption, Star Trek Beyond), of Thailand Jeeja Yanin (Chocolate), Yang Enyu and that of Indonesia Yayan Ruhian (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, The Raid).
He added: “Let’s take the films of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin or Fred Astaire. We are still watching those films 50 years after they were made. They are classic, practical and real. I hope our film can continue to live like this.”
Kong then shared, “Now is the time to make a great Asian action film. We have the people and the motivation. Chad Stahelski follows every Asian action movie and I remember him once saying to me, “You.” [Asian filmmakers] you don’t know your strengths.”
Speaking about the director, Kong said: “Think about what Chad Stahelski it was before directing John WickFrom Dead Pool‘S David Leitch OR Extraction‘S Sam Hargraves. This is what Tanagaki is in Asia right now.”
XYZ’s Todd Brown shared in a statement: “While people may not know who director Kenji Tanigaki is right now, they definitely will. He’s the best there is, his work is incredibly dynamic and at the same time incredibly concrete and real.”
People know Bill Kong’s previous martial arts productions to be incredibly beautiful and exciting,” he added, “but this one? Tanigaki will punch the world in the face.”
Well, shit! I can’t wait to watch this movie!
Source: variety
by Joey Paur
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