Wanted: actors for new Kung Fu movie of Jet Li.

[South Paw]

Want to act in a film with Jet Li?
The film will start May 2005.

Looking for actors, Kung Fu stylists.
Send pictures and/or actionvideo, biography, to:

GM Chiu Chi Ling
7, Pak Hoy Street, 1/F,
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Tel: 852-94031840
chiuchiling@earthlink.net

[David Jamieson]

where's it being shot?

[South Paw]

I'm not sure.
My Sifu has been contacted by Jet Li to inform for Hung Gar stylists and Kung Fu stylists.
There is also some info on this same topic on the website of Jet Li.

I already know some Hung Gar practitioners that have mailed there biography, etc. I am very curious who will be chosen and take part.

[tug]

Is there a website specifically devoted to the film? I'd like to notify my KF peeps without the hassle of paper. The link you provided is just an email address.

Will check out JL's site also.

[South Paw]

This is the website (jetli.com/jet/index.php?s=work&ss=articles&p=33_castingcall) of Jet Li.

This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Master Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual leader of the Jin Wu (Chin Woo) Sports Federation, that started in Shanghai.
Planned for Spring 2005.

[SevenStar]

If you do a search on the main forum, you'll find similar info about an upcoming jet li movie. The particular casting call I'm referring to was posted on jet li's website and specified that they were looking for the burly, wrestler type as far as his look, and wanted him to be more of a western styled fighter, although they wanted him to be versatile.

[South Paw]

The particular casting call I'm referring to was posted on jet li's website and specified that they were looking for the burly, wrestler type as far as his look, and wanted him to be more of a western styled fighter, although they wanted him to be versatile.

That's correct.
There is an international casting call looking for martial artists for the movie and looking for people who fit the following profile:

a. Bulky/Muscular Combat fighter (Tall/big/muscular... Westerner, Wrestler)
b. Western fighter - Martial art/weapon flight/Tae Kwon Do/Karate/Kickboxing/Kung Fu/Judo or any other kinds of specialties. May have many important fight scenes with Jet Li character. Need to have acting abilities
c. Martial artists and fighters from all nationalities with different skills/fighting style

[David Jamieson]

how will us whiteys fit in with teh storyline?

do we get to be evil portugese or british soldiers? :p

I would think all the kungfu guys would be chinese for authenticity seeing as it is highly unlikely there were any gwai lo in teh original jing mo school.

[South Paw]

how will us whiteys fit in with the storyline?

do we get to be evil portugese or british soldiers?

That's a good question Kung Lek.

Here is Huo's biography inshort:

Huo Yuanjia was born into a wushu master's family in Dongguang County south of Tianjin. His father made a living by working as a bodyguard for wealthy people. As little Huo Yuanjia was very weak and often ill, his father decided not to teach him martial arts. Huo, however, was not discouraged. He determined to take martial arts as his career. Every day he watched his father and brothers practise wushu and imitated them secretly in the depths of the forest of date trees. Moved by his determination and hard-working spirit, his father started to teach him. In ten years, Huo learned the family's exclusive boxing and the essentials of other schools of boxing as well.

One day in 1890, a wushu master by the name of Du came from Henan Province to visit Huo's father. His manner provoked a trial of strength with the boxers of the family. Huo's brothers competed with him but were defeated. Then Huo fought with him. With one swift kick, Huo knocked his opponent to the ground. Thus Huo Yuanjia became famous in his village and the neighbouring areas.

During a performance in 1901, a Russian boxer said something which insulted the Chinese people. When Huo heard this, he mounted the platform and reprimanded him severely. Scared by Huo's bravery, the Russian boxer admitted his mistake and apologized. In the spring of 1909, an arrogant British boxer named O'Brien came to Shanghai and announced that he was willing to have a match with any Chinese. On learning this, Huo and his disciple Liu Zhensheng went to Shanghai to accept the challenge. He also advertised that he was ready to fight any foreign boxers. Startled by Huo's fearlessness, O'Brien left Shanghai quietly before the date of the match. This greatly enhanced the self-confidence and self-esteem of the Chinese people. Subsequently, Huo thought that if the Chinese people wanted to make their nation strong, they had to build up their bodies. For this purpose he set up a martial arts school where he served as the main coach. In 1910, with the school as the basis, the Chin Woo Athletic Association was established.

Many Japanese judo wrestlers in Shanghai grudged Huo Yuanjia his fame and success. They arranged competitions between Huo and some of the best judo athletes from Japan. However, all of them were defeated by his Chinese wushu master. After attending a peace-making dinner given by the Japanese judo wrestlers, Huo Yuanjia died on September 14, 1910. He is believed to have been poisoned at the banquet.


Although not as popular as Wong Fei Hung there have been a number of films made about thehero Huo Yuanjia.
He is not familiar to many people, but suddenly became known to every household after a Hong Kong television series about his life and martial arts that was shown a few years ago.

Shanghai was a major port with trade to France, Great Britain, US, Germany, Holland, etc.
So that's where the whiteys come in.

[Baji Brad]

Direct link to the casting call: http://jetli.com/jet/index.php?s=work&ss=articles&p=33_castingcall

[David Jamieson]

lol, so we get to be soldiers, traders or namby pamby boxers who back down all the time.


priceless. :p

it's all good. Jet's all about raising the spirits and pride of the peeps anyway. I'll just enjoy it for what it s when released.

[WanderingMonk]

remember, it is a movie. it is not going to be historically accurate. It will all depend what's in the script. they can have Huo arrested in the film and forced to fight a british police officer, etc. hey, the guy who created defendu (?) was a british police officer keeping law and order in british conncession inside shanghai. He had to pick up some martial arts after being nearly killed by some triad gangsters. He could be the police officer fighting Huo in this "blood sport" story arc.

they can make all type of stuff up to make the movie more interesting.

[Happykiwi]

Originally posted by South Paw
Although not as popular as Wong Fei Hung there have been a number of films made about thehero Huo Yuanjia.
He is not familiar to many people, but suddenly became known to every household after a Hong Kong television series about his life and martial arts that was shown a few years ago.

Shanghai was a major port with trade to France, Great Britain, US, Germany, Holland, etc.
So that's where the whiteys come in.

The Chinese title of Bruce Lee's 2nd movie, "Fist of fury" is actually "Jingwu School". The story is about revenging Huo yuanjia's death.

Jet Li had already made a previous movie in Chinese about Huo yuanjia which was released in west under the title, "Fist of legend".

[mickey]

Greetings,

I think it is great that Jet Li is going back to some of his earlier material. Since this is a prequel, there is a chance that he may not be in it.

Fist of Legend was left open ended, as with a few of his other movies. It would be nice if he would start doing sequels.

mickey

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by mickey
Greetings,

I think it is great that Jet Li is going back to some of his earlier material. Since this is a prequel, there is a chance that he may not be in it.

Fist of Legend was left open ended, as with a few of his other movies. It would be nice if he would start doing sequels.

mickey

dont remember once upon a time in china 2,3 and 6
fong sai yuk 2?

:D

but yeah kung fu cult master needs a sequal too :D

[SimonM]

Fong Sai Yuk 1 and 2 are two of my favorite Jet Li movies. Especially #1. But "Legend of the Red Dragon" (it was about the Shaolin Treasure Map, Jet carried a funky spear) is my very favorite pre-Hero Jet Li movie.

I can't wait for Danny the Dog.

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by SimonM
Fong Sai Yuk 1 and 2 are two of my favorite Jet Li movies. Especially #1. But "Legend of the Red Dragon" (it was about the Shaolin Treasure Map, Jet carried a funky spear) is my very favorite pre-Hero Jet Li movie.

I can't wait for Danny the Dog.


Legend of the Red Dragon.. lol, aka New Legends of Shaolin. Which is what most people will know it by.

[mickey]

Shaolinlueb,

You are missing three:

Bodyguard from Beijing

Tai Chi Master

Black Mask (there was a sequel made of this one without Jet Li)



mickey

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by mickey
Shaolinlueb,

You are missing three:

Bodyguard from Beijing

Tai Chi Master

Black Mask (there was a sequel made of this one without Jet Li)



mickey

yeah but i mentioned sequals with jet li ;) i missed those on purpose.

[SimonM]

Originally posted by Shaolinlueb
yeah but i mentioned sequals with jet li ;) i missed those on purpose.

There was a sequel to Tai Chi Master? That had some of the best fight sequences I have seen period. Is the sequel up to par? Is Jet in it?

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by SimonM
There was a sequel to Tai Chi Master? That had some of the best fight sequences I have seen period. Is the sequel up to par? Is Jet in it?

no he wasn't. thats why i didnt mention it.

[mickey]

SimonM,

Those that I listed were movies that Jet Li did that were left open ended.

There was a Tai Chi II, but that was not a Jet Li movie. It had nothing to do with the former.

mickey