The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (奇門遁甲) - Miracle Fighters remake

[GeneChing]

Yuen Woo-ping, Tsui Hark remake Miracle Fighters



By Kevin Ma
Thu, 12 November 2015, 15:10 PM (HKT)
Production News

YUEN Woo-ping 袁和平 is to direct a remake of his own The Miracle Fighters 奇門遁甲 (1982). TSUI Hark 徐克 is on board as writer and producer.

The original fantasy comedy was about a young warrior who uses the martial arts skills he learned from two Taoist priests to defeat an evil sorcerer in a competition.

Yuen says that aside from sharing the title of the film, Miracle Fighters 奇門遁甲 will tell an entirely new story. He said that if the original film was meant to present an alternative form of wuxia film, the new film intends to redefine it. The filmmakers did not divulge the plot at this time.

In addition to writing the script, Tsui is producing with Nansun Shi under his Film Workshop Co Ltd 電影工作室有限公司 banner.

The film will be Yuen and Tsui's first collaboration since Black Mask 2: City of Masks 黑俠Ⅱ (2002) more than a decade ago. The duo's previous collaborations include Once Upon a Time in China II 黃飛鴻之二男兒當自強 (1992) and The Twin Dragons 雙龍會 (1992).

The new Miracle Fighters is set to begin production after the Lunar New Year holiday with theatrical release set for 2017.

This is really promising.

[Jimbo]

This might be good. We'll have to see. It's good they aren't actually trying to remake the original. IMO, even Yuen Woo-Ping couldn't remake it as good. The original is a classic. It inspired not only several similar follow-up films by the Yuen family, but it also inspired a trend of special effects in HK films, including the Shaw Bros films Ghosts Galore, Descendant of the Sun, Buddha's Palm, etc. The old, pre-CGI effects still have a certain charm and creativity about them that I'm not sure the new, modern CGI can ever match in spirit.

[GeneChing]

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Remember that MIRACLE FIGHTERS remake by Tsui Hark & Yuen Woo Ping? It'll star Kris Wu, Ni Ni & Zhou Dongyu. #Oh.






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Wait...is this going to be like the new Ghostbusters where the remake recasts all the roles to women?

Oh, Kris Wu is a dude. Sorry. I keep forgetting that.

[GeneChing]

[GeneChing]

THE THOUSAND FACES OF DUNJIA (2017) Official Trailer | Yuen Woo Ping
Well Go USA Entertainment
Published on Nov 10, 2017

With THE THOUSAND FACES OF DUNJIA, legendary director Yuen Woo Ping and writer/producer Tsui Hark breathe new life into the wuxia genre, weaving together fantasy, humor, and breathtaking martial arts action. Dao, a naïve young constable, discovers a secret society with supernatural abilities that has protected mankind for centuries. As he’s drawn into a power struggle within their ranks, they learn that an ancient creature with the power to destroy the world is rising - and it will take all of their powers combined to stop it.

I just realized this is the remake of Miracle Fighters (1982) that I posted about back in 2015. I'm merging this thread with that one.

[GeneChing]

Facing off against The Last Jedi for this weekend's box office. Good luck with that.

US THEATER LOCATIONS
December 15, 2017

HOUSTON
AMC Studio 30
2949 Dunvale
Houston, TX 77063

SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA
Cinemark 20 Great Mall
1010 Great Mall Dr
Milpitas, CA 95035

AMC Metreon 16
135 4th St Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94103

AMC Cupertino Square 16
10123 N Wolfe Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014

Cinemark Century 20 Daly City
1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015

LOS ANGELES
AMC Orange 30
20 City Blvd West
Orange, CA 92868

AMC Puente Hills 20
1560 South Azusa Avenue
City of Industry, CA 91748

AMC Santa Anita 16
400 South Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007

AMC Atlantic Times Square
450 N Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754

LAS VEGAS
AMC Town Square 18
6587 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89119

DALLAS
Cinemark Legacy
7201 North Central Expressway
Plano, TX 75025

WASHINGTON, D.C.
AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18
9811 Washingtonian Ctr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

BOSTON
AMC Loews Boston Common 19
175 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02111

PHILADELPHIA
AMC Cherry Hill 24
2121 NJ-38
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

TEMPE
Harkins Tempe Marketplace 16
2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy #1160
Tempe, AZ 85281

ATLANTA
Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24
3265 Northeast Expy NE
Chamblee, GA 30341

HAWAII
Regal Dole Cannery
735 Iwilei Rd
Honolulu, HI 96817
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SEATTLE
Regal Meridian 16
1501 7th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101

NEW YORK CITY
College Point Multiplex Cinemas
2855 Ulmer St
Flushing, NY 11354

AMC Loews 34th Street 14
312 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001

PORTLAND
Century Eastport 16
4040 SE 82nd Ave
Portland, OR 97266

SAN DIEGO
AMC Mission Valley 20
1640 Camino Del Rio N
San Diego, CA 92108

CHICAGO
AMC River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
Chicago, IL 60611

CANADA THEATER LOCATIONS
December 15, 2017

TORONTO
Cineplex Cinemas Markham & VIP
79 Enterprise Blvd #169
Markham, ON L6G 0E7, Canada

Cineplex Cinemas Yonge Dundas
10 Dundas Street East #402
Toronto, ON M5B 2G9, Canada

VANCOUVER
Cineplex Cinemas SilverCity Riverport
14211 Entertainment Way
Richmond, BC V6W 1K4, Canada

EDMONTON
Cinema City Movies 12
5074 130 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T5A 5A9, Canada

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