HOT PROJECTS The Monkey King
Hong Kong’s Filmko and Mandarin Films are joining forces on this $30m 3D fantasy based on the Chinese classic Journey To The West. Soi Cheang is directing and the cast includes Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok. Hollywood talent on board includes VFX supervisor David Ebner (Alice In Wonderland), and post-production is currently taking place in the US. Int’l sales Filmko, Mandarin Films
dominicyip@filmkoholdings.com
Saving General Yang Lacuna
In The Fuchun Mountains, by Huang Gongwang. The fi lm is backed by a con- sortium including China Film Group. Media Asia is an equity investor and handling sales in select Asian territories. Int’l sales Media Asia (select territories), Ricky Tse
ricky_tse@mediaasia.com
Floating City
Produced by Mandarin Films, this his- torical epic stars Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung and Nina Paw Hee-ching in the tale of a fisherman’s son who rises to become a powerful ‘tai pan’ or business- man. Currently in post-production for a tentative May release, it is directed by Yim Ho, one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave in the 1980s, with credits such as Homecoming (1984), Red Dust (1991) and more recently A West Lake Moment (2004). Int’l sales Mandarin Films, Chiu-yi Leung
cyleung@mandarinfilms.com
The Guillotines
Andrew Lau directs this $15m action drama, produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan, who is this year’s Hong Kong Interna- tional Film Festival’s Film-maker In Focus. The story centres on an elite squad of imperial bodyguards, trained to use the deadly fl ying guillotine, who face a conspiracy against their mission. The cast is headed by hot pan-Chinese trio Huang Xiaoming (The Message), Ethan Juan (Monga) and Shawn Yue (Reign Of Assassins). Media Asia is han- dling Asian territories excluding China. Int’l salesWe Distribution, Katherine Lee
kat@wedistribution.com ■ 6 Screen International March 2012 Journey To The West
Hot up-and- coming directors Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan move north of the border for romantic comedy Lacuna
Stephen Chow, arguably Hong Kong’s most bankable film-maker, is writing, producing and directing this follow-up to his two Chinese Odyssey fi lms which became cult classics in the 1990s. The film is produced by Chow’s Bingo Group, Edko Films and Village Road- show Entertainment Group’s new Chi- nese fi lm-making division. Contact Bingo Group, Alice Chow
alice.chow@
bingogroup.com.hk
Lacuna
Hot up-and-coming directors Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan move north of the border for this romantic comedy about two strangers who wake up in bed together, oblivious to what hap- pened, and must figure out how they got there. Pang Ho Cheung, who pro- duced the duo’s portmanteau drama Lover’s Discourse, is again producing and Shawn Yue and Zhang Jingchu head the cast.
Int’l sales Media Asia, Ricky Tse
ricky_tse@mediaasia.com
Ronny Yu’s action drama is a reworking of the Yang clan folk tales that have inspired many stage plays, fi lms and TV dramas. Produced by Raymond Wong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures with China’s Henan Film Group and Huayi Brothers, the film has a starry ensemble cast including Ekin Cheng, Adam Cheng, Wu Chun and Vic Chou. The screenplay is written by Wong’s son, Edmond Wong, who also wrote Ip Man 2. Int’l sales Pegasus Motion Pictures, Alvina Wong
alvina.wong@pegasusmovie.com
The Silent War
An action drama, set in 1950s China, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai as a blind piano tuner who is drafted into a spying mission due to his exceptional hearing abilities. Alan Mak directs from a script by his Infernal Affairs co-writer Felix Chong and Zhou Xun also stars. For- merly known as Windseeker, the $18m fi lm is in post-production. Int’l sales Mei Ah Distribution, Sara Law
sara@meiah.com
Wu Dang Floating City
Currently in post-production, this $10m martial-arts drama showcases Wu Dang kung-fu, and stars three established kung-fu artists — Vincent Chiu, Dennis To and Louis Fan. Patrick Leung directs with Corey Yuen (The Transporter) as action director. The story revolves around a US conspirator attempting to steal treasure from the Wudang moun- tain range, where legend has it the Wu Dang style originated. Int’l sales Mei Ah Distribution, Sara Law
sara@meiah.com
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