New still shots from Sha Po Lang have turned up online here and here. All the images that have released so far are looking amazing and this film should be right up near the top of any martial arts fan's 'must-see' list. Why? It's the first significant starring role for the incredible Donnie Yen since Hero and he co-stars with old school icon Sammo Hung and new school phenom Wu Jing in what Yen himself is describing as an old-school kung fu film. What does he mean by that? Tight choreography, no body doubles and no wire work. It's been a while since Hong Kong turned out a film where the fighters were actual fighters rather than quickly trained pop stars and I'm itching for some good old fashioned kung fu ...
There's no official site or trailer yet, but we're keeping our eyes open ...
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Word from DonnieYen.us is that trailers for this and Tsui Hark's Seven Swords are both supposed be ready for AFM, which is happening, oh, right about now. It should just be a matter of time before both of these turn up online ...
» Posted by Todd at November 4, 2004 11:23 AM