Stephen Chow's FLIRTING SCHOLAR to Be Prequeled without Stephen Chow (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)November 5, 2009What a disappointing surprise.Flirting Scholar, released in 1993, is one of Stephen Chow most memorable comedies.Last month a Beijing-based previously unknown company called 21st Century Wei Ke Film announced it had acquired the rights to shoot a sequel/prequel to the classic.In in original, Tong Pak-Foo, a wealthy and well-known young scholar disguises as a houseboy just get closer to the girl he falls in love with, Chou Heung (Gong Li), a housemaid. Story of the prequel will tell an early love story of Tong Pak-Foo and Chou Heung.Stephen Chow has never been associated with the project. Gong Li, reportedly has been offered to play, not Chou Heung, but mother of Tong Pak-Foo. It said she was considering, but most likely, she would turn it down.21st Century Wei Ke has just announced Lee Lik-Chi, the director of the original, will return to helm the prequel and Charles Heung, the presenter of the original, will work as the executive producer. The action will be handled by Dion Lam (Spider-Man 2, The Matrix trilogy, The Storm Riders), the camera will be operated by Poon Hang-Sang (CJ7, Fearless, Kung Fu Hustle), and Lee King-Man (The New Legend of Shaolin, The Tai-Chi Master, Once Upon a Time in China) will work as the art director.
Stephen Chow redoing ‘Way of the Dragon?’Last year Hong Kong comedy filmmaker and Bruce Lee fanatic Stephen Chow walked away from both directing and starring in Seth Rogen’s THE GREEN HORNET redo for unspecified reasons. Now it looks like he may be taking on another Bruce Lee project. Citing unnamed Hong Kong media reports, Channel News Asia says that Chow will begin shooting a new English-language film called TAI CHI that will feature Hollywood stars Jack Black and Anne Hathaway. The production will apparently begin shooting in the U.S. in June.TAI CHI is based on Bruce Lee’s film WAY OF THE DRAGON. Chow’s film concerns a Chinese immigrant (Chow) working as a dishwasher in Chinatown while hiding his skills as a tai chi master. When gangsters oppress other local immigrants, the tai chi master comes to their defence. He later starts a martial arts school. According to the reports, Chow spent close to two years refining the script for the film which repeatedly stalled production and caused Columbia Pictures to pull out of the project, to be replaced by another Hollywood backer.It’s also stated that Chow has been extremely nervous about making his English-language debut and has been working with a language tutor. In Bruce Lee’s WAY OF THE DRAGON, Lee played a kung fu master who defended Chinese immigrants in Rome from mobsters. The film climaxed with an unforgettable match between Lee and newcomer Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum. Chow’s genuine affinity for Bruce Lee is well documented. Most of his films feature some homage to the late kung fu star. Chow parodied Lee’s FIST OF FURY in FIST OF FURY 1991. Chow also appears to have a fondness for tai chi, an internal martial art that he has previously showcased in exaggerated fashion in SHAOLIN SOCCER.
fo sho hellcast & ryohazuki - Kung Fu Hustle doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of his genius. If you wanna see his best works, try Fight Back to School and Tricky Brains. Stephen Chow is WAY more than special FX.