The casting of other Taiwanese idols, Chen Bo-lin and Baron Chen, offer potential for an all-star vehicle that also raises dramatic stakes as either rivals or comrades of the hero. The savvy Eric Tsang is a well cast surrogate father for Chow to hone his trademark daft-prodigy image in an entertaining combo that borrows from “Rain Man” and “Jerry McGuire.” The wicked stunt choreography flip, scoop and fling the players around on high wires, making them look so cool it just about outweighs the exaggerated camera work and manic editing.Ĭhou has demonstrated in “Initial D” and “Secret” that he enjoys greater chemistry with father figures than with love interests. Synopsis: KG (Kung Fu Girl) is a young panda with the help of his harebrained Master Panda, you must rescue the handsome Prince Po and restore justice to her beautiful kingdom. Li enrolls Jay into a top university varsity team to groom him into a basketball star.Īs the highlight of the film, the matches are shot with gravity defying abandon. The Prodigy is a film directed by Robert D. Jay (Jay Chou) is an orphan raised in a martial arts academy after his guru turned into an icicle while trying out a kung fu move that can “freeze time.” As Jay tires of being a human punch bag, he succumbs to agent-wannabe Wang (Eric Tsang)’s hoop dreams of exploiting his sharpshooting and chopsocky skills for slam dunks. But then, Chu’s brazen disregard for tastefulness is itself a style statement. Instead, Chu cheapens the package by throwing in tired plot formulas, in-your-face product placements and a cameo lineup of one-time comedians whose antics are more misses than hits. A firebending prodigy and relentless perfectionist, she’ll stop at nothing to secure her position as the heir to the throne.HONG KONG - Taiwanese director Kevin Chu Yen-ping, who churned out 40 commercial films in 30 years, has made a B-movie with an A-list cast and crew on a $10 million budget in “Kung Fu Dunk.” With Asia’s hottest Chinese pop star Jay Chou starring and singing his own wacky hip hop songs, dynamic stunts by “House of Flying Daggers” action choreographer Ching Siu Tung, CGI by the Beijing effects team that worked on “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” and sets designed by Yee Chung Man (“Curse of the Golden Flower”), you’d expect slick action and streamlined storytelling.
At Cannes, she met a director who was looking for a young woman with kung fu skills to play a part in a movie. Maria is Suki, the intimidating leader of the Kyoshi Warriors, an elite female fighting force dedicated to protecting their community and upholding the ideals of their namesake, Avatar Kyoshi.Ĭasey will portray Gran Gran, Katara and Sokka’s grandmother and the compassionate and wise matriarch of the Southern Water Tribe.Įlizabeth has been cast as Azula, the intensely driven princess of the Fire Nation. Kung Fu daughter A Chinatown martial-arts prodigy, she fought her fate. He teams up with Triceracop to defeat the time-traveling Hitler known as Kung Fuhrer. Produced in part by Jaden's parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden as 12-year-old Dre, a young boy from Detroit who learns to defend himself using the art of Kung-Fu with. After suffering from a lightning strike and a cobra bite, Detective Kung Fury gains supernatural kung fu powers. Tamlyn will play Yukari, Suki’s mother and the fiercely protective mayor of her small village on Kyoshi Island. In an attempt to bring back the classic kung fu genre, David Sandberg crowdfunded the free, 30-minute movie Kung Fury. Yvonne has been cast as Avatar Kyoshi, a legendary warrior revered for her bravery, fearsome fighting skills, and uncompromising dedication to the cause of justice.
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Casting on the upcoming live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series is ramping up!įive more stars have been added to the cast, including Yvonne Chapman, who you may recognize from The CW's Kung Fu series, where she portrayed Zhilan.Īlso cast in the upcoming series, which is currently filming, are Tamlyn Tomita (pictured, center), Casey Camp-Horinek (pictured, right), newcomer Elizabeth Yu and Maria Zhang.