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Now when I criticize Korean Media for being too jumpy with news, and for often creating 'news stories' out of background noise (Zhang Ziyi and some gangster wives ring a bell?), it's because I don't deal daily with the HK Media. Ready to jump on another rumour?
One of the all time most beloved HK films in Korea is John Woo's 1986 squib classic 英雄本色 (A Better Tomorrow). They've ripped off its plot 'unofficially' a thousand times in lousy early-to-mid 90s action flicks, and even gave it hilarious homages, last but not least the one on 안녕 프란체스카 (Hello Francesca)'s first Season. The only thing left to do was a remake! And according to HK media sources, that's exactly what Mei Ah Entertainment and an unnamed (I bet it's 사기꾼 필름 - Conman Films - a new company created... this morning?) Korean company are doing. The remake of the original, which starred Chow Yun-Fat and the late, great Leslie Cheung, would be handled by director Jung Yoon-Cheol of 말아톤 (Marathon), and have a budget of HK$ 100 Million (13 Million US), ready to enter shooting from July-August. And listen to the cast: Jang Dong-Gun, and Rain!
Yeah... right.
Interviewed about the matter, Jang's management company Star M Entertainment commented: "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm hearing this for the first time." Jang Dong-Gun and Rain? That's some wild imagination we have here, folks. Maybe they want to add Choi Ji-Woo and Kim Hee-Sun too? And yes, if you were asking, I did that on Photoshop in 2 minutes. Maybe they need to hire a graphic designer?
[Source: Naver News/Sports Seoul]
It's Jang Dong-Gun and Rain and HK's Louis Koo ! According to the HK news media, the movie will be shot in Seoul and on location in HK and China. Target date July to August.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the news this morning.
Guys, guys, don't write in Korean please. Have mercy on monolingual folks like me. ^__^
I love A Better Tomorrow. My two HK favorites - Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fatt - in one great movie. Just wondering... are the sequels any good? I see A Better Tomorrow II (is there also a III?) all the time in the stores here but am not a fan of sequels.
oh, we're just playing silly. You're not missing anything. ^_^
There's indeed two sequels. No. 2 is a sort of parody of the first, and the third (directed by Tsui Hark) is pretty much useless. But don't take my word for it. I like ABT and The Killer, but not exactly a John Woo fan.
thunderbolt, i definately think you should check out ABT 2. I haven't seen the third. But, 2 has one of the most insane shootouts ever at the end. It's a must-buy in my opinion.
1989, rather. Man, I'm old.
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