HONG KONG
March
04, 2006
Dragon
Tiger Gate (2006) Teaser and Website
The website for Dragon
Tiger Gate is now online with a short teaser
available. Visit the official site
here.
The $10 million action flick, from director Wilson Yip (SPL),
is adapted from Hong Kong cult comic book The
Gate of Dragon and Tiger and is scheduled for a
Summer 2006 release date in Hong Kong.
The film stars Donnie Yen (Seven Swords),
Nicholas Tse (A Chinese Tall Story) and
Shawn Yue (Initial D), with art
direction by William Chang (2046).
Dragon and Tiger Gate, which was created by media
magnate Tony Wong in the 1970s, was a milestone in the
history of Hong Kong comics. Its tales of heroism and
heart-pounding martial arts scenes has mesmerized more
than one generation of Chinese youngsters.
Produced by Raymond Wong, and directed by Wilson Yip and
Donnie Yen, the US$10 million comics adaptation stars
Nicholas Tse, Donnie Yen, Shawn Yue, Dong Jie and Li Xiao
Ran.
Nicholas Tse, a self-proclaimed fanatic of martial arts
films who is thrilled to be on a pure martial arts
movie, promises to put in double the effort on martial
arts scenes. Shawn Yue, who takes on a Kung Fu role for
the first time, has been training intensively with
Nicholas Tse. He hopes to meet the strict demands of
Donnie Yen, whom he considers a very professional
martial arts director. Donnie Yen, who is after
realistic action scenes that do not feature extraneous
use of wires like flying, would use his own means to
shape them up, believing that he would be able to dig
out their potential, especially Nicholas Tse, who has
some basic foundation. He insists on bringing out his
own look and feel for the action scenes, hoping to
capture that certain mood of the comics, but without
making the fights as exaggerated as in the comics.
Karazen Movie
Review:
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)