Justin Lin is in the blank-check phase of his career. What he did with the Fast And Furious franchise was borderline miraculous: Tokyo Drift was once considered a potential direct-to-dvd vehicle, not the start of a transition that would turn that series from a B+ franchise into a bonafide sensation. Soon he.d earn the clout to receive some of the industry.s greatest opportunities. And by the time Furious 6 rolled around, he earned the clout to turn them down, departing from lucrative gigs for reboots of both the Terminator and Highlander series. His next picture is next summer.s untitled Bourne Identity sequel, though his next gig after that could be his most ambitious undertaking yet. Deadline is reporting that Lin is locked-in to direct a remake of The Shaolin Temple. The original, from 1982, details the revenge sought by the son of a slave worker seeking revenge against...
- 1/18/2014
- cinemablend.com
"Fast and Furious" 3-6 helmer Justin Lin is set to make his Chinese language debut directing a remake of the 1982 Jet Li career launching kung-fu feature "Shaolin Temple".
Beijing Enlight Pictures Co. Ltd., Seven Stars and Perfect Storm will produce the 3D project which is a while off as pre-production is expected to take up to two years. No specific filming start date is yet set.
The original film is set in the period between China's Sui and Tang Dynasties. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, the son of one of his slave workers escapes to the temple, trains in kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor.
Troy Craig Poon, Bruno Wu and Wang Changtian will produce the new version which is expected to be budgeted over $100 million.
Lin is presently at work as executive producer on "Fast and Furious 7" and is attached...
Beijing Enlight Pictures Co. Ltd., Seven Stars and Perfect Storm will produce the 3D project which is a while off as pre-production is expected to take up to two years. No specific filming start date is yet set.
The original film is set in the period between China's Sui and Tang Dynasties. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, the son of one of his slave workers escapes to the temple, trains in kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor.
Troy Craig Poon, Bruno Wu and Wang Changtian will produce the new version which is expected to be budgeted over $100 million.
Lin is presently at work as executive producer on "Fast and Furious 7" and is attached...
- 1/17/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Justin Lin, the director soon to jump onto the next movie in the Jason Bourne franchise for August next year, has signed a deal with Perfect Storm Entertainment to direct a Mandarin-language remake of 1982′s Jet Li introductory vehicle Shaolin Temple.
The movie would be budgeted at over $100 million dollars and is poised to matter as it might be timed to be the biggest hit when China becomes the world’s largest film-going market. That’s if Lin makes this his post-Bourne project.
“We will commence only when we feel this is ready,” says Perfect Storm Entertainment CEO Troy Craig Poon. The 1982 Shaolin Temple was a Hong Kong martial arts movie directed by Chang Hsin Yen. The original story was based on Shaolin folklore and set during the transition period between the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, the...
The movie would be budgeted at over $100 million dollars and is poised to matter as it might be timed to be the biggest hit when China becomes the world’s largest film-going market. That’s if Lin makes this his post-Bourne project.
“We will commence only when we feel this is ready,” says Perfect Storm Entertainment CEO Troy Craig Poon. The 1982 Shaolin Temple was a Hong Kong martial arts movie directed by Chang Hsin Yen. The original story was based on Shaolin folklore and set during the transition period between the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, the...
- 1/17/2014
- by Da7e
- LRMonline.com
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker in the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man 2, due in theaters on May 2. In a new image, Garfield -- or a digital approximation -- appears to be hoisting a vehicle into the air. Or perhaps he's catching a car before it smashes into the street? Oh, the mysteries of superheroes! [Total Film] Shaolin Temple: Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) will direct a remake of Shaolin Temple, a 1982 martial arts picture that brought stardom to the young, then-unknown Jet Li. The project was announced in August 2012; a script is ready, though it appears that preproduction may take up to two years. Lin is set to direct the next installment in the Bourne spy franchise, which is scheduled for release in August 2015, so Shaolin Temple...
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- 1/17/2014
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
A remake of the kung-fu flick Shaolin Temple was first unveiled back in August of 2012 but no director was attached to the project. Yesterday it was confirmed by Film Business Asia that Justin Lin, director of some of the most popular Fast & Furious films, will be making his Chinese language debut at the helm of this remake. The first Shaolin Temple film was the launch pad for Jet Li back in 1982. The film will be produced by Beijing Enlight Pictures Co. Ltd. in partnership with the Shaolin Temple. And it will be shot in 3-D. It will be some time though before filming begins, Beijing CEO Wang Chantian said that pre-production is expected to take up to two years. In the meantime Lin...
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- 1/17/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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