Special ID (2013)

[Beat TG]

Donnie Yen's next film is going to be a modern actioner called Special Identity and will be directed by Clarence Fok (The Iceman Cometh) and produced by Donnie himself. Other castmembers include Vincent Zhao (The Blade, True Legend), Zhang Hanyu (Assembly), Jing Tian, Kun Yang, and Qi Daji. Peter Pau (The Killer, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) will handle cinematography duties, and Donnie will be the action director along with Bruce Law (who will most presumably handle car stunts and gun-firing).















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http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2012-01-19/17193538472.shtml

[gasteropod]

and will be directed by Clarence Fok

Uh oh.

[Beat TG]

Donnie Yen Takes On Vincent Zhao For Viewers

Donnie Yen, Jing Tian, Vincent Zhao, Zhang Hanyu and director Clarence Ford (Fok Yiu-Leung) attended a press conference in Beijing for upcoming action film DUT SHU SUN FUN (SPECIAL IDENTITY) yesterday. Besides being the lead actor, Donnie will also be the film's producer as well as action director. In order to set the tone up for the attendants concerning Donnie's work and his current status as China's top martial arts actor, the event displayed a highlight of Donnie's classic action scenes. With DUT SHU SUN FUN, Donnie hopes to create a classic action film in "triple identities".

This film will mark the first time Donnie and fellow martial arts actor Vincent Zhao working together. They admired each other and are looking forward to face each other on film. Donnie stated that, as an action director, he will design several fight scenes for him and Vincent Zhao so viewers would get the most satisfaction and enjoyment out of the film. As a producer, he also jokes that being a producer actually means getting "hard work" done, and that he would have to learn from director Clarence Fok participating in shots like a learning observer.

Zhang Hanyu, a Golden Horse Award winning actor, has always had the image of a courageous or cool tough guy and rarely makes action films. But working with Donnie and Vincent Zhao, he's looking forward to this film the most this year.

As for action scenes, Zhang Hanyu said that he might pick up a few tricks along the way and revealed that he has already started training in preparation. He predicts that it will get very tough but he's looking forward to the fight scenes that Donnie will arrange for him.

http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2012/01/20 ... ncent.html

[Beat TG]

Yen and Zhao Collaborate on Action Movie

Donnie Yen says he feels excited about his first collaboration with fellow action star Vincent Zhao in the new film "Special Identity" ("Te Shu Shen Fen").

"We never worked together before, although I really appreciate his talent," Yen told reporters who gathered at a Beijing hotel on Thursday to mark the commencement of filming.

"Vincent and I will do some great action scenes," added Yen, who is also the movie's action director.

Vincent Zhao also believes the action scenes are highlights, adding, "Also expect lots of breathtaking car-racing scenes."

The actors didn't mention the movie's storyline.

Donnie Yen's notable films include "Ip Man", "14 Blades" and "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen", while Vincent Zhao's most famous character is the kung fu hero Wong Fei-hung, whom he portrayed for both film and TV.

"Special Identity" is being directed by Clarence Fok. The cast also includes Zhang Hanyu and Jing Tian.

The movie is scheduled for release this November.

http://english.cri.cn/6666/2012/01/20/1261s677274.htm

[luckystars]

I'm excited bout this!

[Xenon]

I think I already posted my reaction to the news of this on ADC. CAN'T FUCKING WAIT! Donnie Yen could use more modern action flicks.

[Beat TG]

The film's story has yet to be revealed but it's going to be stylish and set in a Metropolitan city.

http://www.hoteltravelpr.com/2012/01/31 ... ina-daily/

[Beat TG]

Ceremonial event for the film took place today. Looks like shooting will start very soon.





http://www.weibo.com/donnieyen

[Beat TG]

Production seems to have already started. This shoot is on a street in Hong Kong.

https://twitter.com/#!/SuperChan_Blog/s ... 2985056256

[Beat TG]

Donnie Yen surrounded by 10,000 people in Shenzhen





Ip Man actor Donnie Yen has been quite famous lately as the majority of his films in recent years have made over 100 million yuan in the Mainland box office. Looks like the Mainland fans really love Donnie. Last night, Donnie was shooting in Shenzhen for Clarence Fok's new film Special Identity (特殊身份). As the crew was filming a walk-through scene in heavy rain, three streets were blocked off. Yesterday the crew posted a special announcement around the area notifying residents of the filming time, location and when the streets will be closed.

Unexpectedly the 'warm reminder' produced the opposite effect. Fans and Netizens took pictures of the announcement and madly forwarded it online. Last night, a large group of onlookers, over 10,000 people, gathered around the filming location.





Initially, Donnie just wanted to shoot the scene low-profile but to his surprise the large crowd was waiting for him like a turbulent. He was a little frightened and urged everyone to be careful. Director Clarence Fok expressed that the situation was already like this earlier on and he also hired 70 security personnels to maintain order. "The security includes a person with authority and also the Public Security. It's considered a pretty stabled group of security people."

During the night, a rush of water was to be poured to make effect for the heavy rain. Lots of resources were used for this film, like three large water trucks and a large group of workers. In the film, Donnie plays an undercover and had to be dressed like a triad leader. He wore some accessories like neck chains and a famous watch, worth 2 million yuan. Also, a famous tattoo artist spent about 4 to 5 hours putting a fake tattoo on him.

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[Beat TG]

New stills. Frankie Ng (the actor who always plays gangsters in many crime films) co-stars.

http://www.weibo.com/donnieyen

[Beat TG]

Terrible news just broke out today. Vincent Zhao has left the set because he's dissatisfied with the new script and director (Clarence Fok, director of cult classics The Iceman Cometh and Naked Killer). According to Sina, the crew only had time to shoot few scenes before Zhao suddenly took off without notifying anyone. This has lead to the production company issuing a legal letter while Zhao has refused to return onboard unless they change the script back to its' original form.

Special Identity was originally going to be a film about heists called The Ultimate Codebreak (produced by Jackie Chan) which would have had Mainland Chinese director Tan Bing helming the film and James Yuen (The Warlords, Bodyguards & Assassins) handling writing duties. Zhao thought the role in the original script that was offered to him was remarkable and expressed huge interest in working with Donnie. But when Bing got replaced by Fok the script had to be changed and Zhao felt his part in the redone script was no longer brilliant and felt the role was undermined compared to Donnie's. As of now, shooting is suspended while Donnie is trying his best to contact Zhao (who apparently doesn't want to discuss the matter) and persuade him into attending a meeting so that they can resolve this.

http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/ent/hktwst ... 83101.html

http://translate.google.se/translate?hl ... 83101.html (translation in English)

[grim_tales]

That's a shame
I didnt know about The Ultimate Codebreak though.

[Beat TG]

We can all relax now.

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[Beat TG]

In another news report, Andy On is suggested to be a likely possible replacement if this is actual and continues.

http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/02/andy ... php#_login

http://news.sina.com.hk/news/15/1/1/2591448/1.html (original source)

[Beat TG]

News reports regarding Vincent Zhao's take-off and dissatisfaction with the script and film screw have been confirmed to be false. Thank the media for all this buzz.

http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/ ... 00093.html

[Beat TG]

OK, forget what I said. The news reports of his dissatisfaction of the project are still false but it's true that Vincent Zhao is out for good. His replacement is currently being discussed and will be announced very soon.

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[Beat TG]

Vincent Zhao held a press conference yesterday to clarify all recent wave of rumors regarding his behavior on set, the real cause of his departure and why he doesn't want to continue his cooperation on the production.

According to him, in the early stage of the completed script Zhao and the film crew came to an agreement but for which was to end when Zhao found out there were constant script changes being done without his consent as shooting progressed and Zhao would've been required to agree with this on the director and his crew's own terms. This prompted him to leave the set refusing any more requests from the film crew. The film crew tried to persuade him to return but they failed, and as there was nothing more to do they were forced to cut the cooperation with him. Zhao also clarifies the rumored tensions between him and Donnie on set stating that there was nothing going on and that it was Donnie who recommended him to the film's investors and invited him to play a crucial part in the film. The film crew has confirmed that Zhao's role will be taken over by Andy On.

Here's a video of the conference (would appreciate to have someone translate).

http://video.sina.com.cn/p/ent/m/c/2012 ... 83739.html

http://translate.google.se/translate?hl ... 1995.shtml (translation in English)

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2012-03-04/20393571995.shtml (original source)

[Beat TG]

Donnie and his stunt crew are prepping the fight choreography for the film. Good old John Salvitti (In the Line Of Duty 4, Tiger Cage 2) will be one of the action choreographers.



http://www.weibo.com/donnieyen

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According to Mtime.com, Collin Chou has joined the cast! Apparently, Chou was already invited to co-star in the film back in October last year but due to schedule conflicts he had to turn down the offer. His role will be announced very soon.

http://news.mtime.com/2012/03/31/1485533.html

http://translate.google.se/translate?hl ... 85533.html (translated in English)

[Beat TG]

Behind the scenes pics.

http://www.weibo.com/donnieyen (Donnie's micro-blog)

http://www.weibo.com/andyonimal (Andy On's micro-blog)

[Beat TG]

The film has completed shooting in Shenzhen and the crew is now in Hong Kong to complete the rest of the shooting.

Beside action Donnie will also have emotional scenes, mainly with veteran actress Pau Hei-Ching who plays his mother. Originally, Donnie was to shoot a big fight scene with Ken Lo (yep, you read right!) inside a mahjong set in Temple Street. But no owner wanted to hire any locations so the crew had to build an own mahjong set for the scene.

http://www.donnieyen.asia/2012/donnie-t ... or-tattoo/

[Beat TG]

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http://www.donnieyen.asia/gallery/film-stills/

[Beat TG]

Special Identity wraps up shooting. Collin Chou compliments Donnie for his endeavor pushing Collin's action performance to the max. And according to Andy On, the film is going to be action-packed!

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http://www.weibo.com/collinchou

http://www.weibo.com/andyonimal

[Beat TG]

First trailer is out!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAFf7e6xXVw