Bullets 'n' Babes

Some of you might have heard of it before.

Directed by Derek Yee (Protégé, One Nite in Mongkok, Lost in Time, Full Throttle), this is supposed to be a Yakuza-Thriller-Drama with Jackie Chan, Ken Watanabe and Daniel Wu in the lead. It is supposed to have no typical JC action in it and to totally focus on Jackie Chan's character immigrating to Tokyo, Japan and getting involved with the Yakuza.

I hope this is a giant success.

Then we'll hopefully see Jackie move away from his tired schtick into a more mature style of film.

I agree with Mark. It would be nice seeing Jackie doing something decent againfor a change.

But it wouldnt surprise me that halfway through the project Jackie takes direction into his own hands again, demands final cut and some re-shoots, and changes the whole movie into a Jackie movie.

Markgway wrote:Then we'll hopefully see Jackie move away from his tired schtick into a more mature style of film.

I hope that you don't mean "New Police Story" mature.

No he doesn't.

EvaUnit02 wrote:

Markgway wrote:Then we'll hopefully see Jackie move away from his tired schtick into a more mature style of film.

I hope that you don't mean "New Police Story" mature.

Lol, I most certainly do not.

I mean Clint Eastwood mature.

He means lube him up and bugger him with a snowglobe, mature.

WTF???

Shingster wrote:He means lube him up and bugger him with a snowglobe, mature.

Actually, I bet he had gerbils in mind.

First set pictures. Not a lot to see really, but at least something.

loved Yee's latest, Protégé so I'm tempted.

Knowing how movies are made, this will be shot in japan everywhere but shinjuku !

This is older news, but it tells something more about the story of the movie.

Beware, spoilers might be contained!

http://www.jc-news.net/news.php?id=833

First teaser poster from Cannes.
The movie is due to release in late September in HK.

What do you think?



Source: http://www.mtime.com/baidunews/1151075.html

I have some hope for this one.

Derek Yee can always be trusted (Protégé is his weakest in recent years but still turned out quite good). Diggit!

As you might have already heard, the postponed HK-theater release of the 3. April 09 has been confirmed by EMP. The movie will not be shown in Mainland China.

Finally, here is a first trailer for the movie, the plot-outline and many many photos:

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oUlZfELm-E

In the early 1990s, a mainland Chinese tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) enters Japan illegally, in search of his girlfriend Xiu Xiu (Xu Jinglei). Steelhead and his friend, Jie (Daniel Wu) meet in the busy Shinjuku district and take manual labouring jobs to earn money. When Steelhead finds out that Xiu Xiu has married a Japanese Yakuza leader named Eguchi, he decides to remain in Japan. To obtain citizenship, he agrees to work for Eguchi as a killer, but quickly becomes used to the power. Soon he has become embroiled so deeply in the ways of the yakuza that there is no turning back!

Heavy stuff indeed! It has been stated in many press reports that the genre of the film will be closer to drama than Chan’s trademark action. Shinjuku Director Derek Yee reportedly said, “People are too familiar with the image of a fighting Jackie Chan. It’s time for him to move on to drama.” In a recent interview, Jackie himself describes the film as, “maybe one per cent action. 99% Heavy drama.”

source: screenpower.com



Poster


Poster


Teaser Poster


The Shinjuku Incident - April 3


Fan Bing Bing


Behind the Scenes Jackie and Daniel Wu




Jackie and the mob


Derek Yee and Jackie Chan

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Derek Yee and Jackie Chan


Daniel Wu


Fan Bing Bing













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Cast and Crew

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Derek Yee and Jackie Chan

Awesome post, Dragonhero. Many thanks.

Ditto what Eva said, thanks.

This looks really good. Serious Chan is so rare.

Fan Bing Bing - GRRRR!
Crime Story was a more serious film I think - but even that had some "Jackie" parts in it.

If this isn't a return to form for Jackie nothing will be.

Most definitely.

Can't be worse than the shit he has pooped out the last 10-15 years...

I have faith in Derek Yee. Haven't seen anything bad from him so far.

Beat TG wrote:I have faith in Derek Yee. Haven't seen anything bad from him so far.

They guy's got great sense of humour, too.

In Viva Erotica there's a character called Derek Yee (played by Lau Ching Wan), an art film director who gets so upset about his latest film being a commercial flop that he commits suicide. After his death, everyone rushes to see the movie.