Bullets 'n' Babes

You read this right - YWP is martial arts director on Disney's big-budget HK/Chinese version of "Snow White" (no really). Could be interesting, if nothing else!

From wu-jing.org (also posted on Tron's site).

As a world-class martial arts director, Yuen Wo Ping has also directed many films, and will be helming Disney's big-budget Snow White and the Seven Shaolin Warriors in the near future. Yet, he draws a clear distinction between the two jobs, "As a martial arts director, one must not be to finicky down to minutest detail and neglect the essentials. Martial arts choreographer is but one of the production crew, what one choreographs and how one goes about the choreography should be approached according to script requirement rather than according to one's liking or mood. It could add an extra zest to a movie when the choreography goes hand in hand with the production, but would be redundant otherwise." Yuen Wo Ping always firmly maintains this principle while trying to bring out the differences in each movie.

On the especially exaggerated scenes in productions where people could fly or burrow underground, Yuen Wo Ping ascribes them to being penny wise and pound foolish, "The most important aspect of Chinese martial arts is the chivalrous spirit, we cannot simply stage a martial arts scene because it's in vogue, for no matter how eye-catching it is, it simply won't click with the audience."

Gotta admit I am intrigued by this title and have been ever since it was rumoured/announced a while back.

It will be interesting to see how the tale adapts to a Chinese setting and replaces the dwarves with monks... I'm hoping the monks aren't going to be called "sleepy" "dopey" etc... though!

I've already read that somewhere.
Oh yes... there it is:

https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/phpBB2/ ... c.php?t=94

There's a "search" button on this forum, Grim.
Don't be afraid to use it.

There's no point in having many threads for just one movie.

Hey, since you're a mod: Why don't you take the first two posts from my thread and put them into this one, then delete my thread ?

I'm not sure how? Do I do "Split Thread" when looking at your thread Tom?

How would I know ? I'm just a member.
Anyway:
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On November 1st, I said:

Yuen Woo-Ping is remaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

No, it's not an April fools' joke.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/ar ... 1000694195

What do you think of that ?
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On November 2nd, Bradavon said:

It could be great it sounds awful.

"1880s British colonial China"

That would be Hong Kong then?
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And on November 4th, Drunken Bisc said:

I reckon this film will rule because Around the World in 80 Days was awesome... and that had elements of east meeting west + kick ass martial arts.
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There ! Now you can safely delete my thread.

OK, will do.

Tenner says that Zhang Ziyi is Snow White...

I'd say there is a reasonable chance that they'd want her to be!!! Whether or not she takes the role is another matter!!

But then, they may try to keep some Western influence in the film by having Snow White being white... dunno though.

I dont think they'll call the monks "Doc" "Dopey" etc, probably have their names so they each excel at a skill, or something?
How are they going to fit the wicked stepmother/poisoned apple bit of the story in?

grim_tales wrote:How are they going to fit the wicked stepmother/poisoned apple bit of the story in?

Michelle Yeoh?

I bet the Prince Charming will be someone who was in HOFD or something, Andy Lau?