Wong Fei-hung character to return in martial arts film Rise of the Legend

Bill Kong’s Edko Films is set to reboot the iconic Wong Fei-hung film franchise with a movie titled Rise of the Legend, Film Business Asia reports. Christine To, who co-wrote martial arts films Fearless and True Legend, is writing the script. The short official synopsis implies that the story centers on a younger incarnation of ….

Weinstein Co. to remake Shaw Bros. classics Come Drink With Me and Avenging Eagle

Variety reports that the Weinstein Co. has signed a two-picture deal with Celestial Pictures to remake a pair of classic martial arts action films from the Golden Era of Hong Kong cinema. Weinstein and Celestial will develop and produce English-language versions of Come Drink With Me and Avenging Eagle, according to the report. John Fusco, ….

Weinstein Co. teams with Celestial to remake Shaw Bros. classic martial arts films

The Weinstein Co. has signed a two-picture deal with Celestial Pictures to remake a pair of classic martial arts action films from the Golden Era of Hong Kong cinema. The companies will produce English-language versions of Come Drink With Me and Avenging Eagle. John Fusco, who wrote the Marco Polo TV series and co-wrote the ….

Win a copy of Park Hoon-Jeong’s gritty, violent mob thriller New World

Tomorrow Well Go USA Entertainment will release Park Hoon-Jeong’s gritty, violent mob thriller New World on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. The international box office hit centers on Korea’s largest crime organization, “Goldmoon,” as it begins to expand its reach. As a result, the Chief of Police (Min-sik Choi) orders an undercover cop (Lee Jeong-jae) to ….

Win a copy of Xiaogang Feng’s Back to 1942 starring Adrian Brody and Zhang Guoli

On May 14th, Well Go USA will release the powerful dramatic film Back to 1942, which is based on one of the darkest moments in 20th century Chinese history. To celebrate the release of Back to 1942, Film Fetish is giving away 2 copies of the film on Blu-ray, to readers. In order for a ….