Sword Master (2016) - Derek Yee's Remake of Death Duel

[Guest HungKuen]

...Derek Yee's plans to remake Death Duel (Sword of the Third Master)? I remember there being talk about that a year or two back, but I haven't heard anything more about it. I would personally love to see it come true. Death Duel is one of my favourite swordplay movies, and it would certainly be interesting to see what they could do with it now, with today's style of filmmaking. It would of course not be better than the original, but I still think it could make a great movie.

 

Anyone heard anything about this?

[wuxiawuxia]

The award winning Director, Derek Yee, will be redirecting his own blockbuster Shaw Brothers film, "Death Duel"

Credit to Wuxiasociety forum

http://www.wuxiasociety.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4391

Good news for us, Shaw Brothers and Chu Yuan's fan.

[Yakuza954]

He's said before this was his favorite film he worked on at Shaw Brothers. Derek Yee is a very good director; I'll be looking forward to this.

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

Why remake it??? It was perfect as it was! Im so sick of remakes... HK, Hollyweird, it doesn't matter!

[Iron Boat]

Death Duel is one of my favorite Chor Yuen films but if Derek Yee indeeds remakes it, I say leave the Chor Yuen influence (mystery elements, 1000 characters, quick cuts and edits) out.

[Latrell]

Great movie for sure. Wonder how this remake will look.

Tsui Hark wanted to make a remake of that movie too.

[Milkyway]

Given his track record through the decades (drama, thrillers, romances, crime etc), I think Derek Yee can do any kind of movie, so kung fu movies shouldn't be a problem for him at all (since he also starred in many MA classics back then).

[Yu_Xihong]

If it was anybody else, I might not agree with it. He should go for it.

[peringaten]

I'd be more excited if I heard he were remaking Shaolin Intruders or something of that ilk. Death Duel has too much potential for pretentiously moody-introspective-swordsman remake wooliness than kickassery. I like kickassery.

[Iron Boat]

Right, Death Duel does have the potential of having too many shots of swordsmen starring into the distance contemplating their life rather than azz kicking. Ashes of Time-like is a possibility.

[Tosh]

May have to watch this again but I remember this movie was missing some of that shaw magic(though the sets were great), I liked Killer Clans and Magic Blade better.

[wuxiawuxia]

apparently Hongkong scandalous actress Cecelia Cheung (Nick Tse's wife) has been chosen as the leading actress.

[KyFi]

Eh, I feel the same way about most remakes of Shaw movies. It's not going to have the actors, the sets, the art and costume design, the music, the film stock, the filming and editing style, or the fight choreography of the Shaws, so it's not going to recapture any of that magic. Hopefully it will just be a good martial arts movie in its own right.

[wuxiawuxia]

But since Derek Yee was actually the main actor in the original and have worked with Shaw's best in the past. I really hope he can bring some of the old school element into the his new work

[Eastern Evil]

I guess this never panned out?

Love the movie of course - Ling Yun was the best part for me although

Derek Yee great also.

Fan Mei-sheng had a small part, I just love the guy & I really enjoy the character roles eh had in The Chor Yuen/Gu Long movies.

I love when he rushes in making the berserker noises when he is saving Ti Lung in 'The Sentimental Swordsman'. Very loyal.

Best smile in movies. Big shit eating grin.

I think he was made to be in movies doing just what he did.

[MonkeyFu]

Missed this before but it has completed filming and should come out next year. I'm very curious to see what they put together.

Death Duel Completes Filming

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[Secret Executioner]

Having never seen the original, I don't know what to expect or fear from this remake, but I'd gladly see it anyway.

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

Here is some more info:

Here are images from the filming:

http://filmcombatsyndicate.blogspot.com/2014/09/check-out-new-set-pics-from-yee-sword.html

First image:

http://www.jaynestars.com/movies/tsui-hark-derek-yee-team-up-for-death-duel-movie-remak

Tsui Hark, Derek Yee Team Up for “Death Duel” Movie Remake

By Joanna on April 29, 2014

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An upcoming 3D movie adaptation of Death Duel <三少爺的劍> recently began filming at Hengdian World Studios, featuring Derek Yee (爾冬陞) as director and Tsui Hark (徐克) as executive producer.

Literally translated as “The Third Master’s Sword,” Death Duel is based on one of the most popular works of wuxia novelist Gu Long (古龍). The story centers on Xie Xiaofeng, who is called the third master and is considered one of the top swordsmen in the world. However, he quickly becomes weary of the bloody occurrences in the martial arts world and mysteriously disappears.

Death Duel has been adapted many times, the most popular being the 1977 movie directed by Chor Yuen (楚原). In this version, Derek Yee actually starred as the titular third master, which gives him an edge in directing a new adaptation.

“Tsui Hark and I have wanted to film Death Duel as early as 1998,” Yee said, later comparing himself and Tsui Hark to ancient martial arts masters, who always waited for the right time to embark on a task. “We wanted to wait until no one knew how to make an innovative wuxia film, until viewers were fed up with buying tickets for wuxia films. It isn’t our style to blindly follow the crowd – it’s too dull to do something that isn’t challenging.”

Death Duel will star Lin Gengxin (林更新) as Xie Xiaofeng and Peter Ho (何潤東) as his rival, Yan Shisan. Also joining the cast are Mainland Chinese actresses Jiang Yiyan (江一燕) and Jiang Mengjie (蔣夢婕), though their roles have not yet been revealed. When asked about the cast, Yee shared that for many movies, it is easy for viewers to guess the story’s outcome based on the actors in the film. However, he hopes that this will not be the case for his and Tsui Hark’s version of Death Duel.

GD Y-Y

[Eastern Evil]

I'm probably gonna hate the actors & not like the movie itself but I'm glad they are doing it because it can only shine light on the original, which was as true a classic as anything ever filmed on this planet.

I hope I am wrong, I just hope it brings some glory to the Shaw Brothers catalogue.

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

Having trouble with editing............................................................................so sorry for the chaos.   GD Y-Y 三少爺的劍 Sword Master (2016)

Country: People's Republic of China
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Martial Arts
Director   Derek Yee Tung-Sing   Script   Tsui Hark   Derek Yee Tung-Sing   Chun Tin-Nam     Producer   Tsui Hark
Cast   Kenny Lin Geng-Xin                 Peter Ho Yun-Tung             Jiang Yi-Yan               Jiang Meng-Jie
Production Companies   Film Unlimited Production Co. Ltd. Bona Film Group Company Limited         GD Y-Y   Story   Ku Long

Edited December 9, 2015 by GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

The poster for:

 

                 Sword Master.

 

 

 

GD Y-Y

Edited December 10, 2015 by GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG

[kami]

Interesting! I wonder if that's the remake of DEATH DUEL where Derek Yee himself starred as protagonist.

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

Interesting! I wonder if that's the remake of DEATH DUEL where Derek Yee himself starred as protagonist.

I think it is.

 

There is another post dealing with his re-make of DEATH DUAL.

 

GD Y-Y

[goldenarm]

Yes this is a remake of Death Duel aka. Third Master's Little Sword (original title).

Edited December 11, 2015 by goldenarm

[GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG]

I watched 'Death Duel' over the weekend.

 

Had not seen this in years.

 

This movie is a no-nonsense -serious-affair.

 

Not one laugh or bit of humor.

 

When one looks at  the actors in Derek Yee's remake its hard to see if this will work.

 

They look like pretty rock stars not kung fu movie actors.

 

But its Derek Yee's movie and we shall see.

 

GD Y-Y

 

 

 

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“Death Duel” Completes Filming – Remake Of Shaw Brothers Classic

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Derek Yee has just completed filming the remake of the 1977 Shaw Brothers classic, a movie which he originally starred in. This time, he is back as Director and script-writer with Tsui hark on board as executive producer, after a period of 15 years, planning and discussion.

Lin Gengxin will play one of the main leads in the movie with Peter Ho starring as his rival. The 1977 movie, had a great cast which featured Derek Yee, Ku Feng, Ling Yun, David Chiang, Norman Chu, Ti Lung and many more.

 

Lin-Gengxin

 

 

Peter Ho

 

 

Edited December 26, 2015 by GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG