Kung Fu Monster (2019) - Louis Koo, Bea Hayden, Chen Xuedong

[whitesnake]

Kung Fu Monster is a new Hong Kong/Chinese "fantasy wu xia pian" directed by  Andrew Lau (The Guillotines).  Cast includes Louis Koo (Paradox), Zhou Dongyu (Goldbuster), Bea Hayden Kuo (Where the Wind Settles), Cheney Chen (the Great Wall), and Bao Bei'er (Lost in Hong Kong).   Plot of Kung Fu Monster (formerly titled When Robbers Meet the Monster) - "During the Wanli Emperor's reign in the Ming dynasty, Sun Yehe, supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was ordered to capture monsters that have escaped from the royal palace.  At the same time, militia warrior Zhen Jian colludes with his martial arts junior Xiong Jiaojiao and female warrior Leng Bingbing gather a group of forest fighters to rob the silver from corrupt officials.  However, silver is missing, while wanted criminal Feng Siahai appears along with Jianghu wanderer Wu Bai.  As a bigger crisis comes, monsters are looking through it nearby."  (from Wikipedia)   The movie's release is tentatively scheduled for December 2018.   Some character posters from Kung Fu Monster were added to AsianFilmStrike on August 25th. 

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Edited August 30, 2018 by whitesnake

[AlbertV]

Louis Koo, one of the busiest actors in Hong Kong today, has a new film set for release on January 3 in Hong Kong. He co-stars with Chen Xuedong and Bea Hayden. The film was produced by Derek Yee and directed by Andrew Lau.

"During the Wanli Emperor's reign in the Ming dynasty, Sun Yehe, supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was ordered to capture monsters that have escaped from the royal palace. At the same time, militia warrior Zhen Jian colludes with his martial arts junior Xiong Jiaojiao and female warrior Leng Bingbing gather a group of forest fighters to rob the silver from corrput officials. However, silver was missing, while wanted criminal criminal Feng Sihai appears along with Jianghu wanderer Wu Bai. As a bigger crisis comes, monsters are looking through it nearby."

 

[whitesnake]

New poster for Kung Fu Monster, taken from https://twitter.com/AsianFilmStrike and posted November 19 or 20, '18

[whitesnake]

Here's a terrifying poster for Kung Fu Monster, posted on Nov 30, '18 on  https://twitter.com/AsianFilmStrike  

[whitesnake]

Asian Film Strike review of Kung Fu Monster - ""Long Story Short: A talented ensemble cast is wasted in this muddled, unfunny fantasy comedy.  *1/2" - 

 https://asianfilmstrike.com/2019/04/05/kung-fu-monster-2018-review/

Recent Kung Fu Monster Trailer with English subs - "Official Selection of the 37th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF)" 

 

[whitesnake]

According to https://cityonfire.com/new-poster-for-andrew-laus-derek-yee-produced-kung-fu-monster-when-robbers-meet-the-monster/ - Well Go USA is giving this a North American Blu-ray release on October 8, 2019. 

[whitesnake]

Well Go USA trailer for Kung Fu Monster - from https://cityonfire.com/new-poster-for-andrew-laus-derek-yee-produced-kung-fu-monster-when-robbers-meet-the-monster/ 

 

 

[Iron_Leopard]

Was this movie more "A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)" or more "Monkey King (2014)"?

 

[One Armed Boxer]

14 hours ago, Iron_Leopard said:

Was this movie more "A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)" or more "Monkey King (2014)"?

The latter.

[Iron_Leopard]

4 hours ago, One Armed Boxer said:

The latter.

Sounds like it's too much CGI then.