Guest Daisho2004 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Two of the most popular films from the Shaw Brothers' library are being remade. First off, Chang Cheh's immortal "Five Venoms" is being remade as "Five Deadly Venoms" by director Kirk Wong (best known for "Crime Story"), set in modern times and with one of the original male characters being replaced by a spider girl. Also on the slate is a new version of Ho Meng-hua's much-loved "The Flying Guillotine", directed by Teddy Chan (responsible for "The Accidental Spy") and with a script by "Silk" helmer Su Chao-pin. Strangely, the film, whose raison d'etre is arguably its wacky scenes of decapitation is apparently to feature a new romantic twist, with costumes by "Hero" designer Emi Wada. Producing both films is Philip Lee, who has previously worked on the likes of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Windstruck". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moviegyrl Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 My only concern would be the quality of action in these remakes. You can't pay tribute to martial-arts Classics with quickie-trained actors hung up on wires! :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sevenhooks Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I'm willing to bet the farm that any such "remake" will be HORRIBLE. Period. :rolleyes :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Don't forget the Blood Brothers remake with Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro now filming in Beijing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rdenn Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 anyone know who is doing the action on this remake ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HungKuen Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 A contemporary Five Venoms? That's gonna be like any lousy comic book-movie out there. I know I'm gonna hate it. The Blood Brothers remake is something I'm looking forward to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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