Guest limubai2000 Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 From MonkeyPeaches - According to an article by Shanghai Morning Post, the story of the untitled Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (aka. The J&J Project) is about a modern day kung fu master accidentally travels back to the ancient China and meets the Monkey King but the article does not mention who is playing whom. The journalist who wrote the story claims she has been tipped off by someone from Shanghai Film Group, which is in talk to facilitate the production in the city. The Monkey King is a character from classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. He single handily pillages the heaven, punished by the Buddha, then becomes a disciple and guardian of Tang Monk, and escorts him to the west to seek Buddhist texts, with two other disciples, Pigsy and Sandy. Update: an anonymous contributor just sent me this message: I know a little bit about the planned Journey to the West project. Rumor has it that Jackie Chan is to play a drunken master while Jet Li is to play Tripitaka (note: the Tang Monk), the monk. The main character is not a kung-fu master, but a half-Chinese teenager from New York who later learns how to fight from the other characters. I don't know who is set to play the Monkey King himself. So this is going to be a Karate Kid meets Drunken Master meets Journey to the West meets Time Machine? I am not quite impressed by this idea. --- My interest is quickly waning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 boooo! not interested.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Sounds retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liu chung liang Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 This NEWS is from Jackie Chan's official Web site: www.jackiechan.com Jackie Chan: Movie Deal With Jet Li Near Tuesday August 1 8:21 AM ET A movie costarring two of the biggest names in kung fu cinema Jackie Chan and Jet Li is nearly a sealed deal, with the only outstanding issue being the script, Chan said Tuesday. "All the hurdles have been overcome. The only problem left is the script," Chan told The Associated Press after a press conference to promote his new action comedy, "Rob-B-Hood." "We need a script that he approves and I approve. If that goes well, shooting will start in March or April in Shanghai," he said. ADVERTISEMENT Asked about the plot, Chan suggested it will be action-oriented fare, saying he and Li must defer to the movie's Hollywood backers. "It will be more American-style. It will be more suited to foreign audiences than Chinese audiences," he said. "If you make a Hollywood movie, of course you have to follow their wishes. They're paying us so much money." He also revealed he will soon start shooting the third installment of the popular action comedy series "Rush Hour" with Chris Tucker, spending about a dozen days in France starting in September, followed by 10 days of shooting in New York and further filming in Los Angeles. He said the movie will wrap by March or April next year. To cap off a busy filming schedule, Chan said he is also due to shoot a film in Japan that translates as "Shinjuku Incident" with Hong Kong director Derek Yee. He declined to reveal the plot, only saying it is based on a true story. Asked about a recent Hong Kong pop concert that Chan disrupted with a surprise, somewhat drunken appearance on stage, he said he's resigned to the fact that his actions generate news. "I'm used to it. I'll definitely be written about. I don't blame the writers," he said. Chan appeared unannounced on stage at Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jonathan Lee's concert in Hong Kong last month. He then insulted the band and replied to heckles from the audience with a coarse insult. But Chan, who has apologized for the incident, expressed frustration at the level of attention it drew. "Everyone in the world has made mistakes, but it's just that we're celebrities. TV station managers, magazine editors, who doesn't drink, who doesn't get drunk?" Chan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi Long Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 ... sounds like yet another crappy movie. Whenever Jackie mentions that this movie will be 'for the american' audience, you know it will just have both a SHITE plot as well as SHITE action. Not that his HK work has been all that good the last 12 years orso... I just hope Jet Li will say no to this project. It doesnt even seem like Jackie and Jet will even have a fight in this movie, maybe not even scenes together... Seems like a fantasy kiddie flick... I wouldnt even be surprised if they'd cast Lindsay Lohan in the lead role of the asian-american kid. Ah well... what's Tony Jaa up to? Jackie should either just retire, or start making movies where he can be proud of, instead of making shite movies for Hollywood since they're paying so much money... BTW, I enjoyed Rush Hour 1 and 2, and Shanghai Knights. All of them could have been better then they were, but they were still OK. It's just all the other stuff he's been making besides those, that has made me lose all faith in the guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 OMG, they released the teaser poster for this movie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liu chung liang Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Don't be so harsh. That @#%$ right there ain't funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WalkOn Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I'm just glad that their finally doing a movie together. I don't expect them to dish another DM 2 or FOL, as I feel their best action work is behind them. We can just hope for the best, but expect a lot less to avoid feeling hugely disappointed. I think we all agree the this should've happened in the late 80's early 90's if at all. I have my fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liu chung liang Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Peter Jackson sought for the Jackie Jet project China-based newspaper Star Daily reports that Peter Jackson is being sought as director for an upcoming Jackie Chan-Jet Li movie project. According to Monkeypeaches, the news source cites an anonymous insider for the tip. Jet Li has also reportedly been offered $9 million for his participation. But wait, there's more. In an earlier posting, Monkeypeaches also cited The Beijing News for carrying an article on a likely story for the Chan-Li project. It appears to be inspired by China's classic fable Journey to the West. In a twist on the original story, screenwriter John Fusco (Hildago) has a teenage boy in present-day New York with a passion for kung fu movies whisked away to ancient China after picking up a magic cudgel from a pawnshop owner. The cudgel belongs to the Monkey King and in an effort to find a way home the boy searches for the imprisoned anti-hero to free him from his long confinement at the hands of the God of the Heavens. In doing so, the boy learns about the true meaning of kung fu and the redeemed Monkey King is free to go on his epic journey after helping his rescuer to get back to his own time. The current rumor is that Li will play the Monkey King himself while Chan will play “Lan Caihe,†one of the Eight Immortals who aids the boy in his quest. The film is reportedly being jointly produced on both sides of the Pacific by Casey Silver Productions, Relativity Media and Shanghai Film Studios. Bill Badalato (Around the World in 80 Days) is attached as one of the producers. A time-traveling Journey to the West screen adaptation isn’t a new idea. In 1995, Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) played a reincarnation of the Monkey King who, having stepped out of time in present day Hong Kong, reluctantly goes back to fulfill his destiny in the entertaining two-part, comedy adventure series A Chinese Odyssey. Six years later Russell Wong (Romeo Must Die) starred as the Monkey King along with Bai Ling in The Lost Empire, a poorly-received network TV movie that followed an American journalist’s trip through time where he frees the Monkey King and fights by his side. Jackie Chan is presently promoting his latest completed film, Rob-B-Hood, an action comedy scheduled for release in Asia in September. The action star is also getting ready to step into a third Rush Hour movie with returning co-star Chris Tucker. Jet Li is just as busy with the U.S. release of his Huo Yuanjia kung fu biopic Fearless coming to theaters Sept. 22nd and his next feature, Rogue, already in post-production and slated for release in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isfahani Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sifu Socky Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Oh, come on, guys, do you believe everything you read? First of all, this fabled Jackie and Jet project even getting made isn't the most concrete plan ever, and will probably be shelved almost immediately. They've been talking about this for years, remember? Secondly, anything in the film industry that's been hyped for years always sucks - remember Alien VS Predator, or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Two films that were 'planned' for about a decade which utterly failed to do justice to the origins of their respective ideas. Now on top of Jackie and Jet we've got Peter Jackson as well? Come on, what? That doesn't even make any sense. If that turns out to be true, I'm eating my nunchaku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Doesn't this look real to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sifu Socky Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I don't think Photoshop was invented to actually replace conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I don't think Photoshop was invented to actually replace conversation. Who says? Those were damn funny. :rollin Great job gau! What part of Liu's post did you not get? Oh this one - This NEWS is from Jackie Chan's official Web site: www.jackiechan.com Jackie Chan: Movie Deal With Jet Li Near Tuesday August 1 8:21 AM ET A movie costarring two of the biggest names in kung fu cinema Jackie Chan and Jet Li is nearly a sealed deal, with the only outstanding issue being the script, Chan said Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 My apologies. I was drunk when I made those images. Everyone in the world makes mistakes. Is there a better way for me to state how this project's story sounds like to be the next best thing since Cradle 2 the Grave or the Tuxedo? Everything about this sounds ridiculous as the posters I made. Script issues? Try script abandonment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yakuza954 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 The Peter Jackson news is horrible. He's the most overrated director in Hollywood right now. How about getting someone who is actually familiar with directing martial arts movies to direct one, like, Yuen Woo Ping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 How about getting someone who is actually familiar with directing martial arts movies to direct one, like, Yuen Woo Ping. He's probably busy with Snow White and the Seven Shaolin monks. (I resisted making a poster. happy?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 No gau... make poster... NOW! Great site by the way, I plan on grabbing the books soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gau dog Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 I'd have to get drunk again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 FYI the Spielberg/Zhang rumor has officially been dispelled at this time. It was a misquote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 i guess that YWP movie was just an urban myth too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Which YWP movie do you mean? The Great Wall film which he is trying to get Jet Li onboard? That film is VERY REAL, but Jet Li's involvement has not been confirmed or denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 no, i was talking about that Snow White and the 7 Shaolin thing that was rumoured to be YWP's first US directorial effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elhcay Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 They have some problems with the script of Snow White which has undergone several revisions. Apparently, Yuen Wo Ping isn't quite happy with the script by the Hollywood writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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