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Global streamer Netflix has picked up select international streaming rights to the much anticipated Chinese fantasy suspense series See Her Again. Currently in postproduction, the show is expected to drop later this year simultaneously on Netflix and Chinese streamer Tencent Video. The deal was unveiled this week at the ongoing 29th Shanghai TV Festival.

See Her Again is produced by Tencent Video and Hong Kong production banner Drama Apple. The 18-episode series was the only Asian show selected to compete for the Coup de Coeur Award at MIPTV’s MIPDrama Screenings in April.

Initially set in the 1990s, the series follows a Hong Kong police detective (played by Hong Kong heartthrob William Chan) who unexpectedly travels to the year 2018 and partners with a female detective (popular mainland Chinese actress Cya Liu) to uncover a series of mysterious murder cases stretching across the past. The ensemble cast includes Tse Kwan Ho...

Hong Kong director Alan Mak has brought together award-winning actors Francis Ng (“Drifting”) and Aaron Kwok in new Hong Kong crime thriller “Insider,” 22-years after the two shared the big screen together.

Produced by Tenky Tin for Emperor Motion Picture, the film also stars Simon Yam and Niki Chow. A start of production ceremony took place on Monday, attended by Emp supremo Albert Yeung. Kwok also uploaded images to his Instagram account. International sales are yet to be announced.

Ng and Kwok last worked together in Gordon Chan-directed action thriller “2000 Ad” (2000).

In “Insider,” Ng plays a police officer, who rubs up against a lawyer played by Kwok. But the two later became friends and collaborators to fight against the antagonist. The filming will involve large amounts of action and gunfight scenes.

The announcement of the new production also marks what could be a sign of recovery of the local film industry,...

The eyes of the world were pointed at Donnie Yen after the end of the spectacular “Ip Man” saga. His choice of an action comedy as a follow-up might be seen as a bit of a surprise, but “Enter the Fat Dragon” blends the well-known elements, like the breath-taking, laws-of-physics-defying action, humor, references and a bit of covert social commentary into an efficient time-killer about the good cops, bad cops and even worse gangsters in Hong Kong and Tokyo. It premiered in the Chinese New Year slot earlier this year, but its theatrical run was impaired by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, this type of film is equally suitable for video formats, where we also caught it.

The title is taken from the cult Sammo Hung’s 1978 action-comedy about an overweight Bruce Lee fan getting involved in a fight with a gang of thugs that threaten his family,...

International martial arts icon Donnie Yen [“Ip Man,” “Mulan (2020)”, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”] is back in the action-comedy Enter The Fat Dragon, “a hilarious, hyper-paced, rock-em sock-em blast of a movie!” (Ultimate Action Movies) debuting on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD July 14 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film chronicles the events that transformed super-fit super-cop Fallon Zhu (Yen) into a records clerk with a major snack cake habit—and one shot to regain his job and his fiancée.

A hilarious parody of Bruce Lee’s 1972 film “Way of the Dragon” and a reimagining of the popular comedy martial arts film starring Sammo Hung, Enter The Fat Dragon was directed by Kenji Tanigaki (“Legend of Seven Monks”) and costars Teresa Mo (“Hard Boiled”), Niki Chow (“Heavenly Mission”) and Wong Jing (“Kung Fu Mahjong”).

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Enter The Fat Dragon is a hilarious chronicle of the events that transformed super-fit...

"Don't let his huge belly fool you... Ten men can't defeat the chubby hero." Well Go USA has released an official Us trailer for the Chinese comedy Enter the Fat Dragon, which is opening in Us theaters later this month after first opening in China / Hong Kong recently. Yes, as the title indicates, this is a parody of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, but about a fat martial arts hero instead of a super skinny one. Oh boy. A new action-comedy movie from martial arts superstar Donnie Yen. A police officer's suspect suffers a mysterious death, now he must team up with an undercover inspector and wok-wielding restaurant owner to solve the murder mystery. Donnie Yen stars as Officer Zhu, with a cast including Teresa Mo, Niki Chow, Wong Jing, Jessica Jann, and Philip Ng. I guess China is catching up with the fat suit comedy trope, because this looks...

Happy New year to all Asian Movie Pulse readers.

2020 is now upon us and that can only mean one thing, the list of upcoming Martial Arts/Action and Fantasy movies for 2020 is here.

Some of the big movies to look out for are Assassins and the Missing Gold, Enter the Fat Dragon, G-Storm, Heroes Return, Made In China Town, Mulan, Project X-Traction, Raging Fire, Vanguard and many many more. There were many other movies i could have included, so if you feel there is more movies please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

25 Upcoming Martial Arts/Action And Fantasy Movies – 2020

1. Assassins And The Missing Gold

Cast: Max Zhang, Ada Choi, Andy On, Xiong XiaotingDirected By: Jeff Lau

2. The Board Beauty

Cast: Guo Jun, Lu Yanbei, Wang JianlongDirected By: Dai Xifan

3. The Bride With White Hair

Cast: Chen Jie, Sun Zihang, Yang Ning, Max WangDirected By: Lai Shui...

Film is based on a true event from 2014 when an armoured vehicle spilled its cash load into the street.

Hong Kong’s Mei Ah Entertainment unveiled a slate of new projects at Filmart yesterday, including Michael Sit’s Keyboard Warriors, starring Stephy Tang and Grace Chan.

Currently in post-production, the film is based on a true event in Hong Kong in 2014 when an armoured vehicle spilled large bundles of cash in a busy street.

Mei Ah’s slate also includes an as-yet-untitled romantic drama, produced by Joe Ma and starring Niki Chow and Ron Ng. The company is also selling Doris Wong’s New Turn,...

Chasing The Dragon

Stars: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau, Wilfred Lau, Kent Cheng, Bryan Larkin, Ben Ng, Ken Tong, Niki Chow, Michelle Hu, Wai-Man Chan, Lawrence Chou, Wong Chun, Jai Day | Written and Directed by Wong Jing

Crippled Ho, an illegal immigrant from mainland China sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, a den of corruption, drugs and violence. Working as a thug for a local gang, Ho comes to the attention of corrupt cop Lee Rock. The unlikely duo team up and set about taking over the city’s thriving, dangerous underworld.

Directed by Hong Kong film veteran Wong Jing (God of Gamblers), Chasing the Dragon has been described as a Chinse version of Scarface – and its easy to see why. Both films are something of a period piece: Scarface was set in the opulent 80s when drug dealers became rock stars, whereas Chasing the Dragon is set in the corrupt,...

A minor traffic accident causes a heated spat between easy-going Tung Choi (Tony Leung) and instantly dislikeable Deborah Fok (Sammi Cheng.) In an attempt to make amends the two end up spending the night together which is the beginning of a tentative love/hate relationship in Joe Ma’s romantic comedy.

Tony Leung (Chungking Express, 2046, Hero) is a third generation beef noodle restaurant owner with a speciality in tripe dishes and a secret 30 year old sauce recipe. Sammi Cheng (Infernal Affairs, Everlasting Regret) is a cold workaholic who is not averse to the odd cruel outburst of threatening behaviour. When coincidence and bad manners bring the two together the clash of personalities makes for a fiery pairing. In an attempt to sort out their vehicular feud the two find common ground over a mutual taste in beer. However, when this drunken peacemaking ends up in a night spent together it...