There's a certain type of actor that likes to brag about performing their own stunts. Obviously, this kind of bravado is a given — and a source of tremendous excitement — when we're talking about martial arts stars like Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, and Scott Adkins. They can make physical combat look elegant and playful, or, in the case of guys like Adkins, just flat-out brutal. But we also hear likewise about folks like Harrison Ford, Angelina Jolie and, of course, Tom Cruise — folks who like to mix it up as much as they can.
As someone who can no longer ride a rollercoaster without fainting, I envy these people for their fearlessness. What a gift — or a touch of madness — it must be willing to jump off a speeding van onto a moving car (as Michelle Yeoh did in "Police Story 3: Super Cop").
You'd think Ryan Gosling would be of...
As someone who can no longer ride a rollercoaster without fainting, I envy these people for their fearlessness. What a gift — or a touch of madness — it must be willing to jump off a speeding van onto a moving car (as Michelle Yeoh did in "Police Story 3: Super Cop").
You'd think Ryan Gosling would be of...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Pluto TV, Paramount’s free streaming service, has revealed its May highlights. The Pluto TV May 2024 schedule includes Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming, more anime content, new channels, and new film additions.
Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service, delivering hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience.
The Emmy Award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels in partnership with hundreds of international media companies. It offers a wide array of genres, languages, and categories featuring movies, television series, sports, news, lifestyle, kids, and much more.
Pluto TV can be easily accessed and streamed across mobile, web, and connected TV devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV’s growing international footprint extends across three continents and over 35 markets.
Pluto TV May 2024 Programming
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month
To pay tribute, Pluto TV...
Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service, delivering hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience.
The Emmy Award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels in partnership with hundreds of international media companies. It offers a wide array of genres, languages, and categories featuring movies, television series, sports, news, lifestyle, kids, and much more.
Pluto TV can be easily accessed and streamed across mobile, web, and connected TV devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV’s growing international footprint extends across three continents and over 35 markets.
Pluto TV May 2024 Programming
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month
To pay tribute, Pluto TV...
- 4/29/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
For many around the world, there’s one name at the top of the action totem pole: Jackie Chan, and today marks his 70th birthday.
If you only know him as a goofy martial arts comedian from the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series, then consider this a wake up call. Because when Jackie did things His way on his home turf, he churned out some of the best action movies you’ll ever see.
Many would point to Drunken Master II as Jackie’s magnum opus. Fair enough, that is an all-timer, but for an example of his best modern day martial arts action, mixed in with some crime drama and his signature comedy, one of his absolute best outings is 1985’s Police Story.
In the 1970s, Jackie Chan soared to fame internationally once he was finally able to break out of the shadow of Bruce Lee. When Chan...
If you only know him as a goofy martial arts comedian from the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series, then consider this a wake up call. Because when Jackie did things His way on his home turf, he churned out some of the best action movies you’ll ever see.
Many would point to Drunken Master II as Jackie’s magnum opus. Fair enough, that is an all-timer, but for an example of his best modern day martial arts action, mixed in with some crime drama and his signature comedy, one of his absolute best outings is 1985’s Police Story.
In the 1970s, Jackie Chan soared to fame internationally once he was finally able to break out of the shadow of Bruce Lee. When Chan...
- 4/7/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The Grammy-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has expressed her disappointment over the cancellation of the action-comedy series “The Brothers Sun“.
The actors who starred in this series, Michelle and her co-star Justin Chin express their sadness and confusion over the decision on their social media accounts that the second season has been cancelled.
The show was a crying drama about its Taiwanese Mafia family in Los Angeles. It has received positive reviews from critics and fans however, it did not achieve high views numbers which has influenced Netflix’s choice.
Let’s Have a Look at What Michelle Yeoh Said About The Brothers Sun Season 2 Being Cancelled! People
Michelle is a Malaysian actress she was born and gained pain after steering in Hong Kong action films dance where she performed her stance hi notable roles including Yes, Madam and Police Story 3: Supercop.
After some time, she moved to the USA,...
The actors who starred in this series, Michelle and her co-star Justin Chin express their sadness and confusion over the decision on their social media accounts that the second season has been cancelled.
The show was a crying drama about its Taiwanese Mafia family in Los Angeles. It has received positive reviews from critics and fans however, it did not achieve high views numbers which has influenced Netflix’s choice.
Let’s Have a Look at What Michelle Yeoh Said About The Brothers Sun Season 2 Being Cancelled! People
Michelle is a Malaysian actress she was born and gained pain after steering in Hong Kong action films dance where she performed her stance hi notable roles including Yes, Madam and Police Story 3: Supercop.
After some time, she moved to the USA,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Anjali Rai
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Actress Michelle Yeoh has faced a career resurgence ever since she starred in the A24 sci-fi comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All At Once. The actress was universally lauded for her performance as Evelyn Quan in the film by the Daniels and even won the Oscar for Best Actress, making her the first Asian to win in the category.
Despite her amazing reputation, Yeoh’s presence was reportedly not enough for the Netflix show The Brothers Sun to continue into the second season. The action comedy was reportedly canceled after the first season recently much to the dismay of Yeoh and lead actor Justin Chien. This was the second instance where a show starring Michelle Yeoh had been canceled after one season.
Netflix Canceled Michelle Yeoh Starrer The Brothers Sun Michelle Yeoh in The Brothers Sun
The Netflix series The Brothers Sun was created by Brad Falchuk, who was known for co-creating the shows Glee,...
Despite her amazing reputation, Yeoh’s presence was reportedly not enough for the Netflix show The Brothers Sun to continue into the second season. The action comedy was reportedly canceled after the first season recently much to the dismay of Yeoh and lead actor Justin Chien. This was the second instance where a show starring Michelle Yeoh had been canceled after one season.
Netflix Canceled Michelle Yeoh Starrer The Brothers Sun Michelle Yeoh in The Brothers Sun
The Netflix series The Brothers Sun was created by Brad Falchuk, who was known for co-creating the shows Glee,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
The Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh cracked history open when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ in March, last year, but she’s not sitting back to bask in the glow. The actress described her process for a harrowing fight scene in her new series ‘The Brothers Sun’ which dropped on January 4 on Netflix.
She said: “I exercise every day. I do my whole routine of being in shape and knowing my moves. When you are in shape and ready to strike, it’s not difficult”, reports Variety.
As a martial arts icon who has made her mark on some of the most influential action movies of all time like ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, ‘Supercop’ and ‘Yes, Madam’, it’s no surprise she’s prepared for all comers.
As per Variety, in ‘The Brothers Sun’, ruthless Taipei gangster Charles Sun (Justin Chien) travels...
She said: “I exercise every day. I do my whole routine of being in shape and knowing my moves. When you are in shape and ready to strike, it’s not difficult”, reports Variety.
As a martial arts icon who has made her mark on some of the most influential action movies of all time like ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, ‘Supercop’ and ‘Yes, Madam’, it’s no surprise she’s prepared for all comers.
As per Variety, in ‘The Brothers Sun’, ruthless Taipei gangster Charles Sun (Justin Chien) travels...
- 1/5/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Plot: Two ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad’s “Highway of Death” to the safety of the Green Zone.
Review: Released last week with minimal promotion, the new action flick Hidden Strike shocked everyone by becoming the number-one movie on Netflix in the United States and over fifty other countries. It should come as no surprise that a movie starring Jackie Chan and John Cena would do as well as this. With the marketplace desperate for products due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes limiting the new content at their disposal, Hidden Strike is a surprising success story in a year where a new Indiana Jones movie became one of the biggest box office bombs ever. While Hidden Strike‘s long journey to the screen saw it shift stars from Sylvester Stallone to John Cena while relying on lots of CGI to make...
Review: Released last week with minimal promotion, the new action flick Hidden Strike shocked everyone by becoming the number-one movie on Netflix in the United States and over fifty other countries. It should come as no surprise that a movie starring Jackie Chan and John Cena would do as well as this. With the marketplace desperate for products due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes limiting the new content at their disposal, Hidden Strike is a surprising success story in a year where a new Indiana Jones movie became one of the biggest box office bombs ever. While Hidden Strike‘s long journey to the screen saw it shift stars from Sylvester Stallone to John Cena while relying on lots of CGI to make...
- 8/9/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Distribution Workshop has picked up international sales duties on “A Legend,” the Jackie Chan -starring film.
As previously reported, the film is now in production.
“A Legend” is now pitched as a $50 million sequel to the 2005 action romance “The Myth” that involved both Chan and director Stanley Tong. In previous communication, producer Bona Film Group said that the film was inspired by the earlier film.
The new picture will be the tenth time that Chan and Tong have worked together, following other titles that include “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.”
“A Legend” sees Professor Chen, an archaeology expert, notice that the texture on the artifacts discovered by his students during a glacier expedition, is strikingly similar to a jade pendant he had seen in his dreams. The pendant is connecting the realm of dreams to reality. Filled with curiosity, Chen leads a research team on a journey deep into the Glacier Temple,...
As previously reported, the film is now in production.
“A Legend” is now pitched as a $50 million sequel to the 2005 action romance “The Myth” that involved both Chan and director Stanley Tong. In previous communication, producer Bona Film Group said that the film was inspired by the earlier film.
The new picture will be the tenth time that Chan and Tong have worked together, following other titles that include “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.”
“A Legend” sees Professor Chen, an archaeology expert, notice that the texture on the artifacts discovered by his students during a glacier expedition, is strikingly similar to a jade pendant he had seen in his dreams. The pendant is connecting the realm of dreams to reality. Filled with curiosity, Chen leads a research team on a journey deep into the Glacier Temple,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The film the mark the tenth collaboration between Chan and director Stanley Tong.
Taiwan’s Distribution Workshop is to begin sales at Cannes on Jackie Chan fantasy adventure The Legend, which marks the action star’s tenth film with director Stanley Tong.
The $50m mainland China feature is a sequel to 2005’s The Myth, which was also directed by Tong, and stars Chan as an archaeologist who discovers a jade pendant that seems to connect the dream world with reality.
Produced by Bona Film Group, the feature also stars Yixing Zhang, Coulee Nazha and Aarif Lee. A release date has...
Taiwan’s Distribution Workshop is to begin sales at Cannes on Jackie Chan fantasy adventure The Legend, which marks the action star’s tenth film with director Stanley Tong.
The $50m mainland China feature is a sequel to 2005’s The Myth, which was also directed by Tong, and stars Chan as an archaeologist who discovers a jade pendant that seems to connect the dream world with reality.
Produced by Bona Film Group, the feature also stars Yixing Zhang, Coulee Nazha and Aarif Lee. A release date has...
- 5/16/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Michelle Yeoh has made the transition from action hero to Oscar winner, thanks to her acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once”.
However, it was back in the 1980s that Yeoh got her start in Hong Kong action movies, with her martial arts skills and gymnastic abilities catapulting her to increasingly larger roles.
Read More: Michelle Yeoh Says She ‘Never Dreamt Of Being On The Silver Screen’ When She Started 40 Years Ago
As Et Canada continues to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, we look back on some of Yeoh’s most memorable screen stunts.
“Yes Madam” (1985)
Yeoh’s first major stunt was for Hong Kong martial arts film “Yes Madam”, which involved flipping backward and smashing through glass — with her head! — while simultaneously hurling two thugs off a balcony.
In a 2022 interview with Town & Country, Yeoh spoke about attending the “Yes Madam” premiere and watching the audience react in surprise...
However, it was back in the 1980s that Yeoh got her start in Hong Kong action movies, with her martial arts skills and gymnastic abilities catapulting her to increasingly larger roles.
Read More: Michelle Yeoh Says She ‘Never Dreamt Of Being On The Silver Screen’ When She Started 40 Years Ago
As Et Canada continues to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, we look back on some of Yeoh’s most memorable screen stunts.
“Yes Madam” (1985)
Yeoh’s first major stunt was for Hong Kong martial arts film “Yes Madam”, which involved flipping backward and smashing through glass — with her head! — while simultaneously hurling two thugs off a balcony.
In a 2022 interview with Town & Country, Yeoh spoke about attending the “Yes Madam” premiere and watching the audience react in surprise...
- 5/15/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Step out of your 6000 Sux, stop watching Tj Lazer re-runs, put down that flier from the Home Heart Centre, box up your game of Nukem. That’s right folks, we’re time-traveling to the not too distant future of 2043 Detroit in this episode of Revisited where Paul Verhoeven set his seminal, all time classic sci-fi action epic Robocop. The Dutch director showcases all of his trademark filmmaking skills and a penchant for graphic violence in the movie and it remains an often copied, but never bettered, example of visceral sci-fi filmmaking. Just think of entertainment empires that are now synonymous with the era in which they first emerged and have gained longevity in various forms – for example; Star Wars, Marvel, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and it’s hard to imagine a mid-budget movie such as Robocop having the same cultural appeal or influence. However, just like its hero,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Tenth Time Lucky The Legend teaser poster (Bona Film Group)
Director Stanley Tong (“Rumble in the Bronx”) is to team up with Jackie Chan for the tenth time on “The Legend.” State media in China report that Chan, who recently reached the top spot in the mainland Chinese box office with aged stuntman comedy “Ride On,” will play an archaeologist on a quest through time and space. With production by Bona Film Group, “The Legend” is pitched as being in the same vein as Tong and Chan’s 2005 effort “The Myth,” which was a fantasy love story. Tong and Chan have worked together on other titles including “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.”
Olympic Dreams
India’s Jio Studios is backing “Khashaba,” a Marathi-language film on the life of India’s first Olympic medalist Khasaba Dadasaheb. After delivering the “Sairat,” the all-time highest grosser in the history of Marathi cinema, and London and Goteborg selection “Fandry,...
Director Stanley Tong (“Rumble in the Bronx”) is to team up with Jackie Chan for the tenth time on “The Legend.” State media in China report that Chan, who recently reached the top spot in the mainland Chinese box office with aged stuntman comedy “Ride On,” will play an archaeologist on a quest through time and space. With production by Bona Film Group, “The Legend” is pitched as being in the same vein as Tong and Chan’s 2005 effort “The Myth,” which was a fantasy love story. Tong and Chan have worked together on other titles including “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.”
Olympic Dreams
India’s Jio Studios is backing “Khashaba,” a Marathi-language film on the life of India’s first Olympic medalist Khasaba Dadasaheb. After delivering the “Sairat,” the all-time highest grosser in the history of Marathi cinema, and London and Goteborg selection “Fandry,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Yeoh, who made history by winning the best actress Oscar for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” last month, made an emotional return trip to her native Malaysia last week.
She visited her mother in time for the traditional Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, and stopped by the grave of her father who died in 2014. In an Instagram post on Wednesday she said, “Brought Mr. O home. Without my parents’ love and trust and support, I wouldn’t be here today.”
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Her trip home represented a promise that Yeoh made during her Oscars acceptance speech.
“I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes. And without them, none of us will be here tonight. She’s 84 and I’m taking this home to her,...
She visited her mother in time for the traditional Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, and stopped by the grave of her father who died in 2014. In an Instagram post on Wednesday she said, “Brought Mr. O home. Without my parents’ love and trust and support, I wouldn’t be here today.”
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A post shared by Michelle Yeoh 楊紫瓊 (@michelleyeoh_official)
Her trip home represented a promise that Yeoh made during her Oscars acceptance speech.
“I have to dedicate this to my mom, all the moms in the world, because they are really the superheroes. And without them, none of us will be here tonight. She’s 84 and I’m taking this home to her,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Michelle Yeoh has just won the Academy Award for best actress with her hysterically good performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, making Oscar history as first Asian woman winning that category. It has been a long way since the year 1937, when white actress Luise Rainer won the same category for sporting a “yellowface” and play a Chinese villager in “The Good Earth.” But the Malaysian-born actress had already built up a reputation in the 1980s and '90s as Hong Kong's kick-ass action star.
Check out the interview of Michelle Yeoh An Interview with Michelle Yeoh : One of Asia's Biggest Film Stars
A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen, but her dancer career didn't last long. After winning the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Australia in the early 1980s, she...
Check out the interview of Michelle Yeoh An Interview with Michelle Yeoh : One of Asia's Biggest Film Stars
A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen, but her dancer career didn't last long. After winning the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Australia in the early 1980s, she...
- 3/20/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
World-famous martial arts star Jackie Chan is returning to his Hong Kong roots in news that will have any action junkie positively buzzing with excitement. Longtime fans will hardly need a reminder of Chan's leading role in the "Police Story" trilogy of movies. Made with significant creative influence by Chan (who directed and co-wrote two of the films) from 1985 to 1992, the trilogy follows lead character Chan Ka-Kui, a local cop tasked with assisting in a major undercover sting operation. The franchise was actually rebooted twice with Chan's direct involvement, most notably in 2004 with "New Police Story." That film also starred Chan in the lead role and paired him with immensely popular popstar and actor Nicholas Tse. Now, the two are teaming up once again to deliver a follow-up to that film with "New Police Story 2."
This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which states that Chan recently made the official...
This news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which states that Chan recently made the official...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
I waited a long time for this,” Michelle Yeoh told me back in May last year, visibly emotional as she spoke. The revered doyenne of Asian cinema and stunt legend was speaking about recognition in general, which after decades in the industry, she was finally receiving in abundance thanks to her leading role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. There’s a good chance the Oscars were hardly on her mind then. The film and Yeoh were fantastic, but it was assumed that its early release meant Eeao would be forgotten come awards season.
And yet here we are, post-Oscars 2023, and the eccentric, unlikely comedy-drama has managed to dominate the ceremony. Thanks to Eeao, Yeoh has garnered praise and, in the past few months, some shiny trophies, too. She has picked up a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award for her performance. She is the first Asian to...
And yet here we are, post-Oscars 2023, and the eccentric, unlikely comedy-drama has managed to dominate the ceremony. Thanks to Eeao, Yeoh has garnered praise and, in the past few months, some shiny trophies, too. She has picked up a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award for her performance. She is the first Asian to...
- 3/13/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
In a stunning victory, Michelle Yeoh took home the trophy for best actress at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday. The Everything Everywhere All at Once actress made history as the first Asian American to win the category and the first woman of color to receive the award in two decades, following Halle Berry, who was the first Black woman and woman of color to win the Academy Award in 2002 and presented Yeoh with her history-making win tonight.
“To all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this...
“To all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this...
- 3/13/2023
- by Charisma Madarang and Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
It turns out the Academy really liked doing laundry and taxes with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh, who completed her recent sweep of best actress prizes with a thunderous, history-making win at the 95th Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She is the first-ever lead actress of Asian descent to win in all 95 years of the Academy Awards.
Yeoh, a titan of Asian cinema who famously performed a number of stunts in death-defying action classics such as “Supercop” and “Yes, Madam” before finding her way into the Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies,” the Ang Lee classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” She is a beloved industry legend and the Daniels wrote the role of Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” especially for her.
During her time on the awards campaign trail, she has been vocal about...
Yeoh, a titan of Asian cinema who famously performed a number of stunts in death-defying action classics such as “Supercop” and “Yes, Madam” before finding her way into the Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies,” the Ang Lee classic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” She is a beloved industry legend and the Daniels wrote the role of Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” especially for her.
During her time on the awards campaign trail, she has been vocal about...
- 3/13/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
I waited a long time for this,” Michelle Yeoh told me back in May last year, visibly emotional as she spoke. The revered doyenne of Asian cinema and stunt legend was speaking about recognition in general, which after decades in the industry, she was finally receiving in abundance thanks to her leading role in Everything Everywhere All At Once. There’s a good chance the Oscars were hardly on her mind then. The film and Yeoh were fantastic, but it was assumed that its early release meant Eeao would be forgotten come awards season.
And yet here we are on Oscars eve and the eccentric, unlikely comedy-drama is leading the pack with 11 nominations. Tonight, if numbers are anything to go by, Yeoh will ascend those tricky Dolby Theatre steps and take the stage at least once, if not multiple times. Thanks to Eeao, Yeoh has garnered praise and, in the past few months,...
And yet here we are on Oscars eve and the eccentric, unlikely comedy-drama is leading the pack with 11 nominations. Tonight, if numbers are anything to go by, Yeoh will ascend those tricky Dolby Theatre steps and take the stage at least once, if not multiple times. Thanks to Eeao, Yeoh has garnered praise and, in the past few months,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
Michelle Yeoh is opening up about the discrimination she faced in Hollywood.
While the actress was a bonified star in Asia thanks to Hong Kong action flicks like “Police Story 3: Super Cop” and “Supercop 2,” it was her role in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” that brought her to Hollywood’s attention.
She played the iconic spy, Wai Lin, who broke every stereotype about Bond Girls with her martial arts and capabilities.
Read More: How Michelle Yeoh Helped Ke Huy Quan Prep For ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once: ‘Couldn’t Have Done This Without Her’
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” she recalled to People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho, and the girls were just the ones with cutesy names.”
While she came to the West’s attention with the film,...
While the actress was a bonified star in Asia thanks to Hong Kong action flicks like “Police Story 3: Super Cop” and “Supercop 2,” it was her role in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” that brought her to Hollywood’s attention.
She played the iconic spy, Wai Lin, who broke every stereotype about Bond Girls with her martial arts and capabilities.
Read More: How Michelle Yeoh Helped Ke Huy Quan Prep For ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once: ‘Couldn’t Have Done This Without Her’
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” she recalled to People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho, and the girls were just the ones with cutesy names.”
While she came to the West’s attention with the film,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Michelle Yeoh is no stranger to Hollywood. She’s been kicking ass and taking names on screens since 1994, then hit the big time thanks to the Hong Kong action film series Supercop. Since her early days, Yeoh is a bright star among many in films like Memoirs of a Geisha, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sunshine, Gunpowder Milkshake, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and, of course, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Her Hollywood breakthrough stems from her performance as Wai Lin in the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. However, being a Bond girl isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Speaking with People, Yeoh says the role was a double-edged sword with several drawbacks to her career.
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” Yeoh told People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho,...
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” Yeoh told People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Michelle Yeoh was already a star overseas by 1997 thanks to popular Hong Kong movies like “Police Story 3: Super Cop” and “Supercop 2,” but it wasn’t until the James Bond tentpole “Tomorrow Never Dies” opened that year that Yeoh had her Hollywood breakthrough. The actor played Wai Lin, a Chinese spy who is highly skilled in marital arts and bucks every “damsel in distress” and “Bond girl” stereotype.
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” Yeoh recently told People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho, and the girls were just the ones with cutesy names.”
Although Yeoh was praised for her progressive and action-ready Bond girl, she told People that the Hollywood offers that followed were exactly the opposite.
“At that point, people in the industry couldn’t really tell the difference between...
“The first movie I did after I came to America was ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ with Pierce Brosnan,” Yeoh recently told People magazine. “James Bond at that point had only been known as macho, and the girls were just the ones with cutesy names.”
Although Yeoh was praised for her progressive and action-ready Bond girl, she told People that the Hollywood offers that followed were exactly the opposite.
“At that point, people in the industry couldn’t really tell the difference between...
- 3/3/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Laura Poitras)
It is a fascinating thing to watch someone’s history of protest and addiction collide and conspire to hold a pharmaceutical company accountable and expose its parent family as reprehensible. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles the renowned photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her fight through the AIDS and opioid crisis, but this is bigger than a biographical documentary. Through slideshows, interviews, and family videos, Poitras weaves a riveting, heartbreaking interconnected story of generational pain, its influence over the blurry boundaries between life and art. – Jake K-s.
Where to Stream: VOD
Close (Lukas Dhont)
Dhont’s sophomore feature offers no narrative or stylistic fireworks, but it captures feelings so fine and true they...
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Laura Poitras)
It is a fascinating thing to watch someone’s history of protest and addiction collide and conspire to hold a pharmaceutical company accountable and expose its parent family as reprehensible. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles the renowned photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her fight through the AIDS and opioid crisis, but this is bigger than a biographical documentary. Through slideshows, interviews, and family videos, Poitras weaves a riveting, heartbreaking interconnected story of generational pain, its influence over the blurry boundaries between life and art. – Jake K-s.
Where to Stream: VOD
Close (Lukas Dhont)
Dhont’s sophomore feature offers no narrative or stylistic fireworks, but it captures feelings so fine and true they...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Awards season is celebrating Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All At Once leading up to Oscar night. The Criterion Channel is celebrating Yeoh’s martial arts legacy with eight of her Chinese films added in the month of March. Showbiz Cheat Sheet recommends all eight, but here’s a guide to the films Criterion Channel selected.
Michelle Yeoh | Peter Pau/Sony Pictures Classics ‘Yes, Madam!’ Was the one that started it all for Michelle Yeoh
Yeoh had supporting roles in two movies before taking the lead of Yes, Madam! The female police actioner launched an entire series that took on the name In the Line of Duty from part three, after Yeoh had left. The first entry teams Yeoh up with Cynthia Rothrock, playing a British cop, with unbelievable fight scenes against modern day criminals.
‘Royal Warriors’ took Michelle Yeoh martial arts movies to the next level
The second entry...
Michelle Yeoh | Peter Pau/Sony Pictures Classics ‘Yes, Madam!’ Was the one that started it all for Michelle Yeoh
Yeoh had supporting roles in two movies before taking the lead of Yes, Madam! The female police actioner launched an entire series that took on the name In the Line of Duty from part three, after Yeoh had left. The first entry teams Yeoh up with Cynthia Rothrock, playing a British cop, with unbelievable fight scenes against modern day criminals.
‘Royal Warriors’ took Michelle Yeoh martial arts movies to the next level
The second entry...
- 2/28/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Michelle Yeoh has given her thoughts on Andrea Riseborough’s controversial Oscar nomination.
Riseborough was seen as a surprise inclusion on the list of 2023 nominees, earning a nod for her role in the little-seen drama To Leslie.
Her nomination followed a run of late-in-the-day endorsements from a number of A-list stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston and Jane Fonda.
After the nominations were announced, the Academy said that it was “conducting a review of the campaign procedures around this year’s nominees” – before subsequently ruling that no action was to be taken on Riseborough’s nomination.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Yeoh, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, dismissed the suggestion that Riseborough’s campaign had operated outside of the rules.
“The Academy has always prided itself on having regulations and playing...
Riseborough was seen as a surprise inclusion on the list of 2023 nominees, earning a nod for her role in the little-seen drama To Leslie.
Her nomination followed a run of late-in-the-day endorsements from a number of A-list stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Charlize Theron, Amy Adams, Jennifer Aniston and Jane Fonda.
After the nominations were announced, the Academy said that it was “conducting a review of the campaign procedures around this year’s nominees” – before subsequently ruling that no action was to be taken on Riseborough’s nomination.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Yeoh, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, dismissed the suggestion that Riseborough’s campaign had operated outside of the rules.
“The Academy has always prided itself on having regulations and playing...
- 2/10/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
International action legends Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh have been having a fun sibling-rivalry-esque friendship ever since their collaboration in Police Story 3: Supercop. When Michelle co-starred with Chan, she was determined to compete with him with her own fight prowess and death-defying stunts (which includes an infamous sequence where Yeoh jumps onto a moving train with a motorcycle). According to The Independent, Yeoh reveals that after her Oscar nomination for Everything Everywhere All at Once was announced, Chan had texted her to reveal that he had been approached to do the movie.
Yeoh tells CNN, “It was written for a man, when [directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known collectively as the Daniels] set out to do this. They wrote it that way, with Jackie, and me as the wife. So the roles were completely reversed. I remember Jackie texting me and saying, ‘Congratulations! You know, your boys came to see me first.
Yeoh tells CNN, “It was written for a man, when [directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known collectively as the Daniels] set out to do this. They wrote it that way, with Jackie, and me as the wife. So the roles were completely reversed. I remember Jackie texting me and saying, ‘Congratulations! You know, your boys came to see me first.
- 2/6/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Every kid of a certain age grew up wanting to be Jackie Chan. A legend in Hong Kong and most of the world from the late-seventies on, Jackie Chan also, at long last, became a superstar in North America after the release of his 1996 classic Rumble in the Bronx. Supercop, First Strike and more dubbed versions of his Hong Kong movies would follow, but it was 1998’s Rush Hour, which paired him with Chris Tucker, that made him a phenomenon in the United States. It was as if, at long last, the United States was let in on a secret the rest of the world already knew.
Jackie Chan emerged in the late nineties after a failed attempt to make him into a Bruce Lee clone. Never wanting to be a typical martial arts star, Chan opted to mix comedy and martial arts in a way that made him a...
Jackie Chan emerged in the late nineties after a failed attempt to make him into a Bruce Lee clone. Never wanting to be a typical martial arts star, Chan opted to mix comedy and martial arts in a way that made him a...
- 9/2/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Michelle Yeoh has revealed why Quentin Tarantino didn’t cast her in Kill Bill.
According to the director, his 2003 Uma Thurman-led action film took inspiration from the 1992 action movie Supercop, which starred Yeoh and Jackie Chan.
In a new interview with Town & Country, Yeoh explained why she didn’t land a role in Tarantino’s classic film, despite his admiration for her as an actor.
“I asked Quentin the same question,” she said. “He’s very smart. He said, ‘Who would believe that Uma Thurman could kick your a**?’”
While Yeoh wasn’t cast, she still credits him with encouraging her to come out of retirement after she suffered a serious back injury on the set of the 1996 film The Stunt Woman.
“I must say, Quentin, he’s persistent,” Yeoh said. “He is who he is today because he’s full of passion and love, so he wore me down.
According to the director, his 2003 Uma Thurman-led action film took inspiration from the 1992 action movie Supercop, which starred Yeoh and Jackie Chan.
In a new interview with Town & Country, Yeoh explained why she didn’t land a role in Tarantino’s classic film, despite his admiration for her as an actor.
“I asked Quentin the same question,” she said. “He’s very smart. He said, ‘Who would believe that Uma Thurman could kick your a**?’”
While Yeoh wasn’t cast, she still credits him with encouraging her to come out of retirement after she suffered a serious back injury on the set of the 1996 film The Stunt Woman.
“I must say, Quentin, he’s persistent,” Yeoh said. “He is who he is today because he’s full of passion and love, so he wore me down.
- 8/18/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Michelle Yeoh has had some frightening moments in her career.
The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star is on the new cover of Town & Country, and in it, she talks about the stunt that almost made her stop acting for good.
Read More: Michelle Yeoh Receives Honorary Doctorate From The American Film Institute
The incident occurred while shooting the 1996 Hong Kong action movie “The Stunt Woman” when she fractured some vertebrae while performing a stunt in which she plummeted from a bridge.
“I thought I broke my back. I thought I was paralyzed,” she said, describing being put in a brace and having difficulty breathing.
Photo: Ruven Afanador for Town & Country
Yeoh considered switching to a career with safer work, but continued on, appearing in the James Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies” in 1997 and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in 2000.
Before that, Yeoh had already retired once from acting...
The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star is on the new cover of Town & Country, and in it, she talks about the stunt that almost made her stop acting for good.
Read More: Michelle Yeoh Receives Honorary Doctorate From The American Film Institute
The incident occurred while shooting the 1996 Hong Kong action movie “The Stunt Woman” when she fractured some vertebrae while performing a stunt in which she plummeted from a bridge.
“I thought I broke my back. I thought I was paralyzed,” she said, describing being put in a brace and having difficulty breathing.
Photo: Ruven Afanador for Town & Country
Yeoh considered switching to a career with safer work, but continued on, appearing in the James Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies” in 1997 and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in 2000.
Before that, Yeoh had already retired once from acting...
- 8/17/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Four years after the second installment to arguably Jackie Chan’ most popular franchise, the actor would reprise his role as police inspector Chan Ka-Kui in “Police Story 3: Supercop” (or just “Supercop” in some areas). Perhaps due to his busy schedule in front and behind the camera, working on other projects such as the equally successful “Armour of God”-films, Stanley Tong took over directing duties from Chan, who would still be a producer for the project. This collaboration turned out to be quite fruitful for both them, setting the foundation for features such as “Rumble in the Bronx”, which would give the actor the breakthrough with US-American markets after years of trying. Although the previous entries into the franchise had already set quite a high level when it came to action set pieces, “Supercop” would see Chan in the middle of some of the most ambitious and costly action scenes of his career,...
- 8/7/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
An array of films for June, from old school kung fu to a gem of a film The Seventh Curse – not often talked about but definitely needs to be seen if you like voodoo/ occult/ witchcraft and curses from lost tribes.
Check out this months releases Here
Police Story 3: Supercop finally gets a blu ray release in the UK via Eureka Entertainment. This follows on from their release of a Police Story 1 & 2 dual-film set and they will also be releasing a new deluxe boxset of Police Story 1, 2 & 3. Release date is in September, but you can pre-order now on the Terracotta store to make sure you get your copy.
Pre-order Supercop (Blu Ray) Limited Edition Slipcase Version Here
Fans of Hong Kong director Johnnie To will be looking forward to this 2-film set from the director, Running out of Time 1 & 2. Andy Lau stars a terminally ill patient who...
Check out this months releases Here
Police Story 3: Supercop finally gets a blu ray release in the UK via Eureka Entertainment. This follows on from their release of a Police Story 1 & 2 dual-film set and they will also be releasing a new deluxe boxset of Police Story 1, 2 & 3. Release date is in September, but you can pre-order now on the Terracotta store to make sure you get your copy.
Pre-order Supercop (Blu Ray) Limited Edition Slipcase Version Here
Fans of Hong Kong director Johnnie To will be looking forward to this 2-film set from the director, Running out of Time 1 & 2. Andy Lau stars a terminally ill patient who...
- 6/1/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Filmmaking duo Daniels’ absurdist action-comedy “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has been out for a few weeks now, and audiences across the country have had a chance to see how the former music video directors behind 2016’s “Swiss Army Man” were able to turn the tables on the concept of a “multiverse” that’s become so familiar to fans of the MCU.
In the case of “Everything Everywhere,” comparisons have been made to Charlie Kaufman, particularly “Being John Malkovich,” which some may forget received three Oscar nominations in 2020 for Kaufman’s writing, Spike Jonze’s direction and for Catherine Keener’s supporting role.
The Daniels’ movie has received absolutely stellar reviews with a 97 on Rotten Tomatoes and only five negative reviews out of 175. That’s pretty astounding and something that can’t be ignored when we start taking a closer look at Daniels’ film, and why it should be remembered...
In the case of “Everything Everywhere,” comparisons have been made to Charlie Kaufman, particularly “Being John Malkovich,” which some may forget received three Oscar nominations in 2020 for Kaufman’s writing, Spike Jonze’s direction and for Catherine Keener’s supporting role.
The Daniels’ movie has received absolutely stellar reviews with a 97 on Rotten Tomatoes and only five negative reviews out of 175. That’s pretty astounding and something that can’t be ignored when we start taking a closer look at Daniels’ film, and why it should be remembered...
- 4/15/2022
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Everything Everywhere All at Once. Courtesy of A24.In an interview with Donna Chu of the Hong Kong Film Archive in 1999, Michelle Yeoh said, “Nowadays, when people hear that Michelle Yeoh is in a film, they will immediately think it is an action film. I hope in the future it will be different, and I can present a variety of faces of myself to the audience. But right now I'm very proud of myself for what I've done, creating a niche for myself in action films, because I've worked very hard to achieve this. I really treasure this status and do not take it lightly. But as an actor, you just want to try to act in different styles, and pursue being in different genres of films.”1The twenty plus years since then have seen Yeoh accomplish exactly that, as she is now internationally famous not just as a star of action films,...
- 4/7/2022
- MUBI
Having two action experts in the starring roles helped stunt coordinator Timothy Eulich make mayhem in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which features Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan jumping through a manic multiverse created by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directing duo known as the Daniels.
In the A24 film, now in theaters, Yeoh plays Evelyn, a laundromat owner and mother who navigates the changing scenarios to save her family, including Quan as her husband, Waymond, and ends up with a new outlook on life and love. Key props: a fanny pack that’s used as a martial arts weapon and a butt plug-shaped IRS Auditor of the Year trophy that’s a portal to other dimensions.
Eulich, who has collaborated with the Daniels for 11 years, including on 2016’s “Swiss Army Man,” is familiar with their M.O. He spent several weeks working with them to visualize the scenes.
In the A24 film, now in theaters, Yeoh plays Evelyn, a laundromat owner and mother who navigates the changing scenarios to save her family, including Quan as her husband, Waymond, and ends up with a new outlook on life and love. Key props: a fanny pack that’s used as a martial arts weapon and a butt plug-shaped IRS Auditor of the Year trophy that’s a portal to other dimensions.
Eulich, who has collaborated with the Daniels for 11 years, including on 2016’s “Swiss Army Man,” is familiar with their M.O. He spent several weeks working with them to visualize the scenes.
- 4/6/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Everything Everywhere All at Once describes Michelle Yeoh’s career right now. She is everywhere. As Emperor Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: Discovery, she boldly went where no one has gone before with a role so scene-stealing that there’s talk of a spin-off dedicated just to her character. Yeoh also dominated as the powerful matriarch and ultimate “tiger mom” Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians. And she’s one of the only actors to play two completely different characters in the MCU: Ying Nan in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A24’s multiverse-spanning science fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once is one more indication that Yeoh isn’t slowing down. Coming soon, she has lead roles in The Witcher: Blood Origin, American Born Chinese, and the four upcoming Avatar sequels.
Most remember Yeoh from her...
Most remember Yeoh from her...
- 3/25/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The logline for Everything Everywhere All at Once, which opens the SXSW Film Festival, describes the movie as “a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.” That’s being modest.
Directors-writers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, billed collectively as “the Daniels” (Swiss Army Man), have fashioned a movie that, yes, is about a Chinese American woman trying to get her taxes done—as well as keep her laundromat business afloat and hold her family together. Yet the effort to do so takes her on a dizzying journey through an untold number of different realities, each featuring a different version of the befuddled protagonist.
“I was driving to Big Sur with my wife,” says Kwan about the origins of the film. “For some reason my brain was just thinking about sci-fi, and we had been reading...
Directors-writers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, billed collectively as “the Daniels” (Swiss Army Man), have fashioned a movie that, yes, is about a Chinese American woman trying to get her taxes done—as well as keep her laundromat business afloat and hold her family together. Yet the effort to do so takes her on a dizzying journey through an untold number of different realities, each featuring a different version of the befuddled protagonist.
“I was driving to Big Sur with my wife,” says Kwan about the origins of the film. “For some reason my brain was just thinking about sci-fi, and we had been reading...
- 3/22/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Ahead of her new film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Michelle Yeoh reflected on filming Ang Lee’s martial arts drama “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in a New York Times interview, and revealed two major mishaps behind the scenes. Neither Yeoh nor co-star Chow Yun-Fat spoke Mandarin fluently, and so learning the script proved to be a challenge; both stars opted to learn their lines phonetically instead. But the physical component of “Crouching Tiger” proved to be the hardest skill to master.
The “Supercop” star previously did her own stunts in Hong Kong-based action films, but Yeoh was unfamiliar with the traditional style Lee had in mind for “Crouching Tiger,” which blended influences from Peking Opera and acrobatics. Soon after production started, Yeoh tore a knee ligament while filming the pivotal courtyard scene.
“It was really tough,” Lee said. “That was supposed to be her strength.”
Per Nyt, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once...
The “Supercop” star previously did her own stunts in Hong Kong-based action films, but Yeoh was unfamiliar with the traditional style Lee had in mind for “Crouching Tiger,” which blended influences from Peking Opera and acrobatics. Soon after production started, Yeoh tore a knee ligament while filming the pivotal courtyard scene.
“It was really tough,” Lee said. “That was supposed to be her strength.”
Per Nyt, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once...
- 3/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jackie Chan couldn’t be “Everywhere All at Once,” so it seems.
SXSW hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts icon Chan, according to directing duo Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (aka Daniels) via The Hollywood Reporter. Yet the duo eventually decided to cast Michelle Yeoh in the lead role as a person who grapples with the ripple effects of (multiple) twisted multiverses while being audited by the IRS.
“At first we were like, ‘Action movie, going to star a dude,'” Scheinert said.
But, Kwan added, “We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle’s character and flop it and she becomes the protagonist. And the film just opened up in a completely different way.”
The directing partners cited the “very strong” women in their...
SXSW hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts icon Chan, according to directing duo Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (aka Daniels) via The Hollywood Reporter. Yet the duo eventually decided to cast Michelle Yeoh in the lead role as a person who grapples with the ripple effects of (multiple) twisted multiverses while being audited by the IRS.
“At first we were like, ‘Action movie, going to star a dude,'” Scheinert said.
But, Kwan added, “We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle’s character and flop it and she becomes the protagonist. And the film just opened up in a completely different way.”
The directing partners cited the “very strong” women in their...
- 3/15/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
CineAsia have announced the UK release of action adventure Vanguard, the new pairing of director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan and a noted return to form for Chan’s unique blend of action comedy. It’s arriving on demand and in selected cinemas (subject to local lockdown restrictions) from 8th January and on Blu-ray & DVD 11th January 2021.
Marking the latest collaboration between acclaimed Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan, Vanguard is a wild globetrotting adventure and a throwback to the days of gloriously over-the-top action cinema.
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s famous Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by Chan) is sent to the rescue, taking them on a wildly ambitious mission all over the world. The adventure takes them from the rivers of Africa, to a heavily guarded fort in India, and...
Marking the latest collaboration between acclaimed Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan, Vanguard is a wild globetrotting adventure and a throwback to the days of gloriously over-the-top action cinema.
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s famous Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by Chan) is sent to the rescue, taking them on a wildly ambitious mission all over the world. The adventure takes them from the rivers of Africa, to a heavily guarded fort in India, and...
- 12/18/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Marking the latest collaboration between acclaimed Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan, “Vanguard” is a wild globetrotting adventure and a throwback to the days of gloriously over-the-top action cinema.
CineAsia presents Vanguard in Selected Cinemas and On Demand 8th January and Blu-ray & DVD 11th January 2021
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s famous Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by Chan) is sent to the rescue, taking them on a wildly ambitious mission all over the world. The adventure takes them from the rivers of Africa, to a heavily guarded fort in India, and an exhilarating car chase in Dubai, all the while unravelling a global conspiracy
“Vanguard” boasts stunning action choreography, amazing stunts and the brand of fast-paced action-comedy that made Jackie Chan a global star.
CineAsia presents Vanguard in Selected Cinemas and On Demand 8th January and Blu-ray & DVD 11th January 2021
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s famous Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by Chan) is sent to the rescue, taking them on a wildly ambitious mission all over the world. The adventure takes them from the rivers of Africa, to a heavily guarded fort in India, and an exhilarating car chase in Dubai, all the while unravelling a global conspiracy
“Vanguard” boasts stunning action choreography, amazing stunts and the brand of fast-paced action-comedy that made Jackie Chan a global star.
- 12/18/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Despite new lockdown rules and a very different type of Christmas on the horizon, luckily we have a whole host of new films to look forward to in 2021.
In January, we can strap in for the UK release of Jackie Chan’s crazy and action-packed Vanguard, scheduled for selected cinemas (subject to local lockdown restrictions) and hitting on demand streaming platforms from 8th January, before getting a physical release on Blu-ray & DVD from 11th January, courtesy of CineAsia.
Marking the latest collaboration between acclaimed Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan, Vanguard is a wild globetrotting adventure and a throwback to the days of gloriously over-the-top, 1980’s style action cinema, and it may be just the kind of popcorn entertainment we need right now.
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by...
In January, we can strap in for the UK release of Jackie Chan’s crazy and action-packed Vanguard, scheduled for selected cinemas (subject to local lockdown restrictions) and hitting on demand streaming platforms from 8th January, before getting a physical release on Blu-ray & DVD from 11th January, courtesy of CineAsia.
Marking the latest collaboration between acclaimed Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and action legend Jackie Chan, Vanguard is a wild globetrotting adventure and a throwback to the days of gloriously over-the-top, 1980’s style action cinema, and it may be just the kind of popcorn entertainment we need right now.
When a client of the international “Vanguard” security agency is kidnapped during Chinatown’s Lunar celebrations in London, this elite team (led by...
- 12/16/2020
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Few stars have worked harder to give audiences pleasure over a long haul than Jackie Chan. But lately, his screen appearances have been those of the elder statesman still trotted out to nominally preside over expensive but flavorless official diplomatic functions you doubt even he relishes. The newest case in point reunites him with director Stanley Tong, a sporadic collaborator since “Supercop” nearly three decades ago.
That movie was inspired escapism. “Vanguard” is just the clock-punching variety, big, flashy and generic in all save its silliest excesses. Like several other recent mainland China megaproductions, this action spectacular seems hellbent on containing every possible marketable genre element, with no concern for whether they cohere or cancel one another out.
Delayed from a planned January home-turf launch as one of the first Covid release casualties, it proved a notable box-office disappointment upon finally opening Sept. 30. Gravitas Ventures’ release to 1,500-plus U.S.
That movie was inspired escapism. “Vanguard” is just the clock-punching variety, big, flashy and generic in all save its silliest excesses. Like several other recent mainland China megaproductions, this action spectacular seems hellbent on containing every possible marketable genre element, with no concern for whether they cohere or cancel one another out.
Delayed from a planned January home-turf launch as one of the first Covid release casualties, it proved a notable box-office disappointment upon finally opening Sept. 30. Gravitas Ventures’ release to 1,500-plus U.S.
- 11/20/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
"The enemy has moved in." Gravitas has released a new US trailer for the crazy cool action film Vanguard, starring Jackie Chan - who is still making action films despite announcing he would retire. This time he re-teams with the Hk director of his classic action films Supercop, Supercop 2, Rumble in the Bronx, and First Strike - Stanley Tong. An accountant is threatened by the world's deadliest mercenary organization and Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for him. Of course. This is basically a Michael Bay film made by a Hong Kong director instead. Also starring Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Lun Ai, Ruohan Xu, and Zhengting Zhu. As brainless as this movie will be, I must admit it looks like a massive amount of explosive action fun - with drones and lions and gatling guns and more. Might be worth a watch. Here's the new...
- 10/30/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Trinity Cine Asia has acquired, from Golden Dragon Pictures, Vanguard, the ninth collaboration between director Stanley Tong and actor Jackie Chan, produced by Shanghai Lix Entertainment, Stanley’s Tong production outfit.
At a time when studios are reluctant to release films due to the pandemic, Trinity Cine Asia will release Vanguard in UK, Ireland and Russia Cis, with theatrical exhibition starting in Ukraine, on 2nd October, on a strong 163 footprint, and in Russia Cis on 15th October, and UK and Ireland late in the year Tbc.
“We are delighted to be part of the golden duo that is Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong” enthused Trinity Cine Asia director Cedric Behrel. “Vanguard is their reunion, a glorious nod to their classic collaborations like Rumble in the Bronx and Supercop. We are grateful to Golden Dragon for entrusting us with this priceless mission!”
The mission? A wildly ambitious hostage rescue that takes place,...
At a time when studios are reluctant to release films due to the pandemic, Trinity Cine Asia will release Vanguard in UK, Ireland and Russia Cis, with theatrical exhibition starting in Ukraine, on 2nd October, on a strong 163 footprint, and in Russia Cis on 15th October, and UK and Ireland late in the year Tbc.
“We are delighted to be part of the golden duo that is Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong” enthused Trinity Cine Asia director Cedric Behrel. “Vanguard is their reunion, a glorious nod to their classic collaborations like Rumble in the Bronx and Supercop. We are grateful to Golden Dragon for entrusting us with this priceless mission!”
The mission? A wildly ambitious hostage rescue that takes place,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Comet TV has released their programming lineup for December and it is packed with sci-fi and horror from both television and film. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Cavitycolors' Christmas Evil apparel and a new trailer for Lifechanger.
Comet TV December Programming Details: "Airing on Comet in December
You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Babylon 5 (Christmas Marathon)
This Christmas, after you sip your eggnog and trim the tree, turn on Comet TV for a spacey Christmas Marathon! Starting at 10a/9 C you can catch up on this classic sci-fi series!
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25 starting at 10a/9 C
Stigmata (1999) (with special audio commentary)
Frankie is having a really bad day. Suddenly she is getting wounds similar to the crucifixion of Jesus. Yikes! The classic film Stigmata starring Oscar winner Patricia Arquette is showing on Comet TV with director’s commentary!
Comet TV December Programming Details: "Airing on Comet in December
You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Babylon 5 (Christmas Marathon)
This Christmas, after you sip your eggnog and trim the tree, turn on Comet TV for a spacey Christmas Marathon! Starting at 10a/9 C you can catch up on this classic sci-fi series!
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25 starting at 10a/9 C
Stigmata (1999) (with special audio commentary)
Frankie is having a really bad day. Suddenly she is getting wounds similar to the crucifixion of Jesus. Yikes! The classic film Stigmata starring Oscar winner Patricia Arquette is showing on Comet TV with director’s commentary!
- 12/12/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in November is here.
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
- 10/17/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Michelle Yeoh recalled her challenges as an Asian actress starting out in Hollywood in the 1990s — including what she described as an apparent quota system for nonwhite performers.
“When I first came to do movies here, I remember very specifically someone said, ‘If we cast an African-American lead, there’s no way we can cast you, because we can’t have two minorities,'” Yeoh said in an interview with GQ.
The Malaysian Chinese actress also said she found herself turning down roles that continuously asked her to play “fragile Asian women” or the “Ming Wave” stereotype.
Also Read: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Stars Dueled Over Epic Mahjong Showdown: 'No One Was Giving in'
Of course, Yeoh played several kick-ass heroines in films like “Supercop,” “Wing Chun” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and she often spent up to 11 hours in the gym per day to...
“When I first came to do movies here, I remember very specifically someone said, ‘If we cast an African-American lead, there’s no way we can cast you, because we can’t have two minorities,'” Yeoh said in an interview with GQ.
The Malaysian Chinese actress also said she found herself turning down roles that continuously asked her to play “fragile Asian women” or the “Ming Wave” stereotype.
Also Read: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Stars Dueled Over Epic Mahjong Showdown: 'No One Was Giving in'
Of course, Yeoh played several kick-ass heroines in films like “Supercop,” “Wing Chun” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and she often spent up to 11 hours in the gym per day to...
- 8/18/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Based on Kevin Kwan’s international bestseller, Crazy Rich Asians centers on Rachel, an Asian American who travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick’s (Henry Golding) wealthy family. Michelle Yeoh, whose credits include Supercop and Danny Boyle’s underrated Sunshine, co-stars as Eleanor, Nick’s overprotective mother.
“Because it talks about love and family,” said Yeoh. “It’s something [...]
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“Because it talks about love and family,” said Yeoh. “It’s something [...]
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- 8/12/2018
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
James Hunt Sep 25, 2017
Exciting! Star Trek: Discovery gets off to an enjoyable, satisfying start. Here's our spoilery review and geeky spots from episode 1...
With almost no advance press for Star Trek: Discovery's airing and a whole heap of suspicious-looking production reshuffles and slippages, you could be forgiven for feeling trepidation about whether it was going to be any good or not. The happy news is that the opening episode, The Vulcan Hello, is exactly what it needed to be: a decent episode of Star Trek.
See related Annihilation: Oscar Isaac joins Alex Garland’s new film Alex Garland interview: Ex Machina, GamerGate, Jet Set Willy
Indeed, it's comfortably the best opening episode since Tng's Encounter At Farpoint. Surprisingly lean on characters, but dense with plot, the story sees Michael Burnham, aka Number One, encountering a strange artifact in space leading her, her captain and her crew into a...
Exciting! Star Trek: Discovery gets off to an enjoyable, satisfying start. Here's our spoilery review and geeky spots from episode 1...
With almost no advance press for Star Trek: Discovery's airing and a whole heap of suspicious-looking production reshuffles and slippages, you could be forgiven for feeling trepidation about whether it was going to be any good or not. The happy news is that the opening episode, The Vulcan Hello, is exactly what it needed to be: a decent episode of Star Trek.
See related Annihilation: Oscar Isaac joins Alex Garland’s new film Alex Garland interview: Ex Machina, GamerGate, Jet Set Willy
Indeed, it's comfortably the best opening episode since Tng's Encounter At Farpoint. Surprisingly lean on characters, but dense with plot, the story sees Michael Burnham, aka Number One, encountering a strange artifact in space leading her, her captain and her crew into a...
- 9/25/2017
- Den of Geek
By David Kozlowski | 18 August 2017
Welcome to Issue #9 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column offering strong opinions about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your feedback or ideas for future columns: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 8.11.17 | 8.4.17 | 7.28.17 | 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, this week we're featuring some of the most intriguing, powerful, and successful women in Hollywood. Its easy to become fixated on our male action stars, since that's how Hollywood tends to market their films, so we sometimes fail to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of our female action stars! But first, we want to discuss the elephant in the room: the dwindling audiences at movie theaters -- we'll explore some problems, one potential solution, and hopefully provide some insight into an issue that's only going to get worse if everything remains status quo.
Welcome to Issue #9 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column offering strong opinions about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your feedback or ideas for future columns: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 8.11.17 | 8.4.17 | 7.28.17 | 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, this week we're featuring some of the most intriguing, powerful, and successful women in Hollywood. Its easy to become fixated on our male action stars, since that's how Hollywood tends to market their films, so we sometimes fail to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of our female action stars! But first, we want to discuss the elephant in the room: the dwindling audiences at movie theaters -- we'll explore some problems, one potential solution, and hopefully provide some insight into an issue that's only going to get worse if everything remains status quo.
- 8/18/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
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