First teaser trailer for the animated version of Stephen Chow’s 2008 alien comedy CJ7 (aka Yangtze River 7) from My Life as McDull director Toe Yuen.
CJ7: The Cartoon will open in Chinese theaters on July 6th.

[via Twitch]

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mmh, if you only watch the first minute of the trailer for Stephen Fung’s Jump you could really believe that this was written by the one and only Stephen Chow. But the rest just smells of the kind of dance flicks Hollywood has been stuffing down our throats for the last few years. The film tells the story of a young girl (Kitty Zhang) from a small Chinese village that get the chance to start a career as a professional dance in the big city, how original and unpredictable…

[via Filmsmash]

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Variety reports that Hong Kong’s tireless multi-talent Stephen Chow will produce an animated sequel to his latest hit kid-friendly alien comedy CJ7 (aka Yangtze River 7). Toe Yuen, who some might know from his piggish My Life as McDull (eyes left for the trailer) will direct while Chow will be executive producer and will lend his voice to his character, just like the other actors from CJ7. Production is supposed to start in September, the premiere is scheduled for the Chinese Spring festival (meaning February) 2010.
[via Filmjunk]

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Those of you who who have subscribed to the Asian Blu-ray Guide Feed may already heard it, but I thought I should mention it for everyone else again. Play.com has listed a Blu-ray Disc release of Stephen Chow’s Shaolin Soccer to be released on September 21, 2009 in the UK! There are any details mentioned, but I guess that the disc will be distributed by Optimum Releasing who have already released the DVD back in 2005. It’s also unknown which of the three version(s) (Hong Kong theatrical cut, HK Director’s cut or the crippled international cut) of Chow’s comedy will be included.
I’m not expecting this to be a top quality release but Shaolin Soccer holds a special place in my heart and collection since it was my very first Hong Kong DVD import.
Update: The BD is now also listet at Amazon.co.uk with a running time of 112 minutes, which is (according to IMDb) the running time of the HK Director’s cut version.

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Wei Dasen, a representative from Chow’s company has spilled the beans for the Hollywood debut of Hong Kong’s comedy superstar. After dropping out as the director and star of the planned The Green Hornet remake with Seth Rogen, Chow is currently writing the screenplay for a new superhero action-comedy. Chow is supposed to direct and star in the yet unnamed film next to Jack Black and Anne Hathaway.
[via KFC Cinema]

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Hong Kongs Superstar Stephen Chow und Leinwanddauergast Seth Rogen werden laut ComingSoon.net gemeinsam für eine neue Verfilmung des Green Hornet Comics vor und hinter der Kamera Platz nehmen. Während Rogen die Rolle des Titelhelden übernimmt und für das Drehbuch verantwortlich ist, wird Stephen Chow seinen Sidekick Kato spielen und Regie führen. Angepeilter US Kinostart ist der 25. Juni 2010, Sony Pictures ist für den internationalen Vertrieb zuständig.

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Mega Star führt seine Politik der Blitzveröffentlichungen fort und wirft nach und nach alle, auf diesem Flyer angekündigten Hong Kong Titel als Blu-ray Disc Variante auf den Markt. Bereits am 11. September soll ein Boxset mit beiden Teilen von Stephen Chow’s A Chinese Odyssey, der Chowschen Interpretation der chinesischen Journey to the West Volksweise erscheinen. DDDHouse führt das gute Stück, wie von Mega Star gewohnt, mit englischen Untertiteln auf. Leider prangt aktuell auch noch die für viele hier störende Region A Kennzeichnung auf der Produktseite. Ich hoffe aber mal, daß nach der Veröffentlichung gegenteilige Meldungen die Runde machen werden.

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