By Mark Pollard | Published November 11, 2009

While covering the American Film Market, Latino Review has discovered a detailed plot and new picture for Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming kung fu actioner TRUE LEGEND which stars wushu star Vincent Chiu (THE BLADE) as folk hero Su Qi-er, better known as Beggar Su. This film marks the legendary kung fu moviemaker’s first triumphant return to solo directing in over a decade. Featuring a notable cast that includes Andy On, Michelle Yeoh and David Carradine, the film is scheduled for release in February of 2010.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, war hero Su Can (Su Qi-er) leads a spectacularly daring raid on enemy forces before retiring home from his military life to his beloved wife and their newborn son. Six years later, his vengeful step-brother Yuang (Andy On) returns from war unrecognizably consumed by Dark Martial Arts and armed with his Five Venom Fist, which he wields to severely injure Su as payback for a long and dark family history. Su and his wife barely escape with their lives, but their son is now held captive by an increasingly psychotic Yuang. Over many long and difficult months, Su recovers from his injuries and once again hones his craft with the help of a mysterious Bearded Man and his apprentice, Lord Wushu, a Golden Monk of unimaginable martial arts virtuosity. But even with this training, Su is unable to save his wife’s life when she single-handedly stakes out to find their son. Utterly broken by grief, Su soon wanders the streets as a drunken beggar with no will to live. It is only when his son is once again threatened, this time by imperial Westerners out to shame the Chinese people, that an inebriated Su summons all his fighting skills to save the day and unwittingly forges a new style of martial arts forever known as The Drunken Fist!

Source: Latino Review

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