Teaser trailer for Yuen Woo-ping’s ‘True Legend’

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News | Film News | by Mark Pollard

Vincent Chiu (left) and Cung Le in Yuen Woo-ping's TRUE LEGEND. Photo: Sina. The first look at action director Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming wire-fu actioner, TRUE LEGEND, his first solo directing gig on a feature film in over a decade, is finally here in the form of a teaser trailer that mixes film footage with behind-the-scenes footage of the director at work.

TRUE LEGEND also marks the return of wushu star Vincent Chiu (THE BLADE) to heading a feature film after spending the last nine years starring in martial arts-related TV productions in China.

Chiu portrays legendary martial arts folk hero Su Qi-er, better known as Beggar Su. In Yuen’s update to the legend, “Su is a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the ‘King of Beggars.’”

It has been reported that Yuen developed a new screen-fighting style with Chiu that combines street dancing with kung fu. It’s possible that the director may be revisiting the b-boy angle he previously tapped in DRUNKEN TAI CHI and MISMATCHED COUPLES, both starring Donnie Yen.

The character has appeared in Hong Kong action cinema many times in the past, mostly notably when Stephen Chow took on the role in Gordon Chow’s KING OF BEGGARS (1992).

Also starring in the film is Michelle Yeoh, Cung Le, Jay Chou, Andy On, Conan Stevens, and the late David Carradine.

No release date has been set but TRUE LEGEND is expected to come out by the end of the year.

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  • mirageman
    So disappointed... what kind of a Su Qi-er is that? If they want to shoot a legendary people's story, why they don't keep the movie closer to the myth?
  • sowutifmahsnsux
    yay for woo-ping directing again! hasn't woo-ping been attached as director for marvel's hands of shang chi for some time now?
  • aj
    Hey mark pollard, Jiang lu-xia from coweb is in the film too.
  • DiP
    Looks decent so far. Bring em footage!
  • the master
    looks a bit tedious, should re name it Sam the seed
  • Jeff S.
    Link to the trailer? ...maybe I'm blind, but I don't see one.
  • Thanks for the clarifications Mike.
  • mike leeder
    'Fearless' was shot at both Shanghai Film Studios and Imagemaker where "Bodyguards & Assassins' is currently shooting.....Hengdien is about 5 hrs away from Shanghai

    For 'True Legend' we shot on locations like the Yellow River, and at the new Beijing studios...
  • Rhythm-X
    Pretty sure HERO didn't shoot on sets built for FEARLESS, and assuming you meant that all the films were shot on the same standing sets at Hengdian, was HERO the first to use them in that case?
  • I believe that the initial standing sets at Hengdian Studios were constructed for Chen Kaige's THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN (1998). Additional sets have been constructed since. That's what I was referring to. You may be right that TRUE LEGEND uses sets originally built for FEARLESS. I'm sure Yuen Woo-ping would know his way around them having been the action director on Ronnie Yu's film.
  • Add HERO and FORBIDDEN KINGDOM to the list. A lot of big budget period movies are now being shot at Hengdian World Studios. As Shaw Brothers proved years ago, it pays to shoot a lot of movies on permanent sets. Change the dressing, lighting and camera angles and you're good to go.
  • dac1138
    wow. between this and Ip Man, they sure are getting their money's worth out of the sets built for Fearless.
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