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More on that HK "Puzzle Film"
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We've reported a couple of times here about an intriguing-sounding, unnamed collaboration between Hong Kong superstars Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. Referred to as a "puzzle film," the movie is expected to be a 90 minute crime feature, with 30 minutes directed by each man, based on what has occurred in the previous section (there is not a screenplay for the film; each bit is being made independently, according to the desires and ideas of its director). A couple of weeks ago it was revealed to the surprised of no one that To's long-time collaborator Simon Yam would star in his segment, and now further details about the film are starting to leak out. Though no cast members apart from Yam have been confirmed, it's expected that Louis Koo, Kelly Lin and Sun Honglei will also star in one or more segment. In addition, the film -- currently called Triangle -- now has a vague plotline from which Hark, who is at the helm of the first segment, will work. According to people at Twitch who can read the Chinese media, the film will start with "a few guys with little money and a lot to worry about [who] gather together to chat about how to get rich. Then a mysterious man sitting in the same room approaches them with a treasure map. ... To get their hand on the treasure, the map is only the first of a series puzzles they have to solve."
Frustratingly, there's still no reliable info available about shooting or release dates. Rest assured, however, that whether you like it or not, we'll let you know when those details emerge.
Simon Yam Chooses To Over Assayas
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Well, hell. I've been all excited (and, hopefully, the few of you interested in Hong Kong film have, as well) about the fact that Simon Yam is part of the ever-expanding cast for Olivier Assayas' multi-cultural Boarding Gate, and now it turns out that Yam isn't going to be able to do the film. Which, you know, sort of sucks. The good news, though, is that Yam pulled out of the project because he's committed to playing a part in Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam's "puzzle film." In case you've forgotten, the film will be directed in thirds, with each section being completed before the next is made. The three will reportedly tell a single story, but each director will have to write his segment based on what the director before him does with his own piece -- for example, if Hark, who is going first, kills off his main character at the end of his segment, To, who comes next, will have to come up with a way to deal with that event.As a frequent collaborator with To, Yam apparently felt he had to make the puzzle film a priority (plus, it sounds like a hell of a lot of fun); because it was likely to shoot at the same time as Boarding Gate, he was forced to pull out of Assayas' project.
Holy HK Trinity: Hark, To and Lam to Collaborate
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According to Johnnie
To (Election, The Mission) three of Hong Kong's big-name directors are going to
collaborate on what he calls a "jigsaw" thriller. To will be joining forces with Ringo
Lam (City on Fire) and Tsui
Hark (Once Upon a Time in China, Time and Tide) to create an unconventional, multi-part film.
Instead of each directing a segment of the same screenplay, or directing segments based on the same loose theme, the
three will write and direct their segments based on the work of the director who precedes them in the film's
chronology. In other words, knowing only that he is to make a cop thriller, Hark will write and direct a 30 minute
film. When he's finished, he'll hand the result over to Lam. Based on Hark's segment, Lam will then write and direct
another 30 minutes; the completed hour will go to To, who is responsible for crafting a conclusion. Got it?To me, this sounds awesome. That said, however, as a vaguely pathetic fan of HK films, I tend to look kindly on pretty much anything coming out of that (sadly faltering) industry, only giving up hope when people I trust tell me the film I've been waiting for is, in fact, a disaster. So, here I am again with my blind optimism, praying that this project is not a mess and, instead, does what the directors hope it will and gives HK cinema a kick in the proverbial pants.
[via Twitch]
Tsui Hark and Ridley Scott, Together at Last?
Filed under: Action », RumorMonger », Newsstand »
I'm not pushing some sort of Page Six-verified romance between the two here, so don't freak out. But according to Hong Kong's Apple Daily,
the two action kings are expected to meet shortly to discuss a possible
collaboration.Alongside occasional ventures into other genres, Hark has been a major force in Hong Kong action cinema for decades, directing and/or producing such hits as Peking Opera Blues, A Better Tomorrow II and III (wrote and produced II, wrote, produced, and directed III), and Time and Tide. Additionally, his Seven Swords last night became the first Asian film ever to open the Venice Film Festival. Scott, meanwhile, has established himself as a major double-threat on this side of the Pacific, producing and directing such films as Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, and Black Hawk Down. While, given the backgrounds of the two men, it's impossible to know what roles they might assume if they were to work together, the possibility alone is pretty exciting, at least for action fans.
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