Painted Skin 2 2012 First look 7 Character Posters

The upcoming supernatural fantasy sequel, PAINTED SKIN 2 (a.k.a. PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION) has debuted with seven character posters which features Zhao Wei as Princess Jing, Zhou Xun as Xiaowei, Chen Kun as Huo Xin, Feng Shaofeng as Pang Lang, Fei Xiang as Witch Doctor of Tianlang, Yang Mi as Que'er, and Chen Tingjia as Queen of Tianlang. Check out the images below.

 

PAINTED SKIN 2 hits theaters in China on June 28. The movie is directed by Wuershan.

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Is Jay Chou Out Of The Picture From THE VIRAL FACTOR Sequel?

Currently THE VIRAL FACTOR is doing well in the box-office, and a sequel plan is already in talks. But there's a speculating rumor that one of the main stars, Jay Chou, will be dropped from the cast list of THE VIRAL FACTOR sequel.

Apparently he is said to be lacking in martial-arts training and underperformed with lots of NG (no good) takes. Not only that, he made demanding requests on-set and worried a lot about his wig. He also requested the director (Dante Lam) to make him "look good" during the non-action scenes, while insisting on using stunt double for ferocious fighting scenes.

Investors are looking forward to bring in Donnie Yen or Andy Lau to replace Jay Chou in the sequel to boost box-office sales.

Despite all the rumors surrounding Jay Chou's highly-demanding attitude and the sequel plan for THE VIRAL FACTOR, Jay's recording company JVR Music claimed that they have not heard of plans for making a sequel, and added that Jay once said that he will be filming any action movies in the coming future.

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From 3D to 4D Version For 3D SEX AND ZEN Sequel

Last year, Hong Kong movie industry has made a breakthrough with the well-received 3D SEX AND ZEN, the world's first 3D softcore movie which grossed more than HK$40 million at the box-office. Now producer Stephen Shiu Jr has recently revealed that he plans to release a 4D sequel to the movie.

So what's 4D going to be? Shiu goes in length where he is toying with the idea of having moviegoers watch the movie in cinema seats that vibrate (a technology that has already been installed in at least one Hong Kong cinema) at various points throughout the movie. This would add an extra dimension for the viewers to experience the movie further.

The sequel will be tentatively titled as 4D SEX AND ZEN: SLAYER OF A THOUSAND FROM THE MYSTERIOUS EAST. Shiu also acknowledged about the complaint viewers have raised out their voice for the first movie.

They felt that the racy scenes in the first film were not intense enough. This time we will be paying more attention to that, and will be enlisting the aid of experts from Japan to direct these scenes.

Shiu also hopes the introduction of 4D will help the sequel surpass 3D SEX AND ZEN at the box-office.

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Two Production Blogs From THE RAID Are Bloody Amazing!

Still anxious whether Gareth Evans' highly-anticipated action extravaganza THE RAID really lives up to its high expectation after the movie was previously all fired up at the recent festival circuits? Well, beats me but judging all the recent trailers and reviews have circulated lately, I'm pretty sure THE RAID remains one of the must-watch action movies of the year.

Now Sony Pictures Classics, who bought the rights for American release this coming March 23, have released two action-packed production blogs for THE RAID. Wonder how these hard-working cast and crew been through to perfect their scenes in this hard-hitting action extravaganza?

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31st Annual Hong Kong Film Award has announced its nominations

It's finally here. The highly-anticipated 31st Annual Hong Kong Film Award has announced its nominations, which will be later awarded on April 15. Both Tsui Hark's FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE and Jiang Wen's LET THE BULLETS FLY lead the pack with an astonishing 13 nominations. Peter Chan's WU XIA is a close second with 12, while Felix Chong and Alan Mak's OVERHEARD 2 bagged 9 nominations. Ann Hui's A SIMPLE LIFE and Johnnie To's LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE landed 8 nominations each. For a complete list, here are the nominees below:

 FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE

Best Picture:

- Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

- Let The Bullets Fly

- Life Without Principle

- Overheard 2

- A Simple Life

 LET THE BULLETS FLY

Best Director:

- Tsui Hark (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Jiang Wen (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Johnnie To Kei-Fung (Life Without Principle)

- Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung (Overheard 2)

- Ann Hui On-Wah (A Simple Life)

 Lau Ching-Wan in LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE

Best Actor:

- Ge You (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Jiang Wen (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Lau Ching-Wan (Life Without Principle)

- Lau Ching-Wan (Overheard 2)

- Andy Lau Tak-Wah (A Simple Life)

Deannie Yip in A SIMPLE LIFE

 

Best Actress:

- Gao Yuanyuan (Don't Go Breaking My Heart)

- Shu Qi (A Beautiful Life)

- Tang Wei (Wu Xia)

- Deannie Yip Tak-Han (A Simple Life)

- Zhou Xun (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

 Nicholas Tse in SHAOLIN

  

Best Supporting Actor:

- Paul Chun Pui (A Simple Life)

- Lo Hoi-Pang (Life Without Principle)

- Kenneth Tsang Kong (Overheard 2)

- Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung (Shaolin)

- Jimmy Wang Yu (Wu Xia)

 Kara Hui in WU XIA

Best Supporting Actress:

- Guey Lun-Mei (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Kara Hui Ying-Hung (Wu Xia)

- Carina Lau Ka-Ling (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Qin Hailu (A Simple Life)

- So Hang-Suen (Life Without Principle)

OVERHEARD 2

Best Screenplay:

- Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Ray Chan Wai-Ban, Jevons Au Man-Kit (Don't Go Breaking My Heart)

- Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Milkyway Creative Team, Au Kin-Yee, Wong King-Fai (Life Without Principle)

- Alan Mak Siu-Fai, Felix Chong Man-Keung (Overheard 2)

- Susan Chan (A Simple Life)

 Karena Lam in MAGIC TO WIN

Best New Artist:

- Jam Hsiao (The Killer Who Never Kills)

- Sheng Chien (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Shiga Lin Si-Nga (Lan Kwai Fong)

- Karena Ng (Magic to Win)

- Zheng Shuang (Mural)

Best Cinematography:

- Johnny Choi (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Zhao Fei (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming (Overheard 2)

- Nelson Yu Lik-Wai (A Simple Life)

- Jake Pollack, Lai Yiu-Fai (Wu Xia)

Best Editing:

- Yau Chi-Wai (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Jiang Wen, Cao Wei-Jie (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Curran Pang Jing-Hei (Overheard 2)

- David Richardson (Life Without Principle)

- Derek Hui Won-Yu (Wu Xia)

Best Art Direction:

- Yee Chung-Man, Ben Lau (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Wong Kar-Lang, Gao Yiguang, Yu Qinghua (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Yee Chung-Man, Ben Lau (Shaolin)

- Daniel Lee Yan-Kong (White Vengeance)

- Yee Chung-Man, Sun Li (Wu Xia)

Best Costume Design and Make-Up:

- Lai Hsuan-Wu (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- William Cheung Suk-Ping (Let The Bullets Fly)

- Bobo Ng (Mural)

- Debby Wong, Eddie Mok (White Vengeance)

- Dora Ng Lei-Lo (Wu Xia)

WU XIA

Best Action Design:

- Yuen Bun, Sun Jian-Kui, Allen Lan Hai-Han (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Li Chung-Chi, Ailen Sit Chun-Wai (Let the Bullets Fly)

- Corey Yuen Kwai, Yuen Tak, Li Chung-Chi (Shaolin)

- Ching Siu-Tung (The Sorcerer and the White Snake)

- Donnie Yen Ji-Dan (Wu Xia)

Best Original Film Score:

- Chan Kwong-Wing (A Beautiful Life)

- William Hu, Li Hanjiang, Gu Xin (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Chan Kwong-Wing (Overheard 2)

- Henry Lai (White Vengeance)

- Chan Kwong-Wing, Peter Kam Pui-Tat, Chatchai Pongprapaphan (Wu Xia)

Best Original Song:

- 錯過了地址 (from A Beautiful Life)

Composer: Ivana Wong

Lyrics: Ivana Wong

Performer: Ivana Wong

- 兩生花 (from Hi, Fidelity)

Composer: Jun Kung

Lyrics: Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung

Performer: Sandy Lam

- 水漫金山 (from Life Without Principle)

Composer: Yue Wei

Lyrics: Lam Jik

Composer: Yue Wei

- 悟 (from Shaolin)

Composer: Zhao Yin

Lyrics: Andy Lau Tak-Wah

Performer: Andy Lau Tak-Wah

- 迷走江湖 (from Wu Xia)

Composer: Dou Wei

Lyrics: Dou Wei

Performer: Dou Wei

Best Sound Design:

- Kim Seok-Won (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Wen Bo, Wang Gang (Let the Bullets Fly)

- Kinson Tsang King-Cheung (Overheard 2)

- Phyllis Cheng Wing-Yuen, Lam Siu-Yu (White Vengeance)

- Nopawat Likitwong, Traithep Wongpaiboon (Wu Xia)

 The twister scene in FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE

Best Visual Effects:

- Kim Wook, Josh Cole, Frankie Chung (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate)

- Victor Wong, Eman Tse (Let the Bullets Fly)

- Christopher Bremble (Mural)

- Ryu Hee-Jung, Eddy Wong, Ken Law Wai-Ho (The Sorcerer and the White Snake)

- Yung Kwok-Yin, Andy Kang (Wu Xia)

 THE FLOWERS OF WAR

Best Chinese-language Film from the Two Coasts:

- The Flowers of War (CHINA)

- If You Are The One 2 (CHINA)

- Starry Starry Night (CHINA/TAIWAN)

- Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (TAIWAN)

- You Are The Apple Of My Eye (TAIWAN)

HI, FIDELITY

Best New Director:

- Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung (Hi, Fidelity)

- Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan (Big Blue Lake)

- Bill Yip (Cure)

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