Principle Shooting of Jet Li's Huo Yuanjia Biopic Has Begun
Production of Jet Li's Huo Yuanjia biopic began yesterday at Shanghai Film Studios' production facility in the town of Chedun. Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) is known for promoting martial-art and patriotic spirit in China when the country was suffering from corruption and foreign invasion. In Fist of Legend, Jet Li played Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia. The role of Chen Zhen was originally created for Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury. The new biopic tells the story of how he became a legendary master but I am not sure how much of the film is based on fact. The project is helmed by Ronny Yu (Freddy Vs. Jason, The Bride with White Hair) and choreographed by Yuen Wo-Ping (Kung Fu Hustle, Kill Bill, The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).