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Ent.qq has a post also announcing the release date of Man of Tai Chi and the role that Yuen Woo-Ping plays in the film. The translation was extracted with the google translator and smoothed over. No copy right infringement is intended.
Note: There is overlap with the ent.ifeng article. Only the new information in this article will be translated.
International star Keanu Reeves directorial debut Man of Tai Chi starring Chen Hu will be released on July 5. It is reported that Keanu has honored his promise that he made to his brother Chen Hu in the past to feature him in the film Man of Tai Chi and to also invite international master Yuen Woo-poing to participate in the film as the action director. Woo-Ping, who has over 20 years of experience with directing the action in martial arts films, customized the ‘devil-style’ martials arts action for the film where ‘Tai Chi” is used as a murder weapon.
20 years ago, Yuen Woo-ping directed classic, fantastic martial arts scenes that people still remember. 20 years later and Yuen Woo-Ping will again create a new classic. It is reported that he has developed the ‘blood-thirsty killer ‘Devil Tai Chi’ martial arts action for the film. The insidious tai chi will be used as a murder weapon. Director Keanu’s and Yuen Woo-Ping’s innovative ides coincided for this action movie (in other words they were both on the same page). Traditional Chinese martial arts in today’s film market needs commercial packaging. Keanu with the help of Woo-Ping had the courage to give new life to the traditional martial art culture and to depict the clash of Western and Eastern thought.
Keanu Reeves during a recent trip to Beijing for interviews has stressed that Man of Tai Chi is a story that deals with good and evil and reflects the deliberative and restraint of Tai Chi. Chen Hu, who plays the ‘Tai Chi son’ is led astray by Keanu’s character and becomes involved in underground black fighting competitions. He participates in formal martial arts competitions that promote the martial arts spirit and secretly participates in the black underground matches gradually leading him down a dark path. Chen Hu said in an interview: “The choice of good and evil, black and white, presents this character with difficult choices and he must walk a fine-line between good and evil.” With respect to Chen Hu’s performance, Keanu praised him as an excellent martial artist. “There is a difference between True martial arts and kung fu movies but he (Hu) was able to control both, he was proficient at both. I am confident and very much hope that he will continue down this road as an actor.”
The article, which contains 7 photos, is here.