The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Keanu Reeves and Tiger Chen will participate in the Fantastic Debates. Following the screening of Man of Tai Chi on Saturday, September 21. Keanu Reeves will spar in a verbal debate with Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League. Following the verbal debate, Chen Hu will take on Tim League in the ring for a round of boxing.
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Update: The Fantastic Debate will start at midnight at John’s Gym. Information is here .
Description: Quench your thirst for blood AND intellectual disputation with another installment of the Fantastic Debates, where the burning questions facing the fan community are resolved once and for all… first with words, then with furious FISTS!! In honor of the U.S. premiere of the epic martial arts film MAN OF TAI CHI, this year’s main event features the film’s director/star Keanu Reeves versus Fantastic Fest co-founder (and honorary black belt) Tim League, wherein Keanu will defend the negative in the debate: “Resolved: Tai Chi is a martial art relegated to elderly Chinese women and is inferior in every way to Tae Kwon Do.” To back his stance, Reeves will hand over the physical portion of the match to MAN OF TAI CHI lead Tiger Hu Chen, a superhuman master of form and combat. It was nice knowing you, Tim.