Remy Danton
All Star
Acclaimed director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) is currently shooting The Monk, a Chinese martial arts film that stars Aaron Kwok (The Monkey King), Wang Baoqiang (Fire of Conscience, Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu and the Donnie Yen flick, Kung Fu Killer), Lin Chi-ling (Red Cliff), Wang Xueqi (Bodyguards & Assassins) and Fan Wei (Back to 1942). Martial arts choreography is being handled by Ku Huan-Chiu (14 Blades, The Expendables 2).
The Monk is based on Xu Haofeng’s best-selling novel A Monk Comes Down the Mountain. It should be noted that The Monk marks Columbia Pictures’ second production in Mainland China, following Gone with the Bullets. The Monk will be released in China on July 3.
Official plot synopsis: In the film, when a young monk (Baoqiang) is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of a book, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master.
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