Produced by Jackie and directed by Stanley Tong - the TV series "The Patriot Yue Fei" will be broadcast starting 4 July 2013 on Chinese TV networks. The theme song “Xiāoxiāo yǔ wèi xiē” is sung by Wakin (Emil Chau).
More than a year ago I reported on Jackie and Stanley Tong teaming up to make a TV series of the story of General Yue Fei (HERE) and now there is an update on what's happening.
Stanley will direct a movie version of the story at the same time as producing a TV version. Filming is expected to start later this year on both versions. Fan Bingbing will have a leading role in the movie and while Jackie has wanted to play Yue Fei for years, a younger actor will be cast. General Yue Fei was only 30 years old when he died so its understandable. Jackie is expected to make a cameo appearance in the film.
According to Hong Kong media reports, Huang Xiaoming producer Peter Chan had been looking forward to performing the "Flying Guillotine", but the film can not get approval for the directors and that no filming of the final 500,000 yuan his price took a set of producer Stanley Tong drama, "Yue Fei", the play heroine is Fan Bingbing. Reportedly, the series lead two star energy absorption performance, mainly because Stanley Tong will synchronize themselves to the same people making the film version directed billion.
Stanley Tong has been the idea of making a film ten years ago, "Yue Fei", but because the investment is too large to have been shooting free period, until the growing mainland market, has no shortage of funds, he finally got his wish, you can officially start shooting in November this year, film and television version, TV version he would act as producer, the film version will be personally directed. Yue Fei played the corner has been implemented by the Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing played the wife of Yue Fei, Cheng Pei Pei is performed in-law, Yue Jiajun in the global recruitment, two versions of film and television production costs over 120 million yuan.
It is reported that the Stanley Tong has been the main force in the film can go to the development of re-filming Huang Xiao Ming, is out of 500,000 yuan for a set price inducements that he, along with synchronization and then ask him to show the film version, he performed the implementation of the estimated to take 40 episodes of drama, just the reward to up to 2,000 Xiaoming million yuan, is currently filming worth the mainland to obtain the highest star. Fan Bingbing took 30 million yuan for a set of TV version of play alone, she received income of 1,200 million yuan.
In fact, Huang Xiaoming and Ethan had wholeheartedly looking forward to performing Chan producer of the "Flying Guillotine", but the film because of the change of the director and the script has not obtained approval, so shooting free period, the two main characters can not indefinitely wait, so Ethan has been received Niu Ze under the middle of next month filming the love story, and Huang Xiaoming busy making their own investment in addition to the films, will be officially opened in November show "Yue Fei."
Jackie Chan or guest
In addition, always wanted to play Jackie Chan Yue Fei, a young actor but the director felt more appropriate, but investors have taken this movie because Jackie Chan, the director should be to find a corner of his guest, and will serve as action director Stanley Tong.
International superstar Jackie Chan's army of new Seven Little Fortunes, for the Jackie Chan produced at a cost of millions of NT dollars of annual big show, "Yue Fei" to Taiwan for selection Yuejia Jun members of the role of the new Seven Little Fortunes withstand five kilograms of armor suits, afternoon sun , suddenly appeared Hsimenting pedestrian walking area, but also beat a gong show, martial arts is the new Seven Little Fortunes neat skill of boxing, so many curious passers-amazing! Master Chan was asked whether the role would best be left to apprentice, the new Seven Little Fortunes smile: not afraid of competition with others, believe that the master must give us the best! The Seven Little Fortunes Jackie Chan love the new concrete action, that is, will first shot at the end of the new Seven Little Fortunes tailored limit play cool movies!
Jackie Chan will start shooting at the end of 2011 drama "Yue Fei", recently launched operations in Beijing, by the system as the Director Stanley Tong, Jiang Jiajun for the director, this drama series in the history of the most innovative theater production budget up to USD 500 thousand yuan per episode budget, plans to produce 50 to 60 sets, total investment of breaking hundreds of millions of NT dollars, the whole drama to film shooting techniques, use of film work of staff, many of these effects, sound effects from the U.S. Hollywood personnel. The new Seven Little Fortunes smile to come to Taiwan this time is with a call to make, hot Sunday afternoon, the new Seven Little Fortunes five kilograms of armor wearing costumes appeared Hsimenting, playing flash event is the first group of mainland artists artists play flash activities in Taiwan, the new Seven Little Fortunes, said the mainland we love to carry out some small ideas, such as would be the sudden counter in a department store show a street dance, also say hello to introduce themselves also played in the street theater action and so, for many people this is a shock! The drama came to Taiwan for the recruitment of Yue Fei publicity, asked Jackie Chan will perform the new Seven Little Fortunes Master Chan said the film will be produced but will not show, asked to be worried about whether there will be competition with the Jaycee role, the new novel Seven Little Fortunes are not afraid of competition it! In addition, the hot sun, the new Seven Little Fortunes sweat and a smile soon be burned, and a flash event, the new Seven Little Fortunes knocked gong playing, that say: come, pass by but do not miss Europe! Attention immediately alerted passers-by, then showed off the new Seven Little Fortunes summoned immediately offer a martial arts kung fu, the new Seven Little Fortunes, said earlier that flash only on the network activities, the activities in the Mainland without flash, jokes also asked staff to spend a few seconds to leave the scene with the four big boys beat a gong in the streets to show martial arts eye index Pobai really smoking!
Sun high temperatures, the new Seven Little Fortunes always said that it is more bitter than the previous draft have experienced, each of the 27 million members are hundreds of battles stand out, the captain of a deep sea opera foundation Cheung Ho Cheung 20-year-old martial arts champion has the title, power and beauty of Drunken Master and Scud hit, they pass Yang is the fourth generation disciple of Yip Man, Wing Chun hit people's eyes, the new members of the Hu Junming, but studying in the UK Vocal Music players so that the first step in the new Seven Little Fortunes very rosy! And "Yue Fei" a drama for selection Yue Jiajun, this will be recruited in the three places 100 people into Yuejia Jun camp, cf way before the descendants of the Dragon contest competition, including emergency survival, horse riding, archery ancient times, there are 24 hours monitoring the various difficulties and challenges unexpected, will be a great test! New Seven Little Fortunes, will serve as one of the judges, who selected the final again with the levy PK, evolved from 100 to 20 out of natural re-elected the last 10, and Yue Jiajun's rival drama performances with gold-free operation, while the role of big Yue Fei Most are not yet finalized, the new Seven Little Fortunes captain laughs I have filmed installed according to Yue Fei's set up! However, not all the players was settled so quickly, before the end of 2010 is expected to complete 100 call, and then trained PK, for a final OK, Yue Fei has not yet started shooting, the role of the decision has become the topic of the new Seven Little Fortunes Cheung said the sea captain not worried a bit We are currently training in training camp Yue Jiajun coach, to complete the PK task, as the last role was settled, we believe the master would best be left to us! And Jackie Chan's love of the army, in the end of the year for the new film Seven Little Fortunes tailored to the limit to play cool movie theme for new Seven Little Fortunes have
Today 17 June 2010 there was a press conference for the TV series about General Yue Fei in Shanghai. It was attended by Jackie (producer), Stanley Tong (director), Steve Yoo Seung Jun and Emil Chau Wakin. An unusual feature of the production is that there will be an international recruitment for members of the two armies. You can log on to http://http://www.岳家军.com/ to register. There will be a selection and training process. The New Seven Little Fortunes and Steve Yoo Seung Jun will be responsible for the two opposing armies.
LOS ANGELES June 17, rates of Stanley Tong Jackie Chan, Emil Chau, Seung Jun, the new Seven Little Fortunes and other people who own the historical facts as produced TV series, "Yue Fei" promotional activities. It is reported that this Stanley Tong Jackie Chan, who meticulously planned the 10-year-old TV series will be "loyalty to the New Army" and "Golden new army" actors in the global recruitment. But when asked about the play the main role of the actors and story time, Jackie Chan, who are collectively sealed, claiming that to leave to the last announced.
Global recruitment of "Yue Jin Xinjun"
"Yue Jin Xinjun" global network of training camps recruitment held in 17 epic system "Yue Fei" news conference officially started. The recruitment activities, "Yue Fei" cast for the world to play two excellent Teams - loyalty to the "New Army" Golden House "New Army" the selection of performers. Everyone can log on recruitment official website application, while the final selection out of the elite, after comprehensive training, have the opportunity to participating, "Yue Fei."
New Seven Little Fortunes captain kindled He Korean actor Seung Jun Jiang respectively as "loyalty to 新 army" and "the gold New Army," Zhe 2 Dui Wu Di coach, right out of De actor Jinhangweiqi Zhenxuan half of training. And Stanley Tong as "Yue Fei" and the martial arts director of the system, for loyalty to the "new army" and the gold "new forces" these two teams have a very profound insight: "They are loyal Fuji soldiers, afraid of life and death move forward. In fact, no matter what the time, this spirit we need. "
In addition, Stanley Tong said, "We recruit the way through the selection of actors, his mind is not just a simple draft, it is hoped that the participating" Yue Fei "actors who can be a profound understanding of" Yue Fei "the spiritual and cultural connotations of loyalty . "
Jackie Chan's father, lazy reason good or bad name
The story of Yue Fei is famous in China, and in all the legends about Yue Fei, "Yuemucizi" is including women and children. Therefore, the TV series "Yue Fei" How will the performance of Yue Fei's families and individuals have also become a focus of media attention. But Chan, who played but had to sell off sub, claim to suspense to the last, "Give us a pleasant surprise."
When the media asked this Jackie Chan his family life and father role, Jackie Chan also tell the truth, "asked me if I was a good father. I find it hard to answer. As said before, I never pick off Jaycee school to school, but I have outside these times cause desperate Chuang. If I take him to school every day in school so, I would not have Jackie Chan's success. I think I worked hard for the children is the cause of the family. So It is not a good father, evaluation of the problem, it would be better left to others
HONG KONG -- Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong will produce a 30-part television series about Yuefei, one of China's most heroic and controversial generals, now that they have secured long-sought Chinese government approval.
The JC Group China said today that it had begun early preproduction and casting for the $15 million Chinese-language project it plans to begin shooting in Beijing at the end of the year.
The series, "Yuefei," is about the general of the Southern Song Dynasty in the 12th century A.D., who helped defend central China against invaders, but eventually was imprisoned and executed by the high court at age 39. Yuefei's name was cleared posthumously and his story is told to Chinese children today to teach courage and tenacity.
For the last decade, attempts at getting the green light to dramatize the Yuefei story have foundered in the political bureaucracy of the lead broadcast regulator of China's one party government, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television.
The JC Group China will work from the 30 "Yuefei" episodes it controls that were written by the late Taiwanese writer and director Ding Shan Xi ("The Story of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen"), who died in November.
"Producing Yuefei, will fulfill at least two dreams," Jackie Chan said. "One, is that I always dreamt of playing Yuefei as an actor, I have a special feeling for this hero and it will be an honor to cast the role. The second, is a greater honor, to fulfill the dream of director Ding Shan Xi who wrote the series."
As producers, Chan and Tong said they hope to make something unlike anything ever produced for TV in Greater China. "We will spend about 10 times as much as the average costume, martial arts drama and rival production values of international series TV like 'Band of Brothers' or 'Rome'," Tong said.
Taipei-based international distribution veteran Steve Chicorel currently is campaigning to raise the money for the series outside of China. Chicorel, who sold the Chinese language film "Treasure Hunter" starring Jay Chou into France and Germany said he hopes to land distribution pre-sales to finance production.
Noting that "Shogun," the 1980s TV series about imperial Japan starring Richard Chamberlain, was the last popular Asia-based story in the West, Chicorel says the world is "now waking up to the fact that China and Chinese stories are important."
Dubbing 30 hours of Chinese television could be challenging, but Chan and Tong are counting on advances in technology since the early days of clumsy kung fu film dubbing.
"When done right, today's high tech ADR is seamless and whether German, French, Japanese, Korean, English or Hindi ... we're already in negotiations to make history and make 'Yuefei' the first Chinese, primetime series in these markets," Chicorel said.
This sounds like it could be well worth waiting for! I like the idea that Chinese made TV series could be released to a wider market. I have seen a few bits and pieces of other series on television in the local Chinese take-away and what I have seen (ok I didn't understand a word) looked really interesting (and yes I am pretty much a sucker for a good martial arts historical action drama movie/tv thingy). Maybe this will be the one to put Chinese TV series on the international map. And even if there isn't a international TV audience to actually broadcast the shows - there is always DVD!
Now if only they would release a dubbed / subtitled version of The Myth series which by all accounts was totally brilliant on DVD.
Yesterday it was announced that Alan Ding Zi Jun will play General Yue Fei in the upcoming dramatic TV production of his life. The series will be directed by Stanley Tong and produced by Jackie.
“My wrath bristles through my helmet,
the rain stops as I stand by the rail;
I look up towards the sky and let loose a passionate roar.
At age thirty my deeds are nothing but dust,
my journey has taken me over eight thousand li
So do not sit by idly, for young men will grow old in regret.
The Humiliation of Jing Kang still lingers,
When will the pain of his subjects ever end?
Let us ride our chariots through the Helan Pass
There we shall feast and drink barbarian flesh and blood
Let us begin anew to recover our old empire,
before paying tribute to the Emperor.
Some more information related to this is that Jackie is making a TV series with Stanley Tong about General Yue Fei. The announcement was made recently and you can read about it HERE and see the photos HERE