![]() ![]() ![]() In case you are wondering what happened to Tai Chi I, well it doesn’t exactly exist…sort of. It was certainly a wise investment as the hit film is being tipped to go on and earn more than US$743 million at the box office.Ĥ.Tai Chi II aka Tai Chi Boxer (Tai ji quan) Hong Kong (1996) Dir. So Wu personally invested almost US$9 million in the film and, in return, the director gave him a “star appearance”, which saw him playing one of the main characters. He said originally he had wanted to support the project and the director, Frant Gwo, who had found himself running out of funds and struggling to finish the film. Wu was not originally going to appear in The Wandering Earth. He invested nearly US$9 million in ‘The Wandering Earth’ He also starred and directed the successful 2015 Chinese action film, Wolf Warrior, but it was not until its 2017 mega-hit sequel, Wolf Warrior 2, that really cemented his superstardom.įormer James Bond Pierce Brosnan talks watches, making movies and how he likes to spend his spare time.ģ. However, his perseverance paid off and in 2008 he both starred – and made his debut as a director – in the Hong Kong action film Legendary Assassin. ![]() ![]() Wu went back to Hong Kong in 2003 to start over again.ĭespite his solid martial arts background, he found himself cast in supporting roles in action films starring Hong Kong legends, such as Donnie Yen, in 2005’s SPL Sha Po Lang,and Sammo Hung Kam-po, in Fatal Move in 2008 – or even as extras in the films of Jaycee Fong, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue. Wu Jing and co-star Celina Jade at the 2017 Hong Kong premiere of ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ He comes from a martial arts family in Beijing His on-screen tough guy heroics, which have led to him being dubbed the “Rambo of China”, have captured the imagination of the nation’s increasingly patriotic cinema audiences and also gained the full support of China’s President Xi Jinping and his government as they continue to promote nationalistic values to the population.Ĭheck out five things you should know about the 44-year-old Chinese star whose action films are dominating their domestic rivals.ġ. Wu’s continuing box-office appeal and talents – both in front and behind the camera – mean he has become a key figure in the Chinese film industry. That puts the film second in the all-time Chinese film box-office rankings – behind another of Wu’s action films, last year’s patriotic war hero film Wolf Warrior 2, which he also directed.īoth films have been made as part of China’s ambitious quest to counter the influence of Hollywood films in the country by promoting films with Chinese values – and also showcase the nation’s technological and cinematic advances to audiences around the world. The film earned US$557 million in the two weeks following its release during the Lunar New Year holiday to become the highest grossing film of 2019 so far. Actor Wu Jing in a scene from the hit Chinese science fiction film, ‘The Wandering Earth’.Ĭhina’s latest science-fiction blockbuster, The Wandering Earth, starring Chinese martial artist, actor and director Wu Jing, has attracted global attention thanks to its impressive box office takings. ![]()
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