Published on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 10:23am
John Woo & The Writer Of CROUCHING TIGER Take Us To 1949!!
Having recently wrapped the gigantic combat epic RED CLIFF (HERE ), John Woo is going back to war for another Chinese language project that (at face value) could be even giganticer.
1949 is a $40 million project...
Based on true events at the end of WWII and the final years of the Chinese Civil War
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
The film is scripted by Wang Hui-ling (LUST, CAUTION and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON).
Here's a sense of what it might look like:
Reader Talkback
second by JeanLuc DickhardMay 20th, 2008 10:24:27 AM Hey John, dummy, make another
action flick by picardsucksMay 20th, 2008 10:27:27 AM Whatever by Blade_RunnerMay 20th, 2008 10:27:57 AM was i the only geek by Gatsbys West Egg OmletMay 20th, 2008 10:32:01 AM Is this the... by mataloMay 20th, 2008 10:37:14 AM I thought the Chinese Civil
War wasn't over, technically
speakin by SpencerTrilbyMay 20th, 2008 10:42:44 AM based on true events by ArcadianDSMay 20th, 2008 10:44:19 AM If this is anything like
Windtalkers.. by Itto Ogami loses DaigoroMay 20th, 2008 10:44:50 AM Woo is a great director by Live.May 20th, 2008 11:33:20 AM DAMN YOU, George Lucas! by Motoko KusanagiMay 20th, 2008 11:52:06 AM Damn You George Lucas by DamnMichaelBayMay 20th, 2008 12:15:50 PM Am I the only one who thinks
John Woo is overrated? by crazybubbaMay 20th, 2008 12:42:21 PM Please leave a post if you
know the answer to this by crazybubbaMay 20th, 2008 12:49:29 PM THOSE POOR TREES! by Prof_EnderMay 20th, 2008 12:52:34 PM SpencerTrilby RE: Chnese Civil
War by JamesoniteMay 20th, 2008 01:15:22 PM I thought Lust, Caution and
Crouching Tiger were by CrichtonAstronutMay 20th, 2008 01:33:00 PM no DRAGONBALL news?! c'mon!
John Woo directed that too!! by Mike_DMay 20th, 2008 03:06:26 PM Production has been held up by
a pigeon strike. by kevredMay 20th, 2008 03:19:03 PM john woo is not overrated by cloudrider`May 20th, 2008 03:30:23 PM Boo Hoo Woo : Mission
Impossible II by EbertsFatThumbMay 20th, 2008 03:40:06 PM Yea but... by crazybubbaMay 20th, 2008 03:54:14 PM What's the deal with the
video? by I Hope You DieMay 20th, 2008 04:00:04 PM Whoever thinks that Woo is
overrated. by StalkeyeMay 20th, 2008 04:13:48 PM MI2 bought it for me when
Dougray's character by CrichtonAstronutMay 20th, 2008 04:35:13 PM investment firm by CrichtonAstronutMay 20th, 2008 04:36:27 PM If there are slow motion
sequences with white doves by NerdgasmMay 20th, 2008 10:12:33 PM PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PUT GONG
LI IN THIS MOVIE by MrSentinelMay 21st, 2008 10:05:25 AM I'm reminscing by MRJONZ72May 21st, 2008 02:07:17 PM