Li, Tsui reunite for new Dragon picture

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Production News

Production got underway today on Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (龍門飛甲), a stereoscopic 3-D film which reunites action star Jet Li (李連杰, pictured second from right) and Chinese director Tsui Hark (徐克, third from left).

Tsui and Li's collaborated on the first three episodes of the hit Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻) series in the early 1990s that grossed HK$87.6 million ($11.3 million) in Hong Kong alone.

Flying Swords is budgeted at $35 million, with investment from Bona International Film Group (博納國際影業集團), China Film Group (中國電影集團公司), Shanghai Media Group (SMG, 上海東方傳媒集團), Shineshow (北京華影盛世文化傳播公司) and Liangzi Group (北京良子集團公司).

The starry cast also includes Zhou Xun (周迅), Chen Kun (陳坤) and Guey Lun-mei (桂綸鎂). The film's martial arts director is Yuen Bun (元彬).

"I was very interested to work again with Tsui Hark, in whom I have complete confidence," said Li in a statement. "I also took the because this is a full 3-D film and the first 3-D film in the martial arts world."

Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop (發行工作室) will handle all sales rights outside China.

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