March 31, 2009
The Legacy of The Matrix
1999 was one of the most important years for modern cinema. Ten years on, we're celebrating a remarkable twelve months of movies with new features around some of the year's best and most important releases. The Matrix was the phenomenon which made George Lucas' serial-style adventure seem as quaint as tie-dye loon pants. It did the proper sci-fi job of surfing the zeitgeist exactly in every single aspect. It has seeped into subsequent movies which have either blatantly or subtly drawn from aspects of The Matrix -- ranging from its action-friendly fashion sense to franchise-building business plan. Join RT as we explore ten movies released in the ten years since The Matrix came out that owe a little something to one of 1999's most exciting releases.
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March 15, 2009
Woo's Stranglehold Will Be Hard Boiled "Reinvention"
Remember last week's reports of a "Hard Boiled" sequel, based on the "Stranglehold" videogame? According to John Woo's production partner Terence Chang, those reports were only half accurate -- as it turns out, the "Stranglehold" film will be a "total reinvention" of "Hard Boiled," not a sequel.
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July 17, 2008
John Woo Directing Caliber Adaptation
John Woo is set to direct Caliber, an adaptation of the Radical Comics book that imagines "King Arthur and his knights as 19th century gunslingers in the Pacific Northwest."
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July 3, 2008
Nine Minutes of Woo!
After posting a low-quality nine-minute long promo reel for John Woo's upcoming historical epic, Red Cliff, Twitch got ahold of the finalized, high-quality version and posted it today, along with the official trailer. Hop to it and check it out.
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April 17, 2007
Chow Yun Fat Bails on John Woo's $80m Epic
Just a few weeks after Tony Leung left John Woo's "Red Cliff" mega-movie, co-star Chow Yun Fat has done the same thing ... and the production was already three days into shooting!
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November 30, 2006
"He-Man" is Dead!
When you hear only a few minor whispers about a movie over the course of 2+ years, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise when news like this hits the scene: Fox's "Masters of the Universe" movie, which John Woo was set to produce, is officially dead. Period.
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October 18, 2006
John Woo's "He-Man" Movie Goes ... Nowhere
Thank the lord we have websites out there who'll report on a specific LACK of news. This is how we know that the John Woo "He-Man" movie is stuck in neutral, and not likely to move forward anytime soon. Thrilling.
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September 5, 2006
Solid Cast for John Woo's New "Battle"
John Woo is settling in on the early stages of his next moviie, "The Battle of Red Cliff," an epic story based on the beloved Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." And he's got a pretty solid cast so far!
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August 10, 2006
The Rock Delivers a "Spy Hunter" Update -- Kinda
Seems like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been planning to do a "Spy Hunter" movie for quite some time now, but since director John Woo left the project, the thing's kind of been moving in circles. ComingSoon.net had a chat with Rock-man, and here's what he had to say about the delays...
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June 6, 2006
Weinsteins to Mount a Live-Action "Mulan"
Like most of us, The Brothers Weinstein are deeply in love with Asian actress Zhang Ziyi. But unlike the rest of us, they have the money to hire the gal for a three-picture deal ... two of which will be: A remake of "The Seven Samurai" and a live-action adaptation of "Mulan."
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May 15, 2006
New Spy Hunter Game to Precede New Spy Hunter Movie
"Spy Hunter: The Movie" might not be hitting the screens until next July, but fans of The Rock -- and the old-school original video game -- will undoubtedly want to check their game stores in September. That's when "Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run," starring (of course) The Rock, will arrive for console gamers.
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December 12, 2005
Teaser Time: Mission Impossible 3
Fans of the "Impossible" can check out the early teaser for "MI:3" by heading on over to Yahoo! Movies while wondering if J.J. Abrams can follow the act laid down by Brian de Palma and John Woo.
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May 18, 2005
John Woo Makes a "Stranglehold" On Video Game Property
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of an upcoming non-movie project for acclaimed director John Woo ("The Killer," "Face/Off"). It was announced at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo that Mr. Woo will be developing a next-generation platform game entitled "Stranglehold." The game will be "a third-person, action-adventure game set in Hong Kong and Chicago that stars international action film star Chow Yun-Fat ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") in his video game debut.
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May 10, 2005
Clive Barker & John Woo Make a "Demonik" Pair
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of an odd-yet-interesting filmmaking duo: Clive Barker ("Hellraiser") and John Woo ("Face/Off") will join forces to deliver a movie / video game project entitled "Demonik."
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