Flying Tigers x John Woo

[21_Sokol1]

Estilo Pearl Harbour ?

July 07, 2009
Min Lee, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Canadian Press, 2009


HONG KONG - "Mission: Impossible II" director John Woo's next movie will tell the story of the Flying Tigers - volunteer American pilots who defended China from Japanese attacks during the Second World War - his producer said Tuesday.

Woo plans to start shooting late this year, with most of the filming to take place next year, producer Terence Chang told The Associated Press in a phone interview. The project will be a collaboration with the government of southwestern Yunnan province, where some of the volunteer pilots were based, Chang said.

"The director hasn't shot anything in a long time. He's eager to film again," he said. Woo's last project was the US$80 million Chinese-language historical epic "Red Cliff," whose two instalments were released last July and January.

Chang said Woo's new film will be "very expensive" but declined to reveal the exact budget because the script hasn't been finalized. He said he hasn't secured funding for the movie yet.

The movie will feature U.S. Army Gen. Claire Chennault, the leader of the Flying Tigers, but also focus on the entire team of pilots that was credited with destroying 296 Japanese aircraft during seven months between 1941 and 1942, Chang said.

Sokol1

[31_CrossBones]

S!

Sem dúvida nenhuma. Todo filme que o "China in box" John Woo põe a mão vira um desastre.

Aquele porcaria do "Códigos de Guerra" (WindTalkers) é um exemplo.

E pensar que um filme como aquele, nas mãos de um diretor de verdade, seria com certeza um dos melhores do gênero.

SP!

[28_Condor]

S!


Eu acho ele um excelente diretor de ação "descompromissada", mas que tem perdido a mão ultimamente, como nesse "codigos de Guerra"...

Eu acho que pelo menos não será novelão como o Pearl Harbour, mas se era pra ficar com um chinês Ang Lee, que recentemente fez o excelente "Desejo e perigo", seria melhor pedida



SP!