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Looks like Wong Kar Wai is still Wong Kar Wai. Too bad we don't have Doyle to storm off the set in a fit of rage this time.

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In real life, do you know who practiced Bruce Lee in doing martial arts?

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Technically speaking, Yip Man was Bruce Lee's Wing Chun teacher.
However, the elder/senior students passed on what they learned to the younger/junior ones, in this case it was Wong Shun Leung who directly mentored Bruce.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Shun_Leung

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Wong Kar-wai's "The Grand Master" is said to have completed filming and is now entered the editing phase. Ultimately, Brigitte Lin did not make a comeback appearance. Zhang Ziyi's role is said to be that of a female killer/assassin. Zhao Benshan and Song Hye-kyo also appear.
The film began shooting in Guangdong last November and has been shrouded in secrecy. A Lunar New Year opening is still anticipated despite some delays.
It will compete against four powerhouse films: Chen Kaige's Zhao's Orphan, Zhang Yimou's Love Under the Hawthorne Tree, Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly and Feng Xiaogang's You Are the One 2.
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Already done? But it hasn't stretched on for two years yet!

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Hard to believe, right ? hehe

I have doubts that they've actually finished filming as Tony said they would be filming in South China (so far they've been mostly filming in North China).

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Actress Anita Yuen Wing-yi spoke about her husband Julian Cheung Chi-lam's involvement in "The Grand Master".
She said that he has become much thinner because he was busy with Wong Kar-wai's new film.
She said, "I don't know what Wong Kar-wai told him. Now whatever he eats he has to weigh first and always work out until very late. His weight loss process seems to reach obsession level. He shrinks down day by day and I swell up day by day. I don't even know what role he is playing. When I called the film company to ask, they said it was none of my business."
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As I suspected filming on The Grand Master continues.
Here's a casting call for hiring supporting actors/actresses for the film:
*Auditions for a maid, to start filming end June / early July, accommodation will be provided.
Audition to be held on 9 June.
Age: either 13-18 or 25-30.
*4 replacements for Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen and Song Hye-kyo, as well as a number of actors for portraying students.
The audition is on 13 June.
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Martial arts actor Bruce Leung Siu-lung aka Bruce Liang (Gallants, Kung Fu Hustle) confirmed in an interview that he would be starring in The Grand Master.

CSB: You’ve done a lot of comedies since your comeback. Do you want to tackle some more dramatic roles?
Bruce Leung: Since Kung Fu Hustle, I’ve actually done 12 or 13 films in all different genres, not just comedies. I’m actually going to go to Shanghai to shoot a film with Chow Yun-Fat that does not require me to do any martial arts. And there is another one with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. I will also be in Wong Kar-Wai’s movie about Ip Man, playing one of the masters.
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010 ... grand.html

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I keep seeing a December 2010 release date for this in places. Are they still planning so in Hong Kong?

It's currently slated for this coming 'Lunar New Year'.

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Tony Leung attended a Cartier event in Shanghai.
Lately busy with the Wong Kar-Wai directed The Grand Master (Yut Doi Jung Si), Tony said, "Before the shoot, I have already begun to study Wing Chun. The production has been rather tough, I was also injured and hindered the progress." Did he fall for Wing Chun because of it? Tony honestly said "No, my favorite is still running!"
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010 ... er-at.html

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Teaser poster:

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*bangs head against wall*

With the release of a promotional poster for The Grand Master it was expected that the film would be nearer to finishing than not.
However, a person purporting to be a crew member on the film has been tweeting messages on their Weibo account (Asian version of Twitter) which suggests otherwise. According to the staff member, they have recently been shooting scenes with both Tony Leung and Song Hye-kyo in a secret location in Guangzhou.
They were shooting past 4 a.m. as the child that Hye-kyo has been carrying was crying non-stop, and they needed to re-shoot it many times.

If the report of reshooting is true then it would certainly push back the intended release date for the Lunar New Year, making a Cannes 2011 premiere more likely. Director Wong Kar-wai has a habit of reshooting scenes as he spent three days re-shooting the final kiss in My Blueberry Nights.
Song Hye-kyo is scheduled to begin work on a new film (directed by Lee Jeong-hyang) in October.
However, Tony Leung won't start work on his next film (directed by Derek Yee) until February of next year.
http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010 ... hoots.html

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Actress Song Hye-kyo met with director Wong Kar-wai on 19th October 2010 to discuss the progress of filming The Grand Master. Paparazzi managed to film the secret meeting and were able to capture exclusive images of reference photos shot for the film.
The first photo on the right is Song Hye-kyo with Zhang Ziyi (wearing a man's suit).
The other one is Hye-kyo, Tony Leung (as Yip Man) and the actor playing their son. This pretty much confirms that Song Hye-kyo is playing Yip Man's wife.
Wong Kar-wai began reshoots of the film starting in mid-September.

http://wongkarwainews.blogspot.com/2010 ... r-wai.html

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