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The MAN behind GBW

January 22, 2008

Translated gist provided by Hyc-EverythingLBH from original article at MyDaily via news.yahoo.kr

The Warlords' (starring Andy Lau, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro) director Peter Chan from Hong Kong is currently visiting Korea and promoting the new movie from 21st to 24th January. He paid a visit to GBW filming site at Paju, and met with Dir. Kim Jee Woon.

The two directors had collaborated in "Three" (Chinese title: 三更), a 2002 international Asian horror movie collaboration consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. (Memories, directed by Kim Ji-Woon (South Korea), The Wheel, directed by Nonzee Nimibutr (Thailand), and Going Home, directed by Peter Chan (Hong Kong)).

There are some similarities between the 2 films, The Warlords and GBW. Both films were shot in China amid severe weather. And also the two “blockbuster” rated movies have 3 superstars as male leads respectively. “The Warlords” has a strong cast of Andy Lau, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro whereas GBW has Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, and Jung Woo Sung.

The Warlords is scheduled to be released on 31st January in Korea.


Dir. KJW and Dir. Peter Chan

Source: kr.news.yahoo.com


Related excerpt from http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/01/141_18170.html


Chan visited Korea earlier this month and stopped by the set of Kim Ji-woon's "The Good, The Bad, The Weird," which, like "The Warlords," is filmed in China and stars three big actors. Chan and Kim became buddies when they met for the 2002 Korea-Hong Kong-Thailand joint-produced omnibus film "Three." The two talked about the difficulties of working under harsh weather conditions as well as how wonderful it was to work with talented actors.