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John woo, chinese film director noted for action movies that combine copious stylized violence with lyrical melodramatic depictions of male bonding. Jul 02, 20 an idea twenty years in the making, globally acclaimed director john woos latest project the crossing will finally begin filming on july 6. As seems fitting for a film about people braving a treacherous journey, the. Oct 19, 2015 john woos chinese titanic, the crossing, a triumph over adversity read more first chapter of john woos the crossing high on human drama, but war scenes still reign. The story centers around 3 couples intertwining love stories set in the 40s around the 1949 sinking of the taiping. Yet few contain such lyrical poetry as the one accompanying these new pictures from john woos latest, the crossing. The most direct connection is probably cai chusheng and. Sep 29, 2019 sinopsis film movie the crossing 2014 during the chinese revolution in 1949, three couples flee from china to an island of taiwan. Despite the directors many attempts at keeping details of the film secret, this week the cast list was leaked onto social media site weibo. Takeshi kaneshiro in the crossing 2014 the crossing 2014 takeshi kaneshiro in the.
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John woo starts with woos emotional homecoming to hong kong in 2004 to promote his latest blockbuster paycheck. The crossing is an upcoming chinese 3d epic drama film directed by john woo and written by huiling wang. John woo, chinese wu yusen, born may 1 or september 23, 1946. Known for his films like faceoff and hard boiled, woo will be returning to his homeland in china to shoot the crossing. Directed by john woo, the first part of the crossing will hit theaters on december 2, with the second installment following on may 1 of next year. Born in china movie poster of when does born in china come out on dvd and bluray. International trailer for john woos latest film, the chinese epic drama the crossing, starring zhang ziyi and takeshi kaneshiro has finally been revealed.
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Still photos from john woo s upcoming film the crossing was released recently. According to woo himself the movie is to be released on december 2, and its the work he is most. Jul 06, 2015 veteran filmmaker john woo is the helmer of such iconic movies as 1989s the killer, 1992s hard boiled and later faceoff have john travolta or nicolas cage ever been better. Stills from john woos film the crossing1 chinadaily.
Still photos from john woos upcoming film the crossing was released recently. John woos the crossing unveils new romantic posters. In the midst of the chinese revolution during the late 1940s, couples flee to the island of taiwan. The crossing is a 2014 chinesehong kong epic historical romancewar drama part 1 and disaster film part 2 directed by john woo and written by huiling wang. The upcoming disaster epic the crossing recently released promotional posters introducing the films three main romantic couples, all of whom are portrayed by alist actors from across asia. It is set to be released in two parts in china and some parts of asia. Influenced by the ancient chinese values of chivalry, he directed several martial arts films, including hand of death with jackie chan. Its like woo s already giving up on the movie and just finished it so he can let the movie go out of his hands. The films of john woo and the art of heroic bloodshed by.
Director john woo returns in true titanic fashion with his most ambitious film project since the war epic red cliff in 2008. John woo praises the crossings cast and behind the scene of song hye. Hyekyo song, takeshi kaneshiro, xiaoming huang, ziyi zhang. While it gives lots of screen time to asians and creates a japanese villain who turns out to be more charismatic than casey, its story ultimately depends on casey rescuing the japanese from themselves. Born in southern china, john woo grew up in hong kong, where he began his film career as an. The hong kong director discusses his new wartime movie, the crossing. John woos the crossing unveils new romantic posters by joanna on october 31, 2014 in movies the upcoming disaster epic the crossing recently released promotional posters introducing the films three main romantic couples, all of whom are portrayed by alist actors from across asia. The first of a twopart disaster epic depicting a 1949 shipwreck thats been nicknamed the chinese titanic, john woos the crossing.
Judging by the first trailer for the twopart period drama the crossing. With ziyi zhang, takeshi kaneshiro, xiaoming huang, hyekyo song. He is best known for the films a better tomorrow 1986, hard boiled 1992, broken arrow 1996, and faceoff 1997. Now available on bluray the crossing, directed by john woo, tells the story of chinese people during the midst of the revolution fleeing to taiwan. Nonton film the crossing online, download film the crossing.
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