Master fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping to be honored at Fantastic Fest

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

While the name may at first be unfamiliar, you do indeed know the work of Yuen Woo-Ping. He’s the martial arts choreographer behind such flicks as THE MATRIX TRILOGY, KILL BILL Volumes 1 + 2, KUNG FU HUSTLE and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, and the director of the immortal DRUNKEN MASTER. The man is receiving a long overdue tribute at this year’s Fantastic Fest, according to a press release sent to us.

Yuen will get a Lifetime Achievement Award at the world premiere of his new martial arts fantasy TRUE LEGEND, starring Vincent Zhao (Fong Sai Yuk, Dragon Gets Angry) Zhou Xun (The Emperor and the Assassin, Suzhou River) with Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and the late David Carradine. It’ll be his first U.S. festival appearance.

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