JoBlo Originals

The Killer: Revisiting John Woo’s Best Film

Posted 3 years ago

Chris In the pantheon of movie assassins with hearts of gold, Chow Yun-Fat, as the title character in John Woo’s The Killer, is at the top of the list. It’s no stretch to say that without Chow Yun-Fat and John...

Interviews

Interview: Ang Lee on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon + Michelle Yeoh’s nomination and Bruce Lee

Posted 3 years ago

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a sensation when it was released back in the year 2000. No one expected Ang Lee’s martial arts epic to make over $100 million in the United States. The director, at the time, was best...

Movie News

The Killer: Lupin’s Omar Sy to star in John Woo’s reimagined crime drama

Posted 4 years ago

Universal has announced that Lupin’s Omar Sy will lead John Woo’s reimagining of The Killer. The project, based on Woo’s 1989 crime drama, is being developed as a premiere property for Peacock. Directed by John Woo (Face/Off, Broken Arrow, Hard Target), The Killer focuses on a disillusioned...

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to Chow Yun-Fat?

Posted 5 years ago

Chris He’s been called Hong Kong’s King of Cool, and indeed there’s no one cooler than Chow Yun-Fat. From blasting onto the screen as the pistol packing gangster Mark Gor in John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow, to other Woo classics...

Hard Boiled (1992) – The Best Movie You Never Saw

Posted 5 years ago

Chris While some of you might take issue with me including a stone-cold classic like John Woo's HARD BOILED among my Best Movie You Never Saw picks – here's the thing. I'd wager a lot of of younger viewers, or...

John Woo on The Killer remake losing Lupita Nyong’o and Face/Off reboot

Posted 6 years ago

So apparently, Mr. John Woo is still keen on directing a remake of his THE KILLER, however I was unaware that Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o was attached to star. Well, that second part no longer matters because according to the director,...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Creed, Legend, Stan Lee, Suspiria

Posted 7 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Lupita Nyong’o in talks to star in remake of The Killer for John Woo

Posted 8 years ago

John Woo's THE KILLER starred Chow Yun-fat as Ah Jong, an assassin who accidentally damaged the eyes of a singer during a shootout. Discovering that she will go blind if she doesn't get an expensive operation, Ah Jong decides to...

John Woo still planning on producing a remake of The Killer

Posted 10 years ago

Back in 2011, a 3D remake of THE KILLER was announced, and at the time A MOMENT TO REMEMBER's John H. Lee was set to direct it with Jung Woo-Sung (THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD) in the lead role,...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 set for same day release on Netflix & IMAX

Posted 12 years ago

In a possible game changing move, Netflix has reached a deal with The Weinstein Co. for its first feature movie, the sequel to Ang Lee's 2000 martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. The sequel, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: THE...

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