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31 May 2002

Donnie Yen: Will Re-Remake Fist of Fury And Reboot The Green Hornet 

Donnie Yen has made a five-project deal with Hong Kong's Emperor Multimedia Group and one of them is another remake of Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY, under the working title KUNG FU MASTER. He will take the role of Chen Zhen who has been played by Bruce Lee, Jet Li and himself (in the TV series) and will be the action director. Gordan Chan who just finished HIGHBINDERS with director. He will also be the action director for another four movies. 

While being interviewed by Taiwan's Mun Sang Poh on location of SHANGHAI KNIGHTS, Donnie Yen mentioned may planned to launch THE GREEN HORNET the movie with Donnie Yen as Gato. The franchise has never left the ground after Jet Li turned down the role of Gato. 

Donnie Yen has signed up for three movies with Miramax. Though not going to play in all of them, he will take the role of action director and director in some of them. In addition, he has been asked to direct the Japanese version of CHARLIE'S ANGELS and return as the action director of the sequel of SHURAYUKI-HIME (PRINCESS BLADE). Donnie Yen was the action director of SHURAYUKI-HIME. And he may even get a contract with a German studio. 

Meanwhile Miramax has brought the North American distribution rights of all his movies made in Hong Kong and is ready to chop them up. Beware, once the Miramax version is out, it is illegal to sell and buy any imported original VCD and DVD.

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