
Hong Kong action director Corey Yuen (The Transporter series, Rise Of The Legend) is set to exec produce the first two movies in an anthology being developed in partnership with HBO Asia and China Movie Channel. The films are due to premiere at the end of the year on CMC’s channels and across 23 Asian markets via HBO and RED by HBO. Set in ancient China at the end of the Qing dynasty, the martial arts films will be populated by a cast of Chinese actors professionally trained in MMA, kung fu and muay thai. Principal photography has begun on both Master Of The Drunken Fist: Beggar So and Master Of The Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying, with choreographer and director Guo Jian Yong (So Close) helming. CMC is a key investor in Chinese films and has exclusive deals with all of the Hollywood majors. Its flagship channel, CCTV-6, is the only national movie network in China reaching over 1.09B people. It also has three premium subscription channels with over 2.8M subscribers.
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