New Kung Fu Cult Master 1

New Kung Fu Cult Master 1
Film poster
倚天屠龍記之九陽神功
Directed by
Screenplay byWong Jing
Based onThe Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
by Jin Yong
Produced byWong Jing
Starring
CinematographyVenus Keung
Edited byYeung Kai-wing
Music byLincoln Lo
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) (Singapore)
  • 31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) (China)
Running time
114 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • China
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$370 million[1]

New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (倚天屠龍記之九陽神功) is a 2022 wuxia film loosely adapted from the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, it was directed by Wong Jing and Venus Keung, serving as a reboot of the 1993 film Kung Fu Cult Master. The film starred Raymond Lam, Janice Man, Sabrina Qiu, Yun Qianqian, Louis Koo, Rebecca Zhu, and Donnie Yen. The film was theatrically released on 28 January 2022 in Singapore,[2] while it was released on streaming platforms on 31 January 2022 in China.[1] A sequel, New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, was released on streaming platforms on 3 February 2022 in China.[1]

Synopsis

Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu take their teenage son Zhang Wuji with them back to mainland China after spending the past 15 years on a remote island. They commit suicide in defiance after refusing to reveal the whereabouts of Xie Xun, Zhang Wuji's godfather. Zhang Wuji himself is also critically wounded by the Xuanming Elders, but survives after learning the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" by chance. He returns to prevent a major conflict between the Ming Cult and the six major orthodox sects in the wulin. In the process, he gets romantically entangled with the Mongol princess Zhao Min, his childhood friend Zhou Zhiruo, and the Ming Cult's Xiaozhao. Through his adventures, he unwittingly becomes the Ming Cult's leader.

Cast

Production

On 21 December 2019, Wong Jing posted a teaser poster of the film on his Sina Weibo account and stating that Zhang Wuji will finally meet Zhao Min in Dadu, hinting he will be making a follow-up to his 1993 film Kung Fu Cult Master, which ended in a cliffhanger.[3] Principal photography began for the film began in January 2020 at the Hengdian World Studios. However, production was halted two weeks later due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was resumed in mid-April of the same year.[4] On 7 May 2020, Wong released stills of the cast in their characters on his Sina Weibo account.[5][6]

On 2 January 2022, Wong announced on his Sina Weibo account that the film had been split into two parts, New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 and New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, to be released during the Lunar New Year.[7] This later led to speculations that the cast was having disagreements with the production over salary disputes, but cast member Donnie Yen later responded to this by stating that he knew that it was going to be a duology from the start.[8]

Release

New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 premiered with theatrical release in Singapore on 28 January 2022 while in China, the film was released on 31 January 2022 on streaming platforms with a fee of RMB¥5 to stream the film.[1] A sequel, New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, was released on streaming platforms on 3 February 2022 in China.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "林峯古天樂3.7億賀歲猛片 6蚊網上有得睇". on.cc東網. 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "cinemaonline.sg: New Kung Fu Cult Master 1". www.cinemaonline.sg.
  3. ^ "張無忌終於要去大都了！ 經過26年王晶宣告開拍新版 - 國際". 自由時報電子報. 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Janice Man Finishes Up Wong Jing's "The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" – JayneStars.com".
  5. ^ "【倚天屠龍記】新版張無忌造型曝光 古天樂林峯演父子 - 香港經濟日報 - TOPick - 娛樂". topick.hket.com.
  6. ^ "Wong Jing Releases New Stills for "Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" Film – JayneStars.com".
  7. ^ "《新倚天屠龍記》在今年初上映 「小昭」人選獲王晶力讚靈氣新人". 香港01. 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ "《倚天屠龍記》變兩部曲惹片酬爭議 開拍已打算講長篇張無忌故事". 香港01. 10 January 2022.
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