News - Written by AdminHQ on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:53 - 1 Comment
Chiu Man Cheuk Makes Comeback As ‘Beggar Su’
After being discovered by Tsui Hark in 1992, Chiu Man Cheuk was being touted as the next Jet Li. He shared the same innocent charm, fabulous Wu Shu skills, was brought up in Beijing and even trained at the same martial arts school as Jet - but unless things change in the current Hong Kong film industry, it’s unlikely that he will ever achieve Jet’s wordqide success but it looks like he may finally be back with a bang thanks to the legend that is Yuen Woo-ping. Cheuk will be starring in Yuen’s new movie, ‘Beggar Su’ which is a reworking of the classic kung fu film ‘Hero Among Heroes’.
The project marks Yuen Woo Ping’s first film as director in almost a decade and centres around the eponymous folk hero Su Qi Er, a part made famous by Woo-ping’s father Simon Yuen Siu-tien in films such as ‘Drunken Master’. The story picks up as Su is badly beaten and maimed in his right arm, forcing him to abandon his lifestyle and resort to begging on the streets. Although still supported by his loving wife Yuan Ying, Su finds himself consumed by rage and concentrates on his martial arts training with the aim of extracting his bloody vengeance.
The cast will also include Zhao Xun with cameos from Michelle Yeoh and (possibly) Jay Chou. Filming is already underway but a release date is still to be announced. More news when we have it.
1 Comment
Brendan Johnson
Leave a Reply
Most Popular Content
- Screen Power Vol. 9, Issue 2. Jade Screen Vol. 5, Issue 6
- Battle of Wits Comes To UK DVD & Blu-ray
- Xmas Special Offer: FREE Jackie Chan & Hong Kong Movie Books!
- A Big Thumbs Up For Donnie Yen's Ip Man
- Yuen Biao Is Back In The Ultimate Crime Fighter
- Dragon Dynasty Release Supercop Special Edition
- Jackie Chan’s Shinjuku Incident to open HKIFF
- Battle of Wits Comes To UK DVD & Blu-ray
- Xmas Special Offer: FREE Jackie Chan & Hong Kong Movie Books!
- Screen Power Vol. 9, Issue 2. Jade Screen Vol. 5, Issue 6
- Yuen Biao Is Back In The Ultimate Crime Fighter
- Bruce Lee Fist Of Fury Figure Released
- A Big Thumbs Up For Donnie Yen’s Ip Man
- Dragon Dynasty Release Supercop Special Edition
- Win An Autographed Jackie Chan Robin-B-Hood DVD Sleeve!
- Fingers Crossed At Hong Kong’s Media Asia
- No Mainland Release For Chan’s Shinjuku Incident
Articles - Dec 23, 2008 3:23 - 9 Comments
Battle of Wits Comes To UK DVD & Blu-ray
More In Articles
- Yuen Biao Is Back In The Ultimate Crime Fighter
- Bruce Lee Fist Of Fury Figure Released
- Kung Fu’s David Carradine Is Back!
- Tsui Siu-ming’s Champions
- Mandarin Films Ip Man Teaser Trailer
Exclusive Events - Oct 15, 2008 7:51 - 13 Comments
2009 Hong Kong Movie London Screening
More In Exclusive Events
- Drunken Master London Screening
- Jade Screen Hong Kong Tour 2007
- Hong Kong Movie Superstar Richard Ng in London (May 2007)
- Jade Screen Hong Kong Tour 2006 (September 2006)
- Screen Power Readers Meet Jackie Chan In Hong Kong (May 2006)
News - Jan 5, 2009 17:18 - 0 Comments
Jackie Chan’s Shinjuku Incident to open HKIFF
More In News
- Xmas Special Offer: FREE Jackie Chan & Hong Kong Movie Books!
- A Big Thumbs Up For Donnie Yen’s Ip Man
- Dragon Dynasty Release Supercop Special Edition
- Win An Autographed Jackie Chan Robin-B-Hood DVD Sleeve!
- Fingers Crossed At Hong Kong’s Media Asia







Excellent! Chiu has some fire left in him yet and with Yuen Woo-ping directing this ought to be a great film. Please keep us posted…