Pegasus Motion Pictures Limited recently announced the beginning of production their biggest budget (US$20M) and main slate picture Made in Kowloon starring Max Zhang and Anderson Silva – UFC‘s greatest fighter ever. A Chinese American actress JuJu Chan, Kevin Cheng, Stephy Tang, and Sumyau Liu are also on board.
I don’t need to tell who Anderson da Silva is, but in case you lived under the rock, he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion who holds the longest title streak in UFC history, which ended in 2013 after 2,457 days, with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses.
Max Zhang is a former wushu athlete mostly known for his roles in The Grandmaster, SPL II: A Time for Consequences and Ip Man 3 fighting Donnie Yen at the end fight.
Made in Kowloon is directed by award-winning Hong Kong filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, Fruit Chan. He is best known for Made in Hong Kong (1997) and Durian Durian (2000).
Fight choreography is handled by Stephen Tung, ten times nominee for Best Action Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards and won four times, for Downtown Torpedoes (1997), Purple Storm (1999), The Accidental Spy (2001) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2009). Audiences can expect to see many epic fight scenes from the three accomplished action stars!
Made in Kowloon tells a tale about a series of homicides occurring in Hong Kong, investigated by Detective Kowloon and his team. During the investigation, Kowloon’s fiancee is abducted. The only way to save her is to find the serial killer.
Like the film’s official Facebook page to stay on track.
The post Max Zhang and Anderson Silva in Made in Kowloon appeared first on Action Movies, Martial Arts Films.