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Our Favorite Wuxia Movies Here are some of the favorite Wuxia movies of the Immortal team that we highly recommend you watch. There is a mix of contemporary movies and classics. Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li appear in many of these amazing movies from legendary and award-winning directors, Ang Lee, Tsui Hark and Zhang Yimou. HERO ( wiki | imdb ) CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON ( wiki | imdb ) SHADOW ( wiki | imdb ) THE ASSASSIN ( wiki | imdb ) ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA ( wiki | imdb ) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS ( wiki | imdb ) THE GRANDMASTER ( wiki | i mdb ) SWORDSMAN II ( wiki | imdb ) ASHES OF TIME ( wiki | imdb ) MONKEY KING 2 ( wiki | imdb ) NEW DRAGON GATE INN ( wiki | imdb ) THE YOUNG MASTER ( wiki | imdb ) THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN ( wiki | imdb ) A TOUCH OF ZEN ( wiki | imdb ) If you are new to the Wuxia genre, we hope that you enjoy these videos and that they give you a wonderful introduction to this genre of heroism , m artial arts, fantasy and adventure. If you are already a fan of Wuxia, then you may have watched these already, but you'll probably enjoy rewatching them again and reliving the excitement, and hopefully discover something new to watch. Let us know if you have a Wuxia film that you really like that you think should be added to this list. Wuxia Literature and Cinema While there are many terrific Wuxia films like the ones in our list, in some ways, Wuxia literature has been poorly served by cinematic adaptation. Some films promote style over substance, stripping the novels down to a mere sequence of fights and training montages. Wuxia literature is much more than simply an assortment of battles arranged into a plot. Wuxia is a complicated genre of literature which, standing at the crux of fantasy and historical literature, manages to create an independent identity that has made it one of the most dominant forms of popular literature throughout East Asia. Read Article SWORDSMAN II (Jet Li, Brigitte Lin) Play Video Play Video Swordsman II (1992) TRAILER [HD] Directed by Siu-Tung Ching, Stanley Tong. With Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Michelle Reis and Waise Lee. DVD : https://amzn.to/3TCByFO AKA: A kard mestere 2. China Swordsman Mistrz miecza II Siu ngo gong woo: Dung Fong Bat Bai Swordsman 2 Swordsman: La légende d'un guerrier The Legend of the Swordsman Tieu Ngao Giang Ho: Dong Phuong Bat Bai Xiao ao jiang hu: Dong Fang Bu Bai Легенда о фехтовальщике スウォーズマン 女神伝説の章 笑傲江湖之东方不敗 동방불패 Play Video Play Video Swordsman II 1992 Blu Ray 1080p - Jet Li, Brigitte Lin Michelle Reis | Ninja Vs Kung Fu Master scene Epic battle in the the classic Swordsman 2 starring Jet Li and Brigitte Lin. Turn CC on for English Subtitle Play Video Play Video Swordsman 2 best scenes HERO (Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Zhang Yimou, Z... Play Video Play Video 01:56 Hero | Official Trailer (HD) - Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Maggie Cheung | MIRAMAX With supernatural skill, a nameless soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat. Starring, in alphabetical order: Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Ziyi Zhang About Miramax: Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its highly acclaimed, original content. Connect with Miramax Online: Subscribe to Miramax on YOUTUBE: https://goo.gl/h47JXQ Follow Miramax on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/miramax Follow Miramax on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/miramax/ Follow Miramax on PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/Miramax/ Follow Miramax on TUMBLR: http://miramax.tumblr.com/ Visit Miramax on our WEBSITE: https://www.miramax.com/ Hero | Official Trailer (HD) - Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Maggie Cheung | MIRAMAX http://www.youtube.com/Miramax Play Video Play Video [1080p] Hero (2004) Jet Li vs. Donnie Yen - Chess Courtyard fight Nameless's re-telling of his fight with Sky. Play Video Play Video 03:38 Hero | ‘Fallen Masters, Falling Leaves’ (HD) - Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang | MIRAMAX Moon (Ziyi Zhang) is ready to avenge her master's death, but even with her sword raised, Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) is having a hard time taking her seriously. In this scene: Moon (Ziyi Zhang), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) About Hero: With supernatural skill, a nameless soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat. Starring, in alphabetical order: Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Ziyi Zhang About Miramax: Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its highly acclaimed, original content. Connect with Miramax Online: Subscribe to Miramax on YOUTUBE: https://goo.gl/h47JXQ Follow Miramax on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/miramax Follow Miramax on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/miramax/ Follow Miramax on PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/Miramax/ Follow Miramax on TUMBLR: http://miramax.tumblr.com/ Visit Miramax on our WEBSITE: https://www.miramax.com/ Hero | ‘Fallen Masters, Falling Leaves’ (HD) - Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang | MIRAMAX http://www.youtube.com/Miramax CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (Academy ... Play Video Play Video 02:04 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers Check out the official Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Trailer starring Yun-Fat Chow! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Watch on FandangoNOW: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000/1MVae032f0e762c9e0655fa109f682b91c3?ele=searchresult&elc=crouching%20&eli=0&eci=movies&cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date on all your favorite movies. Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang Directed By: Ang Lee Synopsis: A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. 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Play Video Play Video 02:42 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (7/8) Movie CLIP - Bamboo Forest Fight (2000) HD Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon movie clips: http://j.mp/1bUuPZ3 BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2gUEJ8N WATCH ON CRACKLE: http://bit.ly/2cP0kze http://amzn.to/szy9z1 Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) battles stubborn Jen (Ziyi Zhang) on top of a bamboo forest. FILM DESCRIPTION: Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee took a break from making Western period dramas to fashion this wild and woolly martial arts spectacular featuring special effects and action sequences courtesy of the choreographer of The Matrix (1999), Yuen Woo Ping. In the early 19th century, martial arts master Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) is about to retire and enter a life of meditation, though he quietly longs to avenge the death of his master, who was killed by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei). He gives his sword, a fabled 400-year-old weapon known as Green Destiny, to his friend, fellow martial arts wizard and secret love Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), so that she may deliver it to Sir Te (Sihung Lung). Upon arrival in Peking, Yu happens upon Jen (Zhang Ziyi), a vivacious, willful politician's daughter. That night, a mysterious masked thief swipes Green Destiny, with Yu in hot pursuit -- resulting in the first of several martial arts action set pieces during the film. Li arrives in Beijing and eventually discovers that Jen is not only the masked thief but is also in cahoots with the evil Jade. In spite of this, Li sees great talent in Jen as a fighter and offers to school her in the finer points of martial arts and selflessness, an offer that Jen promptly rebukes. This film was first screened to much acclaim at the 2000 Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals and became a favorite when Academy Awards nominations were announced in 2001: Tiger snagged ten nods and later secured four wins for Best Cinematography, Score, Art Direction, and Foreign Language Film. CREDITS: TM & © Sony (2000) Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Ziyi Zhang Director: Ang Lee Producers: Po Chu Chui, Ping Dong, Li-Kong Hsu, William Kong, Ang Lee, Philip Lee, David Linde, Er-Dong Liu, Kelly Miller, James Schamus, Wai Sum Shia, Quangang Zheng Screenwriters: Wang Du Lu, Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai WHO ARE WE? The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. 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The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level. Film: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 卧虎藏龙 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190332/ NEW DRAGON GATE INN (Donnie Yen, Maggie ... Play Video Play Video 01:30 Dragon Inn 1992 Trailer | Brigitte Lin Dragon Inn 1992 This big hit at the Sundance Film Festival had audiences cheering. Set during the Ming Dynasty, this acclaimed production tells the story of a power hungry eunuch who employs an evil sect ... See full summary » Directors: Raymond Lee Writers: Tan Cheung, Xiao He Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung Play Video Play Video 09:33 New Dragon Inn 1992 Donnie Yen - Final Fight Bluray HD One of Donnie Yen early and iconic role to date. Epic wuxia fight scene. One of the better film directed by Tsui Hark. Subscribe and Share for more old action Hong Kong badass fight scene in bluray full HD quality. Play Video Play Video 01:49 New Dragon Gate Inn Trailer 1991 (新龍門客棧) [Donnie Yen] Sun lung moon hak chan 27 August 1992 (Hong Kong) Cast: Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Ka Fai Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Shi-Kwan Yen Cheung-Yan Yuen Lawrence Ng Xin Xin Xiong ASHES OF TIME (Wong Kar-wai) Play Video Play Video 02:26 Ashes of Time Redux trailer english subtitles trailer by myself Play Video Play Video 01:53 Ashes of Time Redux Fight Scene 2 Ashes of Time Redux 2008 Play Video Play Video 02:19 Ashes of Time Redux - trailer For Ashes of Time, Wong Kar-wai swapped the conventions of the wuxia genre for his beloved theme of love and loss. The film can also be regarded as a wuxia version of Days of Being Wild. For Ashes of Time Redux, the whole film was put back in the post-production mill with a result that appeals to ear and eye. ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA (Jet Li, Tsui ... Play Video Play Video 01:49 Once Upon A Time In China Trailer Once Upon A Time In China Trailer aka "Once Upon a Time in China" - Hong Kong (English title), UK, USA aka "Once Upon a Time in China - Olipa kerran Kiinassa" - Finland Wong Fei Hung Director:Hark Tsui Writers:Yiu Ming Leung (writer) Pik-yin Tang (writer) Play Video Play Video 04:30 [Trailer] 黃飛鴻 ( Once Upon A Time In China ) - Restored Version Once Upon A Time In China 黃飛鴻 (1991) 導演: 徐克 領銜主演: 李連杰, 元彪, 張學友, 關之琳 主演: 鄭則士, 邱健國, 任世官, 黃子揚 時值晚清「洋務運動」,朝廷以洋槍威嚇練武人士,衙門提督威迫寶芝林封館﹔鐵布衫嚴振東為揚名立萬,砸爛寶芝林招牌,黃飛鴻 (李連杰 飾) 左右受敵。少年梁寬 (元彪 飾) 欲拜黃為師不果,但對十三姨 (關之琳 飾) 一見鍾情,遂轉投嚴門下與黃作對。時逢出國掘金熱潮,不少無知人民受騙,嚴為金錢替人肉販子賣命,十三姨為救一名苦工,被捉拿後更險被送往金山當娼,幸黃及時趕至跟嚴決戰,終救出十三姨,寬正式拜黃為師。 Director: TSUI HARK Starring: JET LI, YUEN BAIO, JACKY CHEUNG, ROSAMUND KWAN Co-Starring: KENT CHENG, QIU JIAN GUO, YAN YEE KWAN, WONG CHI YEUNG Once Upon A Time In China is the film that defined Jet Li (Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die) as an action star destined for the international stage. His definitive kung fu and the vivid imagery of Tsui Hark (Peking Opera Blues, Swordsman II) make this a true classic of the genre. A more contemporary take on the evergreen tale of wise kung-fu master and purveyor of justice Huang Fei Hong (Jet Li), OUATIC is set in 1875 China when hostilities between the Chinese and the invading foreigners are simmering to a boil. Huang and his disciples take on the unscrupulous dealers who are trying to entice gullible Chinese into slavery in America and save his Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) who is in danger of being shipped off to be a prostitute. Tsui Hark raises the bar on martial arts epics with OUATIC via imaginative technology and thrilling choreography. This created successful sequels – don’t be caught without this classic! http://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FortuneStarMedia © 2010 Fortune STAR Media Limited. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Play Video Play Video 20:00 Fight scenes in once upon a time in China I did a short compilation of the fight scenes in Once Upon a Time in China. The movie is too long, so I had to leave some scenes out. Please, subscribe to my channel and leave comments about the scenes you would like to see. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Zhang Yimou, Zh... Play Video Play Video 01:58 House Of Flying Daggers Trailer House Of Flying Daggers Trailer. Director:Yimou Zhang Writers:Feng Li (writer). Bin Wang (writer) Release Date:14 January 2005 (USA) Genre:Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance Plot:A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem. Play Video Play Video 04:45 House Of Flying Daggers (The Echo Game Scene) Play Video Play Video 06:25 House of Flying Daggers - Bamboo Forest Fight SHADOW (Zhang Yimou) Play Video Play Video 01:52 SHADOW Official Trailer | Directed by Zhang Yimou | Starring Deng Chao, Sun Li, and Zheng Kai SHADOW: Watch Now On Digital, Blu-ray, 4K, and DVD | In a commander’s obsessive quest for a long-sought victory over a rival kingdom, he must execute an intricate plan involving his wife, the Shadow, and the kings of both kingdoms, leading up to a stunning invasion unlike any seen before. Directed by: Zhang Yimou Starring: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong, and Leo Wu Visit the official movie site: https://wellgousa.com/films/shadow Watch Well Go USA films online: https://bit.ly/WellGoFilmsOnline ABOUT WELL GO USA ENTERTAINMENT: Well Go USA, the studio behind TRIPLE THREAT, TRAIN TO BUSAN, and the IP MAN franchise, brings the best in martial arts, action, genre, and independent films from the U.S. and worldwide to North America. 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[Gala] https://www.tiff.net/tiff/shadow/ THE ASSASSIN (Canne Film Festival Winner... Play Video Play Video 02:34 The Assassin Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Hou Hsiao-Hsien Movie HD Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http://bit.ly/1wbkfYg Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt The Assassin Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Hou Hsiao-Hsien Movie HD In 9th-century China, Nie Yinniang is a young woman who was abducted in childhood from the family of a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth as an exceptional assassin, with orders to kill her former betrothed. She must confront her parents, her memories, and her long-repressed feelings in a choice to sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins. Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, THE ASSASSIN is a martial arts film like none made before it. You're quite the artsy one, aren't you? Fandango MOVIECLIPS FILM FESTIVALS & INDIE TRAILERS is the destination for...well, all things related to Film Festivals & Indie Films. If you want to keep up with the latest festival news, art house openings, indie movie content, film reviews, and so much more, then you have found the right channel. Play Video Play Video 02:53 THE ASSASSIN - Fight In The Woods - Film Clip Cannes 2015 ‘Best Director’ winner, Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s critically acclaimed THE ASSASSIN is a beautifully crafted martial-arts epic set in 9th century China. The film follows an exceptional assassin as she is sent to kill the man she loves, forcing her to choose between her true feelings or risk breaking the sacred way of the righteous assassins. Yours to own now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassin-Blu-ray-Shu-Qi/dp/B01B1TZMN8/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=THE+ASSASSIN&qid=1562143478&s=gateway&sr=8-4 Play Video Play Video 01:58 THE ASSASSIN Clip | Festival 2015 A beautiful assassin (Shu Qi) is sent to kill the powerful lord who was once her betrothed, in this sumptuous martial-arts epic from Taiwanese master Hou Hsiao-hsien (Flight of the Red Balloon). http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/masters/the-assassin-1 THE GRANDMASTER (Wong Kar-Wei, Academy A... Play Video Play Video 02:05 The Grandmaster Official Trailer #2 (2013) - Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang Movie HD Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 The Grandmaster Official Trailer #2 (2013) - Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang Movie HD The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee. The Movieclips Trailers channel is your destination for the hottest new trailers the second they drop. Whether it's the latest studio release, an indie horror flick, an evocative documentary, or that new RomCom you've been waiting for, the Movieclips team is here day and night to make sure all the best new movie trailers are here for you the moment they're released. In addition to being the #1 Movie Trailers Channel on YouTube, we deliver amazing and engaging original videos each week. Watch our exclusive Ultimate Trailers, Showdowns, Instant Trailer Reviews, Monthly MashUps, Movie News, and so much more to keep you in the know. Here at Movieclips, we love movies as much as you! Comic-Con is coming and we will be there giving you the latest as it drops, so stay tuned. Play Video Play Video 01:25 THE GRANDMASTER | Table Fight THE GRANDMASTER is available now on Digital, Blu-ray Disc and DVD. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung FU master, Ip Man who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. Written and Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Starring Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hye-kyo Song, Cung Le, Chen Chang and Woo-Ping Yuen. © Annapurna Pictures, 2013 Play Video Play Video 03:45 THE GRANDMASTER | Train Fight THE GRANDMASTER is available now on Digital, Blu-ray Disc and DVD. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung FU master, Ip Man who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. Written and Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Starring Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hye-kyo Song, Cung Le, Chen Chang and Woo-Ping Yuen. © Annapurna Pictures, 2013 The Monkey King 2 (Journey to the West, ... Play Video Play Video 01:47 The Monkey King 2 : Baigujing - The White Bone Demon - VS - King Fei Xiang's soldiers - HD 'The Monkey King 2' Baigujing - The White Bone Demon - VS - King Fei Xiang's soldiers. I do now own this video. All rights belong to Filmko Entertainment. Play Video Play Video Gong Li cast as Xian Lang in Mulan,Baigujing the White bone demon in Monkey King movie Gong Li cast as Xian Lang in Mulan 2020 live-action Baigujing the White bone demon in Monkey King movie Mulan Witch Play Video Play Video 03:34 The Monkey King 2 (2016) - Creeping Death Scene (5/10) | Movieclips The Monkey King 2 - Creeping Death: The Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) fights the White Bone Spirit (Gong Li). BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/the-monkey-king-2-2016/MMV4F03A2883515C2C0DF8678FE6609FDE3A?cmp=Movieclips_YT_Description Watch the best The Monkey King 2 scenes & clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqoLVXFiBfM1_ukmG7efi0B2 FILM DESCRIPTION: The Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) must protect a traveling monk (William Feng Shaofeng) from White Bone Spirit (Gong Li), a demon who seeks immortality. 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THE YOUNG MASTER (Jackie Chan) Play Video Play Video 01:52 The Young Master - Trailer Trailer for The Young Master (1980) starring Jackie Chan. Visit my website at http://www.actionfanz.com Play Video Play Video Jackie Chan directs Jackie Chan in classic final fight scene | [HD] Clip from 'The Young Master' Stream the full movie on our app: http://bit.ly/mpApps Watch now on the web: http://bit.ly/theyoungmaster Or watch with Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/2Huaxkr SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/mdntpYT About The Young Master 師弟出馬: Martial arts mayhem and mistaken identity silliness ensue when Dragon is sent to find his errant brother following a martial arts competition. Cast: Jackie Chan Yuen Biao Fung Fung Shih Kien Directed by Jackie Chan #FightScenes #PrimeVideo #MidnightPulp About Midnight Pulp: Midnight Pulp is the leading internet video entertainment service dedicated to celebrating all things strange. 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Into the Badlands (C) January + February 2016 KungFuMagazine.com. Republished by permission. What is Wuxia? Our Favorite Wuxia Movies Anatomy of a Wuxia Novel " Into the Badlands is on Netflix and was an AMC TV series that was deeply rooted in Wuxia storytelling. It was a post-apocalyptic fantasy that mashed up many genres which ran from 2015 to 2019, and opened the door to several other Wuxia-derivative TV shows like YouTube's Cobra Kai , Netflix's Wu Assassins , Cinemax's Warrior , and the upcoming CW reboot of Kung Fu . I participated in two set visits to Into the Badlands for Season 2 and 3 when they were filming near Dublin, Ireland and reported on it extensively. " G - Gene Ching, Immortal Studios' Associate Editor & Action Choreographer If you don’t know the name Daniel Wu by now, he’s the martial artist to watch. Starring in AMC’s new series, Into the Badlands , Wu is an American-born Wushu champion and a founder of collegiate Wushu in the United States. He is also an award-winning Hong Kong leading man with over sixty films to his credit. With Into the Badlands , Wu ventures into something completely original, an unprecedented martial arts-laden television series from the same network that brought critically-acclaimed shows like Mad Men , Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead . “I’m so proud to be amongst those shows on the AMC roster,” says Wu. “They have a lot riding on this show. They’ve decided to go with something totally different, which is not like a formulaic list of things that they’ve gone through. Mad Men and Breaking Bad are two totally different shows and Into the Badlands is a totally ‘other’ different kind of show. They are willing to try and explore something completely different and try something fresh for television. I think that’s amazing. A lot of studios don’t have the balls to do that.” And Now for Something Completely Different “The show is martial arts drama but also has elements of Westerns, as well as steampunk, as well as all these other things mashed together,” explains Wu. Early press releases describe Into the Badlands as being loosely based on the Chinese classic Journey to the West. “I think it’s very, very, very, very loosely based on Journey to the West ,” admits Wu. “We’re not really trying to emulate the story exactly, because the story of Journey to the West on the surface is basically how the Buddhist scriptures got from India to China, how Buddhism arrived in China. But all these sort of little challenges that the Monkey King sees along the way are actually the story of his enlightenment and his development as a character, because in the beginning he is a very rebellious, crazy, out-of-control monkey. And then through his journey with the monk as they go to the west and come back, he becomes an enlightened figure and he changes completely along the way. So we took that idea of a journey of enlightenment, a journey of transformation, for the main character of Badlands, Sunny. There are some tributes, like Sunny’s name is actually Sun Wukong ( 孫悟空 ) the Monkey King’s name. And then M.K. kind of stands for ‘monk’ but it’s not meant to be a literal translation of that story in any way.” The production reunites Wu with his longtime associate, Hong Kong film maverick Stephen Fung. The two co-starred in Wu’s debut film Bishonen (1998) and continued to work together on many projects, such as Fung’s second directorial effort, the hilarious Kung Fu comedy, House of Fury (2005). “As soon as Stacey Sher [Executive Producer for Badlands] approached me to bring me on board, I brought him on board with me. We are already partners in our production company, Diversion Pictures, and we had produced Tai Chi Zero (2012), Control (2013), a couple of other films already. We’ve also worked with each other on Stephen’s directorial films for the past several years, so we’re very close in terms of creative thinking. Stephen became not only an Executive Producer, but he became the Fight Unit Director, and responsible for the whole look of all the martial arts of the show. Working with him, it was great because it was someone I could trust with all the technical side of making the martial arts of it. And having him direct all the action, we definitely got a certain level of quality out of all of it. That was an important thing – we wanted to bring that Hong Kong style to television and the only way to do that is to work with Hong Kong people. So we brought the Hong Kong action team, Master Dee Dee Ku’s action team as well, and then Stephen. Combined together, it was the three of us were responsible for the authenticity of the martial arts.” Dee Dee Ku, also known as Ku Huen Chu (谷軒昭), is a veteran fight choreographer who has worked on both sides of the Pacific to bring Kung Fu action to such notable films as Once Upon a Time in China (1991), Fist of Legend (1994), Kill Bill 1 & 2 (2003, 2004), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), Expendables 2 (2012) and dozens more. “Dee Dee, I’ve worked with him for a long time. On a couple of Yuen Woo Ping’s projects, he was Yuen Woo Ping’s right hand man. Going all the way back to The Banquet (2006), or the Curse of the Black Scorpion as they called it in the United States, I worked with him on that. I think the most recent was That Demon Within (2014). When we were thinking of choreographers that we could work with on Badlands, Dee Dee was the first one because of his experience with American projects, with the Matrix series, Crouching Tiger and all that stuff. So his English speaking communication was adequate enough to get along with American crews and he’s also experienced with working with American crews and working with unions and that kind of stuff that a lot of Hong Kong people don’t have to deal with. He ended up being one of the greatest parts of the show, I think, because his ability, his working crew, the people he brought on, they’re amazing.” Wu credits Ku as being able to transform the rest of the cast into martial artists. “We had a six-week fight camp and brought them in for intensive training.” Ku managed to get Aramis Knight (who plays M.K.) to do aerial cartwheels in that short period. “Emily Beecham (who plays Widow) had a lot of progress as well in her fight scenes. She has one fight scene that was pretty incredible. It’s mostly her on her own. This is all due to Dee Dee’s really great ability in picking what people are really good at and making that shine. He didn’t try to get her to do stuff that she wasn’t good at, or that she could do very well. He picked out stuff during the training sessions that he saw potential in and worked on moves that she could use.” Unlike the overdone Superhero genre, Into the Badlands made an effort to avoid relying too heavily on computer-generated image special effects. “There’s a little bit, you’ll see as the story develops, there’s a martial arts power that the kid develops. There’s a little bit of CGI there, but not much at all. Most of it is done with in-camera tricks and anything CGI is simple stuff like wiping away wires, things like that. We wanted to keep it as analog as possible so people could enjoy the action for the action’s sake.” The intention was to showcase the martial arts. “In several of our fight scenes, we have long shots, like a 20- or 30-second shot with 10 to 20 moves. We do try to keep it like Hong Kong action. If the performer is able to perform a long shot, we use them as long as we possibly can. If we can get them to do 20 or 30 moves in a row without cutting away, we let that happen. That’s always an amazing thing to see – a straight fight without any cuts in it.” For Wu, he had to dust off his old Wushu skills to make Sunny as authentic as possible, but he is quick to say he didn’t do all of his own stunts. “All the dangerous stuff the studio doesn’t allow me to do, stuff that looks like I might get hurt on, stuff like that. Most of the stuff I’m doing myself.” But the martial stuff was mostly him, especially the sword fighting. “At first, I hadn’t done sword-fighting in a long time so it was like, ‘Aw, this is going to be tough…on me’ – especially double sword because my left hand has always been my weaker point when I did double weapons in the past. So in the six-week fight camp I just focused on working on double weapon fighting the whole time. I actually got pretty good at it and got my old skills back. I ended up actually having more fun with that than with the fist and kick stuff.” What’s more, Wu was able to design his own swords. He got to work with Weta Workshops in New Zealand, the preeminent weapon designers for film today that came to prominence with the Lord of the Rings films. “There was a lot of thought about sword design. I really got excited about that because we wanted to make a sword that you could not necessarily pick out culturally. So it’s not really a traditional katana. It looks like double katanas. They’re single edged like the katana but they’re straight like the jian. But they actually work like a dao. But they look like katanas. They’re lighter like katanas. We actually gone through several renditions. This had been a dream of mine having done martial arts my whole life, being able to design your own sword based on experiences you had in the past, right?” Keeping that high production value of the fights is more difficult than it sounds. Television works much faster than film. “One thing we realized, why no one has done this before, it’s extremely difficult in terms of just scheduling. Trying to get all the fights and drama shot in the time we have allotted. It’s an average of 8 to 10 days per episode so we had very little time to do two major fight scenes per block of time. The way we did it is we had a fight unit and a main unit. The main unit is shooting all the drama. The fight unit is only shooting action stuff. And we’re shooting at the same time, so Monday through Friday is the drama unit and then Tuesday through Saturday is the action unit. In a lot of cases, I’d go to the drama unit for a couple hours and then rush over to the fight unit and fight all day long. A lot of times, what they had to do because I can’t be there for the fight, because I’m shooting drama, if they’re shooting say me and Emily fighting, they’ll put in my double while the shooting occurs for her side of the fight. She’s fighting my double not because I can’t fight it. It’s because I can’t be there physically. So she’s fighting with somebody else, and if I can get there in time, I’ll slip in and replace that person. But that’s strictly a time thing. It’s not about skills. It’s about being efficient and shooting as much as possible. “You need time. For example, we have a rain fight scene which you’ve probably seen in the trailer. It’s equivalent of The Grandmaster (2013) rain fight scene. We were going for that level. That Grandmaster rain fight scene took a month to film. We did it in six days. And so we’re doing incredible things that we’re jamming through very short amount of time. First of all, they can only be done with a Hong Kong crew. They can work that fast. And then secondly, the way we’re doing it splitting up the drama unit and the fight unit, splitting up the people like that. Otherwise it would be almost impossible to get it done.” From Wushu Pioneer to Asian American Pioneer With Into the Badlands , Wu is the first Asian male in the lead role of a non-comedic American TV show. Fresh Off the Boat is an ensemble cast and a comedy. John Cho’s failed Selfie and Ken Jeong’s failing Dr. Ken are also both comedies. Even Pat Morita’s short-lived 1976 show Mr. T and Tina (a derivation of the Karate Kid films) and even Sammo Hung’s two-season millennial show Martial Law (a derivation of Rush Hour films) were also comedies. Into the Badlands is all about action and drama, and Wu’s character Sunny even has a non-Asian romantic interest in Dr. Veil (Madeleine Mantock). However, Wu initially balked at taking the lead. “I was brought on board by Stacey Sher to bring authenticity to the martial arts side of the show. And the whole time I was thinking that we should be casting somebody in their late 20s early 30s, so I never really put myself into the equation. And then once the casting process started, which was like a year-and-a-half later after working on the project, we put our feelers out. I think they tested over a 100-something people, and we looked at all the tapes that they liked a lot. And everyone turned to me in the end and said, ‘Okay…can you do it?’ “And my major concern was that the proportion of fights per show is about two per episode – two major fights per episode. And I was thinking, first of all, I haven’t done martial arts action in a long time. I took a few years of time off from doing it. And secondly, I was already 40 at that point. Can I be able to do that for the next 5 or 6 years if the show does well? I’m not sure if I can do that, so let’s cast someone younger, someone who can last that 5 or 6 years. So we sent our feelers out there and they turned back to me because of multiple requirements. The studio definitely wanted the lead to be Asian. They wanted the person to be able to speak perfect English. And they had to know how to act already, to not be a new person, to have martial arts experience, and also have some name. So the number of people you can go to for that is very slim already. In the end, for them the acting was the most important. To me, the martial arts side was really more important, but to them, the acting was much more important. And so we had gone through a lot of martial artists that had no acting experience and they realized that person could not carry a show. And so eventually then, they turned back to me and said, ‘Well, can you do it?’ I’m like, ‘Okay, let me give it a shot.’ So when we were auditioning the kid, I read with the kid and the studio saw that and they said, ‘Daniel, just do it.’” Wu has already amassed a very eclectic filmography, even for an Asian star. He’s done drama, thrillers, rom-coms, quirky roles, and a wide range of diverse characters. “If you live in Asia, you understand that that’s the way things are. To be a successful actor here, you have to be able to do everything. But in the States, it’s not like that. Basically, if you do one thing, you do that your whole career. And so I’m out to show that I can do more than just one genre.” The only typical Asian star thing Wu doesn’t do is sing and dance. “That’s one thing I’ve avoided my whole career, except for when I made that film The Heavenly Kings. That was poking fun at that whole pop idol thing that happens here in Asia where almost every actor does sing and dance.” Wu directed that film and won the 2006 Best New Director at the prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards for it. He has also racked up two nominations in both the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan’s coveted Golden Horse Film Awards. In 2001, he won the Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor for his role in Jackie’s New Police Story. However, it’s been hard for Asian male actors to break into Hollywood. Martial artists are the only ones who have really succeeded, but even that has been fraught with challenges and typecasting. Bruce Lee died young. Despite his iconic status today, he didn’t live to see the release of his only Hollywood effort, the now classic Enter the Dragon (1973). Jackie’s Hollywood debut came in 1980 with The Big Brawl (a.k.a. Battle Creek Brawl ). His film career actually started in 1962 as a child actor; he was credited in over two dozen films and uncredited in dozens more. Jet’s Hollywood debut was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). He had already been the lead in two dozen films. Donnie Yen had supporting roles in the Highlander and Blade franchises near the flip of the millennium, but he’s still not recognized outside the martial arts film genre. After over five dozen films, Donnie might finally catch Hollywood’s attention next year with Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2 and Star Wars: Rogue One . Unlike Jackie’s and Jet’s struggle to be taken seriously as dramatic actors, Wu has already played many dramatic roles – with more to come – so he’s not worried about being typecast in Hollywood. “The reason why I haven’t done martial arts films in a while is because I’ve seen – you talk about Jackie and a lot of people who wanted to be taken seriously in drama – and I had already opened the path for myself doing drama, as my first film was a big dramatic challenge. I went that way rather than becoming the action star. Being more versatile. If you can play dramatic roles and also fight, then you have a much broader spectrum of things you can go to versus if you start off just doing action and you’re only perceived as an action star, it’s hard to go back. I ended up doing it that way, being taken more seriously as an actor that can also fight. And also making conscious choices making sure I do dramatic roles versus action ability or action skill, developing a career that way, so I’m not so worried about it. I know I have that talent and that ability behind me, so I can totally turn down roles. I can be stereotyped through Badlands , but I can always turn down the other offers that come after that and look for things that are more dramatically challenging. And that’s why I’m glad that Warcraft is going to come after Badlands because that character is really a dramatic role, a motion-capture role. It’s not an action-based role at all. So it shows more diversity in terms of my ability skills-wise. And then I go on to another movie, Geostorm , which is going to come out after Warcraft , which I finished already. It’s a big Gerard Butler end-of-the-world type of movie. I play another role that is very, very different than the Badlands character. So I’m coming out of the gates consciously choosing a wide range of roles to let people know that I have that ability and I’m not just an action guy.” Wu confidently looks forward to breaking into a brighter Hollywood spotlight. “It’s kind of awesome. I’ve made a couple attempts before in the past to try to come back home and work in the States. And I think at that time, maybe ten years ago, most people in Hollywood were not aware of the Asian market at all in general. In the past few years, you see movies like Transformers 4 make more money in China than it did in the States or anywhere else in the world. Then you have Hollywood paying attention and now that’s driven the catalyst of bringing Asian actors to the States. And I started seeing that happening with other actors, and I’m like, ‘Wait, that guy or that girl, she speaks no English and she’s doing American product. Maybe I should give this another chance.’ And being American-born Chinese, I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, I speak English fluently. America is my home. I really should be doing this. I should really be making an effort to come back home and work back home.’ I started seriously doing it maybe two years ago, Warcraft being one of the first projects. I think Badlands is a more amazing project because it kind of highlights everything that I’ve been trained to be good at in Asia, that I’ve spent almost twenty years building a career at. As well as being the lead in the project? That’s amazing too. AMC is willing to put an Asian-American in the lead of a big huge American show. It shows that their mentality shift has changed a lot. We’ve moved a long way since Sixteen Candles (1984) Long Duk Dong, I guess. So I’m proud to be part of that movement in the American media landscape. Let’s see if it works.” The Journey to the West Into the Badlands is a groundbreaking crossover project for AMC, not just for the West but for the East too. “I know it’s definitely being shown in Hong Kong for sure because they’ve already started asking me for interviews. In China, I’m not sure on what television platform but I know that through their internet portals, Walking Dead and all that stuff is all available over internet through subscription services there. It’s definitely one of AMC’s goals is to spread further into the Asian region.” Wu says that they’ve already begun work on Season Two, although AMC hasn’t yet green-lit that at this writing. What’s more, back here in America, AMC has launched Kung Fu Fridays as a warm-up for Into the Badlands . “That was kind of our idea, actually. When we pitched the show, they immediately asked us what would help audiences understand this genre a little better. Well, when I was a kid growing up [in the San Francisco Bay Area], we had Kung Fu Theater , on KTSF, with Tat Mau Wong. Remember that? I grew up watching that and that’s how I got my vocabulary of Kung Fu film. They said, ‘Yeah, we should do something like that.’ So then we suggested a whole bunch of titles for them to acquire and they started playing the Kung Fu Friday thing.” Despite Wu’s extensive dramatic background, ultimately Into the Badlands comes down to the martial arts. He is coming home, home to America and home to the martial arts that he loves. “At the highest level, we are definitely making the show for people who are enthused by this genre of filmmaking. We really hope that we are pleasing those people. We’re really making it for them. A lot of AMC executives had no idea of what martial arts is about so we went and took carte blanche and tried to do what we thought was right and what martial artists will think is cool. We’re trying to please the higher echelon of the audience – the people who know martial arts and have been watching this stuff since they were kids. If we can impress them, that’s our ultimate goal.” By Gene Ching (C) January + February 2016 KungFuMagazine.com. Republished by permission.
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ABOUT An original content studio with an INTERCONNECTED STORY UNIVERSE dedicated to authentic, contemporary WUXIA ENTERTAINMENT Mission Awaken the Hero in everyone! Immortal is the global home for the Wuxia genre About Immortal Immortal is an original content studio dedicated to awakening the hero within each of us. We take a modern approach to the Wuxia tradition to share stories of empowerment, self-discovery and connection with the world around us. The martial arts fantasy genre, or Wuxia , is an embracing one. Though founded in ancient traditions, we believe the genre represents values critical to modern times. While our heroes certainly have "superpowers," these abilities are founded on the concept of qi, and are acquired through self-cultivation, training, willpower, and connecting to Nature/spirit. This means that literally everyone can become a hero. We want to create content that inspires discovery because we believe in each of us is a hero waiting to be awakened or reawakened. Our goal is to take Wuxia to the global mainstream. We want to do this with an authenticity and respect of the tradition that we believe is missing in other representations of the genre and by interacting with contemporary ideas and situations. It is also very easy to overly indulge in the martial component of Wuxia where there is just endless fighting, revenge and violence. Here, while we absolutely are committed to great martial capabilities, we want to “elevate” the genre by including the chivalrous, the self restraint, the anonymity, and transformation of the genre – ultimately the “Xia” archetype that has been missing from Wu (Martial) xia (Hero). We are also founded on principles of radical fan engagement. We believe community is critical to process of creating stories and the power of the communities to take those stories to the world. Thus our goal is to cultivate a community of fans that embody the ideals of Wuxia, inspire them to seek their own stories and even take part in the Immortal Storyverse. Ultimately, we envision Immortal as a lifestyle, an attitude and spirit, dedicated to the bringing about an environment for service, empowerment, representation, empathy, authenticity and enlightenment. Even though we are a company, the underlying reason for our existence is to elevate and unite our world in positive action through stories and culture through. We believe our vision for Wuxia can uniquely accomplish just that. Immortal's Mission Creation of an authentic and transformational Wuxia universe for the world through a vibrant direct to audience approach encompassing content, lifestyles and products. Awaken the Hero (Xia) in Everyone. To cause the remembrance of our inherent nobility as to undertake actions that are of benefit to oneself, and the world at large. Uniting the East and West – to bring the world together in positive common action through shared heroes and stories.
- Events | Immortal Studios
Past Events May 26, 2021, 9:30am-3:30pm PST The Amplifying AAPI Representation in Entertainment & Media Summit 36 Speakers. 7 Sessions. 6 1/2 Hours Live. Presented by: Immortal Studios. Partners: Los Angeles Times, NextShark, CAPE, Wizard World Watch Video of entire Summit on YOUTUBE View Speaker Bios and Summit Schedule Press Release Recap of Event Building an Interconnected Storyverse of AAPI Heroes AAPIs in Hollywood Coming Together Fireside Chat with Chloe Bennet Greenlighting More AAPI Faces, Voices & Stories New Partnerships and Innovations Fireside Chat with Senator Mazie Hirono Covering AAPIs in America: Perspectives from the News Media Fireside Chat with Congress Ted Lieu March 27, 2021 #StopAsianHate: A Conversation with Asian Creatives in Entertainment Webinar hosted by Immortal Studios & Wizard World Our panel of Asian actors and artists had an in-depth and honest conversation about our current environment and how those in the media arts, may affect positive change in the entertainment industry both in front and behind the cameras. Osric Chau - Actor/Producer (Supernatural, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Halo 4) Megan Lee - Actor/Singer (Make It Pop, SWAT, Murmur) Ludi Lin – Actor (Mortal Kombat, Aquaman, Power Rangers) JuJu Chan Szeto - Actor (Wu Assassin, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2) Ron Yuan - Actor/Director (Mulan, Marco Polo, Sons of Anarchy) Peter Shiao – Founder/CEO of Immortal Studios March 19, 2021 Webinar: Cool Kickstarters: Creators & Campaigns in Entertainment (hosted by Immortal Studios & Wizard World ) March 10, 2021 A Discussion on Asian Male Representation in Entertainment We held an in-depth discussion with a panel of leading Asian actors, studio executives & community leaders on Asian Male Representation in Entertainment and Media - the state of what's going on and what's next. Presented by Immortal Studios, NextShark and Asian Hustle Network, the discussion took place on Clubhouse. Ludi Lin – Actor (Liu Kang in upcoming Mortal Kombat 2021, Aquaman, Power Rangers) Kevin Kreider – Actor (Bling Empire - Netflix) Peter Shiao – Founder/CEO of Immortal Studios, a studio dedicated to creating modern stories in the Chinese martial arts fantasy genre known as Wuxia, and bringing Asian faces and culture to the global pop culture stage Benny Luo – Founder/CEO of NextShark, the leading source for Asian American news covering business, culture, entertainment, politics, tech and lifestyle Palash Ahmed – Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Sony Pictures Entertainment Bryan Pham – Founder of Asian Hustle Network (AHN), a community focused on creating a positive and uplifting environment to support Asian entrepreneurs. March 1, 2021 , Monday @ 12:00 PST Webinar: Attend a Virtual Start Party for Immortal Studios (hosted by Right to Start ) February 28, 2021, Sunday @ 11:00am PST Webinar: Representation & Diversity in Pop Culture in 2021 and Beyond (hosted by Immortal Studios & Wizard World ) February 27, 2021, Saturday @ 4:00 PST Webinar: A First Look at Chronicles of the Immortal Swordsmen - The Immortal Storyverse Continues (hosted by Wizard World ) February 20, 2021 Webinar: Awakening Martial Heroes – Champion Martial Artists in Entertainment (hosted by Immortal Studios & Wizard World ) February 18, 2021 Webinar: Wuxia Going Global: A look inside Immortal's effort to reboot a Chinese genre for a new generation (hosted by SupChina ) February 16, 2021 Webinar: Investment Town Hall with Sandy Climan, President of Entertainment Media Ventures & Peter Shiao, CEO/Founder, Immortal Studios. January 23, 2021 Webinar: Wu xia -The Entertainment Genre You Already Love... But Didn't Know (Think Crouching Tiger and The Matrix ) December 26, 2020 Webinar: I mmortal's Wuxia: From Concept to Comic (hosted by Wizard World) December 19, 2020 Webinar: Successful Comic Book Kickstarter Campaigns (hosted by Immortal Studios & Wizard World) 11/05/20 - Media Pre ss Conference for Chinese Media 10/29/20 - Podcast Sinica Talks with Immortal Founder, Peter Shiao 09/08/20 - Webinar Visual Storytelling with Carl Potts (former Marvel Editor-in-Chief and Immortal Advisor) 08/25/20 - Podcast Atomic Zero Talks with Immortal Founder, Peter Shiao 08/16/20 - Webinar Mainframe Comicon - Immortal Q&A
- Project Immortal | Immortal Studios
Join The Immortal Order Following the success of our first four comic book title drops, we are immensely proud and excited to be celebrating the AAPI Heritage Month by releasing our next title in the Immortal Storyverse -- PROJECT IMMORTAL -- a groundbreaking story about a diverse team of unlikely, yet totally relatable, teenage heroes who band together to defend their families and communities. This is your chance to join THE IMMORTAL ORDER, and you will immediately receive a digital commemorative comic book, gain access to discounts -- AND receive early access, exclusive content, including regular newsletters. You will also get the opportunity to get directly involved in our comic book revolution -- fan engaged story, character, powers, and theme development. Please also follow our social media channels by clicking the links below! First Name Last Name Email Message Send Click here to download Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin
- Invest | Immortal Studios
Welcome to Immortal: Home of Modern Wuxia Stories for Martial Arts Fantasy Fans What does being a hero mean? We Invite You to Become a Shareholder in Immortal " Immortal Studios is kicking off a big part of our goal to be an 'exponential' organization by making it possible for our community to become shareholders of the Company . Ownership in growth oriented global companies has been the purview of the connected few while normal people who help companies become successful just look in from the outside. With the launch of our crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder , we are changing that by aligning our interests completely with our community, believing that a community engaged media company is going to be far more successful when its customers are also its owners. So if you care about what we are doing, have a passion for entertainment, Wuxia and martial arts fantasy, and want to be part of awakening the hero in everyone through Immortal, then join us to build a new global entertainment studio together. If that sounds exciting to you, I want to personally invite you to become a founding shareholder in Immortal by participating in our first ever crowd equity campaign, beginning at just $100. Please our Wefunder page if this is right for you. We are entering a very exciting period of expansion and growth and we invite you to join us. " Love and respect, Peter Shiao Founder and CEO, Immortal Studios Why Invest in Us? We're building a martial arts fantasy universe to become the next Marvel Exclusive rights to the 60+ IP library of top Wuxia creator Shiao Yi with 30+ films/tv produced Funded first comic book in 3 hours on Kickstarter with proven product-market fit Sales of $35K in 1st Kickstarter campaign; additional $40K expected by year end from 2nd campaign Founding team includes veterans from Marvel, DC, Shaolin Temple and Hollywood studios Hollywood is hungry for genre IP based offerings with comparable deals with 9-10 digit exits Proved out comic-first engagement model for safe, cost-effective, and exponential value creation Focused on large global market that includes US and China To invest in Immortal, visit our Wefunder page If you have questions, email us at contact@immortal-studios.com . To invest in Immortal, visit our Wefunder page If you have questions, email us at contact@immortal-studios.com . Why Our Investors Invested in Immortal Watch these videos of our Investors share why they are so excited about Immortal Studios and have invested in us. To invest in Immortal, visit our Wefunder page If you have questions, email us at contact@immortal-studios.com .
- TERMS OF USE | Immortal Studios
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- COMMUNITY | Immortal Studios
COMMUNITY Immortal Studios is founded on principles of radical fan engagement. We believe community is critical to process of creating stories and the power of the communities to take these stories to the world. Thus our goal is to cultivate a community of fans that embody the ideals of Wuxia , inspire them to seek their own stories and even take part in the Immortal Storyverse . Here are some of our community programs. AWAKEN YOUR HERO CHALLENGE JOIN US IN BEING A HERO The concept for this TikTok challenge comes from our first comic book title, The Adept , in which the main character, Amy, undergoes years of Shaolin training from a kung fu master – this all happens in her dreams in a place called The Dreamscape. The training empow ers her, inspires her to find her purpose, and…awakens the hero inside of her. Our idea for the campaign is a series of videos in which various people “awaken” from a dream and then demonstrate spectacular talent – as if they too were trained in the Dreamscape with a Shaolin Master. Read NextShark's Article ‘Awaken Your Hero Challenge’ on TikTok Has Everyone Bringing Back Kung Fu Culture Watch Awaken Your Hero Videos on TikTok Through our Wuxia stories of heroism,self-cultivation, transformation and sacrifice, and the community programs that we organize, we hope to awaken the hero within each of us, ... by inspiring and igniting noble actions that are of benefit to oneself, and the world at large. Read more stories about how Immortal Team Members are helping their communities by Awakening Their Hero . THE IMMORTAL SQUAD The Immortal Squad is comprised of premier martial artists who support Immortal's mission . Meet these amazing practioners and inspiring figures through our in-depth interviews with them, stylized photos that reflect their unique characters and their video tutorials teach amazing martial arts techniques. Gemma Nguyen 7-Time World Champion in Sport Karate, Forms, Weapons and Team Forms Stunt Performer Action Actress Sarah Chang US National Wushu Champion 5-Time USA National Wushu Team Member #5 in the World in the Spear Category Actor and Producer Philip Sahagun 7-time National Level Weapons Champion 3-Time International Level Martial Arts Champion. Founder of K-Star Training Academy Martial Arts Coach & Choreographer for Cirque Du Soleil Tarell Bullock 3rd Degree Black Belt First Place and Grand Champion Awards Cirque Du Soleil as a Martial Artist & Tricker Actor and Stuntman Gene Ching 32nd Gen Layman Disciple of Shaolin Temple Publisher of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine Author of Shaolin Trips Starred in Man at Arms: Art of War. Megan Le 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do Actress Stunt Woman DY Sao U.S. National Wushu Kung Fu Team Member representing America at World Games China Actor Stuntman and Martial Arts Expert (coaching Simu Liu for Marvel's Shang Chi film) Wes Scarpias Gonzales Rachel Berube Wushu and Shaolin Martial Arts
- Being a Hero | Immortal Studios
A Core Mission of Immortal is to Awaken Your Hero . .. but What Does Being a Hero Mean? Through our Wuxia stories of heroism,self-cultivation, transformation and sacrifice, and the community programs that we organize, we hope to awaken the hero within each of us, ... by inspiring and igniting noble actions that are of benefit to oneself, and the world at large. How Immortal Team Members are Awakening Their Hero We invite you to share your storie s about awakening your hero. "I donated and shipped magazines and books directly to active troops, real-life heroes, that are deployed in service of our country, through Operation Paperback, a national, non-profit organization, whose volunteers collect gently-used books and send them to American troops overseas, as well as veterans and military families here at home." - Lee I started a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to honor my mothers memory as it is breast cancer awareness month. I've raised almost $1500 so far and will continue to raise money into November." - Valerie "To support small businesses that have been affected by COVID-19, I have led 6 yoga classes in the month of October. As a community, we raised $210 toward a local black owned Jamaican restaurant and fed 40 mouths. On Saturday, October 17th, I purchased $210 worth of food from Peaches Patties and drove around San Francisco and hand delivered meals to the homeless in the Mission District." - Natalie "I have expanded my acts of kindness to include giving gifts to people, and donating to charities. I have targeted one charity in particular, which I intend to make a large contribution to in the coming 60 days." - Isaac "I have been providing regular counseling sessions to individuals who are struggling with financial hardships/debts on action steps/changes to be implemented toward their success and fulfilment." - Peter