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Imax Unveils a Four-Theater Deal in China
Hollywood Reporter - Feb 13, 2012

Kong's other movie credits include Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Jet Li's Fearless. The Broadway deal brings to 217 the number of theaters that Imax has open or is slated to open in the expanding Chinese market.

Gene Luen Yang talks Asian Americans in comics, Avatar, and more at in-store event
Crunchyroll News - Feb 13, 2012

The existence of the Fire Nation colonies gave him the idea to make what he called "an Avatar version of a Jet Li movie," like Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China. He would have had Aang playing the role of the Jet Li-style character, teaming up with ...

Jet Li's One Foundation Helps Elderly Beat Cataracts
NTDTV - Jan 18, 2012

Martial arts movie star Jet Li celebrates charity work carried out under Project Vision at an event in Hong Kong. Li is a survivor of the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami. After the tragedy Li set up the One Foundation, specializing in philanthropy and ...

Mentor of Jet Li to visit
The Manly Daily - Feb 3, 2012

THE man who guided Hollywood actor Jet Li in the ways of his craft wants to see if he can teach us how to overcome evil. Master Li Jun Feng, who mentored the future Lethal Weapon actor as part of a Beijing martial arts team, will visit Newport on ...

Jet Li's film as Magadheerudu on Jan. 26
IndiaGlitz - Jan 20, 2012

The Scorcerer and the White Snake, the Jet Li-starrer, will be released in Telugu as Magadheerudu. Written and directed by Tony Ching, the film is brought to the Telugu audience by Korukonda Varahala Rao. The popular Li film is planned to be released ...

Jet Li x HUBLOT – Aero Bang Jet Li Timepiece
stupidDOPE.com - Jan 18, 2012

The company has been so successful lately that they have their own product embassadors, the latest being martial artist, actor and philanthropist Jet Li who will serve as the Chinese brand ambassador for the watch brand. For the distinction, Hublot has ...

Free & Cheap in New York: Thurs., Feb. 9
New York Daily News - Feb 9, 2012

The Chinese film stars Jet Li in his first dramatic role as the father of an autistic boy. A Q&A will follow. 11 am Free. 310 E. Kingsbridge Road. (718) 579-4244. COW-ABUNGA! Two-Headed Calf, an award-winning performance group, presents the opening ...

Blu-ray Review: OCEAN HEAVEN
Twitch - Feb 7, 2012

I heard about Ocean Heaven when it screened at NYAFF last year, and the big buzz was that it's Jet Li's dramatic turn that sells the film. There are no flying kicks or rapid fire punches here, just a lot of heart and Jet Li playing very against type.

Tsui Hark's 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' Sets Imax Chinese Exhibition Record
Hollywood Reporter - Jan 24, 2012

Jet Li's action-packed ride in 3D has passed the $10 million box office milestone in China on 61 giant digital screens. TORONTO – First Imax's Aftershock shook the Chinese box office in 2010. Now writer/director Tsui Hark's 3D martial arts epic Flying ...

"The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and How the Hong Kong/Chinese Film Industry ...
Movies With Butter (blog) - Feb 3, 2012

I look forward to every Jet Li movie. When I read that he's reuniting with Tsui Hark for "The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," this turned into must-see status. You see, Hark directed Li in the first three "Once Upon a Time in China" movies that turn Jet ...

Schwarzenegger, Stallone hang at hospital
USA TODAY - Feb 9, 2012

Later this year, Schwarzenegger and Stallone will shoot The Tomb together and will star in The Expendables 2 with fellow over-the-hill actor friends Chuck Norris, 71, Bruce Willis, 56, Dolph Lundgren, 54, Jean-Claude Van Damme, 51, and Jet Li, 48.

10 stories you might have missed: Will the 'Expendables 2' be PG-13?
HitFix by HitFix Staff - Jan 21, 2012

Saturday, Jan 21, 2012 3:33 AM In addition to the veteran action stars of the first film, including Sylvester Stallone and Jet Li, "Expendables 2" will feature more Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and new additions Jean-Claude ...

Mandt Bros. Gets RUFF in the Land of the Dragon
MarketWatch (press release) - Jan 19, 2012

19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In the birthplace of kung fu and such action fighting stars as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the still-nascent sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) gained some muscle today when RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting ...

Magadheerudu to release on Jan 26
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 22, 2012

Action hero Jet Li starrer film is certain to hit the screens on Republic Day. Produced by Korukonda Varahala Rao under Satya Productions, the film is a Telugu version of the Hollywood film, A White Snake Revenge. Jet Li enjoys worldwide popularity for ...

Sales of 3-D TVs surge in China, but programming is curtailed
Los Angeles Times - Feb 11, 2012

Less certain are TV versions of recent colossal 3-D successes, such as the 2009 movie "Avatar," which at $206 million became the highest-grossing film of all time in China, or last year's Jet Li martial arts blockbuster "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," ...

EMAET screens in 617 UFO theaters
indiablooms - Feb 10, 2012

'Jet Li Aur Anaconda' screens in 47 UFO digital screens in its first week. 'Valentine's Night' screens in 46 UFO digital theatres in its first week. Telugu film `The Businessman' continues to screen in 102 UFO digital theatres in its fifth week.

Buffalo Grove and Hersey Celebrate "The Year of the Dragon" with Chinese Lion ...
TribLocal - Jan 31, 2012

Master Li received meticulous guidance and instruction from Jet Li's former coach, Wu Bin. In 2003, she also served as the Wushu coach for the movie "House of Flying Daggers". She personally trained the actress Zhang Ziyi (actress for "Crouching Tiger ...

Berlin film fest kicks off with an international mix of upheaval
Los Angeles Times - Feb 8, 2012

Films screening out of competition include the seductive costume drama “Bel Ami,” with Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman; the 3-D “The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,” with Jet Li; and the IRA-themed “Shadow Dancer” with Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson and ...

Morgan Freeman to Star in OBLIVION
Broadway World - Feb 10, 2012

... Rob Reiner's The Bucket List, opposite Jack Nicholson; Robert Benton's Feast of Love; Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone; Lasse Hallström's An Unfinished Life, with Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez; the Jet Li actioner Unleashed, written by Luc Besson; ...

Ip Man Takes On Wong Fei-Hung! Donnie Yen and Vincent Zhao Headlines "Special ...
Movies With Butter (blog) - Jan 20, 2012

He also took on Jet Li in “Fong Sai Yuk” (aka “The Legend”). Perhaps Zhao's most popular role is that of Wong Fei-Hung in the fourth and fifth installment of Tsui Hark's classic “Once Upon A Time in China” franchise. When Hark had a feud with Jet Li, ...

'Ong Bak' Game On the Way In Late 2012
MTV.com (blog) - Jan 27, 2012

And like martial arts stars Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li before him, dude's getting a game. Over on Playstation Lifestyle, the blog has an interview with Thailand-based Studio HIVE General Manager Kan Supabanpot about the upcoming Ong Bak game, ...

Canada roars back to the Berlin International Film Festival
Vancouver Sun - Feb 3, 2012

It's screening out of competition, along with a few other star vehicles, including the martial-arts adventure, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, with Jet Li, and Shadow Dancer with Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough and Gillian Anderson.

Microsteps Online for Chinese Charities
Asia Sentinel (blog) - Feb 7, 2012

For example, Chinese actor Jet Li's One Foundation is legally entitled to collect donations only in the southern city of Shenzhen, but currently solicits from all over China. It doesn't hurt that the chairman of the One Foundation, Ma Hong, ...

The Brutality Report - Goddamned Fucking Shit that Doesn't Fucking Work Right
VICE - Jan 24, 2012

In 1976, enraged over the loss of a nickel, I executed a flying Jet Li karate kick on a gumball machine in the lobby of the Menands, New York Two Guys department store (I was immediately escorted from the premises by security (my mom)).

A Spectacular Martial Arts Performance from China
US-China Institute - Jan 20, 2012

Beijing Wushu, known for producing action movie stars and champion martial artists, like Jet Li and stars of 2010's The Karate Kid, performs in the Bay Area. Expect unforgettable feats by Zhenwei Wang of The Karate Kid, China's national champion, ...

A celebration of driving that leaves Melbourne in its tail lights
The Australian - Feb 10, 2012

The place was full of small South American F1 drivers, tall Chinese models and Jet Li, who would not be a good person to meet in a Shanghai alley. Not many of them were glassed that night, although next morning I felt like I had been.

'Magadheerudu' Releasing on Jan 26
Super Good Movies - Jan 21, 2012

Jet Li starer new movie 'Magadheerudu' is getting ready to hit the screens on January 26. Korukonda Varahala Rao producing this movie on Satya Productions Banner and Indo overseas films presenting it. This is the Telugu version of Jet li's english film ...

Film fest to bring awareness to those with disabilities
SILive.com - Feb 6, 2012

On Saturday at 7 pm, the JCC will screen “Ocean Heaven” starring Jet Li as a father who attempts to teach his autistic son the life skills necessary to survive on his own. There also will be an art exhibit from the children of Community Resources.

John Fremes Appointed to Nu Image/Millennium Films Exec Post
Deadline.com - Feb 10, 2012

... including Lovelace with Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard, The Iceman with Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder, Killing Season starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta and The Expendables 2 starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li.

See The Awesome Soul Calibur V Launch Trailer
The Koalition - Jan 30, 2012

It starts off with live action versions of a few of the characters (check the Jet Li lookalike), and then it goes straight into some in-game action. You also get a glimpse of the guest character Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed, but something tells ...

Mr. Miyagi lives on in Reality Fighters
Computerandvideogames.com - Jan 26, 2012

Mitsuo Hirakawa of SCE XDev Studio said the dev team considered many other personalities, including Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jet Li and even Mike Myers, for the role before settling on Mr. Miyagi for his humorous characteristics.

Performance by world famous Beijing Wushu Team
7Live - Jan 21, 2012

Beijing Wushu, the team known for producing world-renowned action movie stars and champion martial artists, (Jet Li and the stars of 2010's The Karate Kid to name a few) - has returned to the Bay Area for four blockbuster-worthy performances in ...