John Woo doesn’t believe in martial arts characters and exposes himself to giving up Hollywood for a romantic film

Director John Woo talks about mentor Zhang Che

　　　　　　　 Movie Network News(Photo/Yang Yaru) On June 22, coinciding with the 8th anniversary of the death of director John Woo’s mentor Zhang Che, the (original name) producer held a commemorative viewing event in Beijing, and Woo also came from Shanghai. Woo said that Zhang Che is very good at creating heroes, and his movies are all shadow of Zhang Che’s movies. Referring to the latest executive martial arts romance "Sword Rain", Woo revealed that they actually replaced Chow Yun-fat’s character with Yeoh Michelle Yeoh, but he himself never read martial arts novels. Woo even revealed that he left Hollywood because no one believed he could make a romance film.

John Woo created a martial arts movie "Rain of Swords" and revealed that he gave up Hollywood for a romantic film

　　　　　　　 On the day of the event, the organizers screened Zhang Che’s "Thorn Horse" and "Revenge." John Woo said, "’Thorn Horse’ was the last play I worked with Zhang Che, and he taught me a lot of techniques and techniques for shooting martial arts films. Back then, I replaced the swords in Zhang Che’s movies with guns, and now I’m making’Sword Rain ‘and replacing the original guns with swords."

　　　　　　　 Unlike previous works, John Woo’s "Sword Rain" features a woman as the protagonist. "Actually, I don’t like to make male movies. I believe that women also have feelings.

　　　　　　　 John Woo admitted that he has not made a real martial arts film yet, which is something he will definitely accomplish in the future, but Woo also revealed that he has never read martial arts novels and is more eager to direct a romance movie. "I never read martial arts novels because I don’t believe that one can jump into the air and turn around. Although’Sword Rain ‘is a martial arts film, the action is not exaggerated. In addition, I have always wanted to make a romance film, but no one wants to believe me, which is one of the reasons why I left Hollywood temporarily."

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John Woo exaggerates the innocence of S’s smile, saying he wants to cooperate with Jiang David and will remake "Revenge".

　　　　　　　 Speaking of Big S and Pei-ci Wu, who have no foundation in kung fu, Woo explained, "They both fit the characters’ personalities very well, like Big S playing a cold-blooded killer, with a beautiful appearance and a cold heart. In real life, Big S’s smile is very innocent and cute, and I didn’t expect her fighting scenes to surprise me." Woo also didn’t forget to praise his precious daughter, "Although my daughter has very few roles in’Blade Rain ‘, she has worked very hard to learn swordsmanship and taekwondo. When I was hanging my head, I was nervous, but she was very brave!"

　　　　　　　 "This is something I wanted to do before I went to Hollywood, but I didn’t have a good script, and I really want to work with Jiang David again." When Woo revealed that he was so poor back then, it was Jiang David who extended a helping hand. "Jiang David is also very heroic in real life. I remember that we both had long hair at that time, and he was a big star, but I was very poor, so he gave me the money and took care of me for one or two years." Woo said with a smile, "Don’t look at Jiang David playing a tough guy, in fact, he often writes poetry in private. If there is a chance, I will definitely invite him to appear in my movies."

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