Legend of Fighter undergoes further script revisions

The scriptwriters for House of Flying Daggers have been called in to make revisions of the script for the Jet Li film, Legend of Fighter, which has already begun filming.

One of the writers, Wang Bin says, "It's a very tough job for we have merely over 10 days to give a complete overhaul to nearly every major part of the script. However, the original characters and locations will be retained.

Jet Li is practically behind the entire structure of the script, and through this collaboration, I learn that Jet Li hopes to fulfill a very big wish of his, having gained, apparently, a higher perspective on life and humanity. He resides within the character, he is the persona.

I am given a chance to dig out my full potential, and to prove myself. I am grateful to Jet Li, to Bill Kong, for given me such a challenge. This is a kungfu biopic that is out of ordinary, it takes on a new interpretation on the folk hero Huo Yuan Jia and also bears insights on humanity.

Not only does it have many fights, but also lots of dramas, and the characters and storyline are not related to the ATV TV series Legendary Fok [in which Yuen Cheung Yan was the choreographer]. Huo Yuan Jia's friendship, romance, and kinship are shown not only through the dialogues, we are creating a Huo Yuan Jia that is not just a hero but also an ordinary human.

Jet Li is very sensitive to the script, he would be able to detect immediately if there is any line or behaviour in the script that does not befit that of Huo Yuan Jia, his exacting meticulousness is very shocking."

Jet Li visited the set the other day complete with shaven head and pony tail. He met breifly with martial arts choreographer and legend, Yuen Woo Ping, and went over a couples moves before leaving.

According to the report Yuen Woo Ping has created new sequences for the film. New sequences that have not been seen before. The man keeps reinventing martial arts. In each new film I watch that he has been involved in there is always something new and surprising in the choreogrpahy. I cannot wait to see what he and Ronnie Yu have devised for this one. And given that Jet is a more than competent martial artist I now need a drool towel handy.

You can read the full report over at Wu-Jing.org.

You can see pictures from the set at SINA.