With exactly a week left to go before Stephen Chow-produced/Stephen Fung-directed dance flick
Jump hits the theaters all across Asia, Sony Pictures has release a total of eight clips to give us a little taste on whats instore. The comedy film marks Kitty Zhang first leading role and I thinks she really shines through in these clips playing the underdog that eventually realized her full potential. I especially get a kick (no pun intended) out of seeing the clips in "She Shines" and "Dinner with Dad" with Yuen Cheung-Yan for the Kung-Fu action because well, we all know adding Kung-Fu to just about anything will most likely increase the level of awesomeness everytime.
JUMP is a film about courage and passion. Full of humor and exciting
dance sequences the film features a young village girl from a sheltered
background named Phoenix who loves dancing. Brought up by her father, a
Kung Fu Master, after the death of her mother, Phoenix has been trained
in martial arts but her real dream is to be a dancer. When Phoenix is
offered the chance to work in a big city, she jumps at it, and leaves
her father and hometown for Shanghai. While working in a garment
factory by day, Phoenix still retains her dream of one day dancing on
stage. She takes a part time job at night at a local dance school in
order to secretly learn the techniques. Seen as an unsophisticated
country girl in the big city, Phoenix puts up with a lot of teasing but
she perseveres.
When Phoenix meets Ron, a rich and handsome
playboy, and the owner of the dance school, Ron recognizes her talent
and passion for dance and offers Phoenix a chance to study for free.
She is also invited to join the dance competition that the school is
participating in. Despite his reputation, Phoenix becomes romantically
involved with Ron, but right before the competition; she has second
thoughts about him, and makes a decision that may change her future
forever. Only her father can make her realize what her next step must
be...
It opens on December 3rd. You'll find the clips and photo gallery below.