THE REBEL's Johnny Nguyen and Veronica Ngo Reunite In THE CLASH! * UPDATE *

[Updated with a stack of new production stills. Tasty.]

Fantastic news here for fans of Vietnamese martial arts film The Rebel:

No, Dustin Nguyen's Monk On Fire is still not quite up and running - though it's still in the works - but this has got to count as very nearly as complete a reunion as that one will be. Le Thanh Son - the assistant director on The Rebel - will be making his directorial debut with The Clash, a now-in-production martial arts-action film that reunites The Rebel leads Johnny Nguyen and Veronica Ngo on the big screen.

THE CLASH (Bay Rong) is the latest project featuring the leading man and leading lady from The Rebel, the news that the two had become a couple after playing romantic leads in The Rebel probably helped the films exposure, and it went onto become one of the biggest hits in Vietnamese cinema history. Their new project could best be described as a Vietnamese take on a certain Mr & Mrs.Smith project, but with high impact martial arts action playing a major part in the film. The film marks the directorial debut of Le Thanh Son, who previously served as AD on both The Rebel for Charlie Nguyen and Luu Huynhs acclaimed The White Silk Dress.

The Clash is scheduled for a Christmas release in Vietnam, so it's still too early for a trailer, but we do have a gallery of the first five stills - well, four stills plus a behind the scenes shot - at the link below!