Exactly. He said he wouldn't be doing any more wuxia or period pieces. He said he wanted to do more traditional action movies and maybe even some comedy.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I believe Li meant to say he'd never act again in another pure martial arts film. He's done a lot of period pieces from a century or more ago. He's going to still do action flicks, but it seems he wants to add some more Chow Yun Fat style of action, bringing in guns and all. He'll still do the kung fu, but it won't be the focus of any future films he does. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What ever happened to Jet Li retiring? Wasn¹t Unleashed or something billed > as ³Jet Li¹s final action movie²? Don¹t get me wrong, I love Jet Li¹s work, > and I understand the need to do movies like ³War² to balance out his work > in Chinese (gotta keep the brand relevant and all) but is there nobody else > out there that knows multiple styles? It used to be when Jet Li signed > on to do your movie it was a special event. Now it seems he¹s working more > than Jackie is. > > On 9/13/07 8:30 AM, "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > (grinning at the thought of those three on the same screen...) > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: Yeah, > > all we need are Chow Yun Fat, Jackie Chan, and Michelle Yeoh, and we can > > dispense with Brendan Frasier (who I never thought was all the interesting as > > the hero anyway). > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Astromancer > > LOL@ Jet Li....Whoa, I just finished reading this...Jet Li, huh? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: Huh, i > > didn't know there was going to be a third Mummy flick. I thought the second > > was only fair. Maybe with Jet Li it'll be cool. I'm skeptical... > > > > ************** > > > > http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=44010 > > <http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=44010> > > > > Bello Takes Over In Mummy 3 > > > > Maria Bello, who co-stars in the upcoming sequel film The Mummy: Tomb of the > > Dragon Emperor, told SCI FI Wire that she plays a kick-ass version of the > > character originated by Rachel Weisz. > > > > Bello, who won wide acclaim for 2005's A History of Violence, spoke at the > > Toronto International Film Festival and added that she dyed her normally blond > > hair auburn for the sequel. "Yeah, it's for a film role. It's for Mummy 3, and > > I love it," she said. > > > > Bello, who took time off from filming in Montreal to appear at the film > > festival to promote The Jane Austen Book Club, takes over the role of Evelyn > > Carnahan from Weisz, who played the character in the first two Mummy movies > > but bowed out of the third. > > > > "She has the same name, but she's a very different character than Rachel > > played," Bello said in an interview. "She's a bad-ass action chick. I had to > > train a lot. I had to do wushu, a martial-art form, some kickboxing, > > swordfighting, rifle training for a couple of months before we even started > > shooting." Bello added: "It's the role of my dreams. It is just a blast." > > > > Bello will soon join co-stars Brendan Fraser and Jet Li for two months of > > shooting in China. > > > > Bello said that after a few weeks of rehearsal, she sustained a black eye > > after getting butted by a Winchester rifle, but added that she's fine now. > > "I'm looking forward to the doll, too, though," she said cryptically. The > > Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor opens Aug. 1, 2008. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > "Let¹s just saying you know more than you think, but we¹re not going to help > > you figure it out." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie > > > > --------------------------------- > > Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, > > and more! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get > > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A > > Country" > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
