Stephen Chow’s ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Spinoff ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Lands Worldwide Distribution Rights Deal

Singapore distributor Encore Films has acquired worldwide rights outside China to the 'Shaolin Soccer' follow-up, which is Chow's first film as director since 2019 and stars Zhang Xiaofei, Dilraba ...
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No film has truly captured Shaolin kung fu: Martial arts veteran Shi Yanneng on his quest to change that

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — For most audiences, Shaolin kung fu is synonymous with flying kicks, lightning-fast ...

25 years ago, Shaolin Soccer’s kung fu chaos overcame Harvey Weinstein

Disgraced executive Harvey Weinstein shredded Stephen Chow's breakthrough, Shaolin Soccer, but couldn’t cut its brilliance.
Time

Meet the Legendary Warrior Monk Passing on the Secrets of Kung Fu and Buddhism

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This Shaw Brothers' Masterpiece Remains an Unrivaled Kung Fu Classic

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...
The Print on MSN

Shaolin Soccer spin-off is a hit in China. Critics say more spectacle than storytelling

Nearly 25 years after Shaolin Soccer, Stephen Chow’s gender-swapped reboot, Kung Fu Soccer, has opened to $73.6 million in two days in China, even as critics call its visuals ‘AI slop’.
Variety

Stephen Chow Makes His Return to the Sport With ‘Kung Fu Soccer,’ Closing International Rights Deal More Than Two Decades After ‘Shaolin Soccer’

Singapore-based Encore Films has secured worldwide theatrical distribution and related rights outside Mainland China for “Kung Fu Soccer,” the new feature from filmmaker Stephen Chow. The action ...