Not exact matches
«The Matrix»
fight choreographer Woo - ping Yuen is a good choice to showcase the kinetic talents
of Li, whose martial arts moves have an added animal savagery in «Unleashed.»
A brief helping
of equally brief extras — each infested with too many clips from the movie — begins with «Until Gravity Do Us Part» (4 mins., HD), which surveys the multi-stage production
of the Flash Gordon / Star Wars - inspired bedtime story, complete with interviews from the visual effects supervisor and
fight choreographer.
Though the show features a solid pedigree
of Hong Kong talent like Daniel Wu, Steven Fung and
fight choreographer Huan - Chiu Ku («Kill Bill,» «Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon»), it's severely lacking in almost every department.
All the hallmarks to compare Atomic Blonde to John Wick are there: one - half
of the John Dick directorial team, the stunt -
choreographer - cum - filmmaker David Leitch is directing this film; the protagonist is an efficient, reputable, and skilful killer; the
fight sequences are visually incredible, with Atomic Blonde offering one sequence that many will talk about long after seeing it (more shall be discussed later); it has the retro - aesthetic reminiscent
of action years from the 80s and 90s, which in Atomic Blonde «s instance the film is set in the late 80s; Charlize Theron signed - up to do Atomic Blonde because she greatly appreciated John Wick.
If I were one
of the hardworking cast or crew responsible for the elaborate
fights — like Affleck, Garner, or action
choreographer Cheung - Yan Yuen (
of the upcoming Matrix sequels)-- the spectacle
of the obscured finished product
of their labors might inspire some real - life vigilante justice.
This doc from the 2003 Director's Cut special edition DVD features comments from Johnson, Arad, Kilkenny, producer Gary Foster, costume designer James Acheson, textile artist Matt Reitsma, art department coordinator Jamie Neese, costume supervisor Lisa Lovaas, Paul Ben - Victor, Joe Pantoliano, action
choreographer Master Cheung - Yan Yuen, Jennifer Garner, stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Affleck's
fight trainer David Lea, director
of photography Ericson Core, sight - impaired consultant Tom Sullivan, Jon Favreau, special effects coordinator John McLeod, visual effects supervisor Rich Thorne, Shadow World fx lead Eric Horton, and composer Graeme Revell.
End
of the Line runs nine minutes, 15 seconds and provides comments from director Jaume Collet - Serra, producers Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona, writers Byron Willinger and Philip de Blasi, stunt coordinator Mark Vanselow,
fight choreographer Roy Taylor, and actors Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Banks, Ella Rae - Smith, Patrick Wilson, Shazad Latif, Sam Neill, and Florence Pugh.
They provide notes from author / artist Frank Miller, writer / director Zack Snyder, producers Gianni Nunnari, Bernie Goldmann, Deborah Snyder and Mark Canton, editor Bill Hoy, historians Bettany Hughes and Victor Davis Hanson, creature effects Mark Rappaport, DC Comics group editor Bob Schreck, production designer Jim Bissel, VFX supervisor Chris Watts, composer Tyler Bates, screenwriter Kurt Johnstad, director
of photography Larry Fong, creature and special makeup effects supervisor Shaun Smith, assistant stunt coordinator /
fight choreographer Chad Stahelski, stunt coordinator Damon Caro, comic book creator Neal Adams, DC Comics president / publisher Paul Levitz, and actors Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, and Rodrigo Santoro.
Set after the war, with Ip Man relocated to Hong Kong, it replaces the foreign devils that were the occupying Japanese Army with the colonial British foreign devils ruling Hong Kong in 1950 and sets the honorable sensei against a corrupt cabal
of martial arts teachers lead by Sammo Hung (who is also the film's
fight choreographer) and a champion boxer called The Twister (Darren Shahlavi), a British brute with a powerful punch and a killer instinct.
The
fight choreographers gave Hilary Swank a «pink belt» for her mastery
of the most flashy techniques, but none
of the basics.
For this, the trio and especially McG owe a large debt to
fight choreographer Yuen Cheung - Yan (brother
of Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon action maestro Yuen Woo - Ping).
In his youth, he pursued a variety
of careers, including advertising copywriter, trade show director, actor, stage
fight choreographer, private detective, astrologer and card reader, among others.
The cast
of the Pirates
of the Caribbean franchise were trained by none other than the late and great Bob Anderson, an iconic Hollywood
fight choreographer who was the sword master on dozens
of films like the original Star Wars films, The Princess Bride, Highlander, The Lord
of the Rings, and more.