For years, movie fans in China have been well-versed in the action-comedy movies of Stephen Chow. But while other Chinese stars like Jackie Chan and Jet Li had found stardom in America, there was once doubt that Chowโs movies would find the same reception. That changed in 2004 whenย ย Kung Fu Hustleย hit American theaters. The story of a poor young man pretending to be part of a gang in order to menace the residents of a Chinese ghetto became a hit with critics and fans alike. Now it is going to release the movieย ย Kung Fu Hustle 2.
16 years afterย ย Kung Fu Hustleย gained a following in the United States came to an announcement by Chow that a sequel was in the works. So far, there isnโt much known for certain about what fans can expect from aย ย Kung Fu Hustle 2, but weโve done our best to piece together a few things that we know to be true.
Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow will return
The originalย ย Kung Fu Hustleย was written and directed by Stephen Chow, so itโs not a major surprise that heโll be at the helm of the franchiseโs newest entry. The originalย ย Kung Fu Hustleย was released back on December 23, 2004. While Chow originally made his name in his native China as an actor, making television appearances as far back as the early 1980s, heโs turned his eye more toward directing in recent years. His first turn behind the camera came in 1994โsย ย From Beijing with Love, but he truly burst onto the American movie landscape with the cult classicย ย Shaolin Soccerย in 2001.
Three years later,ย ย Kung Fu Hustleย made its way into theaters, forcing American audiences to take notice of what Chinese moviegoers had known for years. The movie earned nearly universal praise from American reviewers, with the Washington Post describing it as having โBuster Keatonโs gymnastic inventiveness, Sergio Leoneโs tough-guy posturing, and the Three Stooges antic madness.โ Now more than a decade later, fans are itching to see what Chow has up his sleeve next.
Release Date
As of now, there is no official announcement or specific release date forย ย Kung Fu Hustle 2. However, Actor-Director Stephen Chow confirmed that the sequel is in progress but they didnโt give any details about the release of the movie.
At least weโre getting another movie after waiting for more than a decade. Fans are also excited and looking forward to the new movie.
Chow also said that there will be a foreign background in the 2nd film, while the original film was set in China and a sequel to 2004ย ย Kung Fu Hustleย is on the cards.
The Cast of Kung Fu Hustle 2
Most of the cast members are more special than the main characters. Most of the members added charm to theย ย Kung Fu Hustleย original movie while theย ย Kung Fu Hustle 2ย movie expects to have new members also remaining the previous movie actors active with a female lead in it.
The main question is, will Chow remain the main lead role in the upcoming sequel? One fan asked him if heโll be in the movie to which he replied, โCan I? What do you think?โ
Here are the names of the original cast members ofย ย Kung Fu Hustleย including Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Kwok Kuen Chan, Bruce Leung, and many other side characters.
Kung Fu Hustle 2 Plot
The originalย ย Kung Fu Hustleย movie was filled with many unpredictable yet creative storylines consisting of comedy plots, some serious situations with a lot of drama and action, and also some quality martial arts scenes in the movie were very impressive.
Kung Fu Hustle 2, a Chinese Martial Art movie is going to be very different but itโll be so worth watching. The second part is just not a sequel but also it is going to reboot the main movie. And also, it has more entertaining scenes and some comedic drama in it.