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Chinese New Year 2018 welcomes John Woo’s ‘Manhunt’ Posted: 16 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST “Manhunt” Teaser Poster John Woo, the man behind action classics such as A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Bullet in the Head and Hard Boiled, is finally making a return to the genre that made him an internationally acclaimed director. After years making Hollywood films and big budget Chinese epics like Red Cliff and the recent The Crossing, Woo is going to remake the 1976 Japanese classic action thriller Manhunt (starring the late Ken Takakura), which is the story of a man who is accused of multiple crimes and trying desperately to clear his name. According to AD (via Kevin Ma), Zhang Hanyu (The Taking of Tiger Mountain), Ha Ji-Won (Sector 7) and newcomer Qi Wei are starring in the project. Masaharu Fukuyama (Suspect X) is currently in talks to join as well. The film will be set and shot in Japan; and feature Chinese, English and Korean dialogue. Media Asia is distributing the film with an attached release date set for a 2018 release (via Martin Sandison). Updates: A fresh, dove-filled, Media Asia promotional, as well as a new poster has made its way online (via AFS). The film is getting a Chinese New Year 2018 release.

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