Tsui Hark has confirmed during a press conference in Korea that he will direct the adaptation of the manga and TV serie Initial D. The budget should be around 4M US$, and we only know that the name of Edison Chen is belonging to the cast. The story of Initial D is close to Legend of Speed, with youngsters doing illegal races in the streets.
About Seven Swords of Mount Tian:
-There should be 60 episodes instead of 35. The budget is announced around 10 millions de US$.
- Tony Leung Kai Fai and Charlie Young should join the cast. Liu Ye has also announced that Seven Swordmasters of Mt Tian should be his next project
-The shooting should begin at the end of year or beginning of 2004.
-Jacob Cheung, the co-director, will use this delay to direct another Wu Xia TV serie, Silkroad Hero, starring Nicky Wu et Theresa Lee as the main actors, and Chin Siu-Ho as the action director. The shooting should take place in the same location as for Seven Swords of Mt Tian, and will allow Jacob Cheung to prepare for the shooting of the Tsui Hark project..
Sources : wu-jing.org, Screendayli.com
