New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 is a 2022 Hong Kong-Chinese wuxia film directed by Wong Jing and Venus Keung adapted adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. The film stars Louis Koo, Donnie Yen, Raymond Lam, Janice Man, Yun Qianqian and Sabrina Qiu.
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Traditional | 倚天屠龍記之九陽神功 |
Simplified | 倚天屠龙记之九阳神功 |
Mandarin | Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì Zhi Jiǔ Yáng Shén Gōng |
Cantonese | Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3 Zi1 Gau2 Jeong4 San1 Gung1 |
Directed by | Wong Jing Venus Keung |
Screenplay by | Wong Jing |
Based on | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Louis Cha |
Produced by | Wong Jing |
Starring | Louis Koo Donnie Yen Raymond Lam Janice Man Yun Qianqian Sabrina Qiu |
Cinematography | Venus Keung |
Edited by | Yeung Kai-wing |
Music by | Lincoln Lo |
Production companies | Mega-Vision Pictures Television Broadcasts Limited World Universe Culture Jing's Studio Wishart Media (Xiamen) Shaw Brothers Pictures International |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Countries | Hong Kong China |
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
Budget | HK$370 million[1] |
The film was theatrically released on 28 January 2022 in Singapore,[2] while it was released on streaming platforms on 31 January 2022 in China.[1] A direct sequel to the film, New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, was released on streaming platforms on 3 February 2022 in China.[1]
On 21 December 2019, Wong Jing posted a teaser poster of the film on his Sina Weibo account and stating that Zhang Wuji will finally meet with Zhao Min in Dadu, hinting he will be making a follow-up to his 1993, Kung Fu Cult Master which ended in a cliffhanger.[3] Principal photography began for the film began in January 2020 at the Hengdian World Studios. However, production was halted two weeks later due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was resumed in mid-April of the same year.[4] On 7 May 2020, director Wong released stills of the cast in their characters on his Sina Weibo account.[5][6]
On 2 January 2022, Wong announced on his Sina Weibo account that the film has been split into two parts, New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 and New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, both of which will be released during the Chinese New Year period of the year.[7] This later led to speculations that the cast will have disagreements with the production over salary disputes, but cast member Donnie Yen later responded to the issue stating he knew it was going to be a duology from the start.[8]
New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 premiered with theatrical release in Singapore on 28 January 2022 while in China, the film was released on 31 January 2022 in China on streaming platforms with a fee of RMB¥5 to stream the film.[1]
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