The much awaited historical-fantasy epic – Queens of Langkasuka is set for 23 October 2008 wide release in Thailand. Check out the official website and the trailer below.

Director : Stanley Tong
Cast : Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rong Guang, Bowie Lam, Emil Chau, Fan Siu Wong, Antena Chu Yan, Dick Wei, Alan Sit, Bill Tung, Jackie Chan (cameo).

Synopsis
Michelle Yeoh reprises her role of Inspector Yang, a no-nonsense cop from mainland China whose dazzling beauty conceals her sharp mind and martial arts mastery. Sent to Hong Kong to bust up a crime syndicate, Yang is flung into a tailspin when she discovers the gang is headed by her ex-lover. Can Yang find a compromise between her heart and her honor.

Review
After the success of Police Story 3 (Supercop), here comes a spin-off for Michelle Yeoh’s character – Inspector Yang. Michelle Yeoh teams up with Emil Chau and Fan Siu Wong against the formidable Yu Rong Guang (Iron Monkey) and his gang. Overall, this movie is pretty decent with a good mix of fast-paced action sequences with love/drama elements. Look out for Jackie Chan & Eric Tsang cameo appearance in the second half of the movie. Recommended to all Michelle Yeoh fans!

Rating
Plot : 3/5
Acting : 3/5
Entertainment : 4/5
Overall :

Notable Scenes

• Michelle Yeoh’s action & stunts
• Michelle Yeoh vs big/tall guy in finale
• Yeoh & Yu’s relationship

Finally, a full trailer for CL Hor’s long awaited martial arts flick - Kinta 1881.

John Woo’s Red Cliff has raked in 302 million yuan (US$44.04 million) as of Monday, to became the only Chinese film to have crossed the 300 million yuan milestone. It also breaks the opening-weekend box office record in China.

Upcoming action-horror-thriller Painted Skin, directed by Gordon Chan, starring Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei and Chen Kun.

Magnolia Home Entertainment will release The Bodyguard 1 and The Bodyguard 2 on a double feature DVD -August 26th.  Starring Petchtai Wongkamlao (Ong Bak & Midnight My Love) and a cameo appearance by action star Tony Jaa. The special double feature two-disc DVD set is available for $26.98.

Tony Jaa agrees to finish Ong Bak 2, shaking hand with Sahamongkol’s boss. The saga is over. Now, we will be waiting for the movie! For full article, please go here. *Credit to ThaiFilmJournal*

Another update on the Tony Jaa saga.

The conflict between Tony Jaa and his studio that began with the director-actor’s disappearance from the set of “Ong-bak 2″ appears to be heading for resolution. Following a face-to-face meeting between Jaa and Sahamongkolfilm Int’l boss Somsak Techaratanaprasert, it looks likely that Jaa will return to the set of “Ong-bak 2.”

Techaratanaprasert has agreed to finance the rest of the film under the supervision of director Prachya Pinkaew and action choreographer Panna Rittkrai.

“Let’s get the film done, there are people waiting to see it,” Techaratanaprasert said.

Last weekend, Jaa’s lawyer created a sensation when he put forward a 7-point series of demands, including a Baht 50 million ($1.5 million) flat fee for the actor and the cancellation of the 10-year contract between Jaa and Sahamongkol.

Techaratanaprasert refused, saying only that negotiation of any kind will only resume after “Ong-bak 2″ is completed.

The location of the meeting added to the bizarre nature of the story. Jaa, who walked off the set in early June to meditating in the jungle, visited the National Police Office on Monday afternoon to seek help from a senior police officer claiming that he was being stalked by mysterious men.

Techaratanaprasert joined him there and began to hammer out their differences, some two weeks after the dispute became public nearly two weeks ago.

Source : VarietyAsia