Johnnie To
Leaving for the Pusan International Film Festival, Johnnie To said he plans to appeal a lawsuit* stemming from Running On Karma. He stands to lose $700M. (Sina.com)
*(3/26/2008) During the production of the 2003 film RUNNING ON KARMA (DAI JET LO), a stuntman substitutes for an Indian actor in one scene in which he jumps on a table then to ground. The stuntman claims that the wire technicians pulled the wires that were connected to the table too soon, making the wire come in contact with his heel and throwing him off balance. When he fell he landed on his left hand, cracked his left wrist and dislocated his left elbow. The stuntman yesterday filed a lawsuit against Johnnie To Kei Fung's production company Milky Way Image for 5.7 million in compensation.
The 38 year old stuntman has been in the profession for years, makes as much as 50,000 monthly and has ample experience. The simple jump originally would not have been difficult for him. Yet on the night of June 21, 2003, director To Kei Fung after three to four takes still was not satisfied with the wire and other stunt professionals' coordination and asked for another take. The stuntman claimed that on the final jump to the table, the wire technicians pulled the wires too soon and caused the incident. He also pointed out that the production company has not provided cushion to break the fall, in turn leading to his arm injury. Now he cannot even pick up anything heavy. After the accident he is determined to 5% handicapped. Now even though he can be an action coordinator he can no longer be a stuntman. (hktopten archives)
The 38 year old stuntman has been in the profession for years, makes as much as 50,000 monthly and has ample experience. The simple jump originally would not have been difficult for him. Yet on the night of June 21, 2003, director To Kei Fung after three to four takes still was not satisfied with the wire and other stunt professionals' coordination and asked for another take. The stuntman claimed that on the final jump to the table, the wire technicians pulled the wires too soon and caused the incident. He also pointed out that the production company has not provided cushion to break the fall, in turn leading to his arm injury. Now he cannot even pick up anything heavy. After the accident he is determined to 5% handicapped. Now even though he can be an action coordinator he can no longer be a stuntman. (hktopten archives)
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A film about the birth of New China is creating a revolution at the box office, where it is about to deliver new records.
"The Founding of a Republic" had raked in 330 million yuan (US$48.34 million) by Sunday.
The great success of "The Founding of a Republic" left little room in theaters for other films during the eight-day National Day holiday. The most successful of the other offerings was "The Message", a spy thriller starring seven A-list stars, including Zhou Xun and Li Bingbing.
Produced by the privately owned Huayi Brothers Media Group, the film earned 150 million yuan in the 10 days following its September 29 opening.
The romantic comedy "My Fair Gentleman" ("Yao Tiao Shen Shi") has earned a respectable 13 million yuan.
And two art-house flicks: "The Warrior and the Wolf" ("Langzai Ji") and "The Wheat" ("Mai Tian") fared less well.
According to Bu Er, a box office analyst with Mtime.com, the former had raised only 2.4 million yuan in ticket sales by October 4. The latter took 6.3 million yuan.
None of the three animation films screened during the holiday took more than 3 million yuan.
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