Jet Li may have become one of the most famous actors in the world. But the martial arts master has certainly seen his share of ups and downs, both in the industry and outside of it. In fact, one harrowing story helped him realize exactly how little all his fame would help him. Here’s what happened and how it had a profound effect on the course of Li’s life going forward.
Jet Li’s iconic movies include ‘Fearless,’ ‘Hero,’ and ‘The One’ Jet Li attends the premiere of Disney’s “Mulan” I Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Right from his 1982 film debut in Shaolin Temple, Li left a major impression on audiences. Before long, the actor made his directorial debut in 1986’s Born to Defence. In the 1990s, he established himself as a regular star of period epics such as the Once Upon a Time in China series, Fist of Legend,...
Jet Li’s iconic movies include ‘Fearless,’ ‘Hero,’ and ‘The One’ Jet Li attends the premiere of Disney’s “Mulan” I Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Right from his 1982 film debut in Shaolin Temple, Li left a major impression on audiences. Before long, the actor made his directorial debut in 1986’s Born to Defence. In the 1990s, he established himself as a regular star of period epics such as the Once Upon a Time in China series, Fist of Legend,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jet Li is one of the most renowned martial arts stars of his generation. The actor has thrilled audiences for decades. And yet, even with a filmography as loaded with iconic films as is, there will always be a few that slip away. Such is the case with Li, who famously turned down a few big movies over the years. Here are some of the biggest movie roles he left behind.
Jet Li has appeared in countless beloved movies Jet Li attends the Premiere Of Disney’s “Mulan” I Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Li made his Hollywood debut in 1998’s Lethal Weapon 4 opposite Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. In that movie, he played the villain. And it led to many other major Hollywood productions for the star, including Romeo Must Die, The One, Kiss of the Dragon, all three entries in The Expendables franchise, and most recently, Disney’s live-action Mulan.
Jet Li has appeared in countless beloved movies Jet Li attends the Premiere Of Disney’s “Mulan” I Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Li made his Hollywood debut in 1998’s Lethal Weapon 4 opposite Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. In that movie, he played the villain. And it led to many other major Hollywood productions for the star, including Romeo Must Die, The One, Kiss of the Dragon, all three entries in The Expendables franchise, and most recently, Disney’s live-action Mulan.
- 2/5/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For decades, Jet Li wasone of the most beloved martial arts stars in the world. But the actor has largely stepped away from the business in recent years to focus on his health. Still, his daughters convinced him to return for one small but pivotal role. Li has previously turned down major movies before, but this one felt different. Here’s why he signed on for one 2020 release.
Jet Li is an action movie legend Jane Li, Jet Li, and Jada Li attend the World Premiere of”Mulan” I Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
Li is the kind of movie star with a filmography so deep that he’s ultimately turned down bigger movies than most actors could ever dream of. He made his film debut in 1982’s Shaolin Temple and went on to build a reputation for starring in a string of popular martial arts period epics. These...
Jet Li is an action movie legend Jane Li, Jet Li, and Jada Li attend the World Premiere of”Mulan” I Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
Li is the kind of movie star with a filmography so deep that he’s ultimately turned down bigger movies than most actors could ever dream of. He made his film debut in 1982’s Shaolin Temple and went on to build a reputation for starring in a string of popular martial arts period epics. These...
- 2/1/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The initial trailer for Jet Li’s movie “League of Gods” is bizarre. It’s that simple. First impression? It looks like a mashup between , , and World of Warcraft. Seriously, there is a Lot going on in this trailer, and what is with the strange little baby character? If not for the effects it might have been deal breaker just watching it any further than that point. I suppose the walking, talking baby might lend some comedy to the film, but it seems like more of a distraction rather than a real plot device. Of course this is speaking from
The Trailer for Jet Li Movie “League of Gods” is Bizarre...
The Trailer for Jet Li Movie “League of Gods” is Bizarre...
- 8/11/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of July 31, 2016, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
""Universal's 'Jason Bourne' proved that Matt Damon in his return to the franchise was an irresistible draw in 46 international markets as the film grossed $50.1 million this weekend & a combined $110.1 million including North America. Notably, it was the No. 1 film at the international box office and posted the biggest international opening weekend of all the Bourne films. In fifth place, the China fantasy action movie 'League of Gods' starring Jet Li earned $30 million this weekend internationally in just 7 markets."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates,...
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using comScore's suite of products.
comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented:
""Universal's 'Jason Bourne' proved that Matt Damon in his return to the franchise was an irresistible draw in 46 international markets as the film grossed $50.1 million this weekend & a combined $110.1 million including North America. Notably, it was the No. 1 film at the international box office and posted the biggest international opening weekend of all the Bourne films. In fifth place, the China fantasy action movie 'League of Gods' starring Jet Li earned $30 million this weekend internationally in just 7 markets."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates,...
- 7/31/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Three Sundance premieres are boosting the late summer specialty box office as “Indignation” (Roadside Attractions), “Equity” (Sony Pictures Classics) and “Gleason” (Amazon/Open Road) lead openers. Several more including Woody Allen’s “Café Society” (Amazon/Lionsgate) are holding well with positive results beyond just initial dates.
Several documentaries getting play continue to impress, and two more beyond “Gleason” scored initial New York attention: “Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil” (Kino Lorber) and “Miss Sharon Jones!” (Starz).
Opening
“Indignation” (Roadside Attractions) – Metacritic: 83; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin, San Francisco, Seattle 2016
$89,072 in 4 theaters; PTA: $22,268
After a long career as a producer-screenwriter (Ang Lee’s”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain”) and distributor (Focus Features before Universal revamped the company), James Schamus directed his adaptation of Philip Roth’s early 1950s Oberlin-set story of a Jewish working class kid trying to adapt. After his earlier run of success, the reaction to his debut is gratifying.
Several documentaries getting play continue to impress, and two more beyond “Gleason” scored initial New York attention: “Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil” (Kino Lorber) and “Miss Sharon Jones!” (Starz).
Opening
“Indignation” (Roadside Attractions) – Metacritic: 83; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin, San Francisco, Seattle 2016
$89,072 in 4 theaters; PTA: $22,268
After a long career as a producer-screenwriter (Ang Lee’s”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain”) and distributor (Focus Features before Universal revamped the company), James Schamus directed his adaptation of Philip Roth’s early 1950s Oberlin-set story of a Jewish working class kid trying to adapt. After his earlier run of success, the reaction to his debut is gratifying.
- 7/31/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Koan Hui—former man Friday to Hong Kong maestro Tsui Hark and co-writer of Tsui’s Time And Tide and The Blade—makes his directing debut with League Of Gods, a 3-D extravaganza of canted angles and composited whooshes that luxuriates in an unreality unknown in Hollywood outside of the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer. It may not have an ending or even a climax. It may not have dialogue that rises above the level of “So, Nine-Tail Fox isn’t the biggest threat! Actually, it was the Black Dragon!” or characters who emote in anything other than evil, heroic, or lovelorn stares. But it has an old man who turns into a towel and many giant animals and a six-armed baby who flies around on a jet of his own highly pressurized piss, ripping crab-people in half with his seismic waves of flatulence. That counts for something.
Technically speaking, League Of...
Technically speaking, League Of...
- 7/30/2016
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass return to the Bourne franchise after a nine year, one film hiatus as Jason Bourne is looking at a #1 finish as it debuts in over 4,000 theaters this weekend. The weekend also features the R-rated comedy Bad Moms and Nerve, a PG-13, teen-targeted thriller that opened on Wednesday with $3.75 million and hopes to find an audience over the weekend as a piece of counter-counter-programming. Looking at a comfortable first place finish is Universal's Jason Bourne, the fifth film in the Bourne franchise and fourth starring Damon in the title role following the lackluster response to 2012's The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner. That said, this should be looked at more as a sequel to The Bourne Ultimatum, which opened with $69.2 million in August 2007. Of course, this year has not been kind to the majority of sequels. Following last weekend's opening for Star Trek Beyond and Ice Age: Collision Course,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert in Chinese literature, but I will be the guy who just watched the League of Gods trailer and knows what admirable insanity looks like. Because I spent about ten minutes Googling it, I can tell you that this movie is based on Fengshen Bang (otherwise known as Investiture of the […]
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- 7/24/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Based on the classic fantasy novel Investiture of Gods, the upcoming big budget Chinese epic League of Gods has an incredibly strong cast, which includes Jet Li, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing, Angelababy, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Wen Zhang, Jacky Heung and Andy On. Thanks to Magnum Films, we have Five double passes for the film to give away to our readers. For a chance to win, all you have to do is to follow these two steps: 1) Like the Magnum Film Facebook page, and 2) Email your name and postal address to me at: hugo[at]screenanarchy.com League of Gods will open in Australian cinemas on July 29 and this competition will close at 3pm on July 27. Good...
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- 7/21/2016
- Screen Anarchy
President Anant Singh has closed international deals for China Star’s big budget fantasy film starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Fan Bingbing with Im Global and Sony Pictures Releasing International.
Im Global will sell the project in Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, Israel and the Middle East.
Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute in North America, the UK, Australia, English-speaking Canada, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand and the West Indies.
Distant Horizon acquired international rights from Hong Kong-based China Star in Cannes to the story about a group of superheroes with unique powers based on the ancient novel Fengshen Bang (loosely translated as Creation Of The Gods).
It is scheduled to open in China on July 29 on more than 15 000 screens.
VFX artist Koan Xu directed League Of Gods and the cast includes Louis Koo, Angelababy and Andy On.
Im Global founder and CEO Ford said: “We are delighted to be involved...
Im Global will sell the project in Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, Israel and the Middle East.
Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute in North America, the UK, Australia, English-speaking Canada, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand and the West Indies.
Distant Horizon acquired international rights from Hong Kong-based China Star in Cannes to the story about a group of superheroes with unique powers based on the ancient novel Fengshen Bang (loosely translated as Creation Of The Gods).
It is scheduled to open in China on July 29 on more than 15 000 screens.
VFX artist Koan Xu directed League Of Gods and the cast includes Louis Koo, Angelababy and Andy On.
Im Global founder and CEO Ford said: “We are delighted to be involved...
- 7/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"When crisis comes, heroes will rise." This looks so crazy. An official trailer has debuted online for an action fantasy film from China called League of Gods, being described as the "Chinese X-Men", and it's totally insane. The cast includes some big names including Fan Bingbing, Louis Koo, Tony Ka Fai Leung and Jet Li. This trailer has some wacky stuff in it - a baby with (farting) super powers, some kind of weird plant, a crazy CGI snake thing, surfing on shields, a guy with wings who can shoot lightning from his hands, and so much more. At least the action looks like it might be cool. The rest of it - I don't know. You must watch this. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Koan Hui's League of Gods, found on Vimeo (via Deadline): Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Feng Shen Yan Yi (The Investiture...
- 7/14/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Directed by: Koan Hui, Vernie Yeung
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”.
The film features an all star cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
Synopsis: A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
Trailer...
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”.
The film features an all star cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
Synopsis: A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
Trailer...
- 7/9/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
While you may not recognize Koan Hui by name you are almost certainly familiar with his work if you are at all a fan of classic Hong Kong cinema. A long time collaborator with Tsui Hark, Hui racked up assistant director credits on a stack of titles including multiple entries in the Once Upon A Time In China series, The Blade, Green Snake and Black Mask before making the switch to visual effects work with titles such as Zu Warriors, Spl, Dragon Tiger Gate and Painted Skin: The Resurrection. And now - after 25 years in the industry - Hui gets his first solo directing credit with the upcoming League Of Gods. Jet Li, Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing and Tony Leung Ka Fai all star...
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- 6/29/2016
- Screen Anarchy
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