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Hong Kong-based Bravos Pictures is handling international sales.

Hong Kong filmmaker Pang Ho-Cheung is directing a three-part adaptation of Jin Yong’s iconic novel The Deer And The Cauldron, which Bravos Pictures is selling internationally.

Produced by Pang’s Making Film Productions, the three installments are being filmed back-to-back with a tentative budget of $80m for each film. Pang will write, direct and produce. No casting has so far been announced.

Bravos is currently in discussions with potential investors on the project here at the Efm.

In the 70 years since its publication, The Deer And The Cauldron has been adapted...

“The Deer and the Cauldron,” one of the best-known martial arts novel series, is to be reborn as a major feature film franchise. Hong Kong’s Pang Ho-cheung is to produce and direct.

Pang plans to shoot three movies, back to back, each with a budget of $80 million. Production begins in mid-2019, with a 2021 theatrical date for the first film.

Production will be through Pang’s own Making Film. International sales and finance are being organized through mainland Chinese-backed Hong Kong entertainment conglomerate Bravos Pictures. Bravos is introducing the franchise at the European Film market. The male lead in the novels, Wei Xiaobao, is a charming and mischievous hero rather than a wu xia martial arts champion; an actor for that role has not yet been announced.

Set in the Qing Dynasty era, and ranging widely in a fashion comparable to “Harry Potter” or the “Game of Thrones” series, the...

HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.

Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.

Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.

This week we have 5 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Echoes of the Rainbow (Sui yuet san tau) UK Cinema Release Date: Wednesday 14th September 2011

Synopsis: It was spring 1969. The world was undergoing amazing changes. Man had...