(January 2001 - March 2001)

25th March 2001: Kiss of Dragon release news

The release date of Kiss of Dragon in France should be 2001, August 1st according to recent information... The movie is still shceduled for July 6th in the United States.
Thanks to Rafaël for this news !

23rd March 2001: French news

Once upon a time in China 2 will be shown this night at 9:06 pm on CANAL PLUS in a "special Matrix night" which will show Matrix, OUATIC 2 and the Matrix making of.
OUATIC 2 will be shown again on 29th march at 2:08pm, still on CANAL PLUS, and then several times on CANAL SATELLITE until 31st March.

23rd March 2001 : News about Invincible

Some news about Invincible (the TV serie Jet is producing with Mel Gibson) from Variety :
" Hong Kong director Siu-Tung "Tony'' Ching has signed on to choreograph the martial arts sequences in TBS Superstation's upcoming original movie/series pilot Invincible, starring Billy Zane and directed by Jefery Levy (Dark Angel). In addition to directing nearly 20 films, Ching has worked on stunt choreography with directors including John Woo and Tsui Hark and actors including Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat and Jackie Chan. The show, set to premiere in November, was conceived by Jet Li and Mel Gibson when the pair worked on Lethal Weapon 4. The two will serve as executive producers and senior consultants on the series.

8th march 2001 : Kiss of dragon synopsis

The synopsis of Kiss of Dragon is now available on our journal... It looks cool !

31th january 2001 : news about Green Hornet - casting news about Invincible

- News saying that Jet Li would have "exit" the project according to what says cinescape.com : "Green Hornet In Limbo: Don't hold your breath waiting for that forever in development Green Hornet movie. According to Variety, Universal has currently shelved the project for two reasons: the potential strikes as well as Jet Li's exit. "

- Casting news about The Invincibles , a TV serie which is produced by Jet Li and Mel Gibson : "Tory Kittles (Tigerland) has been tapped to star in the coming backdoor pilot The Invincibles, according to Variety. The project is the previously reported collaboration between Jet Li and Mel Gibson through the latter's Icon Prods. Production of the potential TBS series ramps up in February shooting in Australia." (cinescape.com)

30th January 2001 : The One cast news - 2

Article in Variety about the cast of The One. Here is what it says:
"(Sunday January 28 10:24) PM ET Gugino to play three in "One'' PARK CITY, Utah (Variety) - Carla Gugino is in advanced negotiations to play the female lead in The One,'an action/sci-fi thriller set to go before cameras Monday in Los Angeles. Already set to star are Jet Li, Delroy Lindo and Jason Statham. The film's premise rests on the premise that there are multiple universes with people similar to us in each of them. Gugino will play three versions of the same character. Writer-director James Wong, who penned the screenplay with Glen Morgan, will helm the $48 million Revolution Studios project, set to be released Aug. 10. Gugino's feature credits include Snake Eyes and Miramax's March release Spy Kids. She was Michael J. Fox's love interest during the first season of ABC's Spin City. "

21st January 2001 : The One cast news

Article in Variety about The One, here is what it says :
"Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds) and Jason Statham (Snatch) have both signed on to Revolution Studios' The One, which will star Jet Li. The film will tell the story of a man (Li) who encounters a murderous other-dimensional version of himself crossing planes of reality to kill all his own copies. According to Variety, Lindo and Statham will play interdimensional agents whose task is to stop anyone from traversing dimensions, let alone killing. The film, which is scheduled to ramp up production on January 29th in L.A., will be directed by James Wong, who will also produce with Glen Morgan and Steve Chasman. Morgan and Wong also wrote the film's script. The One is currently scheduled to hit theaters on August 10."

7th January 2001 : Latest Matrix News..

As everybody knows, Jet Li has declined the Matrix 2 & 3 for salary matters : he was indeed offered US$ 3 millions for the two movies with 11 months of work plus the use of his image for forthcoming videogames and so on, whereas Keanu Reeves saw his salary increased to US$ 30 millions plus 15% on the total gross... Imagine that Jet Li had earnt US$ 3,5 millions three years ago as a new comer and guest star in Lethal Weapon 4, and US$ 3 millions for Romeo must die as a leading role. Knowing that he will be paid US$ 9,5 millions for The One, he was asking for US$ 13 millions for the two Matrix sequels. Good decision!
After he refused, Michelle Yeoh was proposed the role but she refused as well almost immediately... The studios also thought about Tom Cruise or Hugh Jackman (X-men)... no comment. Yuen Woo Ping is also said to be reconsidering his participation in the Matrix sequels since he saw his salary only increased 10% which is quite ridiculous if we take into account his decisive part in the success of the first one.