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John Woo Yu-sen SBS (Chinese: 吳 宇 森; born 22 September 1946) [1] is a Hong Kong film director known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. [2] The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award, he is regarded as a pioneer ...
The Killer is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by John Woo. It is a remake of Woo's 1989 film. The film stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, and Saïd Taghmaoui. It was released in the United States by the streaming service Peacock on August 23, 2024.
The stylish filmmaker of such action classics as 'The Killer,' 'Hard Boiled' and 'Face/Off' returns with his first Hollywood movie in 20 years, a dour revenger.
John Woo rewrote the rules of mayhem during the '80s and '90s and the goodwill his fans have for him carry this half-successful remake across the finish line.
The legendary Hong Kong director has made his first U.S. film in 20 years with Lionsgate's 'Silent Night,' starring Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
John Woo's Seven Brothers was a Chinese folklore idea was expanded by Preacher, Hitman and Punisher author Garth Ennis into "a modern, global story," in a manner that is "clearly a brother to the film medium," said Woo. [20] John Woo described his experience "working in comics [as] quite comfortable", since "it's like the ultimate storyboard ...
John Woo, Chow Yun-fat Classics Among 156-Film Golden Princess Library Acquired by Shout! Studios (EXCLUSIVE) Naman Ramachandran. January 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM.
Variety referred to the film as "Fast, fierce and gleefully tasteless" while noting that it lacked the "transcendent style" of the John Woo films starring Chow Yun-fat. [4] The Austin Chronicle referred to the story of the film as the "more or less the same old thing" while stating that "Despite the obvious comparisons to Woo's films, Full ...