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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 ...
John Woo hasn’t made an American film in 20 years, since the 2003 Ben Affleck-headlined Paycheck —which is surprising considering the run of stateside success the legendary Hong Kong director ...
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.
Fist to Fist (Chinese title: Chu ba, UK title: Dragons of Death) (Chinese: 除霸) is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Filipino film producer Jimmy L. Pascual, [2] with John Woo as an assistant director.
Speaking to Deadline from Fantasia Film Festival (Montreal, July 14-August 3), where he is being honored with a career achievement award, Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo revealed details of his ...
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.
Bullet in the Head Directed by John Woo Written by John Woo Patrick Leung Janet Chun Produced by John Woo Starring Tony Leung Jacky Cheung Waise Lee Simon Yam Cinematography Wilson Chan Horace Wong Ardy Lam Somchai Kittikun Edited by John Woo David Wu Music by James Wong Romeo Díaz Distributed by Golden Princess Film Production Co. Ltd. Release date 17 August 1990 (1990-08-17) Running time ...
“Hard Boiled” director John Woo is developing a historical drama about Chinese American Dean Lung — the valet of Oakland’s first mayor Horace Walpole Carpentier — whose donation helped ...