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Sakra: Donnie Yen’s Wuxia Mini-Epic is a Hot Mess You Want to See

Sakra: Donnie Yen's Wuxia Mini-Epic is a Hot Mess You Want to See

"Sakra" is a Buddhist term from Sanskrit that means "powerful," which is an apt title for the movie and its hero. "Sakra" still, Courtesy of WellGoUSA Sakra is the latest adaptation of Jin Yong, aka Louis Cha's epic wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils This popular series has been adapted numerous times into movies and television[...]
Legend of the Condor Heroes: Tsui Hark Begins Production on May 28th

Legends of the Condor Heroes: Tsui Hark Begins Production on May 28th

The big-budget epic adapts wuxia author Jin Yong's (pen name of Louis Cha) epic novel as the first of a planned trilogy to star current Chinese superstars Xiao Zhang, Zhao Ye, and Feng Shao Feng Various social media accounts seemed to confirm this. "Legends of the Condor Heroes Book One: A Hero Born" cover art, St[...]
Sakra: Donnie Yen’s Wuxia Saga to get North American Release in April

Sakra: Donnie Yen's Wuxia Saga to get North American Release in April

Sakra is adapted from a section of the Jin Yong (pen name of Louis Cha) novel Demi-God and Semi-Devils, one of the most popular wuxia novels of the 20th Century, which helped define the wuxia genre Of Jin Yong's works, only Legend of the Condor Heroes has been translated into English so far Yen was[...]