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Legends of the Condor Heroes is Secretly the World Buzziest Movie

Legends of the Condor Heroes: Xiao Zhan Grounds a Rushed Wuxia Epic

Legends of the Condor Heroes, the epic martial arts novel by Jin Yong (pen name of the late Hong Kong author, scholar, and newspaperman Louis Cha), is possibly the most frequently adapted wuxia novel of all time, having spawned a trilogy of Shaw Brothers movies called The Brave Archer directed in the 1970s by legendary[...]
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[...]