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Bret Ratner Wants To Remake Shaw Brothers Kung Fu Classic KING BOXER1 min read

19 February 2016 < 1 min read

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Bret Ratner Wants To Remake Shaw Brothers Kung Fu Classic KING BOXER1 min read

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Ratner and partner James Packer will produce the project, which is set up under their RatPac Entertainment banner. They’ll be working alongside Celestial Pictures, the Hong Kong-based company which owns the rights to the Shaw Brothers film library. Agustine Calderon will serve as the executive for RatPac, while Adam DeMello will oversee for Celestial.

The original movie, directed by Chang Ho Cheng, follows the story of a young student fighter who is sent away by his master to train with an expert. When he returns, he finds that one of his fellow students has betrayed their master. The returning student then trains and regains his strength in order to represent and honour of his master at a tournament.

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via: Twitch Film

Image Credit: Celestial Pictures

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