The Eason and Chilam film was a parody of the real life creator of Stormrider, Mr Ma. When they mean original, they might just base it off the comic as inspiration. So they may not follow the storyline. Think of it as if it's an expanded universe, but with same characters... best example is Star Wars.... there's a plethora of novels and games, but a lot of them aren't seen as official storylines. And yes, I am equally as excited as everyone else. I've wanted a sequel ever since the first film was shown. Then they just made "A man called Hero" and "The Duel", which did not make as much an impact as Wind and Cloud! I hope they get inspiration of the fight scenes from Final Fantasy Advent Children. Since this is a martial arts epic.
I thought the first one was absolutely horrible. Cheesy Cgi effects, no character development, the plot was all messed cuz they tried to squeeze every issue into one movie. Basically the movie made no sense.
i remember the first one was already very well made... cant wait for the 2nd one... hope it's as good or better xD