The Tsui Hark directed film Flying Swords of Dragon Gate starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Kwai Lun-Mei, Chris Lee Yuchun, and Mavis Fan Hiu Huen will be released this Christmas. The 3D Wuxia film is the first for Zhou Xun and Chen Kun who suffered during the shoot. Even the king of kung fu action films Jet Li succumbed to the 3D wuxia film's special effects and said that it was the most challenging and memorable filming experience in his career. Jet Li said, "With previous film productions, people who have acted for years like us only had to stab in the general direction of the camera once and it's OK. For 3D productions, the target is a small circle. As long as it's a little off, the effect has no way to appear. In the past the scene would only take one stab, now it has to take a dozen or so times the difficulty has greatly increased." Zhou Xun also suffered. Not only did she have to handle highly difficult stunts but also suffered from the weather; from the coldest October she froze until January. Over the four months she could only wear flimsy costumes. On the screen she was a mighty heroine, off the screen she was an ailing beauty. Chen Kun also encountered challenges during the filming process. He had many fights one of which required him to dive from 30 feet above and at the same time for camera accuracy, Chen Kun dove over 30 times for this one shot.
i thought jet li retired from martial art roles.....at least that's what he said years ago.... But thank god that's false....i want more of his action roles...