![]() Casting an unfamiliar face to be the star in a genre that was no longer flavor of the month may have been risky, but what can’t be denied is that as a leading man the 21-year-old Jing delivered a likable charm, topped off by an impressive screen fighting pedigree that showed he was the real deal. Tai Seng’s DVD artwork for Tai Chi Boxer/Tai Chi II.Īt a time when Hong Kong was just a year away from being handed back to China, most of the territories biggest stars had jumped ship for Hollywood, and the traditional kung-fu movie had long fallen out of fashion, director Yuen Woo-Ping decided to debut his latest discovery Wu Jing in 1996’s Tai Chi Boxer (which notably in some territories was released as Tai Chi II, billing it as a sequel to the Jet Li starring Tai Chi Master from 1993). Why only 3? With Jing’s stardom showing no signs of abating, chances are the 4th season is still to come. ![]() In this feature, we’ll take a look at what I like to call the 3 seasons of Wu Jing. The most interesting aspect to Wu Jing’s ascension to box office stardom, is that it’s taken a very different path from what many of the fans who were introduced to him in the 1990’s or 2000’s would have expected. Having conquered China, this summer he’ll be making an impact in Hollywood by co-starring alongside Jason Statham in Meg 2: The Trench, teasing the prospect of some kung-fu versus megalodon action.įor someone who for many years was considered as the guy who just couldn’t catch the break he deserved, as he approaches his 50 th year things can certainly be said to have worked out in the end. Wu Jing in Yuen Woo-ping’s 1996 martial arts film Tai Chi Boxer (aka Tai Chi II).Īs of the time of writing Jing is one of the most bankable stars in China, headlining the top 2 highest grossing Chinese productions of all time – 2021’s The Battle at Lake Changjin in first place, closely followed by his self-directed 2017 sequel Wolf Warrior 2 in second.
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