Anyone with even a passing interest in peak-era Hong Kong kung fu movies will recognize Sammo Hung for the titan he is. For a start, he’s the oldest of the so-called Seven Little Fortunes, students of the China Drama Academy, who went on to shape not only Hong Kong’s film industry but, to some degree, Hollywood’s, both directly and indirectly; other Fortunes include Jackie Chan and fight choreographer-director Corey Yuen, who applied his distinct kung fu touch to X-Men, The Transporter and choreographed all of Jet Li’s American action titles. Since beginning his career as a child actor,...
- 3/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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