“Fist of Fury 1991” Theatrical Poster
Stephen Chow-ploitation? At a recent press conference in China, a new film project titled Fist of Fury 2024 – an obvious nod to Stephen Chow’s Fist of Fury 1991, which itself was a nod/parody to Bruce Lee’s 1972 kung fu classic, Fist of Fury – was announced.
Here’s the kicker: Even though Stephen Chow himself won’t be in Fist of Fury 2024, a mainland “lookalike” duo of actors portraying both Stephen Chow (played by Jiang Hing-Wah) and Chow’s late frequent collaborator, Ng Man Tat (Shaolin Soccer, King of Comedy), will be showcased in the film instead.
Directed by Taylor Wong, Fist of Fury 2024 will also star Bruce Liang (Kung Fu League, Bruce and the Iron Finger, Kung Fu Hustle) and Michael Chan Wai-Man (Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu, Chasing the Dragon).
Thanks to Frank Djeng for breaking this news. We’ll keep you updated with Fist of Fury 2024 as we learn more. For now, we leave you with a clip from Fist of Fury 1991 (starring the real Stephen Chow):
This is insane. Is Stephen Chow-sploitation the first time for the phenomenon to occur since the late 70’s/early 80’s Jackie Chan-sploitation craze!?