Veteran Hong Kong film producer/historian Bey Logan and martial arts actor Andrew Pong have teamed up to launch The Southern Brothers, a new production company focused on developing a slate of Asian and international action films and documentaries.
Projects in the works from the newly formed company include:
- Run China. Run: A documentary chronicling the first person to run from Beijing to Hong Kong (in post-production)
- White Crane: A kung fu feature detailing Andrew Pong’s grandfather’s famous challenge match in Macau (in pre-production)
- Becoming Bruce Lee: A new documentary on the iconic martial arts legend (in pre-production)
- Mr. Vampire 2026: A reboot of the beloved franchise that skyrocketed Pong’s father, Chin Siu-ho, to fame (in pre-production)
- Blank: An upcoming Norwegian thriller being co-produced alongside Vietnamese action star Veronica Ngo (Furie, Clash)
Logan’s earlier run of hits includes Jackie Chan films like The Medallion and The Twins Effect, plus Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny with Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh. He also produced the Vietnamese action successes Furie and Furies.
His other credits include Attrition, Lady Bloodfight and The Blood Bond, as well as many best selling books, including Hong Kong Action Cinema, 36 Chambers of Kung Fu Cinema and Bruce Lee and I. He is also known for a series of well researched audio commentaries featured on various physical media releases.
Pong got his start acting alongside his godfather Sammo Hung in Choy Li Fut, then went on to Hong Kong genre films like Bio Raiders and The Leakers. He later starred in the Mainland Chinese wuxia action film Deep Blood Wolf and even worked with Chuck Norris in the U.S. in Agent Recon.
We’ll keep you updated on these project as we learn more. Until then, we leave you with the Trailer for the original Mr. Vampire:, as well as Bey’s recent appearance on the Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn podcast:
Oh dear, his old attempts at movies sucked harder than a space age hoover