Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Chow is currently in post production for Kung Fu Soccer (aka Shaolin Women’s Soccer), his anticipated sequel to 2001’s Shaolin Soccer. Unlike the original, Chow is only directing this time around.
The sequel will spotlight a female team and some of the stars involved include Zhang Xiaofei (Five Hundred Miles), Yixing Zhang (A Legend), Xu Jiao (CJ7), Dilraba Dilmurat (21 Karat), Mi Ai (Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force), Sisley Choi (The Prosecutor), Isabelle Zhang, Jiayue Li and Zhao Lina.
Kung Fu Soccer is aiming for a July 2026, which will mark the original’s 25th anniversary.
🔥 Footnote: When Shaolin Soccer hit theaters in 2001, it became an instant hit. The film broke Hong Kong box office records, earning over HK$60 million and becoming the highest-grossing local film in the city at the time. What started as a major Hong Kong success quickly grew into an international cult favorite, especially after Miramax Films released it in the U.S. in 2004. The film helped introduce audiences around the world to Stephen Chow’s unique style of comedy, heart, and action.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. Until then, check out a previously released Teaser Poster, when it was known as Shaolin Women’s Soccer:
50/50 chance this is good. While The Mermaid was a slightly different Mainland flavoured version classic Chow it felt like a Stephen Chow movie even if the CG was terrible. New King of Comedy on the pther hand was a total misfire. Unfunny and oddly mean spirited, it did itself no favors by referencing iconic moments from the first movie either.