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 setting high standards for well researched, in-depth film audio commentaries featured on various physical media releases.
Andrew 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 Stripey Rambles and Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn podcast:
Oh dear, his old attempts at movies sucked harder than a space age hoover
So the good news is that these can’t get any worse than that! Yay.
He should give up being a filmmaker. His scripts and movies all suck. His strength were the Hong Kong Legend DVD commentaries he did over 20 years ago. Apparently he was Giselle to Weinstein’s Epstein. If you have to make a movie , make one about all the girls he sent to Weinstein’s rape suite
With an imagination like that, ‘Ska’, YOU should be a scriptwriter… My creative record speaks for itself. Some movies were hits and some misses, a bunch of decent commentaries and some cool books (and more to come!). These and, of course, my children are my real legacy. All of your woke-fuelled virtue signalling, as it relates, erroneously, to me, will fade…
woke fuelled virtue signalling – lol funny how all the canceled peices of shit like you always end up on the alt-right bandwagon. You have time to argue online woth a ramdom stranger….Shouldn’t you be organising some underage girls for your bestie Weinstein. I hope for the sake of your kids your ex keeps them away from a nonce like you
You’re no random stranger, Ska. You’re someone hiding behind a fake name who thinks he knows enough about my life to pass judgement in public. What happened to me in 2017 wasn’t fair or right, but I just took a breath and went back to work, and tried to live my best life. What choice did I have? You must love social media, which allows you impunity to berate someone you’ve, luckily, never met.
Great commentaries on the old DVDs, Bey.
Question, since you’re working with his son – any chance of getting Chin Siu Ho back out front and center in a martial arts movie? He’s been a favourite of mine since his Shaw days – he has the screen presence, and the “handsome arrogant hero” look – perfectly cast in both Fist of Legend and Tai Chi Master, IMHO.
He hasn’t done much of note in years, with a few appearances on TVB, some low budget horror films, and an underwhelming star turn in TVB’s Wudang Rules over a decade ago, which never capitalised either on his charm or his martial arts ability.
He’s 63, but if he’s still got the goods, please bring him back and put him in a kung fu film. Webmovies are all the rage these days, plus they command more and more critical and commercial acclaim – there’s no reason why a generational talent like Chin (who was in many ways the victim of bad timing, having to compete in a market with the likes of Jackie and Jet), couldn’t credibly headline a superb action film. Bring back Lo Meng (who enjoyed a resurgence with Ip Man, and who you cast in the surprisingly watchable Beach Spike), Andrew Pong and Philip Ng for the ladies, and revive the other golden era Kung Fu veterans who can still bring it onscreen – I think the audience would show up for it! The Furious is proof that audiences are hungry for a good action film.
I don’t want to go into too much detail, but Chin Siu-ho had various health issues and other setbacks in recent years. We’re certainly aiming to find a role for him in the ‘Mr. Vampire’ reboot. At present, it seems unlikely that he’ll return in a lead role of his own. I agree that he had great presence and amazing skills, and was unlucky not to get a career defining role earlier.
Mr. Bey Logan,
It’s great to see you posting here on City on Fire. As a longtime disc collector, I’m disappointed that you’re no longer recording audio commentaries.
To be honest, most of the recent commentaries I’ve heard have been average at best, with very few genuinely interesting or lesser known facts… they all put me to sleep! Your tracks always brought a level of insight and enthusiasm that is sorely missed.
I’m really looking forward to Paul Bramhall’s upcoming commentary. I love his work on this site and I’m excited to hear what he brings to the table.
And yes, I still have all of my HKL DVDs!