"Dragon" (aka Wu Xia) Theatrical Poster
A few days ago, we reported that The Weinstein Company were slating Peter Chan’s 2011 martial arts drama Dragon (AKA Wu Xia) for a Blu-ray and DVD release in February-March of next year. The film was universally loved by the staff here at the site for its smart blend of tense drama and expertly-choreographed fight scenes. Dragon features a stellar line-up of Chinese acting talent as well, including Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tang Wei, Kara Hui, and Jimmy Wang Yu.
Today Cityonfire.com was notified by the distributor that Dragon will also receive a Video on Demand and limited theatrical release in North America, courtesy of The Weinstein Company’s new label RADiUS-TWC. You can expect Dragon available via VOD on October 26th, 2012 and in theaters on November 30th, 2012.
Update: Rope of Silicon reports that The Weinstein Company has cut the original 116 minute version of Wu Xia down to 97 minutes for their retitled Dragon release. To some, this means a tighter film. To others, it’s a slap in the face.
Apple Quicktime has an exclusive North American trailer for the film.
Apple Quicktime has an exclusive featurette with Donnie Yen talking extensively (in English) about his action direction on the film. Dragon is currently available via On Demand services, with a theatrical release set for November 30th, 2012.
BREAKING NEWS: Collider has a new interview with Donnie Yen. He talks about why he turned down The Expendables 2, why he prefers to do modern-style action movies over period-style films and much more. And don’t forget, Dragon (aka Wu Xia) is available to purchase or stream at this link through Amazon.com.
Harvey Weinstein associated with a trailer for a subbed film?! I guess the Mayans might have a point. 🙂