Trailer Time: True Legend, directed by Yuen Woo-ping

It's been nearly 15 years since Yuen Woo-ping's last directorial effort, the martial arts film Tai Chi Boxer. Woo-ping helped spearhead Jackie Chan's prolific career, with his first two directing gigs being Jackie Chan's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master. Both? Awesome.  But since 1996 he's focused mainly on fight choreography, assisting in such films as The Matrix, The Forbidden Kingdom, and Ninja Assassin.

Now Woo-ping is back behind the camera for True Legend, a martial arts brouhaha starring Jay Chou(Green Hornet), Michelle Yeoh(Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), the late David Carradine, and Vincent Zhao(The Blade).  The story revolves around two brothers, one good and one evil with jealousy, who battle it out for family supremacy.  Check out the trailer below, followed by the official plot synopsis. True Legend is due to open in theaters on May 13th!




Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix trilogy, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero) brings you True Legend, a heart pounding epic about the timeless battle between good and evil. Su Can’s (Vincent Zhao) respectable life is obliterated when his vengeful brother, Yuan (Andy On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns a never-before-seen form of martial arts: the Drunken Fist. Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother in a battle to become the ultimate warrior. Packed with distinct fighting styles–including MMA, knife combat and sweeping aerial stunts– and starring martial arts legends Michelle Yeoh, David Carradine and Jay Chou.