Kung Fu hustle to hold grand opening in Beijing (CRI)

Updated: 2004-12-16 14:45

Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow
This year's most eagerly anticipated Chinese film will finally emerge from its mythical veil this weekend.

Celebrated Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow, along with many big names, including renowned directors Feng Xiaogang, Lu Chuan, He Ping and Xu Jinglei, and film stars Jiang Wu and Tao Hong, will dazzle the crowds at the premieres in Beijing and Shanghai over the weekend.

Fresh from doing promoting at the Renmin University, the martial-arts epic's lead actor, Stephen Chow, said at the press conference in Beijing Wednesday that he expected "Not One Less" of the celebrated filmmakers to be on the red carpet on December 17th and 18th.

"Kung Fu Hustle", with an investment of 20 million yuan, or 2.4 million US dollars, will be released across China on December 23rd, then it will travel to Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan and Thailand in January next year.