Shaolin Monks in Film
Posted at Mar 18, 05 in Shaolin Temple News

A new film is to be shot in southern China's Yunnan province. Temuzhen: Battle of the Seven Wings is about the Mongol tribal chief Temuzhen's seven day battle against the Tartars to avenge the death of his father. Temuzhen later became Genghis Khan after unifying the Mongols.

Director Stanley Tong is lobbying Jackie Chan to play Temuzhen although veteran actor Chen Daomin has also been tipped for the role.

The cast also includes Chen Hao, Wang Gang, Chen Gangwu and several Shaolin monks and national martial-arts champions.

Shooting will begin in May or June in the grasslands of Yunnan Province.