Singapore  – The action-packed HBO Asia Original anthology of martial arts TV movies co-produced with China Movie Channel (CMC) will premiere on HBO in Mandarin, the original language it was filmed in.

Subtitled in both English and local language*, Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So and Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying will premiere at 9pm on HBO on December 25 and December 26 respectively. Both movies will also be available in original language on HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. This is the first time Mandarin films are airing on HBO.

Set in ancient China at the end of the Qing dynasty, both movies were executive produced by Hong Kong action director, Corey Yuen (The Transporter, X-Men) and directed by Guo Jian-yong (国建勇) who specialises in martial arts movies and has choreographed the action sequences for Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), The Twins Effect II (2004), Red Cliff (2007) and Transporter I, II and III (2001; 2005; 2008). The two movies were written by a team of writers from China, while award-winning Singaporean screenwriter, Koh Teng Liang, contributed to the screenplay of “Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying”.

Cao Jun (曹骏) [Lotus Lantern (宝莲灯); Magic Mobile Phone (魔幻手机)] stars as Beggar So Chan (苏乞儿) in Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So, while Sun Hao-ran (孙浩然) [God of War, Zhao Yun (武神赵子龙)] stars in the titular role of Wong Kei-ying (黄麒英) in Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying.