Tsui Hark to film The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Today (March 1), "Tsui Hark will shoot The Legend of the Condor Heroes" became a hot search on Weibo. According to the National Film Administration's January 2023 National Film Script (synopsis) filing and project approval announcement, The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero has been filed and approved, and Tsui Hark will be the screenwriter. The story synopsis of the film was also released at the same time, let's take a look!

Plot summary of The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero: The Mongolian army, led by Genghis Khan, marched west to destroy the Jin Dynasty and intended to march south to destroy the Song Dynasty. Masters from various martial arts schools in the Central Plains fought among them. The great heroes, represented by Guo Jing, gathered the strength of the Central Plains martial arts to defend Xiangyang for the sake of the country and the people.

As early as 2014, after filming the movie "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", Tsui Hark planned to start filming the movie "The Return of the Condor Heroes" trilogy and did a lot of preliminary work. Unfortunately, due to funding and various problems, the filming was ultimately not possible. It is reported that Tsui Hark's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" plans to shoot three parts. After the news of the project was revealed, the casting of the film's roles became the focus of heated discussion among netizens. It is reported that in addition to this new film, Tsui Hark also has "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy Prequel" which has been approved in 2022.