FORTISSIMO ENTERS BATTLE

Just like they did with Tsui Hark's SEVEN SWORDS, Euro-distributor Fortissimo has latched onto Jacob Cheung's Andy Lau epic, A BATTLE OF WISDOM. This is the fifth or sixth name for this movie, based on an animated series, about an ancient Chinese kingdom repelling invaders with the help of photogenic Andy. Fortissimo will produce (the budget stands at US$16 million) and handle international sales.

In other Fortissimo news, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's INVISIBLE WAVES (starring Tadanobu Asano and Eric Tsang), will not be completed in Jan/Feb 2006 as previously reported. Now it looks like it's got a March 1, 2006 completion date.