PETER CHAN ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECTS

In an interview with Xinhua, Peter Chan of COMRADES: ALMOST A LOVE STORY and PERHAPS LOVE has announced what's tentatively on his plate. First up, he's executive producing the Hollywood remake of THE EYE, starring Renee Zellweger and directed by THE RING's Hideo Nakata.

His Applause Pictures produced the original so this might just be an honorary title, but in the interview Chan says, "If I didn't produce my own work, I would be subjecting my career to others' hands. And in this line, it's three strikes and you're out." So maybe he'll have a more active role than it seems.

But his next film, he says, is a period action film called, for now, ASSASSINATION OF MA, about Chinese politics and conflict in the 1800's.

So let's see, which big name directors have turned to period action films since the major success of HERO?

Chen Kaige - THE PROMISE
Lee Myung-Se - THE DUELIST
Zhang Yimou - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
Zhang Yimou - AUTUMN REMEMBRANCE
Feng Xioagang - THE BANQUET
John Woo - BATTLE OF RED CLIFF
Jacob Cheung - BATTLE OF WITS
Kim Young-Joon - SHADOWLESS SWORD

I'm sure I'm missing some, so feel free to chime in. Is wuxia the new J-horror?