Is that Barbie Hsu on the left?

Glad to see a mature woman headlining an action flick (although why is she pushed to the background for the movie poster?)

Jung Woo-sung is still so HOT...a must see

Looks good....

That... looks pretty awesome.

To me as an american,

i always constantly see asians coming to America to get into Hollywood.
But all they do is fighting,swords and less acting.
Honestly,I'm sick with all these kung fu stuff they have and ain't gonna watch another jackie's chan or jet li's show again.
All they have are cool moves and broken english,I'm sadden by the fact that Hong Kong movies and even Taiwan is so much more worse than I thought.
No one can do movies like South Korea,they have a mix of comedy good acting and good script to go with.
Seriously,if asians want to come to Hollywood,act normally,you don't have to fight with Kung Fu or whatever crap you got...Coz on the end of the way people only think you good at kung fu,not acting...
Sick of all these kung fu artises..

@Mike
I'm sorry...but are YOU complaining about broken english? *Ahem* Although their english...leaves much to be desired, it's an action movie. Let the ACTION do the speaking. If you don't want to watch a Kung Fu movie, then don't, no-one's forcing you to. Different genres are expressed in different ways.

As an American... dude, I know it might be stereotypical and whatever, but I love martial arts movies. I always have, and I probably always will. I love it when they bring out a new one, and I love Michelle Yeoh, and I'll be one of the first in line to go see this. I was the first in line to see Ninja Assassin, which I went to go see by myself, and I'll be the first in line to go buy the Blu-Ray. NO COMPLAINTS HERE!!!!

I like action and love martial arts movies. I watch them every chance I can so I'm not the typical American middle-age female. I dislike weepy dramas trying to make draw tears from the female viewers. So I'll be looking to buy this flick in Blu-ray to enjoy at leisure in my home. Thirty years ago I didn't have even a VCR to watch the action scenes in slow-mo or the ability to rewind to watch again. Today, life is good.:-)

To Mike, the American:

I don't agree that Asian actors/actresses come to Hollywood just to do kungfu and swordfighting. Most likely these are the only roles that are available to them or the US producers want Asian actors to play Asian characters. Besides, martial arts is probably part of the curriculum in most Asian acting/drama schools.

I have seen plenty of Asian actors who are very talented in acting not just martial arts. Certainly, I have watched my share of Korean, Taiwanese and HongKong dramas. There are some really amazing shows and movies out there and to a large extent the reason for this are the talented actors that act in them.

If not for the Asians who choreographed the fight scenes in American movies, The Matrix Trilogy would not be the successful box office classic hit that it is!!! Martial Arts in all its different forms is essentially Asian in origin. Therefore, it is not surprising that Asian or Asian looking actors would be called upon to play these roles.

On another note, you should not be so critical of their broken English, since your English is not that great either. Your vocabulary, grammar and spelling needs a lot of work.

Hope this gets shown here in Manila. I would love to see this movie. ;)

This poster is indeed the poster for the Korean release. The International posters has Michelle alone or a picture of a sword.

And yes, that is Da S Barbie on the other side.

Keeping my fingers crossed this isn't a giant mess.

JWS is sooo hot! I, for one, am soooo looking forward to this movie. And I grew up loving martial arts movies-- Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li... ahhhh, those Asian dudes are F-I-N-E!!! My very first martial arts movie that propelled my love of these types of movies was Drunken Tai Chi... ahhhh, what a cutie! Do any of you guys remember this movie? Gosh, It was on BETAMAX for crying out loud... aherm, did I just give away my golden-age-ness? So, Mike, chillax man... Don't you invite us, Asian-Martial-Arts-Movie-Fanatics to be on you like white on rice because of your senseless complaints...kidding, dude. But the CHILLAX part is for reals though... be happy, don't spread hate.

Looks damn good! Three of my favorite actors in one action flick, COUNT ME IN!

I can't wait to see this. My gramps watched a LOT of Martial Arts films, so this looks exciting to me. And I want to know how her husband plays into her past. Hwaiting! Jia you!

Oooohhh, I would love to see this movie because I am so in love with Jung.Woo.Sung!!! I hope they get shown commercially in theatres, because they are by John Woo, which I'm sure is a marketable name.

For us here in North America (Canada, specifically) though, it's kinda frustrating because unlike dramas, movies are a little more difficult to find and gain access to, through the internet. There are very, very few ( and I mean FEW!!) Asian movies which are shown commercially in theatres and they are usually not promoted. Over the past months, I have been longing to see Man From Nowhere /Ahjussi but can't find one. I guess I just have to wait for the DVD to become available in stores. But that could take months!!!! Any ideas on how I can see these movies earlier?

Although I'm not so good in english,I might have to agree with Mike a little.
Don't get me wrong,I lived in Taiwan and I learn quite a little english since I lived in America before.
But I felt,even in Hong Kong movies,they act movies mostly in Kung Fu which is quite sick for me.
I mostly sticked to korean,hong kong and taiwan dramas because it is more realistic to me.
I love Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh but I want to see them in different light.
I don't want her to do kick boxing when she is almost in her 50s,like a grandmother trying to hit a sandbag every morning.
She might have good body and english but I love to see her acting.
Oh and korean movies is just out of the world like japanese movies.I hope acting is the one way that Asians like us can gain recognition from,not Kung fu.Kung fu seems something always repeating over the years,even me as an asian is already sick of it.
Sorry to say but I still prefer lovely movies with realistic background.

Michelle Yeoh!!!

hmmm it feels a LITTLE bit cheesy..
am missing the wow factor.. a scene that takes ur breath away

I'm sure, Mike, there's no one more frustrated than these Asian actors who would like to be noticed for their acting abilities. Even in the 21st century, we can't seem to rid ourselves of these stereotypes and it's unfortunate that Hollywood helps promote them. However, let's put things into perspective and remember that martial arts and kung fu are only ONE genre in Asian cinema. Not only that, but we shouldn't belittle actors who act in martial arts or kung fu films; it doesn't mean they can't act nor does it mean those films require little acting from them.

If you want to view Asian films of a different genre than martial arts or kung fu (excluding Korean directors since you complimented them on their filmmaking), I suggest looking up well known Chinese and Taiwanese directors such as Ang Lee (born in Taiwan but is technically 'Taiwanese American'), Ann Hui, Tsai Ming-liang, Chen Kaige, Edward Yang, Hsiao-hsien Hou, Zhang Yimou and Wong Kar-wai, to name a few. You may or may not like their styles but they've made a permanent mark in world cinema history and have undeniably influenced many people with their insight and creativity.

I would also like to point out that at least Asian actors ATTEMPT speaking English, even if it's broken. I give them brownie points just for that. Non-Asians acting in Asian films only ever speak English. Where is the fairness in that? In fact, I triple-dog dare them to get laughed at for speaking broken Mandarin, Cantonese or Korean and see how that feels.

And seriously, AngelHeart, if I had a grandma in her 50s doing kickboxing, hitting sandbags every morning and literally doing dangerous stunts like nobody's business, I would put her on a pedestal and pray to God she'll never stop. On second thought, I would be her faithful disciple and put MYSELF on that pedestal.

I was wondering what happened to Michelle Yeoh and ta da, here she is in a new martial arts movie :D

Long Live Michelle Yeoh!

Seriously, American youths have grown up with kungfu like they have cowboys. It's mainstream.

They know more about Chinese and Japanese movies than South Korean so Mike you have the emphasis wrong and who is better is personal taste.

Why do I get the feeling this is Mr. & Mrs. Smith with an Asian twist? Don't get me wrong it looks like a great film, just doesn't really spark a great deal of originality.

That being said it's always a treat to see Michelle Yeoh on screen regardless of the genre/type-cast character she plays.

OBAMA LONG LIVE HAHAHA!!!

On that poster, JWS reminds me of Jo In Sung in "a frozen flower".

The trailer seems interesting but along with ockoala, I'm afraid it might turn into a gigantic mess and downturn on "my man" 's international career.

About the last pic, I'm not jealous of MY on JWS's sides because she is currently engaged or even married to a French leading figure in motor racing. Ha ha. Heck, a friend told me that dreaming is free, then let's dream on and on... ^^

I LOVE LOVE Michelle Yeoh!! I'm definitely going to check this out and Jung Woo Sung is just the icing on the top! :D

MICHELLE YEOH!!! yes.

JWS looks better in "historical" dramas since longer hair suits his face better than short hair (the same applies to Viggo Mortensen).g

does anyone know if this is coming out in the US soon?

can't wait for this. looking pretty good. and i loved loved loved Red Cliff 1 & 2.
awesome casting for both leads heeheehee...

reign of assassin is a great movie... it is a must to watch it... the plot is good... the action part was good.. Combined together and it is one heck of an awesome movie!!!!

Just watched this movie. It was awesome and both Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo Sung rocked.

Does anyone know how they took care of the language differences and does Jung Woo Sung speak chinese? It sounds dubbed for both actors.

This is great movie. very funny and romantic. i love michelle yeoh

Kung fu and fighting swords are part of the story.The movie has it's own right to be one of the best movie ever.We even watched this 5 times. It has story in it and they do have an acting skill as well as action skills. Job well done to all the actors of this movie specially Jung Woo and Michelle Yeoh. Writers, director and all the staff of this movie congratulations! Love the love story.