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H.K.'s 'Phoenix' soars to Tennenbaum


May 29, 2007 Another Hollywood remake of a Hong Kong hit was announced Monday as Jackie Chan's JCE Movies Ltd. sold the rights to action-comedy "Enter the Phoenix" to Flashpoint Entertainment, producers of "The Bourne Ultimatum." Last year, "The Departed," a remake of Hong Kong boxoffice winner "Infernal Affairs," won four Oscars, including best picture and best director for helmer Martin Scorsese. The original "Phoenix," produced by Chan, Albert Yeung and Willie Chan and sold internationally by Emperor Motion Pictures (Chan's joint venture partner in JCE), was directed and co-written by its star, Stephen Fung.

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