The guys over at /Film have dug up the “international trailer” for Zhang Yimou’s Chinese “remake” of the Coen brothers’ debut, Blood Simple. Possibly titled Amazing Tales: Three Guns or possibly The First Gun. I really don’t know what to say… at all. Here it is;

I have no idea how this can be considered anything to do with Blood Simple but what do I know? Zhang Yimou has said “We have added a lot of things, and changed the whole feeling [of Blood Simple]… we brought in a lot of comedic elements and changed the relationship and personalities of the characters.” Also click the image below to be taken to /Film where they have two more;

Finally the trailer for the Chinese remake of the Coen brothers’ debut, Blood Simple, has been released. Directed by acclaimed Chinese director, Zhang Yimou and retitled “Amazing Tales: Three Guns” it looking every inch as beautiful to look at as his previous movies Hero and House of the Flying Daggers if a little bonkers. I have no idea how close it will stick to the plot of the original as the trailer lacks subtitles at the moment.

You can watch it over at Firstshowing.net or embedded below;

Thanks to Bunny for rooting this out.

I reported a while ago that there was a rumour of acclaimed Chinese director, Zhang Yimou may be remaking the Coen brothers’ debut movie, Blood Simple. Well it seems it is indeed true. Shooting apparenlty began on 9th of June on the movie which is entitled ”San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi” which translates as “The Stunning Case of the Three Gun Shots”.

No plot details have been announced at all so I don’t know how closely it will mirror Blood Simple. I can’t see how “three gun shots” is relevant. Watch this space!

File this one under, “say what now?” but acclaimed Chinese director, Zhang Yimou may, or may not be, remaking the Coen brothers’ debut, Blood Simple. I really, really don’t know where to start on this one but I picked up the trail via /Film who picked it up via a site called Monkey Peaches. Apparenlty Yimou and his producer partner Zhang Weiping have scooped the rights to the Coen masterpiece with a view to relocating the action in both space and time to ancient China. The “remake” will be titled San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi which (I think) translates to Amazing Tales: Three Guns.

So- jealous, cuckolded husband + double crossings + kung fu? Bizarre. More when I have it.

Thanks to Bunnie for mailing me.