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  • Reign of Assassins (2010)
    • In June 2009, Michelle Yeoh announced her plans to work with Woo and Su Chao-pin on a wuxia film called The Sword and the Martial Arts World; production was anticipated to begin in September that year[1][2]
    • This was meant as a vehicle for Yeoh, who is friends with Woo and Chang, to showcase her martial arts skills[3][4][5]
    • Since Su was not well-known outside of Taiwan, Woo agreed to be listed as a co-director to ease the investors' concerns about box office performance[3]
    • In an interview with Giant Robot, Su confirmed that Woo primarily acted as a producer, but did direct one scene with his daughter Angeles[6]
    • Some reviewers questioned the film's implausible plot[7][8]
    • Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian thought that despite a few interesting moments, multiple elements of the film "all [looked] a bit samey"[9]
    • Reign of Assassins was nominated for 11 awards at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011[10]
  • Woo was selected to lead the jury at the 2010 Shanghai International Film Festival in June of that year[11]

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  1. ^ Coonan, Clifford (2009-06-21). "'Original' wins big at Shanghai fest". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ^ "Woo to direct Yeoh in action pic 'Sword'". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  3. ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (2010-08-05). "Reign Of Assassins". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ Lee, Wing-sze (2010-10-02). "Yeoh, Woo team up after 20 years". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "Reign of Assassins". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ Leung, James (2011-07-29). "Interview: Director Su Chao-Bin, the Reign of Assassins". Giant Robot. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ Quinn, Anthony (2013-02-13). "Film review: Reign of Assassins (15)". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  8. ^ Ng, Hui Wen (2010-10-06). "Kill time with engaging fight scenes". Today (website). Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  9. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2013-02-14). "Reign of Assassins – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  10. ^ "第30屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [List of Nominees and Awardees of The 30th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  11. ^ Landreth, Johnathan (2010-05-20). "Shanghai festival unveils line-up". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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