Edward Yang, having been quiet for some time in the film circle, was surrounded by media and asked about the reason of his seclusion. He said he's been busy working on the animation film The Wind (追風少年), budgeted at US$25 million and co-produced with Jackie Chan (成龍).
The lead character, a young man with extraordinary kungfu abilities, will be designed based on Jackie Chan's facial characteristics, which is one of the major selling points of the movie. All the characters will be drawn up by Edward Yang and his team of animators, while action in the film will be done by Jackie Chan's crew.
"I want the film to be entirely created and produced by Taiwanese talents," Yang said. The film is scheduled to be finished in 2007.
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