Jet Li Rejected Starring in ‘The Matrix’ Sequels Because He Didn’t Want to Lose Ownership

[Rhyme n Tekniq]

The One made me realize Jet could have been a great Vegeta in a live action DBZ film since they just HAD to do one...Im talkin Ruthless saiyan saga Vegeta. Because dude was ruthless in the One. I had missed out on him the villian in Lethal Weapon 4 so The One was the 1st bad guy role I saw from him. Heel Jet Li is dope.

 

[Hannibal Fox]

And that movie was horrible

Final fight scene showcasing xingyiquan and baghuazhang though

 

[BBG]

it worked out in the end. i couldnt see will smith playing the one. denzel yeah but will nah

So you can see training day aged Denzel playing young ass wet behind the ear ass Neo

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

It doesn't take 8 months to shoot those kicks and punches

They wanted more

exactly.. and they'd own all the digital too. they could use that digital footage however and for whoever, forever.. and never have to pay this man another cent

and if they was all on the up and up, they could have set the same filming schedule, but only asked for the rights to it for those 2 movies only.. .but they'd rather go get a whole nother guy instead of doing that.... i wonder why

 

[get these nets]

Jackie Chan was the top action star in the WORLD, before he made a hit movie for American audiences.
I have to figure that Jet Li was a HUGE superstar across the world before he appeared in any American film.

These guys have made tens of millions of dollars, Hollywood didn't make them and can't break them. Good for him that he didn't fall for the okeydoke so that somebody else's family eats off of him forever.

Spoiler: Meth, where's my Killer tape?

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Chinese Star Chow Yun-fat Vows to Donate $714 Million Fortune to Charity: 'The Money's Not Mine'

Chow Yun-fat
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Alexia Fernandez
October 15, 2018 02:57 PM
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Chow Yun-fat has big plans for his massive fortune.

The Chinese actor, 63, told Hong Kong movie site Jayne Stars in an interview last week that he planned on donating his $714 million fortune to charity.

“My dream is to be a happy and normal person,” he told the outlet. “The hardest thing in life is not about how much money you earn, but how to keep a peaceful mindset and live the rest of your life in a simple and carefree manner.”

Chow previously claimed to the outlet that he only spent about $102 a month on himself. He was accustomed to using the same Nokia phone for over 17 years until he finally got a smartphone two years ago — but only because his Nokia stopped working, according to the outlet.

The actor has also been spotted shopping at discount stores.

“I don’t wear clothes for other people,” he told Jayne Stars. “As long as I think it’s comfortable, then it’s good enough for me.”

Chow Yun-fat in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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When it comes to his reason for giving away his amassed fortune, Chow said, “The money’s not mine. I’m only keeping it safe for the time being.”

In China, Chow is known for his work in John Woo films like A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and Hard Boiled.


American audiences might know him best as Li Mu Bai in Ang Lee’s 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in which he starred opposite Michelle Yeoh (Crazy Rich Asians).

The film grossed $213.5 million in the box office and was nominated for 10 Oscars, of which it won four, including for Best Foreign Language Film.

 

[SPACE IS FAKE]

So you can see training day aged Denzel playing young ass wet behind the ear ass Neo

true but he’s denzel he could make it work

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

So when are the people that invented all of these dances gonna lawyer up and go after Fortnite?

 

[FaTaL]

That movie was dope

I got the blu

 

[FaTaL]

So when are the people that invented all of these dances gonna lawyer up and go after Fortnite?

U think fortnite uses those dances without tying lose ends?

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

U think fortnite uses those dances without tying lose ends?

100% they do.
A company that big knows people don’t have the resources to lawyer up and even if they did it’s nothing to have a low ball settlement and keep it moving.
You think the milly rock was ever protected as an IP? I’m sure it hasn’t, and I’m sure Epic games knows that it would be an easy battle to win in court.
Bottom line, people need to smarten up and stop letting vultures eat off of their creativity without being compensated for it

 

[You Win Perfect]

That's crazy AF.

How can they take Ownership of someone's natural fighting movements???

WB was up to something and Jet Li sniffed that shyt out...

I mean they did steal the matrix story so not far fetched that they would try to steal more shyt

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Respect that


Jet Li and Will Smith (cause of Wild Wild West )

Both of them turned the Matrix down. However Keanu Reeves was dope for that cast thou.

i like will but him...back then as NEO....nahhhhhhh

 

[Dre Space Age]

Coli really about to make me watch The One again

Remember that being one of the first dvds I ever saw with the fam

fukkin classic idgaf how bad people say it is

 

[Dre Space Age]

fukk it had to do it.

*Whips out Note 8 gif editor*

 

[Professor Emeritus]

So you can see training day aged Denzel playing young ass wet behind the ear ass Neo

Even young Denzel would have been a terrible fit, it's not his character. Will Smith would have been a solid choice, he can hit all the character transitions of naivety, awe, seriousness, and supreme confidence.

I mean they did steal the matrix story so not far fetched that they would try to steal more shyt

The fact that people believe this just because someone told them to.