Romeo Must Die Check out the photos from the movie!! Hong Kong superstar
Jet Li, who played a feature role in the international smash hit "Lethal Weapon 4" and starred in the breakthrough action films "Once Upon A Time In China" and "Black Mask," makes his English-language starring debut in "Romeo Must Die." Recording artist AALIYAH makes her feature film debut as Trish O'Day, who wants no part of her father Isaak's war and joins forces with Han (JET LI) to stop it.
Russell Wong portrays Kai, the Sing family enforcer, who shares a mutual antagonistic relationship with Han. "Kai just does his job without really questioning the moral consequences of his acts," says Russell Wong. "He never loses his cool, even when he's killing someone. It's not tough or mean; it's just what he does. He's comfortable with it. I also feel that Kai has been much more Americanized than
Han. And when Han shows up and wants to suddenly play a role in what's going on, he feels his turf is being threatened." Before production began, Li and his martial arts team spent weeks choreographing and developing several intense and intricate fight scenes. The results bear the signatures of both Jet Li and master choreographer and veteran Hong Kong film director Corey Yuen. "Jet and Corey bring an
unbelievably energetic and athletic fight process to this picture that comes out of the Eastern film style," says Silver. "Their fighting and wiring work techniques give the audience a whole new way of seeing the fight experience. I was first able to explore wire work during "The Matrix," and I think it's something that people have never seen before in the West. It literally changed the way we look at action pictures." TM & © 2000 Warner Brothers |