July 16, 2004
Trailer for Jet Li's Danny The Dog Online
Of the work that Jet Li has done outside of China the best stuff has surprisingly come not from the US but from France in his work for Luc Besson's Europa Corp. So when word started circulating that Li was doing a Besson financed film costarring Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins I perked up and started to pay attention. Then, in what must count as one of the stupidest marketing moves ever, the film producers posted an extended clip of the film online that consisted of nothing more than Jet eating ice cream with an irritating teenaged girl. I hate that clip. I really, really hate it. I do not, however, hate this. The full trailer for the film - titled Danny the Dog - has turned up online and apart from the irritating teenage girl it looks mighty impressive on all counts.
Jet stars as the titular Danny - a man raised in captivity and trained as an illegal pit fighter by Bob Hoskins. Hoskins is an absolutely powerhouse actor who we don't see nearly enough on this side of the ocean - the last time I remember him was the stellar Felicia's Journey, actually - and he looks to be both incredible and incredibly vicious in this. How a tubby little aging Englishman can exude so much menace I don't know, but Hoskins does. Danny somehow escapes from his captors and is discovered by a blind man, played by Morgan Freeman, who takes him in and slowly wins his trust. The performances look to be quite strong from all the principal characters with Jet finally taking on a role that demands a little bit of range, the cinematography is striking and the fight choreography is from Yuen Woo Ping so you know it's going to be good. No word on release dates yet. Thanks to KFC for the link.
Posted by John Campea at July 16, 2004 06:42 AM
Comments
Posted by: mercer at July 18, 2004 09:24 AM
it's a bit different then his previous movies but it's really cool.
Posted by: tahreem at July 22, 2004 07:16 PM
cant seem to get it to work, do i need something to play an .avi file?
Posted by: Riitchiie at August 2, 2004 02:22 AM
avi's generally need the divx codec.
This is being released as Unleashed in 2005 by Rogue Pictures, by the way ... it's a division of Focus, which is a division of Universal. Same people that are doing Shaun of the Dead ...
Posted by: Bubba at August 2, 2004 06:43 AM
tis good .i'm waiting for this movie. very very nice story.
Posted by: anzn at August 28, 2004 05:58 PM
i never thought he will make a story like this ,he even vryed in that movie,i think this is the most sad movie he ever made,after he made (hero)
Posted by: tsobassa at September 3, 2004 11:27 AM
cant wait to see it it sonds great.its got a great story line to it
Posted by: Stephen Young at October 1, 2004 05:37 AM
the soundtrack is amazing... i cant wait to see the movie
Posted by: jheng at December 10, 2004 04:03 AM
THE MOVIE LOOKS SOOOO SOOOS SOOO CRAZY I GIVE IT 10/10 I LOVE ALL OF JET LI'S MOVES HE IS A CRAZY FIGHTER PLUS JET LI HAS A MOVIE COMMING OUT WIHT JACKIE CHAN
Posted by: Ricky at December 28, 2004 05:52 PM
hi
i m the big crazy of jet li i saw all
movies which i can find in nepal i can
tall which movie is back with defferent
or change name i m the big crazy of
of him so why i lear wushu in nepal
i m alway waiting his new movies like
hero after danny the dog his amazing
fighter of china n the world.
Posted by: manoj rana at January 1, 2005 07:15 AM
I can't see the clip. can any1 help me with this??
Posted by: Deefer at January 3, 2005 09:06 AM
danny the dog will be released on second of february 05 ... in france!
Posted by: cerberus at January 10, 2005 03:06 PM
Does anybody know is it going to come to US?
all the best!
TEYATA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNAYE SOHA
Posted by: Tara at January 13, 2005 12:10 PM
i cant wait for it to come out in england at the cinemas. jet li rules man!
Posted by: silent_assassin at January 24, 2005 03:38 PM
i dnt like jet li
Posted by: hasrat at March 8, 2005 01:16 PM
yeah bruce lee rocks!!!! cant wait till unleashed is released
Posted by: sor jay at March 14, 2005 04:09 PM
ç¾Žå›½å…¬æ˜ æ—¥æœŸæ˜¯4月8日。
To US it will be 8 apri 2005.
;-)
Posted by: 911sniper at March 20, 2005 06:19 PM
ç¾Žå›½å…¬æ˜ æ—¥æœŸæ˜¯4月8日。
To US at apri 8, 2005.
;-)
Posted by: 911sniper at March 20, 2005 06:20 PM
Yes, this movie will be out in US. Li recently wrapped production on this movie, which is his second with director Luc Besson. Same guy who produced Kiss of the Dragon.
Can't wait for this one.
Posted by: moses at March 21, 2005 04:16 PM
One more thing. It's being released as "UNLEASHED"
Posted by: moses at March 21, 2005 04:21 PM
It's a nice movie with different story line.
fights are amazing
Posted by: suresh at April 2, 2005 05:07 AM
danny the dog or unleashed, whatever the name is going to be when released in the USA, I am quite sure we will all enjoy it !
Hero is gonna be hard to beat though House of Flying Daggers was quite good for a Wu'shu film lover
Posted by: konagal at April 13, 2005 07:09 PM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/unleashed.html
if you have quicktime viewer this will show you a preview of Unleashed
Posted by: konagal at April 13, 2005 07:17 PM
i love all action movie, especially when jet li playing. i'm a martial art lover, i think all people who know about martial art will love this man. i'm waiting forward all his movie, and i hope it's better then craddel to the grave.
Posted by: sita at April 23, 2005 10:48 PM
I LUV JETLI!
I LUV JETLI!
I LUV JETLI!
HE IZ SOOOOOOO FIT!!!!
Posted by: THUG at May 18, 2005 04:31 PM
i just have to say, i watched the film yesterday, its fucking amazing . definatly in my opinion his best
Posted by: the_hitman at May 22, 2005 07:28 AM
i Saw the movie last night
it's a good movie
good story and jet li really kick some ass
i like the beginning of it :-)
Posted by: Smokey at June 24, 2005 03:27 AM
This has 2 be d best british film ever made, im not a fan of british films but jet li makez britain look good, fantastic choreograhpy, n best of all wat a performance from jet li!!!!!
Posted by: 3rdman at July 9, 2005 12:11 PM
i want to watch his movie online and free but i can't . is any one can help me
Posted by: MaJeStY at July 11, 2005 02:22 PM
hi there i love jet li so much
iam kung fu player
ayman
Posted by: ayman el khodary at July 29, 2005 07:51 AM
perfect!!!
Magnifique!!!
Jet Li!! He's my man!!!!
HERO-CHINA!!!!
I've seen Unleashed 3 times!!!
Posted by: Kim Feng at October 25, 2005 11:07 PM
the trailer looks AMAZING!