Tony Jaa Sells His Soul. Weinsteins Buy US Rights To Tom Yum Goong.

It's bad news all right.
The film is getting a simeltaneous release across Asia and it happens to be the most eagerly awaited martial arts movie of this year.

"Quentin Tarantino Presents Tom Yum Goong" printed on 75% of the front and back cover art. I can't wait!!!

I think Sensasian and other sites still sell these movies after the devils, excuse me, the Weinsteins buy the rights to them.

Does this mean Colin is scrambling to find a replacement film for MM?

Jesus H Macy....whatever happened to things being a matter of principle?? Greeeat.

Shouldn't there be something in international law that prevents these guys from getting another Asian film?

The more things change...

But I much more worried about what these fat ... will do of The promise...

GAH! NOOOOO!!! Damn. This just sucks the big fat radish. Todd, was this what you were alluding to in the TIFF thread on the Forum? If so, this is exactly the movie I wondered if it might end up in Satan's handbasket. SUCK!

Maybe things will be different? It's a new company and they aren't connected to Disney anymore. Maybe they'll actually need to release it in a timely manner because they have little else to release? Just trying to remain a little hopeful for a North American release sometime before the end of say, 2006? Anyway, I'm confused by this. I thought the French company (not Luc Besson's) had the worldwide rights outside the UK and Asia. Guess not.

The French company (TF1) is an international sales company, not a distributor. They buy the international rights purely for the purpose of re-selling them ... the Weinsteins have bought all of North America, plus South Africa, Scandanavia and a handful of other territories ...

if it's any help, the film will release soon in Korea, with a DVD release coming later. I don't know if there will be English Subs, but they usually do it with non-Japanese/HK titles.

SIGH... does the world never learn? I do hope that, as Wise Kwai says, their new company will be forced to deliver the goods in a timely manner. I worry more about them hacking the film to bits in order to, "make this sh** work." Damn money can change the eyes of the most noble. Lets hope that we get our hands on decent DVD release if they do pull their old antics!
ciao,
CHAI

do you know when is this movie scheduled in Australia?
It's December 2006 !!!!!

More than a half of this movie shot in Australia!!
Why does it take that long to distrbute?
I mean...more than a year!@!@!!!

"OOh! let's jump on the bandwagon bro!" the Weinstiens strike again! I'm sure it will filter thru on DVD well before the cinema release in the States, I picked up Hero on DVD before the cinema release in the UK, same with House of Flying Daggers. Ong-Bak has a myriad of versions flying around on import all for great prices. The studios have been forced to release films at the cinema and on DVD earlier and earlier thru people power, be that bootleggers or import versions!
Have faith! it'll happen!

Oddly enough, I keep seeing "Quentin Tarantino presents: Tom-Yum-Goong" in my head.

Dont worry guys, it'll be out on dvd on nov. 1 2005 in asia ..the bootleggers will do thier magic after that :P and bring it here

HEy weee Let Me KnoW When You Get Your Copy Ill Be Here