Could this be Stephen Chow's next film?

It's no mystery that Stephen Chow is very much loved in these parts. And while we wait for his latest project, A Hope, to make its way to DVD so we westerners may relish in the joy of Chow there has been a report circulating that may hint at his next project.

Stephen Chow and martial arts novelist Louis Cha (Jin Yong), may make a movie together. Apple Daily said Chow, 44, organised a dinner on Monday for his hero, Cha, 82, at the members-only Shanghai Fraternity Association in Central in Hong Kong. Over them meal, the actor-director presented Cha with a draft of a new script for a kungfu movie, said the report. Stephen Chow said if Louis Cha liked it, he could consider co-writing the film with him. The report said Stephen Chow hand plans for a movie incorporating many characters from Cha's books, including tragic hero Qiao Feng and his sworn brother Xuzhu from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and lovers Guo Jing and Huang Rong from The Legend of The Condor Heroes.

And a little extra snippet about the connection between the two and Chow's hit Kung Fu Hustle...

A self-professed fan of Louis Cha's stories, he dropped references to Return of The Condor Heroes in his 2004 hit film Kung Fu Hustle. In the movie, a comical pugilistic couple played by Yuenh Wah and Yuen Qiu reveal that their names are Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu - just like the characters from Return of Condor Heroes. When the movie was released, Chow asked if Cha wanted to be paid royalties for the references and the author jokingly demanded HK$ 60 thousand for the six mentions. The report said Chow paid up and Cha donated the sum to victims of the Asian tsunami.

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