here's the official web... you could watch the trailer of the movie here

http://twinseffect2.emp-hk.com/

and here's the poster



Title: The Huadu Chronicles : Blade Of The Rose (a.k.a. The Twins Effect II)



Presented by: Emperor Classic Films Company Limited, Shenzhen Film Studio
Co-produced by: China Film Co-production Corporation
Executive Producers: Albert Yeung, Song Le Qun
Producers: Albert Lee, Zhao Jian Guo
Director: Cory Yuen,, Patrick Leung
Starring:
Donnie Yen
Jaycee Chan
Charlene Choi
Gillian Chung
Co-Starring: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chen Po-lin , Qu Ying, Fan Bing Bing
Special Guest Appearance: Jackie Chan ,Daniel Wu
Guest Starring: Edison Chen

Official Website: http://twinseffect2.emp-hk.com

About the film
Emperor Motion Pictures' 2004 summer blockbuster "The Huadu Chronicles: Blade Of The Rose", is now in production. It follows the company's smash hit "The Twins Effect", the number one local film at the Hong Kong box office in 2003.

The film boasts an all-star cast of top performers from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. These include Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung (known collectively as "Twins"), Jaycee Chan, Chen Po-lin , Edison Chen, Fan Bing-bing, Qu Ying, the two internationally renowned action actors Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, and Hong Kong's top leading men Tony Leung Ka-fai and Daniel Wu.

At HK$80,000,000 (US$10.2m), the production budget of "The Huadu Chronicles: Blade Of The Rose" is much more than that of "The Twins Effect". The background of the story is also totally different from the company's previous hit. It tells the epic tale of a young prince's dangerous journey through the mythical land of Huadu, and of how he finally leads an army against the forces of the tyrannical Empress.

The movie employs the talents of Menfond, the company that won Best Special Effects prize at both the 40th Golden Horse Awards and the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards. Menfond specializes in designing spectacular visual effects to complement Asian style action.

"Blade Of The Rose" sees veteran action director Cory Yuen arrange a stunning martial arts duel between kung fu legends Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen.


Synopsis
This tale is set in Huadu, an ancient land ruled by a cruel empress (Qu Ying), a place where men are subservient to women. The empress' reign is disturbed by a prophecy saying a boy will rise to become king, and restore the male regime.

Char (Jaycee Chan), a humble boy, is born to be emperor. He and his adopted brother, Leaf (Chen Po-lin), perform in a traveling show run by their adopted father, Blackwood (Tony Leung). Thanks to their friend, Lao (Edison Chen), the pair receive a stone with a map engraved on it. They set out on a quest for the treasure that the map is supposed to reveal.

Two lovely yet lethal female warriors, Blue (Gillian Chung) and Spring (Charlene Choi), join the boys on their journey. The youngsters encounter various challenges before they meet General Lone (Donnie Yen), a master swordsman who seeks to overthrow the empire. To do so he must first duel the Lord Of Armour (Jackie Chan)¡K.

info from: EMP-HK.com

it didn't even come out yet... how could it be good if we didnt even watch it.. it's coming out in august

Aww... the poster doenst really look anywhere like the the first one.. i hope the second will live up to the first one or else I would be very dissappointed.

it hasn't been released yet but apparently the story has nothing to do with the first one and everyone is playing someone different and Edison has a minor role like a guest star.

that sux... whats da point of da movie if it has nothing to do with the first one....

i love edison chen, too bad he has such a small part. the second one has nothing to do with the first one which i find to be so stupid and pointless!

If the second movie has nothing to do with the first one then why on earth do they call it twins effect 2??? It just doesnt make any sense.

I KNOW!!! how come they even call it twins effect 2???? Why don't they name it something else???

I'm still trying to figure out why its called twins effect in the first place....maybe its jus me, buh i don't get it...

oh ya, and is it jus me, or was edison wearing something that looked SO much like a dress in there..............

btw do they still slay vamps in there.....

yeah...he definitely looked like he was trying to be a girl in there...maybe that's his role...after the one he did in jiang hu...looking for something more challenging?

They can call it whatever they like, they can link it because of the meaning of the name, not necessarily because they are proper sequels that continue off from each other. I've yet to see people boycott the Final Fantasy series due to the weird naming.

The first one wasn't that bad I suppose, though they could have done with a bit more plot. Let's hope this one has a better storyline, I don't think they'll be able to pull it off again if they don't produce anything people find engrossing.

is the second one anything like the first one even?

probably nothing like the first one...

my theory on the title...they prolly wanted to 'borrow' the original name just to attract attention, since Twins Effect did so well at the box office.

the poster looks incredibly dumb. i dunno why, but to me it looks like Chinese people trying to do a western cowboy movie. that mountain in the background reminds me of the Grand Canyon...

i only watched the first one, but people asked the main character of this story, and they say that it's more interesing about the first one.

hmm duno if this would be good to watch
i havent watched the first one either
is the first one good
i heard Edison was in it i really luv his face hes soooo cutey

means is it the movie is not goin to be related to the first part.....

Looks like a accient version of the first one or something.

Ok well maybe I'm not looking forward to it after all... they changed the title and everything atlease Jackie Chan is in it..

Well...technically, the title is The Huada Chronicals: Blade the Rose...so it's not REALLY tte2, it was just known as that before it had it's official name. Anyway, Twins are in it and yeah, linking it to TTE is actually a smart move since TTE did so well.

Anyway, I think this movie has the ability to appeal to audiences in mainland china more then the first one because it is set in ancient times and in Yunnan...

I am looking forward to this movie. Daniel Wu is in it! And of course Twins la XD And Tong Leung! Don't blame the movie for Edison having a small role, it was due to his busy schedule.

The fighting sequences look good. Gillian is the female lead in here I think, she has more fight scenes then Sa. Sa is more of a comedic character. She has some fight scenes though... The storyline seems pretty good though a bit confusing. Sa and Chen Bo-Lin looks like they have good chemistry together!

This site has a detailed synopsis and other info on the movie:

http://twins-alliance.com/main.htm

It has a flash interface so I can't link you directly... Just go to twin's movies then twins effect 2.

Basically, it has pretty much nothing to do with the first one, except maybe a connection to the supernatural. Which I don't mind, cause the first one had a horrible plotline. You can all say it was good, but that's only cause the twins were in it and they're just so darn cute. Not much else was good about the movie, except for decent action sequences... Except for the end, that was just overdone...

For those too lazy to go to the site, quickie synopsis:

Women rule, but there's a prophecy of males returning to power. Ah Sa is a man hunter/slave trader and Ah Gill is an agent of the empress. For some reason they work with two other boys who are from some theatre troupe to fulfill the prophecy or something. Then there's some other subplot with Jackie Chan. (He's 50, stop expecting action star godliness from him!)

It's not entirely accurate, but it gives you a very general gist.

Why dont Ekin act in this movie?

Jackt Cheng's son isn't handsome like his father!!!!

Charlence with long hair is so cute huh?

Ekin? Act? I think you're confused here.

Charlene is cute regardless of hairstyle. It's ridiculous how some people are able to do that. <fist shaking smiley>

Yer thats weird...the 2nd poster doesnt even look like the 1st poster...shheeshh...hahah....and i luv edison..and he has a little role not fair...ekek...anywaiz...cant wait to watch it...yer at least its got Jackie chan in it too!!! heheeh....

Man I heard the theme song for this yesterday and its nothing compared to the first one... lets hope the movie is better.

Wow number two? Dang these twins sure make lots of money

I hate you. No really. You make my posts worthless. I answer your question before you ask, and you still ask. If noone reads posts, what's the point of a forum. Stop skipping ahead and read the damn posts inbetween you lazy ass. I hate you. :chase

Just in case, here's the definition of a forum.

n. pl. fo·rums, also fo·ra (fôr, fr)
A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program.

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/

This entails that you would at least absorb the ideas or info of others....

<shaking fist smiley>

hope this is good. Like Twins Effect 1, it was not the most cerebral movie but was a fun movie especially the little time Jacky Chan was on.

the 1st wasn't really good to me. hopefully the 2nd one will be a little better.

It will be as good as the first one I think!! The first one wasn't that interesting but better than others hk movies

ummm....ekin doesn't automatically make everything good, have you SEEN protege de la rose noire? god, it made me want to poke my eyes out...

but i don't like it how the movie will have nothing to do with the first one, even though the cast seems pretty good, i'm not too sure of the plot just yet, so i guess i'll have to wait till august...

I feel so disppointed that no1 that is really cute is in the movie. If there is cute guys but then they have a very small part. -sadness- And Jaycee iono.. his looks already make the movie look kinda bad... I haven't seen it though but i hope his performance is good or the whole movie would be ruined!

jus so u people know the first movie, twins effect, has been *RENAMED* to vampires effect

the movie poster looks way ugly....ewww *shivers looks corny


anyways... the only cast that's good in here is Twins, Daniel Wu, and JackyChan....

and that's it... (disapointed)

the movie doesnt seem interesting than the first one... Jaycee doesnt belong in this movie...i mean..common!

...i cant believe dis is like a diff plot 4rm da 1st one...its kinda stupid..den how come call it twins effect?...dey should change da title...

i just read something that they might enter the oscars in 2005!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im really disappointed that twin effect 2 has nothing to do with the first
i reckon they should follow up what happen at the end of the first one making them encounter more vampires/demons.......also having edison play a small role is so unfair.........
They should make it interesting with edison goin with the twins to slay vampires and stuff and then having edison or the twins past come back to haunt them or something like that.......the poster look so boring

i agree with you!!..i think the 2nd should be like the first one!!!...well..like follow up of the first one

ah... not really looking forward to it... since jaycee chan is playing a big role and edison is missing... ><

it's not that edison won't be there, he just has a lot smaller role...hmm..maybe edison should have been the lead instead of jaycee considering that jaycee doesn't really have any acting experience...anyone agree?

^i agree with you, gossip80. and also, edison was a main character in the first movie...so it would have been better and made more sense if he was also a main character in the second one, instead of Jaycee.

i agree with u lilliums......i reckon they should have Jaycee as a special guest and have Edison as the main character since he was like a main in the first one...or they could have other special guests as well.........someone new which could make the story more interesting.........
anyone agree?

This post has been edited by Dre@mer: Aug 3 2004 8 53 AM