‘RETURN TO SHAOLIN’ Film Confirmed

‘Walt at Great Wall © copyright 2013 Phoenix Films Pty Ltd

It has today been confirmed that MAIA President Walt Missingham will star in a new Australian/USA Co-production entitled

‘Return to Shaolin’

The film, which will be screened on a major USA Network, will tell the story of Walt Missingham – from being critically injured over 30 years ago and while still in recovery making the film ‘Kung Fu Pilgrimage’ about his training at the Shaolin Temple in 1983, to his creation of a multi million dollar earning film production company. Walt’s story will be overlayed with the story of the Shaolin Temple and martial arts in general – the growth the changes, the challenges of the past thirty years – the emergence of the ‘Shaolin’ brand, the impact of MMA seen through his eyes as he returns to the Shaolin Temple to once again train and learn.

Walt commented:
“I had gone away from documentaries, I thought for good, as the focus of our company has been feature films, we currently have three in various stages of production, but when this was put to me in Kuala Lumpur, two months ago, I said I would think about it and I decided it might be good to do. I have not been in front of the camera for a while so this will be a welcome change as well as a good story to present – I am frankly both flattered and humbled to be asked to make this film”

Further information on ‘Return to Shaolin’ will be released as the project proceeds.

Click here for ‘Walt at Shaolin’ video clip

WALT MISSINGHAM CONFIRMED AS PRODUCER OF NEW MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE

Australian Writer/Producer Stuart Scowcroft has teamed with leading martial
Artist and film producer, Walt Missingham to develop a martial arts/action
film.

The Movie ‘KILL ME IF YOU CAN’ has been written by Stuart Scowcroft who is
also Executive Producer. The film is being produced by Global Entertainment
Media it has a multimillion dollar budget and will be filmed in Australia,
Hong Kong and the Cook Islands.

Scowcroft, former General Manager of Television for Becker Entertainment and
now MD of Global Entertainment Media has written the story of a lone-wolf
martial artist imprisoned on an island to fight all comers to the death.
“It’s like The Hunger Games for real”, says Scowcroft who points to the
longevity of martial arts action movies in popular audience culture. “The
key to martial arts action movies is authenticity,” says Scowcroft. “To have
the support and advice of Walt who has produced many multi million dollar
earning films and is one of the best martial artists and teachers in
Australia is a huge advantage for me as a writer and producer”.

Walt will be producer and also the director of the fight sequences.

A more detailed outline on the project will be released shortly.

BRONZE MEDAL TO AUSTRALIA

Early news from the world Kung Fu/Wushu Championships being held in Kuala Lumpur is that a bronze medal has been won by Australian team member Elizabeth Lim for Female Compulsory Nanquan (taolu competition).

Congratulations to Elizabeth and the Australian Team. A more detailed report will follow the conclusion of the World Championships.