John Woo To Direct ‘Manhunt’

Manly man John Woo is set to direct the upcoming action thriller “Manhunt” at Media Asia Films.  Actually it’s set to be a remake, but who cares, it’s John Woo, who we like to call the action surgeon.

Based on a novel by Japanese writer Juko Nishimura, the story follows a prosecutor framed for robbery and rape who sets out on a one-man mission to clear his name.

The work was first adapted in 1976 as a Japanese film starring Ken Takakura and a movie which was the first foreign film released in China after the Cultural Revolution.

Woo was a huge fan of Takakura, who died fairly recently. Filming will begin later this year.  Get ’em, Johnny.