In 1994 movie “From Beijing With Love,” Stephen Chow began taking part in script writing and directing. As Chow began to contribute the ideas of his own, his movies transformed from pure comedic to more meaningful and with more artistic sense.
Although gaining wide popularity among audience, Stephen Chow was not given much attention from movie awards. Many of his fans felt unfairness for him as his comedic value was not appreciated.
Anyhow Stephen Chow didn’t give up and in year 2001, he produced his first solo directed movie, “Shaolin Soccer.” Combining sport, love, comedy and digital effects, he created a box office miracle in a poor Hong Kong movie market, breaking record with HK$60 million of tickets receipts.
It’s also with Shaolin Soccer that Stephen Chow finally gained the appreciation of various awards presentation again, he won both best director and best actor in 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Hollywood also recognized the potential of Stephen Chow and purchased the US rights for Shaolin Soccer. Shaolin Soccer was not a great success in US but enough to make people started noticing Stephen Chow.
In 2004, Stephen Chow produced another of his masterpiece, “Kung Fu Hustle.” Although still playing the leading role, he focused more on directing and production behind the scene.
Kung Fu Hustle had broken his own boxoffice record of Shaolin Soccer, and again winning him multiple awards and even nominated for best foreign film in US prestigious Golden Globe Awards.
The production of “Kung Fu 2″ has been confirmed, but the production had been delayed due to unforseeable issues. Chow is however starting to make another movie related to outer space and UFO.