Stephen Chow announces a ‘Shaolin Women’s Soccer’ film, will be searching for talents globally

Fans who’ve missed watching Stephen Chow’s movies on the big screen have something new to look forward to. On Thursday (Jun 22), the acclaimed Hong Kong actor-director took to his Instagram page to announce that he was starting production on a new movie called Shaolin Women’s Soccer.

The announcement video showed Chow panning to what appeared to be the first draft of Shaolin Women’s Soccer’s script as the opening theme of 2001’s Shaolin Soccer played in the background.

In his caption, Chow stated he wished to “spend an unforgettable time together with a large group of young and beautiful girls of different nationalities”. Adding that “all countries are welcomed”, Chow elaborated that those interested in starring in the film can send their recent photos and personal information to mediacvinfo [at] gmail.com.

Chow’s announcement received a wave of support from multiple celebrities including Edison Chen (who asked if he could be “one of the girls”), Daniel Wu and Singapore’s own Ya Hui.
 

The original Shaolin Soccer film starred Chow as a Shaolin monk who creates a football team with his brothers to spread the benefits of Shaolin kung fu to the masses. The comedy went on to gross over US$42 million (S$56.4 million) globally. It also nabbed multiple industry awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards.

Chow hasn’t confirmed if Shaolin Women’s Soccer will be a direct follow-up to Shaolin Soccer.