MAN OF TAI CHI

Man of Tai Chi is a 2013 Chinese-
American martial arts film directed by
and starring Keanu Reeves.[2][3][4]
The film is Reeves’s directional
debut. Man of Tai Chi is a
multilingual narrative, partly
inspired by the life of Reeves’
friend, stuntman Tiger Chen.

Pre-production began in 2008 with
years-long script refinements. During
Man of Tai Chi’s five years of
scripting and production, Reeves acted
in several B movies with lead roles as
Henry in 2010’s Henry’s Crime and John
in 2012’s Generation Um…. When the
project eventually moved into the
production phase, filming occurred on
mainland China and Hong Kong. The film
premiered in 2013 with showings at the
Beijing Film Festival[5] and Cannes
Film Festival.[6] It is also scheduled
to be shown at the 2013 Toronto
International Film Festival.[7] The
work was awarded in Beijing and
praised by recognized action film
director John Woo.