Ronny Yu - Director Contact Information: Offical Website: RonnyYu.com Interview at About.com: Ronny Yu

Biography: "Ronny Yu is one of the latest directors who came from Hong Kong films to direct Hollywood films. Ronny is best known in Hong Kong for directing Brandon Lee in his only Hong Kong film, Legacy of Rage. He is also well known for his fantasy epic, The Bride with White Hair. In 1989, Ronny was chosen to direct his first interntional feature for Hong Kong, China White starring Russell Wong and Steven Vincent Leigh. After 1995's Phantom Lover, Ronny went to Hollywood. He made his directorial debut in the USA with the fantasy Warriors of Virtue, which has Kung Fu fighting kangaroo-like creatures. In 1998, Ronny was chosen to direct the fourth installment of the famous Child's Play films, titled Bride of Chucky. Ronny returned to action in 2024, directing Samuel L. Jackson in Formula 51 and in late 2024, began work on the horror film most fans have been anticipating for 10 years...Freddy vs. Jason! Yu has proven that he can work with any type of film and make the ideas work." - Thanks to Men of Action Website

Quote: "Bob asked me if I had seen any of the Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street sequels. I said no. He said, 'You mean no Jason, no Freddy?' It's funny, because the same thing happened with Bride of Chucky. I had never seen a Child's Play film. But I think my lack of knowledge about Freddy and Jason worked in my favor, because the studio was looking for somebody who could come in with a fresh take and some new ideas. - p. 272 … I did get a ton of notes from Mr. Cunningham: 'These are the rules. Don't bend them!' So I did my homework and spent two weeks going through all seventeen movies. The balance I tried to work out was, how do you satisfy the hardcore fans of both franchises as well as excite people outside of that? I took myself as an example, because in the beginning I wasn't that familiar at all. And it was different than Bride of Chucky - that was campy because how seriously can you take a two-foot-tall doll?" - pg. 274, Crystal Lake Memories Buy Crystal Lake Memories by Peter Bracke for more amazing interviews!

Director Filmography Blood: The Last Vampire (2008) Fearless (2006) Freddy Vs. Jason (2003) Formula 51 (2002) Chasing Dragon (1999) Bride of Chucky (1998) Warriors of Virtue (1997) The Phantom Lover (1995) The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993) The Bride with White Hair (1993) Deadend of Besiegers (1992) Shogun and His Little Kitchen (1992) Great Pretenders (1991) The Deadly Sin (1989) Bless This House (1988) Legacy of Rage (1986) Mummy Dearest (1985) The Occupant (1984) Chase Ghost Seven Powers (1981) The Postman Strikes Back (1981) The Saviour (1980) The Servant (1979) Writer Filmography The Phantom Lover (1995) The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993) The Bride with White Hair (1993) Where Is He Now?: Ronny Yu continues to be involved in directing movies in Hollywood, and is set to direct Blood: The Last Vampire for 2024.

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