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The 2026 FIFA World Cup final may be happening this month, but football fever is far from over. After a seven year-long absence, Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Chow is back in the director’s seat with a new movie. Titled Kung Fu Soccer, the comedy is a spiritual follow-up to the iconic 2001 film, Shaolin Soccer, which Chow directed and starred in.<\/p>\n
Kung Fu Soccer follows a women’s soccer team as they compete in “the ultimate tournament”. Announced cast members include Hong Kong screen icon Carina Lau, Chinese actress Zhang Xiaofei, actress-model Dilraba Dilmurat, Lay Zhang of K-pop group Exo and Japanese actor Takeru Satoh.<\/p>\n
A trailer for Kung Fu Soccer was released on Monday (July 6), showcasing Chow’s signature absurdist humour. In the 21-second clip, the women\u2019s soccer team watches in awe as a football, kicked high into the sky, soars past an airplane. The trailer ends with the team scrambling to escape as the ball drops back to Earth with meteoric force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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