Is there a sequel to Jet Lis “Kung Fu Cult Master”?
Because of the ending to this movie, this is an often-asked question. The ambiguous ending was intentional; there was supposed to be a sequel, but the film came at the end of a spate of wu xia (swordplay) movies and didn’t do well at the box office. MC4 offers this bit of info on his site (http://www.hkmdb.com/mc4): “The movie ends with an abrupt cliffhanger. Rumor has it that some footage was shot for the second installment but was quickly dashed when the movie turned into a huge box office disappointment. A lot of money went into creating the large scale fight scenes, and Wong Jing [KFCM’s producer and director] wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice. The odds of ever getting to see the sequel footage, assuming it does exist, are non-existent. Anyone interested in knowing the fate of the characters should pick up Yin Jong’s ‘Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre’, on which the movie was based. There is also a complete TV series.” Newsgroup poster Man-Fai Wong offers up some more info: “
