Corey Yuen Kwai was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and actor.
16 Facts About Corey Yuen
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Corey Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with his work as an action director on the 1998 film Lethal Weapon 4, followed by the 2000 blockbuster X-Men and six of Jet Li's English-language works: Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One, Cradle 2 the Grave, War, and The Expendables.
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Corey Yuen served as director and fight choreographer on Jason Statham's 2002 action film The Transporter.
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Corey Yuen played SWAT Team Member in 1985 film Heart of the Dragon, alongside Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.
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Corey Yuen played Bad Egg in 1986 film Righting Wrongs, along with Corey Yuen Biao, Melvin Wong, Cynthia Rothrock, Peter Cunningham and Siu-wong Fan.
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Corey Yuen played Li Kwon Bon in 1993 film Fong Sai-yuk II alongside Jet Li.
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Corey Yuen played Uncle Po in 1997 film Hero alongside Corey Yuen Biao and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
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In July 1981, Corey Yuen made his Hong Kong directorial debut in 1982 film Ninja in the Dragon's Den, along with Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee and Hwang Jang-lee.
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In June 1985, Corey Yuen made his American directorial debut in 1986 film No Retreat, No Surrender, which marked the film debut of Belgium martial artist actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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Corey Yuen has worked with most of Hong Kong's top stars at one time or another, and began Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock's career in 1985 with Yes, Madam.
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Corey Yuen directed in 1990 film All for the Winner alongside Stephen Chow, followed by its 1991 sequel Top Bet alongside Anita Mui.
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Corey Yuen has directed Jackie Chan with Sammo Hung in 1988 film Dragons Forever, and directed Anita Mui, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok in Saviour of the Soul.
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Corey Yuen directed several of Li's films, beginning with Fong Sai-yuk and Fong Sai-yuk II, and continuing through The Bodyguard from Beijing, The New Legend of Shaolin and My Father Is a Hero, and he choreographed two Jet Li's films: The New Legend of Shaolin and High Risk.
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Corey Yuen worked in the 2000 blockbuster X-Men as an action director, and he would handle the martial arts and action sequences in six of Jet Li's other English-language works: Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One, Cradle 2 the Grave, War, and The Expendables.
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Corey Yuen held the same positions on both films, however in the United States release he is credited as the first film's director due to being a more marketable name than first time filmmaker Louis Leterrier.
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Tin Kai-man confirmed that Corey Yuen had died, and explained the news had been kept secret.