Stephen Chow will make a sequel to "Shaolin Soccer," the blockbuster martial arts comedy in which he starred and directed, reports Variety.
In the US "Shaolin Soccer" was sometimes reffered as "Kung-Fu Soccer"
Speaking at the Filmart confab here on Thursday, Chow said the first movie's success lies partly in the unique idea of combining Shaolin monks with soccer. "There was something new that the audience had never seen," he said, of Hong Kong's biggest box office hit. "In the sequel, we will have to make it better. It will be a challenge."
Chow said he was already talking with American companies for worldwide distribution for the sequel. Miramax Films is distributing "Shaolin Soccer" in the U.S.