Romeo Must Die is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his directorial debut, and features fight choreography by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li, Aaliyah (in her film debut), Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, and Delroy Lindo.

2021年1月12日 · A year before her tragic death in a plane crash in 2001, "The Princess of R&B" Aaliyah starred in the Shakespeare-inspired Romeo Must Die alongside martial arts expert Jet Li. Loosely based on the bard's cliché classic Romeo and Juliet, the film follows Han sing, an ex-cop out for blood after his brother's murder. When he meets Trish, played ...

2020年8月25日 · There have been plenty of rumors surrounding the reason behind this, including the far-out claim that Li was allergic to Aaliyah’s lipstick. But Li actually opened up about the lack of love...

2016年3月1日 · Though it was no Oscar-winning performance, the film left two monumental impressions on a first-generation Chinese kid born and raised in the U.S.: That it’s possible in this country for Asians to...

Romeo Must Die: Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. With Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong. An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.

2022年1月20日 · Throwback to Jet Li and Aaliyah at the premiere of their 2000 movie “Romeo Must Die.” This was Li’s first leading role in a Hollywood film and Aaliyah’s film debut. After three years of training with acclaimed Wushu teacher Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team.

2020年3月19日 · Romeo Must Die is an interesting little time capsule: it’s Jet Li’s first leading Hollywood role, Aaliyah’s first acting performance, it’s a movie that is both dated and prescient of contemporary action cinema, and it introduced Western audiences to one of the biggest action stars in the world and helped cement the Hong Kong style in ...

2021年8月27日 · But center stage were two Hollywood newcomers: Chinese-born Singaporean martial-artist extraordinaire Jet Li and pop sensation Aaliyah, the night’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Must Die contains...

2024年8月1日 · Aaliyah and Jet Li in Romeo Must Die. Trish and Han become unlikely allies when she happens to hail the cab he’s stolen as a de-facto getaway car. They both want to put an end to the bloodshed for which their parents, and the scaffolding of minions they’ve mounted over the years, are responsible.

Jet Li, who is sixteen years Aaliyah's senior, originally had a kissing scene with her. This was later taken out and it has been speculated this was due to the age difference. He was also featured in the music video for the single "Try Again".