While promoting his latest movie, The New King of Comedy, Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, The Mermaid) confirmed that the long-runoured sequel to his 2004 box office hit Kung Fu Hustle is in-the-works.

Chow said Kung Fu Hustle 2 will be a modern-day kung fu tale in a foreign country that will stand independent from the first film (via JS). The original took place in Shanghai, China in the 1940s, and followed a wannabe gangster (Chow) who aspires to join the notorious “Axe Gang” while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Kung Fu Hustle is noted for featuring “old school” kung fu stars that include Yuen Qiu (The Dragon’s Snake Fist), Yuen Wah (Opium and the Kung Fu Master), Chu Chi Ling (Bruce Lee The Man, The Myth), Bruce Leung (The Fists, The Kicks and the Evil) and Fung Hak On (Five Shaolin Masters) – so we can only hope that the sequel will continue a similar tradition.

As always, we’ll keep you dated as we learn more.