According to CRIonline, the TV series KUNG FUN CHAMPION (功夫状元), which is based on Stephen Chow’s latest KUNG FU HUSTLE has started production. The original cast of KUNG FU HUSTLE will also star in the TV series, including the female lead Huang Shengyi and martial-arts veteran Yuan Qiu. Stephen Chow will direct the pilot, but will not appear in the show. The story line revolves around a series of ridiculous contradictions that occur between a poor man and a millionaire. So TV series, and a sequel...it is turning into Star Wars.