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'''Steve Wang''' is an award-winning [[makeup artist]] and filmmaker.
{{Short description|Taiwan-born American make-up artist and filmmaker}}
{{distinguish|text=Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih, the Chinese filmmaker}}
{{More footnotes|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Steve Wang
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| birth_place = Taiwan
}}

'''Steve Wang''' ({{zh|t=王孫杰|p=Wáng Sūnjié}}<ref>{{Citation|last=TWworldofwarcraft|title=阿薩斯雕像幕後推手 Steve Wang 王孫杰 － 專訪特輯|date=2016-08-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2NQd6J8LI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Zy2NQd6J8LI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-08-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>) is a Chinese-American [[make-up artist]] and filmmaker.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/10/the_guyverdvd_review.shtml BBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614105618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/10/the_guyverdvd_review.shtml |date=2009-06-14 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Born in [[Taiwan]], he and his parents moved to the [[America]] when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] TV shows ''[[Ultraman]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', as well as [[Hong Kong kung fu film]]s including ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]''.


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As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including [[Stan Winston]], [[Rick Baker (makeup artist)|Rick Baker]] and [[Dick Smith (make-up artist)|Dick Smith]].
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Born in [[Taiwan]], he and his parents moved to the [[United States|US]] when he was 9. His greatest inspirations were the [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] TV shows ''[[Ultraman]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', as well as [[Hong Kong kung fu film]]s including ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]''.


Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, ''[[Drive (1997 film)|Drive]]'', which starred [[Mark Dacascos]] and [[Kadeem Hardison]]. He also made independent films such as ''[[Kung Fu Rascals]]'', based on a series of 8&nbsp;mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, were hired in 2008 to work on ''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]'' (an adaptation of ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''), a second attempt at reviving the [[Kamen Rider Series]] in the United States, after ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Saban's Masked Rider]]'' of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers".
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As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including [[Stan Winston]], [[Rick Baker]] and [[Dick Smith (special effects)|Dick Smith]].


In 1999, he designed the visual effects for an aborted [[Film Roman]] creation ''Skins for the Deep'', for the proposed Max Degree TV block, but it was cancelled due to lack of international backers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlosser |first=Joe |date=July 19, 1999 |title=Film Roman on syndie march |pages=48 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/99-OCR/BC-1999-07-19-OCR-Page-0048.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pursell |first=Chris |date=1999-07-19 |title=Film Roman to ride teen wave |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/film-roman-to-ride-teen-wave-1117743070/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=December 13, 1999 |title=No Max deal |pages=118 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/99-OCR/BC-1999-12-13-OCR-Page-0118.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
He has received great praise for his two film adaptations of the [[manga]] superhero, [[Guyver]] (''The Guyver'' and ''Guyver: Dark Hero''). He also made independent films such as ''[[Kung Fu Rascals]]'', based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before.


Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting [[Sarah Kerrigan]] (The Queen of Blades), a character from the [[StarCraft (series)|''Starcraft'' Universe]] in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]], [[France]] the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from ''[[League of Legends]]'', for [[Riot Games]] that same year. During the promotion for the beta release of ''[[Firefall (video game)|Firefall]]'', Wang was commissioned to create sculptures of game characters to be displayed at conventions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-29 |title=The unfairness of female body armor illustrated |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/unfairness-female-body-armor-illustrated-flna121327 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links==


==Filmography==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911036/ IMDB]
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*[http://www.myspace.com/stevewangfx MySpace]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYl6E-liNE YouTube - Director's Reel]
*[http://www.afn.org/~afn34967/dominion/kfr.htm Kung Fu Rascals: The Unofficial Website]


===Director===
Interviews
*''[[Rollerblade II: Taken By Force]]'' (1989) - 2nd unit director
* [http://www.kungfucinema.com/articles/2004-05-03-01.htm Kung Fu Cinema - Drive]
*''[[Kung Fu Rascals]]'' (1992)
* [http://www.afn.org/~afn34967/dominion/interview.html Kung Fu Rascals: The Unofficial Website]
*''[[The Guyver|Guyver]]'' (1991) - co-director
* [http://www.latexmaskcentral.com/Wang.php Latex Mask Central - FX Work]
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*''[[Guyver: Dark Hero]]'' (1994)
*''[[Drive (1997 film)|Drive]]'' (1997)
*''[[Sirens of The Deep]]'' (1999 - TV show/pilot)
*''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'' (1999)
*''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist]]'' (2002) - 2nd unit director
*''[[Wolvy: Twisted at Birth]]'' (2003) - short film
*''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]'' (2009)


===Producer===
Drive
*''Guyver: Dark Hero''
*[http://afan.dk/dacascos/fidrive.shtml Fan Site]
*''Kung Fu Rascals''
[http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/drive.htm Kung Fu Cinema - Review]
*''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]''
*''[[Beast Wishes]]''


== References ==
"<i>Without a single reservation, Drive is the number one American martial arts movie of the 20th century.</i>"
<references />
*[http://www.firstlooklibrary.com/library/firstlookmedia/aspx/LibraryPage.aspx?Film=1142 First Look Library - Trailer]
[http://exhilarateddespair.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=597f8b38c1509254488f064636923964&topic=3.0 Exhilarated Despair - Screenwriter Scott Phillips' behind the scenes stories]


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==External links==
"<i>As for Blade II, Guillermo del Toro told Steve Wang that he took a copy of Drive to Prague with him to use as reference while shooting, and that he lifted the stun-baton fight (when Blade is in the bad guys' lair at the end) from it!</i>
*{{IMDb name|nm0911036}}

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*[http://www.myspace.com/stevewangfx Steve Wang] on [[MySpace]]
<i>Now, the Rush Hour stuff is a little more insidious, in my book. Just lines of dialogue here and there lifted not-quite verbatim, but close enough that I doubt it was coincidence. I try to tell myself it's 'just a little tribute,' but the way it's been done seems more like a f**k-you than an homage. I mean, it's not like Drive isn't full of little references to other things, so who knows? But Brett Ratner did tell Kadeem Hardison that he had seen Drive at an early test screening, and that it 'influenced' Rush Hour -- and that if it had been released theatrically, he wouldn't have been able to make RH. So you do the math</i>..."
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYl6E-liNE Director's Reel] on [[YouTube]]

*[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/02/22/kamen-rider-returns-to-us-television/ SciFi Japan - Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]
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Guyver: Dark Hero
*[http://www.bioweapons.com/Movies.htm Bio Weapons - Fan Site for both Guyver films]
*[http://www.latexmaskcentral.com/Wang.php Latex Mask Central - FX Work]
*[http://www.nerdsociety.com/2009/06/01/interview-with-steve-wang-kamen-rider-dragon-knight-guyver-predator/ NERDSociety - Interview with Steve Wang]
[http://www.japanhero.com/japan%20exs%20pages/guyver2.htm Japan Hero - Review]

"<i>After seeing how the Guyver moves in this film, you start to wonder who would win between Steve Wang's Guyver or Sam Raimi's Spider-Man...</i>"
*[http://showcaseentertainment.com/moviedetail.php?image_name=guyver.gif&file_name=guyver&movie_name=Guyver:%20Dark%20Hero&trailer=../movies/trailers/guyver.mov Showcase Entertainment - Trailer 1]
*[http://www.videodetective.com/trailer-preview.asp?PublishedID=284401 Video Detective - Trailer 2]


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 1 January 2025

Not to be confused with Steve Wang Hsieh-Chih, the Chinese filmmaker.
Steve Wang
Born
Taiwan
OccupationFilm director

Steve Wang (Chinese: 王孫杰; pinyin: Wáng Sūnjié[1]) is a Chinese-American make-up artist and filmmaker.[2]

Biography

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Born in Taiwan, he and his parents moved to the America when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the tokusatsu superhero TV shows Ultraman and Kamen Rider, as well as Hong Kong kung fu films including Master of the Flying Guillotine.

As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including Stan Winston, Rick Baker and Dick Smith.

Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, Drive, which starred Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. He also made independent films such as Kung Fu Rascals, based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, were hired in 2008 to work on Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (an adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki), a second attempt at reviving the Kamen Rider Series in the United States, after Saban's Masked Rider of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers".

In 1999, he designed the visual effects for an aborted Film Roman creation Skins for the Deep, for the proposed Max Degree TV block, but it was cancelled due to lack of international backers.[3][4][5]

Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting Sarah Kerrigan (The Queen of Blades), a character from the Starcraft Universe in 2012. The sculpture was placed at the Blizzard Entertainment Office in Versailles, France the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from League of Legends, for Riot Games that same year. During the promotion for the beta release of Firefall, Wang was commissioned to create sculptures of game characters to be displayed at conventions.[6]

Filmography

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Director

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Producer

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References

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  1. ^ TWworldofwarcraft (2016-08-07), 阿薩斯雕像幕後推手 Steve Wang 王孫杰 － 專訪特輯, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-08-07
  2. ^ BBC Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Schlosser, Joe (July 19, 1999). "Film Roman on syndie march" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 48. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Pursell, Chris (1999-07-19). "Film Roman to ride teen wave". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  5. ^ "No Max deal" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. December 13, 1999. p. 118. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "The unfairness of female body armor illustrated". NBC News. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
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