Mike Leeder
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Mike Leeder, who has been based in Hong Kong since 1990, is the Far Eastern Editor of Impact magazine and continues to contribute to such magazines as "Black Belt", "Inside Kung Fu", "Femme Fatales", and many more covering the Asian movie scene. He was also co-writer for "100% Jackie Chan: The Essential Companion", as well as contributing to a number of books on the genre.[1]
He has worked both in front and behind the camera on a number of films and television series in Hong Kong & Asia, and such documentaries as "David Carradine:A Martial Arts Journey", Sony's "The Art Of Action: Martial Arts In The Movies", as well as several projects for Discovery Channel, Channel Four and the Bravo network. Leeder has also served as a consultant and DVD commentator for various releases for the Hong kong Legends & Premier Asia DVD labels, as well as conducting numerous interviews for their range of DVDs and those of several other companies.
Leeder has served as a consultant and producer on a number of independent features including "Left For Dead", "The Silencer", "10 Dead Men", "Displaced", "Underground" and the soon to lens "Fixers".
Two of his most recent projects have been Jet Li's epic "Fearless" directed by Ronny Yu, featuring action choreography by the great Yuen Woo-ping, and Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour 3". Leeder served as Casting Director for "Fearless" as well as co-hosting the as yet unreleased accompanying documentary "The Passion of Martial Arts", which covered the casting process for the film, and Jet Li's philisophy on martial arts and the story behind the movie. Leeder also played the role of Referee Randall in the movie. On "Rush Hour 3" produced by New Line Cinema, Leeder served as the Asian Casting Director for the film which is due for release in the summer of 2007.
