Editing Sammo Hung (section)

====Film====
During 2000–2001, Hung expressed interest in creating a film adaptation of the video game ''[[Soulcalibur (film)|Soulcalibur]]''. The production agreement for the film was made around April 2001 with an estimated budget of $50 million. Hung had the idea of producing a martial arts epic with Chen Lung [[Jackie Chan]] in the lead role, but the film was never made. Hung's plans were detailed on his website, but after a year the announcement was removed. The film rights have since been acquired by Warren Zide, the producer of ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' and ''[[Final Destination]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soul Calibur film rights snapped up |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/soul-calibur-film-rights-snapped-up/1100-6090622/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=GameSpot}}</ref> No film ever materialized.

Hung found renewed success in the Hong Kong film industry in the 2000s, beginning with ''[[The Legend of Zu]]'' (2001), the long-awaited sequel to the 1983 hit ''[[Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain]]''. In 2004, [[Stephen Chow]]'s ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'' was released. Though [[Yuen Woo-ping]] was credited for the martial arts choreography on ''Kung Fu Hustle'', Hung actually did the preliminary work but left the film midway through, and Yuen filled in to complete it. Because of his departure from the film, there was tabloid speculation that he and Chow had strong differences over the film, resulting in their separation. Chow has since responded that Hung left for personal reasons and not because of speculated tensions. In 2004, Hung again worked with Jackie Chan, in a brief but notable appearance in [[Disney]]'s ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' as the legendary folk hero [[Wong Fei Hung]], a character played by Chan in the ''[[Drunken Master]]'' series.

In 2005, Hung was involved in [[Daniel Lee Yan-Kong|Daniel Lee]]'s ''[[Dragon Squad]]'' and [[Wilson Yip]]'s ''[[SPL: Sha Po Lang]]'' (aka ''Kill Zone''). In the latter, Hung played a villain for the first time in over 25 years, and had his first ever fight scene against [[Donnie Yen]]. One of the key relationships in ''SPL'' had been Hung's role as the adoptive father of [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]'s character. However, these scenes were dropped from the final film as the director couldn't find a way to fit them into the film. In response to this, a prequel film was planned. Hung appeared alongside Wu Jing again in 2007's ''[[Twins Mission]]'' with stars, the [[Twins (band)|Twins]]. In early 2008, Hung starred in ''[[Fatal Move]]'', in which he and [[Ken Lo]] played a pair of rival [[triad society|triad]] gang leaders.<ref name="WuJing" /> He also starred in, and performed action choreography for, [[Daniel Lee (film director)|Daniel Lee]]'s ''[[Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon]]'', with [[Andy Lau]] and [[Maggie Q]]. The film, was based on the book ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''.

Antony Szeto's film, ''Wushu'', which stars Hung premiered in Beijing in October 2008. The film was unveiled by [[Golden Network]] at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]]. Jackie Chan was the film's executive producer, and worked on the film in an advisory capacity, assisting with marketing and casting.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/wushu-gets-its-wings-1117975304/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106093608/http://variety.com/2007/film/news/wushu-gets-its-wings-1117975304/|archive-date=2015-01-06|title='Wushu' gets its wings|last=Frater|first=Patrick|access-date=2006-04-01|magazine=Variety}}
</ref> Hung then worked again with director Wilson Yip and star Donnie Yen, as the action director for the 2008 film ''[[Ip Man (film)|Ip Man]]''.

In 2010, Hung was given a lifetime achievement award at the New York Asian Film Festival, where four of his films were shown.<ref>{{cite news |title=A King of Kung Fu Films Savors Work and Honors|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/movies/02sammo.html |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=2010-07-10 |first=Joyce Hor-Chung |last=Lau |date=2010-07-02}}</ref> That year Hung appeared in ''[[Ip Man 2]]'', which he also choreographed. His role is that of a Hung Gar master who challenges [[Ip Man]]. In the same year, Hung appeared in the movie ''[[The Legend Is Born: Ip Man]]'' as well. He acts as [[Chan Wah-shun]], the martial arts teacher of [[Ip Man]].

The annual and highly anticipated Hong Kong International Film Festival was held for its 45th edition in April 2021. Hung is one of the six veteran Hong Kong filmmakers who directed renowned local director [[Johnnie To]] Kei-fung's highly anticipated anthology series : "[[Septet: The Story of Hong Kong]]" (2022).  The other filmmakers include [[Ringo Lam]], [[Ann Hui]] On-wah, Patrick Tam Kar Ming, [[Tsui Hark]], [[Yuen Woo-ping]] and Johnnie To.  The short files were shot entirely on 35mm film with each of them touches on a nostalgic and moving story set across different time periods, with every one acting as an ode to the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.igafencu.com/r/hong-kong-international-film-festival-2021/|title=Must-watch Chinese film premieres at the 2021 Hong Kong International Film Festival}}  igafencu.com.   2021-04-07</ref>