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June 2001 |
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| Zu 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 22, 2001 |
| According to the newest report, Tsui Hark is willing to make the third Zu movie. His favored candidate for the female lead is Wang Tsu-Hsien (joey). |
| Heroes - Jet Li Still Not Out (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 22, 2001 |
| According to director Zhang Yimou's assistant Hu Xiaofeng, Jet Li is not replaced by Chan Jackie. He said, they will not give up on Jet Li no matter how remote the chance is and Jackie Chan's age will prevent him from fitting into the role. Meanwhile, Leung Chiu-Wai (Tony), Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi have already signed on although their roles are yet to be determined. Apparently, there are more than one heroes, Leung Chiu-Wai will play one of them and he will go to Beijing to meet Zhang Yimou by the end of June. Because Zhang Yimou is currently tied up with the final promo film for Beijing's Olympic bid, shooting will start by the end of July instead of the end of June. Two weeks ago, Zhang Yimou has visited the first candidate locations for the film, Jiu Zhai Gou (1) (2), a scenery park located in Sichuan province in the east end of the Tibetan Plateau. |
| CG Effects Of Shaolin Soccer (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||||
| June 22, 2001 | ||||
Hong Kong release date: August 9, 2001
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| New Vietnam War Movie With New Asian Face (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 22, 2001 |
| A new Vietnam War film is in development. Chinese actor Hu Bing is currently in talk for a role. One of the reasons he was spotted is that he got pretty good "American accent". |
| The Legend of Zu - New Pix (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |||||||||||||||
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| Hong Kong release day: August 9, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
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| Casting Call For Highbinders (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 20, 2001 | |
Translation:
Please mail your resume, photo and telephone
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| Jackie Chan Replaced Jet Li As Hero (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 18, 2001 |
| Some new report suggests that Jet Li has turned down Zhang Yimou's offer of playing an assassin in Hero because of low pay. However, this has laid the ground for Jackie Chan's entrance. |
| The First Incense Burner For Zhang Ziyi (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 18, 2001 |
| After Shadow Magic, director Ann Hu is planning her next project, First Incense Burner (translation). Based on the same name novel by Chang Ai-ling (Eileen Chang), it tells a story of a 1930's Chinese schoolgirl Ge Weilong who has an unfaithful and fragile-heart husband. Ann Hu has chosen Zhang Ziyi to play the young girl and Jiang Wen to play her husband. The film will be shot in Qingdao (Tsin Tao) where has many European style buildings left from the German colonial age. |
| Killing Me Softly - An On Set Photo (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 13, 2001 | |
Post-production will be completed by July and the film will be released in North America on September 17 (?). Its Japanese releasing right has been sold for $4.5 million US.
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| Crouching Tiger Landed On Saturn (SCIFI.COM) |
| June 12, 2001 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon just won the Action/Adventure/Thriller Film category of the 27th annual Saturn Awards. |
| Ang Lee's The Hulk - A Teaser Poster (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 12, 2001 | |
According to this newly released poster, Ang Lee's next project is due in 2003. This means Precious Sword, Gold Hairpin, the prequel of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be out in or after 2004. |
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| Purple Sunset - Another Poster (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 12, 2001 | |
The swimming naked girl is the Russian female lead
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| The Legend of Zu - New Pix (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||||
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| Shaolin Soccer - Trailer (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||||
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| Rush Hour II - New Trailer Online (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 9, 2001 | |
Quick Time Player
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| The Legend of Zu - A New Pic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 8, 2001 | |
The girl on the right is Zhang Ziyi.
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| Tom Hanks Will Take John Woo and Chow Yun Fat's Train? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 8, 2001 |
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Shooting of the John Woo's unnamed project will start in February or March next year. The cast will include Chow Yun Fat. Some report has suggested that Tom Hank is currently in talk for a leading role in the film. Talking about the story of railroad constructors in the 19th century America. Both leading roles will be railroad constructors, one from China and one from Ireland. According to some early report, Russell Crowe once was interested in the role. |
| Casting Call For Jackie Chan's Highbinders (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| June 8, 2001 |
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Shooting of Jackie Chan's newest film Highbinders will start next month in Ireland. Packaged as a "Hong Kong Made Foreign Film", it will be produced by Hong Kong's Emperor Group with Sammo Hung as the action choreographer. Jackie Chan will play a police officer and will be kill on duty in the beginning of the film. May CG effects will be required. While a promotional teaser has been shot, they are still looking for the female lead. Possible candidates include Kate Winslet, Kate Bechinsale and Sophie Marceau. In addition, the director is looking for a six or seven year old boy who can speak mandarin Chinese and can swim. |
| The Leged of Zu - A Small Teaser And A New Pic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| June 6, 2001 | |
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