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March 2007
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March 2007 |
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Zahng Ziyi Is Interested in the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 30, 2007 |
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Zhang Ziyi has said, recently during an interview in Beijing, that she was in talk to play a role in the untitled Jackie Chan / Jet Li project (it is called “Kings of Kung Fu” by the Chinese media). Two roles are up for grab, according to a Chinese newspaper – White Haired Demoness (a character inspired by Brigitte Lin’s role in The Bride with White Hair The Bride with White Hair) and Golden Sparrow (a character inspired by Cheng Pei-pei’s role in Golden Swallow). Golden Sparrow is a 15 year old girl, so White Haired Deomenss would be more fitting for her. Golden Sparrow will be the girl the New York kid, Jason (Michael Angarano) meets in his dream and White Haired Demoness will be a member of Yujiang Warrior’s evil force, which tries to stop Jason and his colleagues, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and the Silent Monk (Jet Li), from rescuing the Monkey King (Jet Li). China born Hollywood actress Bai Ling (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) has also expressed her interest in joining the project. Other actress who are somehow associated with the project include Li Bingbing (A World without Thief), Liu Yifei (Love of May), Ruby Lin (Life Express) and Fann Wong (Shanghai Knights). Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 17, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 13, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 3, 2006
Jackie Chan's Update on the
Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(AP)
Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce
The J & J Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 30, 2007 |
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A guy looks for a girl he once met on the city train, four ninja turtles are fight against the evil force, and a meets another girl she really likes...
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March 29, 2007 |
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This is a clip of a TV report on two movies screened during Hong Kong International Film Festival, Eye in the Sky from Hong Kong and I Am a Cyborg, but That's OK from South Korea. Pieces of this two movies' trailers are included in the clip.
Eye in the Sky is directorial début from Yau Nai-Hoi, the writer of almost all Johnnie To's movies. The Chinese title literally means "Follow." It tells a team of surveillance experts from HKPD is assigned to seek out suspects of a highly publicized jewelry heist and the heist mastermind knows too well to sake off the police. Simon Yam played the head of the surveillance team and Leung Ka-Fai played the leader of the thieves.
Related Stories: Nine Month Long Production of EYE IN THE SKY Comes to an End (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 2, 2006The Latest from HK - EYE IN THE SKY, LOVE UNDERCOVER 3, LOVE@FIRST NOTE, WUSHU (hkfilmart.com) August 5, 2006 |
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March 28, 2007 |
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A teaser trailer of Mainland Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's war drama The Assembly is now available here. This trailer, is in fact a slide show of dozens of production photos. Based on a short story, which was inspired by true story, The Assembly tells in 1948, at the high point of the bloody Chinese civil war, a company leader of the communist-led Liberation Army was ordered to commend 47 men to defend a position four at least four hours. They would be able to retreat once they heard the assembly call. The call never came and everyone except the company leader died. Then he spent many years to search for the reason he never heard the assembly call and to prove all his men died like real heroes. Now in post-production, The Assembly will be released in China the coming December.
Related Stories: January 20, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 13, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 8, 2007 Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY Opened for the Press (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) January 4, 2007THE ASSEMBLY Location Video (Sina.com.cn) November 28, 2006Props Burnt Before Feng Xiaogang Launches His War for THE ASSEMBLY (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 27, 2006 Pictures from a Muddy Location of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (Sina.com.cn) November 20, 2006Spy Photos from the Set of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (...) October 31, 2006More Detail on Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY CALL (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 26, 2006Feng Xiaogang to Blow an ASSEMBLY CALL for a WWII Epic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 10, 2006 |
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March 27, 2007 |
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According to Variety, Hong Kong's Media Asia "has set up a remake of ' Exiled' with Samuel Hadida ('Silent Hill,' 'Domino') aboard to produce." As a follow-up to his The Mission, Exiled tells that Two Hong Kong killers arrives to take out an exiled member of theirs and find out two other ex-colleges are trying to stop them by all mean. Even though the time is set in 1998 and the location is Macao, Exiled actually shows how many Hong Konger's mixed feeling about the end of British rule in Hong Kong. Exiled, not the remake, has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures in America. Martin Scorsese's The Departed is actually a remake of Media Asia's Infernal Affairs and Warner Bros. has paid to remake the studio's another title, Confession of Pain, with The Departed writer William Monahan and Leonardo DiCarpio attached. (Thanks to "Claude".)
Click here for the Variety story. (Thanks to "Claude".)
Related stories: EXILED Also Censored in Hong Kong (movieXclusive.com) October 19, 2006Chinese Censors Ban Johnnie To's EXILED from Theaters But OK DVD Release (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) October 10, 2006 Magnolia Pictures Gets EXILED for the US (indieWIRE) September 16, 2006 Reviews and Reports from Toronto Fest (...) September 16, 2006 EXILED Official Website (Media Asia) September 14, 2006 THE BANQUET and EXILED Stills (Media Asia) August 6, 2006 |
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March 26, 2007 |
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Beijing-based powerhouse studio Huayi Brothers just released over a dozen promotional stills for director Feng Xiaogang's The Assembly, a war drama cost over US$10 million.
Click here for more promotional stills.
Related Stories: January 20, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 13, 2007More Videos from Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (CCTV / Sina.com) January 8, 2007 Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY Opened for the Press (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) January 4, 2007THE ASSEMBLY Location Video (Sina.com.cn) November 28, 2006Props Burnt Before Feng Xiaogang Launches His War for THE ASSEMBLY (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 27, 2006 Pictures from a Muddy Location of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (Sina.com.cn) November 20, 2006Spy Photos from the Set of Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY (...) October 31, 2006More Detail on Feng Xiaogang's THE ASSEMBLY CALL (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 26, 2006Feng Xiaogang to Blow an ASSEMBLY CALL for a WWII Epic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 10, 2006 |
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The Kid for Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Found (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 25, 2007 |
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Angarano (Snow Angels, 24 - Day 6) "is in final negotiations" to play "a troubled 17-year-old wannabe kung fu warrior who, after a humiliating defeat at the hands of a street gang, is sent back in time to ancient China on an impossible mission to set free the imprisoned Monkey King (Li) and return to him his all-powerful staff."
(Thanks to Jet Liang.)
Click here for The Hollywood Reporter story.
Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 17, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 13, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 3, 2006
Jackie Chan's Update on the
Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(AP)
Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce
The J & J Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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RED CLIFF Casting Adjustment 2 - Liu Ye Replaces Chang Chen (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 24, 2007 |
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According to several Chinese newspapers, Chang Chen (The Go Master, Three Times, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has left John Woo’s The Battle of Red Cliff and his role, warlord Sun Quan, has been offered to Liu Ye (Dark Matter, Curse of the Golden Flowers, The Promise). Based on the real historical event and classic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Battle of Red Cliff will feature the decisive battle (208 AD), which split the Han Empire into three kingdoms. At the turning point of the battle, the joint fleet of Sun Quan and Liu Bei destroyed the invading fleet of Cao Cao in Red Cliff with fire.
Earlier this month, Leung Chiu-Wai resigned from playing Zhuge Liang, the chief advisor of Liu Bei. He said he would need more time to prepare for his role but there was little time left before shooting. Reportedly, delivering his line in Ancient Chinese with Mandarin was the major challenge for him. His role now goes to Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Title images: (L) Liu Ye in Curse of the Golden Flower; (R) Chang Chen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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March 23, 2007 |
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A woman detective is pressured to dig out the truth behind a forest of death, ad a homeless man becomes the love interest of everyone around him...
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March 22, 2007 |
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In Invisible Target (Nan Er Ben Se / literal title: True Color of Man), directed by Benny Chan (Bob-B-Hood, New Police Story), Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and Jacyee Chan play three cops, whose life lives are all messed up by a gang. While the gang is getting very violent, three cops are desperate to catch the man heading the gang (played by Wu Jing (Sha Po Lang)). |
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March 21, 2007 |
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Flash Point is what the produces decide to call it, formerly known as City without Mercy. The Chinese title has also been changed from Po Jun to Dao Huo Xian (literal: Fuse).
Photos from a press conference in Hong Kong. Trailer shown during the press conference.
Related stories: Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen's CITY WITHOUT MERCY Wrapped Up (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 10, 2007SHA PO LANG Follow-Up CITY WITHOUT MERCY (aka. PO JUN) in Production (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 17, 2006SHA PO LANG II and PO JUN Are Two Different Films (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 31, 2006Donnie Yen and Louis Koo for SHA PO LANG Sequel - PO JUN (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 11, 2006 |
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March 20, 2007 |
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Winner of the first Asian Film Awards have been announced tonight in Hong Kong. The awards are part of the the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival. South Korean sci-fi monster flick The Host collects four out of ten awards, including Best Film and Best Actor. Jia Zhangke is named the Best Director for his Venice Golden Lion winner Still Life. Japanese actress wins for her performance in Memories of Matsuko.
Related story: January 30, 2007 |
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March 19, 2007 |
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Shu Qi plays a newly promoted chief detective who takes over a rape-murder case. She believes the suspect the police just caught did not work alone and decides to uncover the truth behind a series of suicide and missing cases. Jointed by a botanist, she travels deep inside a forest, where all those incidents occurred.
Related story: The Pang Brothers' DIARY and FOREST OF DEATH: More Poster, Stills and Plot Description (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) October 17, 2006
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More Shots from the Set of THE WAR LORDS (TOU MING ZHUANG / CI MA) (...) |
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March 18, 2007 |
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From Andy Lau's Message Board. From the blog of Bey Logan, who just visited the Shanghai set.
(Thanks to Jet Liang of JetLiCN.com for his contribution to this story.)
Related stories: Two More Photos of Jet Li in CI MA (JetLiCN.com) March 8, 2007Another CI MA Location Photo (Sina.com) March 6, 2007CI MA Location Photos (Media Asia) March 4, 2007Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007 More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006 Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROTEGE, BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 3 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 17, 2007 |
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The English title is "Kings of Kung Fu" rather than "King of Kung Fu". (sucks! sucks! sucks!) According to the Chinese press, the story tells a New York boy named Jason walks into an antique shop in China Town a d touches a cudgel he is not supposed to touch. He is brought back to the ancient China, where he meets a kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan), the Golden Swallow (a girl) and the Silent Monk (Jet Li). They have to work together to defeat Yu Jiang Warrior to rescue the Monkey King. Jet Li recently said this would be a a very relaxed family movie and his role would be very easy.
Variety reports Jet Li's long-overdue project A Monk in New York will be produced by Chuck Roven (The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Bulletproof Monk, Twelve Monkeys. Variety says the project is about "a Tibetan monk's journey to Gotham and the calamities that befall him as he's faced with Western civilization." (Thanks to Jet Liang of JetLiCN.com for this one.)
Related Stories: The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 3, 2006
Jackie Chan's Update on the
Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(AP)
Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce
The J & J Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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From the Open House Day of THE WAR LORDS / TOU MING ZHUANG (aka. CI MA) (Sina.com) |
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March 16, 2007 |
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Snapshots from the Shanghai set, the press conference plus a war scene:
Videos: Director Peter Chan talking to reporters on the set
(Thanks to Jet Liang of JetLiCN.com for his contribution to this story.)
Related stories: Two More Photos of Jet Li in CI MA (JetLiCN.com) March 8, 2007Another CI MA Location Photo (Sina.com) March 6, 2007CI MA Location Photos (Media Asia) March 4, 2007Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007 More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006 Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROT蒅?BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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March 16, 2007 |
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Four boys are transferred to a previously all-girl school, haunted since a great fire ten years ago...
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Peter Chan's CI MA (THE WARLORDS / THE VIOLENT LAND) Is Now Called TOU MING ZHUANG in Chinese (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 15, 2007 |
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The Chinese title has been changed from Ci Ma (the assassination of Ma) to Tou Ming Zhuang, which roughly means an application to join an organization, usually outlawed organization. The decision was made to distinguish this project from the original Ci Ma, directed by Chang Cheh in the 1970s. English title has recently been changed from The Violent Land to The Warlords.
The new movie is loosely based by the assassination incident in 1870 (late Qing Dynasty of China), which also inspired Chang Cheh’s Ci Ma (1973). Jet Li plays Ma Xinyi, a men with great ambition, who become a sworn brother with two bandits, Cao Erhu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wenxiang (joins the (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and joints the imperial force to crack down the Taiping Rebellion with then. Ma is later appointed to a governor. After murders Cao and takes Cao’s wife Mi Lan (Xu Jinglei). Zhang swears to revenge his brother’s death. The story of “Ci Ma” (The Assassination of Ma) has been featured in many novels, Chinese operas, TV series and movies. Director Peter Chan has said his movie was not a remake of Chang Cheh's classic.
(Thanks to Jet Liang of JetLiCN.com for his contribution to this story.)
Related stories: Another CI MA Location Photo (Sina.com) March 6, 2007CI MA Location Photos (Media Asia) March 4, 2007Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007 More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROT蒅?BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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First Shot from Wong Kar-Wai to Tell an Untitled Lesbian Love Story (...) |
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March 15, 2007 |
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Wee-Wee the Poop, the directorial début of Brian Tse, the creator of McDull, the little pig from Hong Kong, is in production already. Twitch has got the first still from this 3-D animation. It tells Wee-Wee a little piece of poop, who is in love with a beautiful sausage and wants to be a sausage. With two friends he men the toilet, Wee-Wee finally makes himself look exactly like a sausage. But the girl he loves has been eaten. Giving up his dream, Wee-Wee only hopes to see his love again...
Related Story: 25 Projects Backed by Hong Kong's Asia Film Financing Forum ( V ) (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) February 28, 2007 |
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Wong Kar-Wai to Tell an Untitled Lesbian Love Story (Variety) |
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March 15, 2007 |
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Variety says Wong Kar-Wai will do an untitled project "of lesbian love at a high school in between helming 'Ashes of Time -- Redux' (set to be delivered in time for the fall festivals), and English-language pics 'The Lady From Shanghai' and 'My Blueberry Nights.'" Shooting is expect to begin in Taiwan next month. It is still unknown whether Wong will direct. It will be executive produced by Stanley Kwan and lensed by Wang Yanni. This master really knows how to keep himself busy even though he has never looked busy. Earlier this week Wong, Norah Jones and Jude Law started shooting My Blueberry Nights again, at the exact same New York "bakery" where they were spotted last June. (Thanks to "Mighty Ganesha") A delivery of this film is due in May. As for The Lady from Shanghai with Nicole Kidman, no date has been promised. Ashes of Time - Redux will actually be a rework, rather than reshoot, of the martial art classic he directed more than a decade ago.
Click here for the original Variety article. (Thanks to Twitch.) |
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Trailers, Poster, Stills - I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE / SPIDER LILIES (KingNetcom.tw) |
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March 14, 2007 |
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A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project - Part 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 13, 2007 |
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According to Shanghai-based Jiefang Daily, the title remains as “King of Kung Fu (literal)” and it still sucks. both Jackie Chan and Jet Li will be playing to roles. Jet Li will play Tang Monk (Tripitaka) and his first disciple the Monkey King. Both characters are from classic novel Journey to the West and Tang Monk gets more screen time. Jackie Chan will play two of the Eight Immortals, from a series of Chinese fables. The cast may also include Li Bingbing ( A World without Thief) and Liu Yifei (Love of May). They will play the “bride with white hair(?)” and “lady vengeance(?)”. The only un-cast role is the main villain. Jackie Chan will re-perform some classic moments from his Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow. 80% of the US$70 project will be shot in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hengdian World Studios, etc.) and the rest will be made in the States. Director Rob Minkoff might arrive in China to do the pre-production.Related Stories: The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 6, 2007The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 2, 2007A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 3, 2006Jackie Chan's Update on the Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (AP) August 1, 2006Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce The J & J Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) May 16, 2006 |
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There Is another Nanjing/Nanking Massacre Project CHRISTMAS, 1937, NANKING (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 13, 2007 |
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Sina.com reports, Hong Kong director Yim Ho‘s ( A West Lake Moment, Pavilion of Women, The King of Chess) Christmas, 1937, Nanking (literal) a movie about the Nanking Massacre, has been approved by various Chinese government entity. The story will tell a group of foreign nationals setting up a safety zone to protect Chinese citizen from the invading Japanese troops. Yim said he spent many years to rewrite the script, based on The Rape of Nanking by late author Iris Chang, and finally got approved. Budgeted at about 200 million yuans (US$ 25.8), the movie will be shot on a set, which will be built with 10 million yuans. Yim also talked about whom he wished to cast – Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kitano Takeshi, Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman.Three other Nanking Massacre projects are also in various stages of preproduction. Nanjing! Nanjing! (literal) pushed by director Lu Chuan (Kekexili: The Mountain Patrol, The Missing Gun), The Rape of Nanking (?), a China-US-UK co-production to be directed by Simon West (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Con Air), and The Diary (literal) planned by Hong Kong director Stanley Tong (The Myth, Rumble in the Bronx)。 Related stories: Cast Choice for Lu Chuan's NANJING! NANJING! (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) February 15, 2007Three Nanjing Massacre Projects Running in Parallel (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 14, 2006RAPE OF NANKING Adaptation Reassumed (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 15, 2006Stanley Tong Wants to Tell His Nanjing Massacre Story with THE DIARY (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) May 21, 2006Hollywood to Tell a Rape of Nanking Story (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 1, 2006
Update - Jane of Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre just dropped me this note:
Hi, thought you might be interested in this - regarding the
recent round of "news" on Yan Hao's "Nanking. Christmas. 1937".
According to older reports, for example, (here,
here) it seems Yan gave his
script to Viridian (and was re-written) years ago. I wonder if
the project mentioned in these new reports is supposed to be the
same project as the one with Simon West/Viridian, or Yan has
been developing another one on his own. I have a feeling it is
actually the same one. For the Simon West/Viridian project, West
and art director Tom Sanders were in China (Nanjing and
Shanghai) just after the Chinese New Year for pre-production. No
shooting date has been officially announced. |
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March 12, 2007 |
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Ming Ming is Hong Kong music video director Susie Au's first feature film. According to IMDB, Zhou Xun plays Ming Ming, a 21st Century martial arts princess and lady Robin Hood who steals for love. Her Prince Charming is D (Daniel Wu), a maverick fighter and irresistible rogue who posted this challenge to his swarms of female admirers - give him 5 million dollars and he'll run away with his benefactress to Harbin. Ming Ming meets D's another girlfriend Nana (Zhou Xun), who is a virtual look-alike of Ming Ming. Meanwhile, disappears from Shanghai without a trace. The only clue he leaves behind is a cryptic phone message. Shooting began in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Harbin in March 2005 and wrapped up by December that year. It was premiered at Pusan International Film Festival last September. It will be shown at Hong Kong International Film Festival later this month and will be released in Asia starting in April.
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Teaser Poster of SLAM DUNK with Jay Chou (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 11, 2007 |
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Shooting of basketball project Sam Dunk has already begun in Shanghai for a few days. Produced by Taiwan's Chang-Hong Channel Film & Video Co. Ltd, Slam Dunk (not related to the same name Japanese manga series) is about an orphan, who grew up at Kung-Fu University (no kidding!), becomes a talented basketball player. Singer Jay Chou (Curse of the Golden Flower, Initial D) is playing the orphan. The cat also include Charlene Choi, Jacky Wu, Eric Tsang, Ng Man-Tat and Chen Bo-Lin. Yao Ming has turned down an offer to cameo in the movie and the producers have hoped Shaquille O'Neal would take the offer. The director is Chu Yin-Ping and the art director is Yee Chung-Man (Curse of the Golden Flower).
Related stories: Jay Chou to Do a SLAM DUNK with Yao Ming (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) June 30, 2006 |
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Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen's CITY WITHOUT MERCY Wrapped Up (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 10, 2007 |
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Principle shooting of director Wilson Yip and martial-art star Donnie Yen’s third collaboration, City without Mercy, has wrapped up. The Chinese title has been changed from Po Jun to Fuse. Yip promises the fight scene with Donnie Yen and Collin Chou (The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions) will look even better than the fight scene with Yen and Wu Jing in Sha Po Lang. A July release in China, including Hong Kong, is scheduled. Shots from production: Donnie Yen Director Tsui Hark visited the set
Related stories: SHA PO LANG Follow-Up CITY WITHOUT MERCY (aka. PO JUN) in Production (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 17, 2006SHA PO LANG II and PO JUN Are Two Different Films (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 31, 2006Donnie Yen and Louis Koo for SHA PO LANG Sequel - PO JUN (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 11, 2006 |
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March 9, 2007 |
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A retired lady encounters some romance with a handsome man, three men's three heart-warming stories, a magician is haunted by his childhood memory, a girl, the worst of the worst cook, meets the son of a wealthy food tycoon, and a young lesbian woman is not happy to see her girlfriend getting a new boyfriend...
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March 8, 2007 |
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Thanks to Jet Liang of JetLiCN.com just sent me two more photos of Jet Li working in Peter Chan's Ci Ma (aka. The Violent Land / The Warlords). Li's character, in imperial army uniform, is fighting with the Taiping rebels.
Related stories: Another CI MA Location Photo (Sina.com) March 6, 2007CI MA Location Photos (Media Asia) March 4, 2007Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROTÉGÉ BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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March 7, 2007 |
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Related stories: THE POSTMODERN LIFE OF MY AUNT's New Poster (Sina.com) February 1, 2007 September 14, 2006THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE Press Conference (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 20, 2005 First Location Photos of THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (SIna.com / Nanfang Daily) December 7, 2005 More Secrets about THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 11, 2005 Chow Yun-Fat Boards Ann Hui's THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (Screen Daily) July 20, 2005 |
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RED CLIFF Casting Adjustment - Leung Chiu-Wai Replaced by Takeshi Kaneshiro (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 6, 2007 |
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Leung Chiu-Wai has quit John Woo’s The Battle of Red Cliff (aka. Red Cliff) due to some “schedule conflict”. His role, Guge Liang (the top advisor to warlord Liu Bei), now belongs to Takeshi Kaneshiro, according to Sina.com. Reportedly, the principle shooting of the war epic will last about six months, too long for Leung to handle.
Title images: Leung Chiu-Wai (L) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (R) in Confession of Pain.
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The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 6, 2007 |
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Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 3, 2006Jackie Chan's Update on the Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (AP) August 1, 2006Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce The J & J Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) May 16, 2006 |
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March 6, 2007 |
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Looks like a battle fought between the imperial army and the Taiping rebels.
Related stories: Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROTÉGÉ, BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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March 5, 2007 |
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This still is released by Celluloid Dreams, the project’s international sales agent. Triangle (previously known as The Iron Triangle and Jigsaw), is about one story told by three Hong Kong master directors in a relay. Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To, who had known each other for decades, took turn to develop the project, each one of them independently wrote and directed a third of the film and they did not discuss their parts with others. With no script and very limited information about their roles, actors had to to figure out the overall plot through scenes with fellow cast members. However, everyone from the cast and all three directors are just like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and the final picture will only be revealed on the big screen.
(Thanks to "Mary".)
Related stories: JIGSAW / THE IRON TRIANGLE Shooting Update: Tsui Hark Hands the Cast and Crew to Ringo Lam (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 4, 2006Tsui Hark Fires the First Shot of THE IRON TRIANGLE (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) July 23, 2006 Update on the Tsui / Lam / To Jigsaw Project, THE IRON TRIANGLE (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) July 13, 2006
Simon Yam Turns down BOARDING GATE
for To / Tsui / Lam Jigsaw Project
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June 29, 2006
Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam
to Make a Three-Piece Jigsaw Thriller
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March 4, 2007 |
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Three photos take on the location (Yi County of China’s Hebei Province?) of Peter Chan’s Ci Ma (aka. The Violent Land / The Warlords) have been released by the project’s Hong Kong partner Media Asia.
Loosely based by the same assassination incident in 1870 (late Qing Dynasty of China), which also inspired Chang Cheh’s Ci Ma (1973). Jet Li plays Ma Xinyi, a men with great ambition, who become a sworn brother with two bandits, Cao Erhu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wenxiang (joins the (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and joints the imperial force to crack down the Taiping Rebellion with then. Ma is later appointed to a governor. After murders Cao and takes Cao’s wife Mi Lan (Xu Jinglei). Zhang swears to revenge his brother’s death. The story of “Ci Ma” (The Assassination of Ma) has been featured in many novels, Chinese operas, TV series and movies.
(Thanks to Claude Ronson.)
Related stories: Spy Report from Peter Chan's CI MA Set (Southern Metropolitan Weekly / Sina.com) January 6, 2007More about Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 6, 2006From the Press Conference for Peter Chan's CI MA (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 4, 2006Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro for Peter Chan's Ci Ma Remake (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 28, 2006Peter Chan Talks Future Projects - PROTÉGÉ, BLOOD BROTHER Remake and More of THE EYE Series (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 13, 2006 |
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March 3, 2007 |
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In The Postmodern Life of My Aunt, Siqin Gaowa plays "my aunt" a retired woman picked up a romance with a handsome man (Chow Yun-Fat), who is not what he claims he is. Written by An Hui and Li Qiang and directed by Ann Hui, this film has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.Paintings by 12 Chinese artists.
Related stories: THE POSTMODERN LIFE OF MY AUNT's New Poster (Sina.com) February 1, 2007 September 14, 2006THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE Press Conference (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) December 20, 2005 First Location Photos of THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (SIna.com / Nanfang Daily) December 7, 2005 More Secrets about THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 11, 2005 Chow Yun-Fat Boards Ann Hui's THE AUNT'S POSTMODERN LIFE (Screen Daily) July 20, 2005 |
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Andrew Lau Talks about his 2nd Hollywood Project, CONFESSION OF PAIN remake and API SWORD (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 2, 2007 |
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Hong Kong Andrew Lau, the co-director of Infernal Affairs, which was remade to The Departed, and Confession of Pain, which will be remade by Warner Bros. has talked briefly to the local press about his plans. He said he would go to the States soon to negotiate his second Hollywood project (his first one, The Flock, a thriller starring Richard Gere and Claire Danes, will be released in North American this May). He would also discuss the adaptation of Confession of Pain, with The Departed writer William Monahan and Leonardo DiCarpio attached. A few Chinese papers claim Lau would direct the remake. I am not sure this is true. He would meet Martin Scorsese to say something like “congratulations”. And, after his second Hollywood project is done, he will do an adaptation of wuxia comic series “Api Magic Sword”, by Taiwanese artist Cheng Wen. Two persons he would like to cast – Jay Chou, who starred in his Initial D and Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower, and Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun, who appeared in his Daisy. Don’t know whether his partners, writer director Alan Mak and writer Felix Chong will be involved in these projects. Related Stories: Director Andrew Lau Talks Future Projects - INITIAL D, THE TWIN CITIES and API SWORD (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 12, 2006Director Lau Wai-Keung to Make English Language Début with THE FLOCK (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 7, 2005 |
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March 2, 2007 |
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Remember the J & J Project? The shooting will start later this month, most likely in Shanghai, according to the project’s Chinese partner, Beijing-based H. Bros. loosely Inspired by classic Chinese fantasy novel “Journey to the West” and penned by John Fusco ( Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Babe, Young Guns), the still untitled project tells a New York kid accidentally travels to the Ancient China by touching a magic cudgel, which belongs to the Monkey King. He set up a journey to return the wand to the imprisoned Monkey King, he only one who can help the boy to get home. According to H. Bros., Jet Li will play Monkey King and Jackie Chan will play a character in the modern day. No one has been cast to play the kid, which will be a relatively minor role. As for the female lead (role unknown), H. Bros. would recommend one of Li Bingbing (A World without Thieves, Purple Butterfly), Ruby Lin (Life Express, China Strike Force) and Fann Wong (Shanghai Knights).
Related Stories: A Little Bit More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (Variety) October 31, 2006Rob Minkoff Got to Direct the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project to Be Directed by Peter Jackson? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 12, 2006Rumored Plot of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 9, 2006The Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Will Tell a Journey to the West-Inspired Story? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 3, 2006Jackie Chan's Update on the Long-Awaited Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project (AP) August 1, 2006Jackie Chan and Jet Li to Announce The J & J Project (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) May 16, 2006 |
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Leung Chiu-Wai, Leon Lai Are Frontrunner to For Chen Kaige’s MEI LANFANG Biopic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 2, 2007 |
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Shanghai Morning Post has reported a none mainland Chinese actor has been cast for playing the playing the leading role in Cheng Kaige’s project about the life of Mei Lanfang, the most respected Peking opera in the 20 the Century. Rumor suggests he is either Leung Chiu-Wai or Leon Lai, most likely Leon Lai, according to the paper. Mei Baojiu, son of Mei Lanfang and famous Peking opera player, said he would prefer to cast a mainlander for the role because the mainland actors usually act well. However, to appear the market outside of mainland China, the lead has to be played by someone more well-known, some from the outside of the mainland.
Related Stories: Chen Kaige Gets to Direct Mei Lanfang Biopic (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 6, 2006Leung Chiu-Wai Might Portray Peking Opera Legend Mei Lanfang in Director Stanley Kwan's Next (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) January 19, 2006 |
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Opening This Week: February 24 - March 2 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 2, 2007 |
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A textile factory foreman is very proud of being a low-end "cadre", four love stories of two Uygur families, and a knife sharpener plans a birthday dinner with his three sons at his old house about to be demolished...
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More Hong Kong Thrillers to Be Remade by Hollywood (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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March 1, 2007 |
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Martin Scorsese’ The Departed, a remake of Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, is such a triumph story and the Hollywood people have speeded up acquiring more Hong Kong copyrights. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has purchase the remake rights to Confession of Pain, which is created by the same team made Infernal Affairs. The Departed writer William Monahan is set to write and produce the remake and Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star. Confession of Pain, released in December, starts with the brutal murder of a senior Hong Kong cop Hei’s (Leung Chiu-Wai) father-in-law. All evidences lead to two crooks, now dead. But the cop’s new wife believe the murderer is someone else and asked the cop former colleague Bong (Takeshi Kaneshiro), now an alcoholic detective, to investigate. Three years ago, Bong’s wife took her own life and he has not figured out why. Re-teamed up with Hei, Bong makes a shocking discovery of the truth behind the murder. Director Andrew Lau, who created made both Infernal Affairs and Confession of Pain, along with Alan Mak (writer / director) and Felix Chong (writer), said he would suggest DiCarpio to play the senior cop.
Another Hong Kong thriller, Protégé, now showing in Hong Kong and the mainland China, has also caught the attention of a few Hollywood studios, including Warner Bros., Paramount and Fox. Written and directed by Yee Tung-Shing, Protégé tells an undercover cop (Daniel Wu) has been selected as the successor by the biggest heroin cartel in Hong Kong (Andy Lau). While getting closer and closer to the cartel’s trade secret, the cop is tirelessly helping his new neither, a young heroin-addicted young mother runs away from her abusive husband.
Meanwhile the incident of claiming The Departed was based on a Japanese movie has drawn serious criticism on the Academy Awards in China. Media Asia, which produced Infernal Affairs, has sent a formal complain letter to the Academy. |
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