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Pictures of Daniel Wu and Andy Lau's The Protege
Source: http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/p/2006-12-27/11021388459.html (In Chinese)
Inspired by a number of true stories, Protégé is about drug, how it is produced, how it is trafficked and how it is consumed. According to TungStar, Daniel Wu plays Ah Lik, who has been the protégé and named successor of drug lord Brother Gwan (Andy Lau) for eight years. Gwan, who controls the entire heroin market of Hong Kong, has never told Ah Lik where the drug was manufactured and stored and never let him meet other members of the drug ring. Until one day, Gwan decides to retire and begins telling Ah Lik everything he need to know. Director Yee Tung-Shing is now in Chiang Mai of northern Thailand shooting a scene of Gwan introducing Ah Lik to a local drug cartel.
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Jackie Chan and Jet Li's project filming in Spring 2007?
Source: www.jackiechan.com
Jackie is back in China on break from filming Rush Hour 3 and has been keeping very busy. He celebrated the holidays with his family and friends in Hong Kong, attended meetings, and then was off to China to film several commercials. While there, he denied rumors that he was retiring and told reporters that he has many things planned for the future including producing at least ten movies. He is also scheduled to begin filming a project with Jet Li in the Spring.
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And Jet speaks about Ci Ma...
Source: www.JetLi.com
Action movie star Jet Li will appear along with Asian actors Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro in Chinese director Peter Ho-Sun Chan's new movie "Ci Ma," but not as a martial artist.
The film recounts the relationships of three blood brothers who become divided by the love of a woman, China's Xinhua news service reported. The $40 million production of "Ci Ma," which began shooting in Beijing on Dec. 1, is adapted from one of the most well known criminal cases in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The film's title translates to "The Assassination of Ma," and tells the story of three brothers' bitter rivalry over a woman. The story was filmed by Zhang Che in 1973 as The Blood Brothers.
Jet Li is set to play the role of the eldest brother, Ma, who ends up dying at the hand of his youngest brother.
Jet Li: "We continue to film Ci Ma today. Peter (the director) told me that over the Christmas break he noticed a lot of entries on my blog and Xu JingLei's (the lead actress) blog regarding One Foundation Project. He asked if the two of us had come to be well acquainted. He probably asked this because we are filming some drama scenes, some romantic scenes today. I told him I know her well yet I don't know her at all! I know her well because we've had many discussions regarding One Foundation Project. On the other hand we have been filming scenes in a coal mine so her face is so dark I have never seen her out of makeup.
At the start of every film production I really don't know how to break the ice with the lead actress. I'm more introverted and don't know how to communicate well with them. But for the sake of the foundation, I broke my 26 year long habit and I took the initiative to ask JingLei to help spread news about the foundation on her blog. I hear that JingLei has the most viewed blog in China. She widely regarded as one of the top female talents (actress, director) in the country. So just like a student I asked her a lot of questions on how to write a proper blog. I also explained to her the origin of the foundation. I really want to thank her for helping out so much already. JingLei also has her own philanthropic endeavors. Actually I've discovered that a lot of artists have their own philanthropic endeavors. It's just that some are more public about it and others fly under the radar.
At the same time I feel I owe the director an apology because JingLei and I haven't talk much about the movie but have focused all our time on the foundation. But don't worry! I will put forth my best acting abilities toward each scene. Hahaha..."
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John Woo drops Andy Lau from "Battle of Red Cliff"
Source: www.dailydumpling.com
Woo recently announced that Andy Lau would not star in the film because of the star’s compact schedule but that Andy is an excellent actor who he hopes to cooperate with next time.
The Hollywood (Suuuure? Rather call him still from HK) director confirmed that the five leading roles would go to Chow Yun-Fat, Cannes best actor winner Tony Leung, Chang Chen and Taiwan supermodel Lin Chi-Ling. Taiwan actor Collin Chou will replace Andy Lau to play the famous general Zhao Zilong.
