Friday, February 11, 2011

2.11.2011 - News

THR: Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
A fun superhero film that makes black-and-white look "colorful."

THR: Chinese New Year Welcomes Slew of Comedy Releases

John Woo's 'The Killer' remake now has a promo poster

CRI: Zhao Wei Lends Her Voice to "Eternal Moment"
CRI: Stars Shine at "Eternal Moment" Premiere (Sina-slide show)
Faye Wong and others dressed as Young Pioneers in signature red scarves
Faye Wong

Faye Wong
When one phone isn't enough (Sina)

Husband and wife, Wang Xuebing, Sun Ning (Xinhua)


FBA: We sharpens Flying Guillotines
Hong Kong and Chinese production group We Pictures has given the green light to The Flying Guillotines
Screen Daily: Bodyguards team throws Flying Guillotines with We Distribution
The Flying Guillotine team is an elite crime-fighting unit in the emperor’s court, trained to use flying blades to decapitate people in their search-and-destroy operations.

FBA: Wang works with genius
Hong Kong-born director Wayne Wang (王穎) is to go ahead with Einstein, a biopic of the physics genius

Hong Kong-based sales outfit takes $25m-budgeted The Sorcerer And The White Snake. (Screen Daily)
Distribution Workshop has picked up international sales rights to the Jet Li film The Sorcerer And The White Snake. Hong Kong action choreographer and film director/producer Tony Ching Siu-tung is directing the film.

Eva Huang (Kung Fu Hustle) stars as the White Snake of the title, who transforms into a beautiful woman to rescue and live with the man she falls in love with – an herbal physician played by Raymond Lam. When their town is plagued by a mysterious disease, she sacrifices her supernatural power and energy to help him save people but is found out to be a serpent when the Sorceror played by Jet Li arrives. Charlene Choi of The Twins Effect series also stars as Green Snake who helps the white one.

Venus Keung (One Nite In Mongkok) is director of photography while William Chang (2046) is costume director.

Patrick Kong's (Yip Lin-Sum) Mr. and Mrs. Single has been quietly dropped from the Valentine's Day slot and rescheduled for an April release. Rene Liu and Eason Chan star in the comedy.

Buddha Mountain starring Fan Bingbing is about to be released on Mar. 4
Sylvia Chang and Fan Bingbing
Dayyan Eng's Inseparable, starring Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu, debuts in Berlin. (Sina)


Ady was initially described as their matchmaker. However, she was later said to have an unrequited crush on Xiaofei, which led to fallout between Ady and Barbie.
Model Rosemary Vandenbroucke is likely to escape jail time after a prosecutor in Nevada decided to reduce the drug charge against her to one of possession.

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