Friday, June 25, 2010

6.25.2010 - News

Flirting Scholar 2 poster
The poster features Zhang Jingchu in a play on Painted Skin, Huang Xiaoming mimics 'Wolverine', Fan Siu-Wong as Captain Jack in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', Richie Jen from 'Transformers'. The film opens July 9. (Sina)


Director of "Welcome to Shama Town" talks about latest production
With a long list of TV and film commercials for some of the world's leading brands under his belt and the only Chinese director to win a prestigious One Show Gold award for excellence in advertising, Li Weiran is considered by many as the best in the business. He sat down with the Global Times to reflect over his 10-year career and talk about the future.


Sun Honglei at Guangzhou promotion for Welcome To Shamatown


Danwei: A Beijing sex shop makes a revolution
Interview with Sam Voutas, director of the new film Red Light Revolution
Now that he has finished filming his latest movie, director Sam Voutas doesn't know what to do with the boxes and boxes of sex toys he has accumulated during the course of filming.



The film was shot by many pop, film and TV stars, including Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Xiaoran, Chen Jianbin and Wang Luodan. It is composed of three separate stories in modern society. The complicated relationships of the main characters in each story present "not beautiful but real life."

Shu Qi in crying scene for City Under Siege




Zhang Jingchu bath scene - Flirting Scholar 2


First concept poster for A Chinese Ghost Story released hints at the role of the Tree Demon in the film.

Liu Yifei prepares to fly in Chinese Ghost Story



The official launch press conference will be held in Beijing July 1
Louis Koo has just been announced as joining the cast, not in the scholar role, too old at 40 he admitted, in the Wu Ma swordsman role. Yu Shaoqun (New Shaolin Temple) will play the young scholar.

Gong Li and husband, Huang Hexiang (1996)
Rumors that Gong Li and her husband, a Singapore businessman,  have divorced resurfaced again recently. Over the years, besides Zhang Yimou, Gong Li has been romantically linked to Sun Honglei, Sun Zhou (both of Zhou Yu's Train), Collin Farrell (Miami Vice), a French photographer, and John Cusack (Shanghai).  (Xinhua)

According to a Hong Kong magazine, Andy Hui has broken up with girlfriend Michelle and is actively trying to win his ex-lover's heart back.
It was said that Andy has been visiting Sammi Cheng's father regularly, even converting to Christianity in a bid to gain favour. Sammi was reportedly so touched by his moves that she agreed to Andy's proposal.
When quizzed about the report, Sammi denied said allegations and emphasized the point that they are not back together and a patch-up would not be happening anytime soon.
Cecilia Cheung, Liu Zhu, Sister Lotus, Sister Phoenix and Sora Aoi

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