Hollywood Director to Shoot Story of First Chinese Emperor

Discussion in 'Chinese Entertainment' started by shinobi, Apr 8, 2007.

  1. Saturday, April 7, 2007 China

    Hollywood director Ridley Scott, famous for such epics as "Alien" and "Gladiator", is planning to shoot the story of the first emperor in Chinese history – Qin Shi Huang.

    In a telephone interview with Beijing Star Daily, the director said he has bought the screenplay for the film, and has invited Chinese director Zhang Yi-mou as a collaborator.

    The shooting would probably start after the 2008 Olympic Games, an event whose opening and closing ceremonies Zhang, as director in chief, is responsible for.

    Though never been to China in person, Scott has always wanted to bring the Chinese history onto the big silver screen, and his collection of related materials began years ago.

    As well as "Qin Shi Huang", he also purchased the script for "Genghis Khan", a great leader of Mongolians and the founder of Yuan Dynasty. He united Mongolian tribes at the end of 12th century.

    Another movie "Tristan & Isolde", on which Scott has worked as the executive producer, is scheduled to be released in the Chinese mainland on April 20.

    credits: crienglish, asianfanatics.
     
  2. misenlai

    misenlai Well-Known Member

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    ahh too long 2008.
     
  3. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    I wonder who will be playing the main roll in the movie? Gong Li? Chow Yun Fat? Real Chinese or Fake Americans? If it is the later one, I don't bother to look at the movie.
     
  4. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    haha.. should be chinese actors/actresses ba.. It will be so unconvincing if the movie were to be in english.. then again.. it will be pretty funny
     
  5. cyberobot

    cyberobot Well-Known Member

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    Looking forward for this movie. I'm wondering how will this movie turn out in the end. Good or bad? Well, have to wait for the release ....
     
  6. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    I really hope that the cast is Chinese. If they use other nationalities it will be very humiliating. Like "Memoirs of a Geisha", for the Japanese. It makes the impression as if there are no good actors in that country :D (I guess that in the case of MoaG, they couldn't find any Japanese folk who spoke English well enough :D)
     
  7. sp-lork

    sp-lork Well-Known Member

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    ^ yeah..it would be very embarassing. i wonder who would be in the movie though =T