HONG KONG – Taiwanese multi-hyphenate and singing sensation Jay Chou is set to star in "Ci Ling" a period action film from the producers of his 2008 Asian hit "Kung Fu Dunk," it was confirmed by JVR, the singer's management company. Film, about time traveling lovers in Genghis Khan's Mongolia, will reunite Chou with "Dunk" director Chu Yen-ping.
The film will be produced by Taiwanese production company Chang Hong. The announcement puts to rest rumors that Chou would next be appearing in "Kung Fu Dunk 2." Unlike other Asian singer-actors, who regularly juggle hefty music careers with slates of film appearances, Chou has been selective with his movie career, appearing in only a handful of lead roles in the past four years. "We have already brought the combination of Kung Fu and Basketball to the top with "Kung Fu Dunk," and the worst thing for cinema is to be repetitive and stale, which is why we have decided to make a fresh, action packed adventure," said Wu Dan, chairman of shingle Chang Hong.
Released in February this year, "Kung Fu Dunk" scored the tenth biggest opening weekend of all time at the Chinese box office, $6.9 million, and grossed a total of $15.9 million."Ci Ling" is slated to lense in March, with an eye to a Chinese New Year release in 2010.
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New movie role for Jay ChouSource: Channel NewsAsiaTaiwanese Mando-pop king Jay Chou will be featured in an upcoming movie. But it will not be the sequel of "Kungfu Dunk", as many had guessed.Wu Dun, who recently concluded a deal with Jay to star in his company's upcoming movie, said that Jay will be cast in Chu Yin-ping's action movie "Ci Ling".Chu Yin-ping said that the movie plot revolved around a young couple who travel back in time to Genghis Khan's mausoleum in Mongolia, where they will search for a treasure hidden in the mausoleum. Chu also said that the leading actress will be a certain Korean actress who starred in the Korean drama "Love in Harvard".The movie is estimated to cost about SG$10 million and will employed big names in the industry for the scriptwriting, martial arts chorography and filming.
It was rumored that Jay will collect a huffy SG$4 million to act in this movie. However, Jay's company JVR will only confirmed that they are collaborating with Chang Hong Films and refused to divulge any details on the acting remuneration.The movie will commence filming in Mongolia in January next year, and is slated for release during the Chinese New Year period in 2010.
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