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Dennie Gordon To Direct China Pic ‘My Lucky Star’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday October 12, 2012 @ 10:49am PDTTags: Zhang Ziyi

Dennie Gordon My Lucky StarThe helmer of Joe Dirt, New York Minute and What A Girl Wants will become the first American woman to direct a feature for the Chinese market. The Chinese-language My Lucky Star, a romantic comedy toplined by Zhang Ziyi and China pop singer Wang Leehom, is a prequel to the China hit Sophie’s Revenge. Zhang reprises her lead role as Sophie, who embarks on a romantic adventure from Beijing to Singapore to Hong Kong to Macau. Bona Entertainment is producing with Ling Lucas, Beaver Kwei, Second Chan, William Cheng and Zhang, and the pic is being shot in mainland China. Dennie Gordon developed the pic with Kwei, Amy Snow and Huang Hai. “We are doing something new and very exciting, where a specific Hollywood style is brought to a Chinese feature”, said Gordon, who has directed multiple episodes of 30 Rock and The Office and won a DGA Award for HBO’s Tracey Takes On. She is repped by CAA. Snow is repped by Verve.

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Zhang Ziyi Sues Over Stories Linking Her To Disgraced Politician Bo Xilai: Reports

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday June 12, 2012 @ 5:06am PDTTags: Bo Xilai, Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi has made good on a promise to hit back at media outlets for defamation over stories that alleged she received $110M to have sex with former Chinese politician Bo Xilai and other unnamed government officials. Attorneys for the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star filed a complaint in the High Court of Hong Kong on Monday, saying the actress has suffered “immense grievance and distress,” Bloomberg reports. A suit was also filed in the US, according to The South China Morning Post. Zhang is seeking unspecified damages. Apple Daily Ltd and Next Magazine Publishing Ltd and their editors were named in the suits following stories that claimed Zhang had engaged in sex with the disgraced former Politburo member and others over a multi-year period. Attorneys also denied Zhang was questioned as part of a government investigation and was barred from leaving China, Bloomberg said. Read More »

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‘The Great Wall’ Isn’t Crumbling; Legendary East Pic Postpones Start Date Until Spring

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Sunday June 10, 2012 @ 3:05pm PDTTags: Ed Zwick, Legendary East, Legendary Pictures, The Great Wall, Zhang Ziyi
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The Great WallEXCLUSIVE: While Legendary Pictures just set Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter star Benjamin Walker on Friday to join Man of Steel‘s Henry Cavill in the Ed Zwick-directed The Great Wall, a decision has just been made to push … Read More »

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