Sunday August 20, 2006
No more the sweet Yang thing
Compiled by LI EE KEE
RAINIE Yang is getting tired of her wholesome cutesy image. In a bold move to change that perception of her Yang is to play an Internet escort and lesbian in her upcoming movie Tattoo.
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Rainie Yang: This cutesy image has to go. |
“This role came at the right time. I wanted to improve myself and wouldn’t have missed out on this opportunity. I’m giving my all for the movie,” enthuses the 22-year-old former member of the now-defunct pop group 4 in Love.
Award-winning director Zhou Meiling (Splendid Afloat) is helming Tattoo, which also stars Hong Kong’s rising singer-actress Isabella Leung as a tattoo master. Yang portrays Xiao Lu, a girl with a difficult past. When their paths cross, the two begin a complicated relationship.
So serious is Yang in the job that she has met with real female escorts to research her role.
Nevertheless, Yang is determined to excel in the breakthrough role and is undaunted by fans’ objection. Though conceding that she may lose some fans as a result of her accepting the unpopular role, she is hopeful that she will win new ones after the unconventional Tattoo.
Tokyo Trialfinally opens
DIRECTOR Gao Qunshu can finally put his much-awaited “trial” on show. His movie, the highly anticipated Tokyo Trial, will finally be released in China cinemas on Sept 1 after a three-month delay.
Variety.com reported that the delay was caused by financial difficulties.
Initially slated for release in May to mark the anniversary of the historic event, it was then postponed to Aug 15, the anniversary of Japan’s surrender.
Gao admitted that he has gone into debt to complete the US$3.75mil (about RM14mil) movie. He had to borrow 5mil yuan (RM2mil) to finish up the film. Now he has to shoot TV dramas to repay the loan, he said.
Tokyo Trial, described as Asia’s answer to Judgment at Nuremberg, tells of the trial of Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribune for the Far East in 1946. It stars Hong Kong veterans Kenneth Tsang and Damian Lau, Chinese thespian Ying Da and Taiwanese heartthrob Ken Zhu.
BoA’s a pro
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BoA: Unstoppable. |
The paper wrote that BoA had sprained her ankle during rehearsals, which made even walking difficult. To make matters worse, she was suffering from fatigue following her pre-concert preparation.
But rather than leave organisers in the lurch by pulling out, the 20-year-old singer went against her staff’s advice and proceeded with her performance as planned. During the show she made no mention of her injury to the audience, and was immediately whisked away to the hospital after her gig.
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