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Stars Yu Shaoqun and Liu Yifei have been chosen by director Wilson Yip to lead his upcoming film, “A Chinese Ghost Story”, Sohu.com reports.
The film is a remake of the 1987 hit of the same name, which starred Joey Wong and the late Leslie Cheung, and is generally regarded as a classic.
Yu Shaoqun, who won rave reviews for…

Chinese actress Li Bingbing has said that the foreign man recently spotted escorting her out of a hospital was not her boyfriend, but her English teacher, Sohu.com reports.
Li was diagnosed with spontaneous pneumothorax earlier while filming for Tsui Hark’s martial-arts movie, “Detective Dee” in Hengdian of Zhejiang Province. She was admitted to a nearby hospital on Monday, and was…

ACTOR Edison Chen has filmed a Levi’s jeans commercial in Taiwan, a year after he quit Hong Kong showbusiness ‘indefinitely’ over a sex photo scandal.
The Chinese Canadian quietly arrived in Taipei on Monday for the shoot on Tuesday, said Apple Daily. The report said he was also in talks to open an outlet of his fashion shop in Taiwan.…

Hong Kong singer-actress Gillian Chung’s scenes in a comedy that parodies John Woo’s “Red Cliff” have reportedly been removed after fellow actor Alex Fong revealed the star’s guest appearance to the press, said Ming Pao Daily News.
When asked to confirm the news on Tuesday, Fong was reluctant to comment, saying, “Don’t talk about it. Wait until the production company…

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi’s relationship with Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo is stable and things between the couple “are normal”, said her manager, denying rumours that the pair have split.
This statement comes after the 30-year-old was spotted without her engagement ring during an interview last month, prompting the media to speculate about their relationship.
Vivi had disclosed in July last…

The publicist of Chinese actress Zhao Wei has denied reports she is about to take a break in her career to focus on her postgraduate studies.
In response to earlier reports that cited the actress as saying she would leave the silver screen to complete her studies, agent Chen Rong told Sina.com.cn that the media simply misinterpreted her words.
The…

Actress Li Bingbing plays Shangguan Jing’er in the new martial-arts and mystery film “Detective Dee”. The role is a fictional account of the life of Shangguan Wan’er, a prestigious politician during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). “Detective Dee”, directed by Tsui Hark, features Andy Lau in the lead role of Di Renjie, known as the Sherlock Holmes of ancient China.…

Cast members Wu Gang (2nd from L) and Liu Xiaoqing (3rd from L) attend a press conference on July 20, 2009, in Xianghe, Hebei. [Photo: xinhuanet]
Veteran actress Liu Xiaoqing will reprise a teenage role in her new television project.
“Xu Beihong,” a biopic drama about the late Chinese artist, started filming in Hebei Province on Monday, the…

Chinese actress and current graduate student Vicki Zhao said she will halt her showbiz career to complete her studies.
Zhao was enrolled in the Department of Directing of Beijing Film Academy in 2006 and is expected to get her degree this summer.
However, the actress, involved in filming and promotion of her latest film “Mulan”, failed to finish…