Zhang Yimou to team up with schoolmate on new period drama
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yimou">Yimou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="directorial">directorial</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="ESA">ESA</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1,400 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span> <span word="Zhuangzhuang">Zhuangzhuang</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Chao">Chao</span>, <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ESA">ESA</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="filming">filming</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Vision">Vision</span> <span word="Pictures">Pictures</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yimou">Yimou</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="act">act</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lends">lends</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>. <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinematography">cinematography</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1978-82.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="untitled">untitled</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Yuhuan">Yuhuan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="beauties">beauties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concubine">concubine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Xuanzong">Xuanzong</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (618-907).<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span>, <span word="Yang">Yang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="incited">incited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="Mainland">Mainland</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="Bingbing">Bingbing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Lai">Lai</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>. <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cameo">cameo</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iron">Iron</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> 3. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="X">X</span>-<span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Ziying">Ziying</span>, <span word="Fan">Fan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="publicist">publicist</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="directors">directors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Actress">Actress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Chun">Chun</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>.</p>
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