The City of Golden Armor Press Conference at Beijing,
China
(Credits– Crienglish and
sina.com)
BEIJING
March 11, 2006 --
Chinese director Zhang Yimou's new big budget
"The City of Golden Armor" has held a press
conference yesterday in Beijing. The lead roles Gong
Li and Chow Yun Fat attended the event.
Chinese director Zhang Yimou is
preparing to begin shooting his latest movie "The City
of Golden Armor". It is a new work following the hit
drama film "Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles".
The new movie is inspired by the
modern Chinese play "Thunderstorm," a classic from
famous playwright Cao Yu. Before planning this movie,
Zhang Yimou made a name for himself with "Red Sorghum"
and "To Live" . Both these previous films were also
based on classic works.
Producer Zhang Weiping has revealed that the story of
his new movie is set in the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907).
The theme involves a power struggle between the emperor,
the empress and a general. There will be several large
war scenes which will be shot with tens of thousands of
extras – real people rather than computer graphics. The
script has been planned over three years, and during
this time the group of creators has been changed three
times. Zhang Yimou says this is the most satisfying of
all the dramatic works he has created. Together with
leading actors Chow Yun-Fat and Gong Li. Zhang Yimou
will start filming in February. The location will be
Chongqing Wulong Sky Hole, a place of interest in
southwest China.
"The City of Golden Armors" will be wrapped up at the
end of year, to hit Chinese screens before 2007. The
producer says the budget is about US$ 44.6 million,
making it the most expensive Chinese movie production to
date. They intend to earn big for this movie, not only
in box office revenue but also in praise from audiences
and critics.
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