Cj E&M has announced Korea-China co-production Once Again, 20’s (working title), a Chinese-language film based on hit Korean comedy Miss Granny.
Taiwanese director Leste Chen, whose credits include The Heirloom and The Great Hypnotist, will direct star Yang Zishan from the mainland China hit So Young with veteran actress Gua Ah Leh (Eat, Drink, Man, Woman) and actor Bolin Chen.
The film starts shooting next month in China and is due for release this winter.
South Korea’s Cj E&M and China’s Beijing Century Media Co., Ltd. are producing and investing, while C2M, Huace Media and Media Asia are co-financing.
The original Miss Granny took $62m at the local box office according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Starring Shim Eun-kyung, the Korean film directed by Hwang Dong-hyeuk features a cranky old granny who is magically transformed into her 20-year-old self and joins her grandson’s band.
Kiyun Lee, senior...
Taiwanese director Leste Chen, whose credits include The Heirloom and The Great Hypnotist, will direct star Yang Zishan from the mainland China hit So Young with veteran actress Gua Ah Leh (Eat, Drink, Man, Woman) and actor Bolin Chen.
The film starts shooting next month in China and is due for release this winter.
South Korea’s Cj E&M and China’s Beijing Century Media Co., Ltd. are producing and investing, while C2M, Huace Media and Media Asia are co-financing.
The original Miss Granny took $62m at the local box office according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Starring Shim Eun-kyung, the Korean film directed by Hwang Dong-hyeuk features a cranky old granny who is magically transformed into her 20-year-old self and joins her grandson’s band.
Kiyun Lee, senior...
- 5/27/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Fortissimo Films has struck a deal with China’s Wanda Media to handle worldwide sales (excluding Hk, Taiwan, Se-Asia) on current box office hit The Great Hypnotist.
Directed by Leste Chen, the film was released last weekend in China and has so far grossed an estimated $25m. Fortissimo will handle worldwide sales on the film, excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and South-East Asia, which will handled by Wanda’s own distribution team.
The mystery thriller, representing a new direction in genre filmmaking in China, tells the story of a renowned therapist, skilled in hypnotherapy who meets a deeply troubled patient he is unable to help. Xu Zheng (Lost In Thailand) and Karen Mok head the cast. The film was produced by Tina Shi and Wanda’s James Li and executive produced by Xu Zheng and Wanda’s Gillian Zhao.
Taiwan-born director Leste Chen scored a hit last year with romantic comedy Say Yes!, and also previously...
Directed by Leste Chen, the film was released last weekend in China and has so far grossed an estimated $25m. Fortissimo will handle worldwide sales on the film, excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and South-East Asia, which will handled by Wanda’s own distribution team.
The mystery thriller, representing a new direction in genre filmmaking in China, tells the story of a renowned therapist, skilled in hypnotherapy who meets a deeply troubled patient he is unable to help. Xu Zheng (Lost In Thailand) and Karen Mok head the cast. The film was produced by Tina Shi and Wanda’s James Li and executive produced by Xu Zheng and Wanda’s Gillian Zhao.
Taiwan-born director Leste Chen scored a hit last year with romantic comedy Say Yes!, and also previously...
- 5/6/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
“Love on Credit” is a Mainland Chinese romantic comedy with a financial theme, directed by Taiwanese helmer Leste Chen, previously responsible for “Eternal Summer” and horror “The Heirloom”. The film is basically a vehicle for Taiwanese model turned actress Lin Chi Ling (“Red Cliff”), with her playing identical twin sisters wrestling with love, life and money. Vying for the sisters’ hearts are three eligible actors in Aloys Chen (“Rest on Your Shoulder”), Liao Fan (“Ocean Flame”), and Tony Yang (“In Case of Love”). Lin Chi Ling plays Xiaohong, a ruthless, money chasing woman who is on the verge of ending a 10 year affair with his boss after it becomes clear that he is unlikely to leave his wife. She also plays the far more innocent Xiaoqing, whose long term relationship with boyfriend Jiang Cheng (Liao Fan) runs into trouble after he is tricked by a friend into giving away their life savings.
- 7/4/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Hong Kong movie star Francis Ng heads to Taiwan for the dark gangland thriller Buttonman by up-and-coming director Chien Ren Hao. Ng plays a cleaner for the mob, who end up on the wrong side of the tracks. The first Taiwan film produced by Hong Kong film company Mei Ah, the film brings together actress Terri Kwan (The Heirloom), Leon Dai (Parking), Taiwan’s Janet Lee in her film debut, and Mainland star Huang Yue. Synopsis: When the mob kill, someone has to clean up the mess. That person is Wei (Francis Ng). Known as the "Buttonman", low-ranking gangster Wei specializes in cleaning crime scenes. He comes and goes without a trace, disposing of dead bodies without leaving any evidence behind. Lately Wei's been thinking of calling it quits. He's in trouble with the syndicate because his assistant (Leon Dai) secretly sold organs on the black market, and his girlfriend...
- 8/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Hong Kong movie star Francis Ng heads to Taiwan for the dark gangland thriller Buttonman by up-and-coming director Chien Ren Hao. Ng plays a cleaner for the mob, who end up on the wrong side of the tracks. The first Taiwan film produced by Hong Kong film company Mei Ah, the film brings together actress Terri Kwan (The Heirloom), Leon Dai (Parking), Taiwan’s Janet Lee in her film debut, and Mainland star Huang Yue. Synopsis: When the mob kill, someone has to clean up the mess. That person is Wei (Francis Ng). Known as the "Buttonman", low-ranking gangster Wei specializes in cleaning crime scenes. He comes and goes without a trace, disposing of dead bodies without leaving any evidence behind. Lately Wei's been thinking of calling it quits. He's in trouble with the syndicate because his assistant (Leon Dai) secretly sold organs on the black market, and his girlfriend...
- 8/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
NEW YORK -- Indie distributor Picture This! Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the Taiwanese gay-themed drama Eternal Summer from Three Dots Entertainment.
Leste Chen's feature revolves around two college-age childhood friends whose relationship is put to the test when a girl takes an interest in one of them. Her presence causes a conflict that unearths their long-supressed feelings for each other.
Summer is Chen's sophomore feature after his 2005 horror film The Heirloom. It won the best new performer prize for Bryant Chang at Taipei's 2006 Golden Horse Awards.
The film has appeared at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The distributor said it will screen at North American festivals before a theatrical release this year.
The deal was negotiated by Picture This! president Doug Witkins with producer Michelle Yeh for Three Dots Entertainment.
Leste Chen's feature revolves around two college-age childhood friends whose relationship is put to the test when a girl takes an interest in one of them. Her presence causes a conflict that unearths their long-supressed feelings for each other.
Summer is Chen's sophomore feature after his 2005 horror film The Heirloom. It won the best new performer prize for Bryant Chang at Taipei's 2006 Golden Horse Awards.
The film has appeared at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The distributor said it will screen at North American festivals before a theatrical release this year.
The deal was negotiated by Picture This! president Doug Witkins with producer Michelle Yeh for Three Dots Entertainment.
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