Barbie Hsu Joins My Kingdom
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Barbie Hsu in Gao Xiaosong's 2011 drama film "My Kingdom" [Photo: 163.com] |
Newlywed actress Barbie Hsu has chosen her acting job over honeymoon and joined the set of the action film "My Kingdom" ("Da Wu Sheng") in Shanghai, Web site 163.com reports.
Hsu registered to marry wealthy restaurateur Wang Xiaofei on November 16 in Beijing, surprising celebrity gossip watchers as she only met Wang two months earlier.
In "My Kingdom", Hsu joins Wu Chun ("14 Blades") and Han Geng for a 1920s tale of two brothers' quest for fame, love and revenge.
The film will be the screen debut for pop star Han Geng, the former backbone of the boy band Super Junior.
Musician-turned-filmmaker Gao Xiaosong is directing the film, with kung-fu veteran Sammo Hung choreographing the action scenes.
The story was penned by Zou Jingzhi, who also did Zhang Yimou's "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" ("Qian Li Zou Dan Ji").
Hollywood veteran Andre Morgan, who is producing the film, told "The Hollywood Reporter" that the project had come together after four years of preparation.
"We are excited to finally bring this very fresh story to Chinese audiences," Morgan was quoted as saying.
The film is slated for release in the summer of 2011.
