After leaving his comfort zone of movie comedies for about two
years, director Feng Xiaogang is now thinking of making a
return.
The Shanghai Youth Daily reports that Feng is planning
to shoot another "Hesuipian" or New Year Movie, which will be
called Guizu, or literally Noble. Feng is
thinking of inviting Hong Kong comedy master Stephen Chow to join
the cast for the shooting of this so-called "most laughable"
comedy.
It's said that the story of the movie will be written in Feng
Xiaogang's usual black comedy style, making fun of the country's
wealthy individuals. Feng plans to invite his long-time partner Ge
You to be the lead actor of the movie. Apparently Feng Xiaogang's
biggest dream is to have Stephen Chow and Ge You together in the
movie so they are currently contacting Chow regarding the
matter.
The post-production editing of Feng Xiaogang's latest war
epic, The Assembly has yet to be finished, even though the
director has started his preparation work for the new movie. The
report says that Ge You also attends the screenwriting of the
story.
However, it will only be confirmed whether Stephen Chow will
appear in the movie when shooting starts, the report says.
(CRI.cn July 1, 2007)