File photo of mainland actresses Zhang Ziyi (left), Zhao Liying (center) and Yang Mi. (Getty Images△/Epoch Times synthesis)
[The Epoch Times, 18 Giblean, 2024](The Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia reported) “Jiaoyuan Lane” directed by Chen Kexin and starring Zhang Ziyi officially announced the full cast of the film on the 17th. Apparently, because they don’t want netizens and fans to dispute the casting issue, the film team emphasized that the roles should be “arranged in order of appearance”. When Chen Kexin reposted the list on Weibo, he wrote: “In “Jiangyuan Lane”, everyone is the protagonist of their own life.”
“Jiang Yuan Nong” is adapted from “The Murder of Her Husband in Jiang Yuan Nong”, one of the four most mysterious cases in the Republic of China. The story goes that in a dangerous time, a strange event caused thousands of waves. There are different opinions on what the truth is, and when the whole issue gradually unravels like pieces of a puzzle, people realize that the truth is not so important anymore.
Since it was announced that Zhao Liying and Yang Mi, who are equally popular at the same age, have joined the cast of the film, their roles have been the focus of attention. As the fans of the two parties fought endlessly, and the topic was often explored, the netizens seemed to have forgotten that Zhang Ziyi was the real heroine.
After the film was completed last month, a cast list leaked online. Xilin” and “Xue Zhiwu” respectively. “Wang Xumei”, Zhao Liying is also ahead of Yang Mi on the Douban casting list, and their ratings again arouse curiosity.
On April 17, the cast of “Jiaoyuan Lane” was finally announced. There are 31 actors, including Zhang Ziyi, Wang Chuanjun, Yi Xiang Qianxi, Zhao Liying, Lei Jiayin, Yang Mi, Wang Yang, Li Xian, Fan Wei, Xie Na, etc. The luxury line was released, and quickly shot to the top of the hot searches list.
Director Chen Kexin named the team “Jiang Yuan Lane”. (Chen Kexin Weibo)
When the film team announced the cast, they emphasized that it was “in the order of appearance of the roles of the actors.” It seems that Peter Chan does not want to shake the focus of the work because of the cast of actors. life!” At this point, the battle for the casting has become a mess.
Peter Chan, known as “the first Grand Slam director in the Chinese film industry”, announced the production of “Jiaoyuan Lane” at the Busan Film Festival in 2022. At that time, he expressed his intention to launch directly on overseas streaming platforms. Analysts pointed out that Chen Kexin’s “Jiang Yuan Nong” which was released at that time had been planned for several years. Perhaps it was because the study of the project was not approved that Chen Kexin promote it for direct launch on overseas platforms.
In recent years, Chen Kexin’s work has encountered many obstacles in mainland China. Earlier, in a joint interview, Peter Chan and Sandra Ng revealed that the film “The Ring”, which they produced and directed separately, initially wanted to be made into a traditional ghost film in Hong Kong style by Sandra Ng, but was blocked by Peter Chan. Because Peter Chan, who has worked in the Chinese market for many years, knew very well that such a subject would be difficult to pass the official censorship of the Chinese Communist Party, so the film was changed to be a “surprise movie. .”
In addition, “Win the Championship” directed by Peter Chan was originally titled “Chinese Women’s Football Team”, but due to known political reasons, the content had to be deleted heavily deleted and modified “Win the Championship” to subsidize the CCP.
After “Win the Championship”, the film “Li Na” directed by Chen Kexin, which depicted the tennis life of the famous player Li Na, disappeared. After four years of preparation, the film began shooting in 2018. In February 2019, it was completed in Melbourne, Australia, and was renamed “Alone on the Stage”. Although there is news that the film has been revised in July 2023 after changing its name, its release is still far away.
However, it is not known what kind of self-censorship and changes went through in August 2022, “Jiaoyuan Lane” was approved for filming by the Film Bureau of the Communist Party of China. At that time, the outside world had speculated that the film would still be released in China, or if Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, known as “Queens of Ratings” in TV dramas, would not land -big, they wouldn’t try to play the second woman. a role in a film.
Now looking back at the cast of “Jiangyuan Nong”, all kinds of popular stars and acting actors from all generations joke that it “covers half of China’s entertainment industry.” ” In addition, when the film team officially announced the full line-up, some mainland media revealed that the film will be released within the year, and pre-roll announcements can be seen about early in theaters.
A few days ago, a new poster for “Sauce Garden Lane” was released, announcing that the film was shortlisted for the non-competitive unit of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival (Taiwan translation: Cannes). In the poster, “Zhan Zhoushi” played by Zhang Ziyi makes his debut. When Thierry Frémaux, the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, introduced “Jiaoyuan Lane”, he specifically said that Zhang Ziyi would return to Cannes. Whether Zhao Liying and Yang Mi will walk the red carpet together again has become a hot topic on the Internet in mainland China.
Editor-in-Chief: Yang Ming
