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Zhang Ziyi to play supporting role in "Mei Lanfang" film
(CRIENGLISH.com)
Updated: 2007-05-24 14:00
Chinese actor Zhang Ziyi
World famous Chinese actor Zhang Ziyi is expected to play a supporting
role in a film about Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang.
Zhang Ziyi will play the role of Meng Xiaodong, a female friend and
rumoured lover of Mei Lanfang.
Whilst the films director Chen Kaige has met with the actress during the
Cannes Film Festival in France. He said it would "take some time" before
a final agreement is reached.
Another Chinese actor, Chen Hong, also the wife of the director, will
play the heroine, or wife of the renowned artist.
Three actors of different ages, including Hong Kong star Leon Lai, will
portray the life story of Mei Lanfang.
All the cast members will undergo training in performing Peking Opera
before the film starts shooting in the second half of the year.
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