[2013.12.07] JUSTIN CHEUNG HAS TO GAIN 60 POUNDS FOR A ROLE

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With the film DUE WEST OUR SEX JOURNEY (YUT LO HEUNG SAI), Justin Cheung Kin Sing left an impression with the audience as a straight laced Hong Kong guy. To challenge himself, he will work on the Stephen Shiu Jr. produced black comedy THE PRISON DIARY OF A GOLDEN TOFF (GO DUNG FUT SIU MAU GAM YUT GEI, tentative title). The film will be a youth comedy version of PRISON ON FIRE (GAM YUK FUNG WON). Cheung Kin Sing will play the villain "Prison Fat Bully" and have to go from his current 140 pounds to 200 pounds. The film will start production in February. In other words Cheung Kin Sing has to gain 60 pounds in two months!

However because Cheung Kin Sing has many Christmas gigs, he is gaining weight "lightly" with six eggs a day, 3 glasses of high fat milk and chicken and roast pork rice for breakfast. He said, "At first I really wasn't used to it as I was stuffed. Sometimes I really wanted to vomit. (What about the script attracted you to gain weight for the film?) The character is very special, a bad guy who does some very dumb and very crazy things. (Turning from handsome to fat, it's quite a sacrifice!) Although I am a little vain, I really want to play every role well. So I gave my all to perform."

Back then Ray Lui Leung Wai gained 40 pounds for a film and left a deep impression with people. Now Cheung Kin Sing is gaining 60 pounds, did he want to challenge him? Cheung Kin Sing said, "I absolutely don't dare to say that, I am really learning from elders. Because around May I have to make DUE WEST 2: OUR SEX VACATION (YUT LO HEUNG SAI 2 THAI SAI) I will rapidly lose the weight. The company will insure me heavily." PRISON's other lead will be actor Gregory Wong Chung Hiu, other characters will include Ava Yu Kiu, Jacqueline Chong Si Man and others. Recently director Christopher Sun Lap Kei is scouting locations.

[2013.12.07] ANTHONY WONG IS JEALOUS OF NICK CHEUNG

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Anthony Wong Chau Sun and Sheren Tang Shui Man two nights ago attended THE FOUR 2 (SEI DAI MING BO II) premiere. Man Nui joked that she took the role completely because Chau Sun was in the cast. "He is a reliable man!" Chau Sun said, "She is a good woman! Man Nui is single? I can introduce Lau Ching Wan to her! They can be soul friends."

Chau Sun noticed that the cinema was showing THE WHIT STORM (SO DUK) trailer. He said, "I really want to watch it, originally with any movie with 'whoever' I definitely won't watch, but this one I have to watch. I am referring to (Nick) Cheung Ka Fai, I am envious of how cool he is."

Man Nui admitted that now finding a good male co-star was not easy. The character that she has played in recent years have had very strong presence. This time Chau Sun was able to subdue her as she played a little woman. She said, "Which woman like to be the strong one? This time I can project my dream into the film." She was rumored to be at odds with TVB and thus she was not nominated for a TVB Anniversary Award Best Actress. Man Nui said, "I no longer have a contract with TVB, so it's very normal! I can't say if it is fair or not, the system is like this. It's normal." She said that the rumor that she crossed a high ranking executive during the BEAUTY AT WAR production was pure speculation.

After TVB announced its nominations, Man Nui's online comment seemed to sing a different tune. She said, "Everyday I write something like that, that is gospel. At the time I was in Luoyang and didn't read any recent news about me."

Eddie Cheung Siu Fai in the film had many fight scenes. "When I made television series I had many fight scenes in one day, this time one fight scene took several days. Fighting with a lot of masters was great fun!" He said that actors like Ken Low Wai Kwong and Collin Chou Siu Lung were in great shape, reminding him to stay in shape.

[2013.12.07] TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI WILL RECEIVE THE CINEASIA OUTSTANDING ACTOR AWARD

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Tony Leung Chiu Wai was unable to win the Golden Horse Best Actor award with THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI), but his acting and film contributions were beyond any doubt. CineAsia 2013 yesterday announced that it will present its Outstanding Actor Award to Wai Jai on December 12 at the Convention Center.

The event's co-managing director Robert H. Sunshine said that he was very honored to present the Outstanding Actor Award to Leung Chiu Wai to honor his excellent performance and achievement. His performance in THE GRANDMASTERS was awe inspiring; Wai Jai's acting has always received good reviews and great performance at the box office. Among his generation of actors in Hong Kong his achievement has been the most glorious.

Wai Jai said that he worked with Wong Kar Wai for the 7th time on THE GRANDMASTERS. Wong Kar Wai's demands were very strict and he never had a confirmed script. He often gave him many challenges and enabled him to be even deeper in character. He really liked this time of honing. Wai jai through his management company Jet Tone said that he was very honored and happy to receive the award and he is checking his schedule to attend the presentation.

[2013.12.07] CHAN KOON TAI SUPPORTS ANTHONY WONG TO BE THE PAG CHAIR

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Anthony Wong Chau Sun yesterday attended the Hong Kong Film Archive's Down Memory Lane: Movie Theatres of the Olden Days exhibit. Chau Sun wanted to run for the Performing Artist Guild chair. He admitted that he was almost done with his staff planning. "I don't know if I will have any competition, if I will it will be the best for me to concede. This position has no money and plenty of trouble, you also get yelled at!" He has already gotten an understanding of the Guild condition and structure from former chair Eric Tsang Chi. Was he worried that the PAG would be considered having political orientation? Chau Sun said, "The Guild only does what it should, it's not political so I am not worried." Chau Sun felt that the PAG had a lot left to do. If he will be elected, his first task would be recruiting even more members.

Chen Kuan Tai supported Chau Sun to be the chair. "He is my junior colleague. Although he is direct and may make others misunderstand him, he is a good person. I hope after he will be elected he will bring even more fairness and eliminate some show business hidden rules." Chen Kuan Tai is busy with a Kung Fu Dictionary DVD production, which will preserve and pass on each style of kung fu.

[2013.12.07] THE WHITE STORM HAS BIGGEST CHINESE FILM OPENING IN HONG KONG THIS YEAR SO FAR

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THE WHITE STORM (SO DUK) opened on December 5th in Hong Kong with HK$ 1,935,752 at the box office, the biggest opening Chinese film box office so far in 2013. As of two days ago, THE WHITE STORM reached 128 million yuan RMB at the Mainland box office. The team will celebrate next Monday, as Thai transgender star Poyd was anxious to see her onscreen lover Nick Cheung Ka Fai.

Louis Koo Tin Lok and director Benny Chan Muk Sing earlier attended a film festival in Italy and made a wish in a wishing well for box office success. Chan Muk Sing said, "Due to the length of the film, some scenes had to be cut. They included scenes with Cheung Ka Fai's girlfriend (Elanne) Kong Yeuk Lam and Koo Tin Lok's dancing scene." Some online asked for the removed scenes to be screened online.

[2013.12.06] TOMMY LEUNG WILL MAKE THE TRIUMPH IN THE SKIES FILM

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After 40 years of working at TVB, Tommy Leung Ka Shu received the long term service gold medal. He also received the company's assignment to Shaw's film high rank consultant. His first assignment will be the TRIUMPH IN THE SKIES (CHUNG SEUNG WON SIU) film version next April. As from "Cool Demon" Julian Cheung Chi Lam and Francis Ng Chun Yu, the film also invited Louis Koo Tin Lok to play a pilot. Mainland star Gao Yuanyuan and Taiwan star Lin Chiling will join the flight attendant ranks. Other characters will also appear in the film version. The film will still shoot on location in Europe and the Mainland.

[2012.12.06] MAGGIE LEE ADMITS TO UNIFORM FETISH

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Maggie Lee Man Kwan earlier worked with Best Actor Simon Yam Tat Wa and Maggie Siu Mei Kei on the police film THE CONSTABLE (CHUNG FUNG JIN GAING). Playing a "cop lady" she said it was more than fun, but she was too shy to get photos with the cast. She said, "Actually I really like them, but I didn't take photos with them. I was shy! However maybe because Siu Mei Kei and I are both called Maggie, she remembered me very well. She knew I liked spicy food and brought some chili sauce for me."

With an uniform "fetish" Maggie joked that she finally got to try "being a cop". She said, "In the film I wore the police uniform, which I have never worn before. I thought it was very cool. In addition I have an uniform fetish, so I am already very happy about getting an uniform to wear."