THE NEXT ZHANG ZIYI?

Zhang Yimou has just announced the young female lead and the last major cast member of THE CITY OF GOLDEN ARMOR (official title) his upcoming epic period flick starring Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li and Jay Chou that starts shooting tomorrow. She's 17 years old, her name is Li Man, and she's currently a student at the Beijing Drama Academy, just like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi were before Zhang Yimou plucked them from relative obscurity and made them international icons.

(Thanks to MonkeyPeaches for this one)