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January 09, 2007

WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS TO DIRECT

Simon Yam With CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER and INITIAL D under his belt, Jay Chou has decided that he's actually really more of a director. SECRETS THAT CAN'T BE SPOKEN, budgeted at US$1.25 million is currently underway with Chou directing and starring. The story is based on tales of his hot and sweaty high school romances...well, his publicist calls them his "love affairs" but if it's high school they're more like his clueless scrumping. Guey Lun-mei and an unknown actress play the recipients of the scrump, while Anthony Wong plays his dad a la INITIAL D. Then, in March, Jay will fly to Shanghai to star in the live action version of the basketball manga, SLAM DUNK.

But watch out Jay Chou! By the time you finish your third film, Simon Yam will be nipping at your heels. In a recent interview, Yam announced that once he finishes his five current projects (Pang Ho-cheung's new movie, TRIANGLE, the PTU tv series, SHA PO LANG 2, and THE SPARROW) he's going to be making an American movie and then he wants to direct. Sometime in 2009.

January 9, 2007 at 11:06 AM in News | Permalink

Comments

As interesting as all this may be, I'm most excited that Pang Ho-cheung has a new movie on the slate. The fact that Simon Yam will be in it is just icing.

Posted by: Vincent | Jan 9, 2007 12:05:06 PM

That is a remarkably chilling picture of Simon Yam.

Posted by: Bunta Sugawara | Jan 9, 2007 1:01:09 PM

I hope with "Wanting to direct" and "American movie" he's not refering to the same movie.

Posted by: Munin | Jan 9, 2007 2:39:22 PM

Simon's every bit his 51 years. How did I find him sexy in PTU? Ah, must've been the uniform.

Posted by: gurl | Jan 10, 2007 1:00:16 PM

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