Looking good, Hua Yang! The upcoming Summer period Taiwan movie Hua Yang by acclaimed director Chou Mei Ling has just wrapped filming and the first batch of official stills have been released. Starring Jerry Yan as a pirate, Joe Cheng as a musician, and Michelle Chen and Ivy Chen as a pair of fraternal twin opera singers, I’m guessing we’re getting a really intense love square out of this cast. I’m loving the general vibe of the stills, which are suitably moody in the period piece way, and all four actors look good in character. I did do a double take when I saw piratey Jerry, but he actually looks fantastic with the Jack Sparrow get up. Better and more authentic than Wu Zun looked in 13 Blades, that’s for sure. Read on for the plot synopsis and more pretty pictures. Continue reading →