After wrapping the upcoming drama Mei Le, Go and The Other Shore 1945, respectively, both Mike He and Vic Zhou have selected a movie as their next project. By the cursed movie fates, and to my utter horror, the leading lady for both men will be Ella. I let out a high-pitched shriek when I read this, and then started fervently praying that both movies fall through. I am severely allergic to Ella, and I cannot for the life of me sit through any of her dramas, be it Down With Love, TW-HanaKimi, or The Rose. It’s not that she is a bad actress, it’s just that I personally cannot stand her screen presence.
The Ella-Zai Zai movie is called Destiny’s Couple (天生一对), and will start filming in May. Zai Zai plays a single dad, and his son is of course played by child actor du jour Xiao Xiao Bin. The movie will be filming in Shanghai and Taipei. No clue how he and Ella cross paths, but if the movie is good I think I can stand watching her for two hours just to enjoy my Zai Zai on the big screen.
The Ella-Mike movie is called A Bad Girl (女孩坏坏), and it’s still in the planning stages. While I can somewhat see Ella with Zai Zai, I cannot for the life of me imagine her acting opposite Mike He. What an odd coupling. Supposedly Ella also has a third movie scheduled for this year, a period historical, but that one doesn’t have a leading man attached to the project yet.
[Credit: Ifensi news]
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Ooooh!....I've come to like Ella a lot since DWL even though I was very indifferent to her in The Rose...the premise for the Ella-Vic Zhou movie sounds cute so I'll try to check it out once it releases
i'm not a big fan of ella. I mean she's great in her girl group but I think i would prefer a different girl as the leading lady.
I've never been able to watch ella either-her characters always seem one-note (and the same time and time again) and ultimately come off as annoying.
I totally agree
Me three. Most Annoying Character on Earth.
I hope she breaks out from the silly innocent tomboy kiddish character...so monotone :-(
My dear koala, I feel your pain.
Same here, I could not even finish TW-Hana Kimi because her personnality (or at least, what she conveyed of it through her character) just made me cringe all the time. I thought it was due to her acting, so I watched some interviews hoping to change my mind about her, but Alas! I still cannot stand her, for some reason... Yes, it's very irrational, sadly X)
I've only seen her in Down With Love...and I wasn't that impressed. I didn't think she had much chemistry with her costar. And O.o? on her pairing up with Mike...? Yeah, I don't see them having any chemistry at all. Hmm.
The first time I saw Ella acting was in Hana Kimi. Since I loved the whole concept it was OK. Wu Zun wasn't a better actor either. Fortunatelly the plot was funny and there where other actors such as Jiro, Danson Tang and the cute gay doc.
Later I saw Green Rose and Down with Love. I didn't like it in those two. ZaiZai and Ella doesn't match. He is a quiet lonely guy and she is a tomboy. Mike and Ella probably suits better, as long the story is funny. She can't play serious characters, I just can't imagine her acting seriously.
Let's wait and see how the outcome will be.
I'm sorry, but I happy to hear this. I like Ella and I always wanted to see her do something with Vic Zhou and Mike He. So I'm hoping it goes through. I want to see how it would go. Now, if Joe Cheng and her can do something together again and get together this time I will be happy. LOL....I probably the only one who feel this way.
No, dearie, I'm also happy with this great news, I'm not just happy with the reactions of many.......
no, i like Ella also, so u're not alone, it just dat, mayb she shud try diff role, coz in hana kimi and DWL, the role is quite the same..
I also feel the same :) I looove Ella and all of her dramas, and I am really excited for her movies. It's her first film, so I want to support her.
Yikes! I don't like her screen presence either. I actually don't like how she acts, too? I mean, meeeh. /o\
While I can somehow see her with Zai Zai and not fail completely -his charisma can hold a movie all by itself- I just can't see the same thing happening with Mike He. Mind you, I loved Mike in SH, but he's not as strong an actor as Vic is imho.
My 2 cents.
Vic can do tension, and he's a great actor, but... Ella's strong point seems to be bubbly friendliness, and that doesn't seem to work so well with Vic's intensity. In "Sweet Relationship", it balanced since the lead actress' role eventually developed intensity to match his, but it nearly imploded the heart of "Wish to See You Again", IMO, because Michelle Chen is so close to girl-next-door low-key... it took awhile for them to develop chemistry of any intensity (plus, Chen's a damn fine actor in her own right). I dunno... maybe just watch, and do two-second skips through Ella's half of any conversation?
Or maybe we could take her out at the knees and replace her with Ivy Chen. Now, there was someone who totally smoked up the screen with Zai Zai, and they barely had a kissing scene & a half! That was some seriously hot chemistry. Which gods do we have to please to get another vehicle with the two of them?
I agree. I just couldn't imagine Ella in a serious and intense scene with ZZ, which makes me wonder if it's gonna be a romantic comedy. If it is, I truly doesn't understand the reason ZZ took it. I thought he wants to do more drama roles. I heard another rumor saying he's gonna play in a war movie. I forgot the precise title, but it starts with 'Saving General...'
However, perhaps there's something about the character in this movie with Ella that made ZZ interest in doing it. All this time, he's proven he's good at picking roles.
I like Hani Kimi because of Jiro, & Wu Chun. Ella was confusing for me...she looked manish when as a girl, and looked girlish when disguised as a guy; either way, not pretty to look at on screen. In down with love, she was better, but I keep wondering why so many see magic in her when all I see is a neighbor next door boring type. So, my wish is, if Elle will make a movie, choose Vic cuz I don't like him either. As for Mike, please choose better.