Vic Zhou (Zai Zai) just wrapped filming on the movie Cohabitating with Fashion with Vivian Hsu in Beijing two weeks ago. He flew back to Taiwan and immediately started filming the upcoming Director Zhu Yen Ping’s remake of one of the most iconic TW-movies of all time Destiny’s Pair. The movie will be the first collaboration between Zai Zai and Ella (who herself just wrapped filming on the upcoming TW-movie Bad Girl with Mike He – lord do any of these actors rest?).
The original 80’s movie Destiny’s Pair was a blockbuster movie that made everyone’s tear ducts go into overdrive. Adorably enough, the child actor in the original movie was Xiao Bin Bin, who is the father of current child actor du jour Xiao Xiao Bin, who will be playing the son in this remake (really, the son will be playing the same role that rocketed his own father to child actor stardom 27 years ago). Zai Zai plays a hobo who adopts an orphaned street child, hence my perfect wonderful Zai Zai already looks like a hobo in these press conference pictures.
In the movie, Zai Zai finds Xiao Xiao Bin living on the streets and takes care of him, even though he’s living meal-to-meal himself. He meets a blind woman who runs a flower shop and comes to care for her. He manages to scrounge up money for her surgery. After she gets her sight back, he refuses to reveal himself to her, until she sees him begging for money and hands him some cash. When she touches his hand does she realize that he’s the one who has been supporting her this entire time.
Apparently the movie will be updated and the narrative might undergo some significant changes, but the basic outline remains unchanged. This will be PD Zhu’s first attempt to remake his own movie, since he directed the original.
PD Zhu has gone out of his way to tell the reporters that since they started filming, Zai Zai has astounded him with his ability to express any emotion perfectly. PD Zhu calls Zai Zai “the most amazing actor I have ever worked with.” Tee hee, PD Zhu’s compliment thrills me to no end. Of course he is amazing. He’s Zai Zai.
I’ve also heard through the grapevine that Zai Zai and Janine Chang’s epic period war drama The Other Shore 1945 will be airing sometime in July. And lastly, Zai Zai revealed at this press conference that he’s been taking intense horseback riding lessons for his next movie scheduled to shoot in August. He complained that he has a sore rear end for days now because of all that horseback riding.
And if you all followed my Zai Zai posts, you would know that movie in question will be Zai Zai’s first historical wuxia role – he will be playing one of the seven Yang’s Brothers in the epic big-budgeted HK adaption of the popular Chinese folktale. The other six actors playing the brothers are: Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Deng Cao, Feng Xiao Feng, and Wu Zun.
[Credit: China news]
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He is Zai Zai. The End.
The ZaiZai!
Love the PD's comment on Zaizai. It does seems like he's working non stop for the last year or so!!! Am looking forward to this too, drama, and wuxia movie!
Ms. Koala, I am counting on your thoughts and updates on our ZaiZai!! :P
Lucky Ella!! Wu Zun, Mike He, Jerry Yan and now ZaiZai... to be kissing all of them... keke...
Don't dig the facial hair, but it's Zai Zai so I guess all is forgiven.
Anyway, for some reason I thought Vic and Ella would have no chemistry whatsoever and the pics seem to tell another story. Color me surprised! Well, he looks comfortable, she not exactly so, but it's better than I thought.
He's always in character so I don't care if he has grody facial hair here. He looked really dashing for the Fashion movie with Vivian. He's just Zai Zai. I'd love him looking like anything.
OMG, can you imagine him in full Yang's battle gear. *faints from the insane hotness*
I can and I'm sure we'll be fanning ourselves like mad when we get to see that movie.
OMG, if I think of him galloping away and possibly even brandishing his weapon, I may even faint!
Do you remember the EPIC NOMNOMNOM scene with your I Lub You when he's all dashing and riding his horse while shooting random enemies? Holy mother of GUH! I could have done without all the killing, but he's, like, riding without holding the reins and alskdjslgjldfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ZHP10__Co OMG! SO HOT!
Anyway, if Vic does something like that, but with swords and IDEK, I may never recover!
I like Ella with longer hair...thought she'd look woerd but I pleased she looks even cuter...XXB just need one more F4 memebr to finish up the quartet..heh...movie sounds interesting
me too.. because of his short hair i'm thinking that she was a tomboy.. good thing she have a long hair here.. :)
My second Taiwanese husband. So hot.
Though I dont like the girl, well I shouldnt say I dont like her. Im just not very fond of her. But MY second HUSBAND!!!!
LOL...who is your first taiwan husband???
Lieshers,
Do I need to issue you a Koala warning? My Zai Zai could not possibly be your second husband. :-P
LoL!!
Heheh
@Koala Ahh I was hoping you'd let this slide...I had a feeling you'd like My...err..ahh Vic.
@Nowhere, My first Taiwanese husband is ofcourse Joe Cheng. He's like drop dead gorgeous to me. You can't help but love him. Even when he wears sparkly male capri or a redhot skinny jeans with almost pirate boots. Heheh
Thanks MAM...I don't like zaizai here...too skinny...peace leishers!!
Waa Zai Zai looks terribly thin.. or is it just me??
He's been emaciated since he filmed The Other Shore early last year. He actually looks slightly healthier here. He'll be bulking up for The Yang's Clan in August, so no worries.
What makes me happy is his smile. He's really chill and happy here with Ella. She's such a happy girl to work with. I think this will be a great project for them.
Okay, this sounds like a cross between City Lights (1931) and The Kid (1921). Was the original writer by any chance, er, "inspired" by Charlie Chaplin? :P
But since those are two of my favourite Chaplin films I might keep my eye out for this. :P
I adore Xiao Xiao Bin! He's seriously too adorable for words, and he was definitely the best part of Autumn's Concerto. This sounds like an interesting project - a director remaking his own movie, with the son of the original child actor playing his father's role? It must be some kind of fate.
Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Feng Xiao Feng, Zai Zai!!!!!
OMG Just bring it on already!!!