Tony Leung Gossip

As mentioned in today’s open, Marvel confirmed this weekend at Comic-Con that Simu Liu has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Full Story

I saw a headline the other day about Warner Bros developing Hard Boiled with Tom Hiddleston to star and my first reaction was… WHAAAAAAAAAT??? Followed by outrage, like the kind that explodes on Twitter every 5 seconds. Hard Boiled?!? THE Hard Boiled? Turns out there’s a comic book called Hard Boiled by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow and the studio is hoping to adapt it as another collaboration between Tom and director Ben Wheatley; they’ve previously worked together on High-Rise. Full Story

Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster (now presented by Martin Scorsese) screened in New York last night. The director and his stars, Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung, were there with Susan Sarandon and Samuel L Jackson. As you know, like a proper Hong Kong girl, I LOVE Tony Leung. And he looks so great in this black suit. Full Story

Tony Leung came to support Carina Lau. She was kinda overdressed in purple Elie Saab at the photo call and wore white Elie Saab, with a split-back cape, on the carpet. You know I can’t hate on anything with a cape, even if it is the terminally boring Elie Saab. Again, as previously noted, Carina turns 48 this year. Full Story

Cannes loves Chinese cinema. It has been 13 years since Tony Leung was named Best Actor for Wong Kar-Wai’s masterpiece In The Mood For Love. This time he’s in Cannes to support his wife, Carina Lau, who’s at the festival for Bends. Here they are just after arriving in Nice today. Full Story

Tony Leung is 50 now! That kinda just... it came up fast. There was a time I wanted to marry Tony Leung. Most girls growing up in Hong Kong homes did. He was Hong Kong’s most popular television actor. He had just starred in a very popular tv series called Police Cadet. In Canada, back then, before they figured out how to watch everything illegally, we would wait and wait and wait for the video cassettes to arrive at the Chinatown rental shoppes. Full Story

Ewan McGregor and Michael Fassbender are both in Haywire. Also Channing Tatum, if that’s your thing. And Michael Douglas. And Antonia Banderas. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. I know, right? What is happening here??? Last night was the LA premiere. Everyone showed up...but Fassy. And you know what? I’m ok with that. Full Story

Like LaineyBooks, LaineyMovies is close to completion. Testing phase should begin shortly. Appreciate your patience and understanding. New movie entry below – yet another masterpiece from Ang Lee. Lust, CautionI loved Brokeback Mountain. I loved every minute. And if you did too, you will also love Lust, Caution. Full Story

Michelle Yeoh in Venice yesterday this time for the premiere of Lust, Caution. She is perfection. Oh and by the way…Michelle is 3 years older than Diane Lane. Just sayin’… Anyway, Michelle of course was there to support fellow Chinese Ang Lee’s latest. You may best know Lee as the Oscar-winning director of a movie called Brokeback Mountain and also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Full Story