Tsui Hark's THE SEVEN SWORDS Revealed Its Cast

The cast list of The Seven Swords (Seven Swordsmen Leave Mt. Heaven) has been announced today at a news conference this afternoon in Beijing. The cast includes Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Lu Yi, Sun Honglei, Kim So-Yeon, Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Zhang Jingchu, Zhou Qunda, Dai Li-Wu and Huang Peng. Veteran Hong Kong martial-art actor, choreographer and director Liu Chia-Liang will helm the action. According to director Tsui Hark, The Seven Swords would be a series with seven installments and the first one would go into production this week. Seven Swords is based on Liang Yusheng's wuxia novel, Seven Swordsmen Leave Mt. Heaven, which tells a tale of seven swordsmen rebelled against the Qing regime.






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Press conference video: mms://nv.sina.com.cn/vl/2004/08/29923889.wmv

Leon and Charlie Interview: mms://nv.sina.com.cn/ent/2004/08/29419616.WMV

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China's 10th Huabiao Film Awards

Winners of the 10th Huabiao Film Awards have been announced tonight at a grand ceremony in Beijing, attended by many stars. The awards are run by the Chinese government and generally represent the conservative viewpoint of Chinese film industry.

Leon was one of the award presenters and Heroic Duo received the Best Co-Production (between mainland Chinese entity and non-mainland Chinese entity) Award.










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The Straits Times: (August 31, 2004)

The next gongfu hero



SWORDS AND MORE: Wuxia flick The Seven Swords stars Charlie Young (left) and Leon Lai (right). It is directed by Tsui Hark (middle).

Hong Kong - Leon Lai may have missed out on the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000, when he truned down the lead role of Li Mubai which went to Chow Yun Fat.

But he is set to redress the oversight by starring in The Seven Swords, director Tsui Kark's long-awaited adaptation of the wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng.

Also in the cast are Charlie Young and Donnie Yen, who replaces Korean actor Song Seung Hun. Korean actress Kim So Yean (All About Eve) co-stars in the movie.

Its stunt scenes will be choreographed by gongfu star Liu Chia-liang, it was announced in Beijing on Sunday, said Hong KOng reports.

Shooting will start in Urumqi, in the north-western Chinese region of Xinjiang, tomorrow.

wow, many stars attended...G-lau, D-cheung......

oh my gosh, leon wore high boots???????????????????

Gosh, Leon is such a gentlemen ah... I love him so much!!!

But he didn't push the chair back in! :P

More details about The Seven Swords from hkentreview: http://www.hkentreview.com/2004/features/s...sevenpress.html

He wasn't meant to tho. Cos then she'd be too close to the mics... wah... he put so much thought into it. Leon is so "sai sum". :D

"sai sum" means cute, right??

umm dunno how to translate the word, but it sorta means being thoughtful, and knowing even the small things~