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Bingbing ready to bounce in kungfu caper
Chinese actress Li Bingbing (pictured) is confirmed to star in a martial arts film featuring superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan.
Wang Zhongjun, boss of Huayi Brothers Film Investment Co, Ltd which invested the film Kings of Kungfu, said on Monday that after two rounds of interviews among several competitive candidates, the film's director selected Li to play the leading actress. He also revealed Liu Yifei, a rising TV actress, will play a role in the movie.
The $70 million movie will be based on the legend of the Monkey king and his quest to achieve immortality. Shooting is due to start in May.
Fleming to sing with China Philharmonic
Grammy Award-winning soprano Rene Fleming (pictured) will join China Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday night at the Forbidden City Concert Hall.
Under the baton of the orchestra's artistic director Yu Long, Fleming will sing Richard Strauss's Last Four Songs and arias of Rossini and Puccini's Opera.
Acclaimed as "one of the truly magnificent voices of our time", the American soprano's international career spans over a decade. Fleming has cultivated a devoted following worldwide for her work on the operatic stage, in concerts and recitals, on television, radio and recordings.
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Moore pain as model Mandy fractures ankle
Singer/actress Mandy Moore (pictured right) fractured her ankle jumping off a boat during a magazine photo shoot. "It happened at the end of February in Mexico," her representative said. "It was for one of the setups for the spread where she had to jump into the water."
Moore, 22, who has been sporting a walking cast on her right leg for the past few weeks, graces the cover of Self's June issue. It has certainly been an eventful few months for the actress, who said recently that she expected 2007 to be "a year of change".
Her latest movie, Because I Said So, hit theaters in February; her new album, Wild Hope, debuts on May 8 and just last month she ended her romance with DJ AM.
"I've been going through this really crazy time in my life," Moore said.
Agencies-China Daily
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(China Daily 04/04/2007 page18)
