Johnny To has named Chow Yun Fat as starring in his first Hollywood feature film, 江圈, [English title not given, but it looks like a gangster movie from the Chinese title]. After much wrestling with the Chinese rendition of his name, it appears Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson will also star. ------------------------------
A new report gives the name of the film as "Red Circle". It also confirms my efforts re Chinese renditions of Western names ie Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom. Filming will take place in Hong Kong and Macau...... According to some reports, Johnny To says he hopes Fat Go will agree to take part, as he is the epitome of a hero. Filming will start in about 6 months.
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Yet another report says that at first Fat Go/So said he couldn't do this film because of time considerations, but Orlando Bloom telephoned Fat So personally while they were in Mexico, with Johnny To adding his voice, and Fat Go changed his mind, saying he would do his utmost to take part.
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