The streaming service has put together a decidedly international cast for its upcoming drama about the legendary 13th century traveler. Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy stars as the title character in Marco Polo, which has begun filming in Venice before moving on to Kazakhstan and the new Pinewood Studios in Malaysia. Richelmy starred in the Italian dramedy Terra e vento and has appeared in other films including Fat Cat and Terzo tempo. The cast also includes England’s Benedict Wong (Prometheus), China’s Zhu Zhu (Cloud Atlas), Hong Kong-born and London-raised Tom Wu (Skyfall), Aussie Remy Hii (Treading Water) and Washington, D.C. native Rick Yune (Olympus Has Fallen). Creator John Fusco and Harvey Weinstein are executive producing the Weinstein Co. drama, which received a 10-episode straight-to-series order in January. Kon-Tiki helmers Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg are directing the first two episodes. Dan Minahan is exec producing and also directing two episodes.
- 4/8/2014
- by ERIK PEDERSEN
- Deadline TV
Wong Kar Wai made a heartfelt plea to the Malaysian government to shed more light on the fate of missing Malaysian plane MH370 at the close of the Asian Film Awards on Thursday night, revealing that the The Grandmaster’s stuntman Ju Kun was travelling on the flight.
The Grandmaster swept the awards, winning seven prizes including best film, best director and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.
“This horrible tragedy weighs heavily on us as we think of him and all the passengers,” said Wong. “We urge the Malaysian authorities do all possible and take a more transparent approach to clarifying this situation. Our thoughts are with him and all the other passengers and their families.” Zhang also referred to the tragedy in her speech.
The Grandmaster also won best cinematographer (Philippe Le Sourd), best production designer (William Chang Suk-ping, Alfred Yau Wai-ming), best composer (Nathaniel Mechaly, Umebayashi Shigeru) and best costume designer (William Chang Suk-ping).
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The Grandmaster swept the awards, winning seven prizes including best film, best director and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.
“This horrible tragedy weighs heavily on us as we think of him and all the passengers,” said Wong. “We urge the Malaysian authorities do all possible and take a more transparent approach to clarifying this situation. Our thoughts are with him and all the other passengers and their families.” Zhang also referred to the tragedy in her speech.
The Grandmaster also won best cinematographer (Philippe Le Sourd), best production designer (William Chang Suk-ping, Alfred Yau Wai-ming), best composer (Nathaniel Mechaly, Umebayashi Shigeru) and best costume designer (William Chang Suk-ping).
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- 3/27/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Wong Kar Wai brought the 8th Asia Film Awards to an emotional conclusion in Macau Thursday night, dedicating his best director award for The Grandmaster to the film's stuntman Ju Kun, who was among passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Nearing tears, the director called for greater transparency and resolution for the families of those aboard the missing airliner. The Grandmaster's star, Zhang Ziyi, who took the best actress prize during the AFAs Thursday night, watched from the crowd in tears during the speech. Story: Aussie Flight Disaster Film 'Deep Water' Shelved Over Eerie Resemblance to Missing Malaysia Flight
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- 3/27/2014
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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