Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Stephen Chow has resigned as director of the action movie adaptation of the classic U.S. television series “Green Hornet” because of creative differences, according to Variety magazine.

Producer Neil Moritz now must find a new director for the project so filming can start in the spring, the report said.

Chow told Hong Kong media on Friday that he is arranging other works and is not sure whether he will still play the role of Kato, the Green Hornet’s faithful sidekick, who was originally played by Bruce Lee in the 1966 television series.

“The production company, Sony Pictures, really wants me to join the cast,” Chow told the Hong Kong-based Sing Tao Daily. “I’m also very fond of the character, but it will depend on my work schedule next year.”

It has been reported that Chow is gestating another Hollywood superhero blockbuster that he will write and direct as well as play a role in. Hollywood actors Jack Black and Anne Hathaway may be cast as the movie’s leads, reports said, although Chow has not confirmed the news.

Chow is known internationally for his humorous kung fu movies “Shaolin Soccer” in 2001 and “Kung Fu Hustle” in 2004. Last September, he signed on to direct and costar in “Green Hornet,” which was expected to be his Hollywood debut.

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The official poster of Chen Kaige’s upcoming blockbuster, ‘Mei Lanfang,’ starring Chinese mainland actress Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong actor Leon Lai, was released Tuesday, October 28, 2008. People are amazed at how feminine Leon Lai looks in his opera costume.

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An on-set picture from “Inglourious Basterds” has come out. The image presents for the first time Brad Pitt as the head honcho Basterd, Lieutenant Aldo Raine. Wearing a full resistance fighter gear, Pitt whose character is said to be a Tennessee mountain hillbilly, can be seen having a large scar on his neck. [ via aceshowbiz.com ]

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The song “You Feel My Love” and its music video were released Tuesday, roughly two months ahead of the release of the much-anticipated biopic of Peking opera legend Mei Lanfang. [ via Sina.com.cn reports ]

Leon Lai, who plays Mei Lanfang and has been a pop singer himself, directed and produced the video. “For a long time, I couldn’t take the film off my mind,” Lai said.

No stranger to singing, this however is Zhang Ziyi’s first music video of her own music. The actress, who plays Mei Lanfang’s fellow singer Meng Xiaodong, said the video took her back to the days of shooting the film. “The character is one of my favorite,” Zhang said, calling the love between Meng and Mei her “most impressive on-screen romance.”

Shooting of “Mei Lanfang,” the latest work directed by the Golden Palm-winning Chen Kaige, was finished in February. It is currently in post-production.

Kang Hyo-jin


Ueno Juri

Lee Yun-hee

Kim So-yeon

Kim Ji-soo

Shin Min-ah

Jung Ryu-won

Go Ah-ra

Eugene Kim

Park Eun-hye

Kim Hyang-gi and Im Jung-eun

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Some red carpet pics from the opening ceremony…

Jung Jin-young and Kim Jung-eun


Ahn So-hee and Park Jin-young

Kang Hye-jung and Shin Hyun-jun

Lee Dong-wook

Kim Rae-won and Han Eun-jung

Joo Ji-hoon

Lee Wan

Jang Dong-gun

Lee Sun-kyun and Choi Kang-hee

Oh Ji-ho and Yoon Ji-min

Hyun Bin and Lee Bo-young

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