Quote:Stephen Chow Holds Open Casting Call for Upcoming Film "Mermaid"
2014-09-16 17:02:13 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Yangyang


A candidate performs during a public casting call for Stephen Chow's new movie 'Mermaid' in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, 15 September 2014. [Photo: CFP]

Hong Kong director and comedic actor Stephen Chow held a public casting call for his upcoming film 'Mermaid' on Monday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

13 candidates joined the competition for the female lead; among them, six were chosen to continue in the audition process.

Recently, there has been a lot of online public criticism from many celebrities on Chow's personal life and working attitude, followed by the criticism from Tiffany Chen, producer and wife of China Star Chairman Charles Heung.

Chow seemed unconcerned with the criticism, and focused on the casting process of his upcoming film. He was full of smiles Monday while surrounded with hopefuls for the lead female role.

Neither did Chow's fans seem fazed by the buzz, coming to the site in waves and often shouting their support.

Mermaid is slated for a 2015 release.


Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Chow at a public casting for his new movie 'Mermaid' in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, 15 September 2014. [Photo: CFP]


Hong Kong director Stephen Chow ® presents a trophy to an auditioner during a public casting call for his new movie 'Mermaid' in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, 15 September 2014. [Photo: CFP]


A candidate performs during a public casting call for Stephen Chow's new movie 'Mermaid' in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, 15 September 2014. [Photo: CFP]

Variety wrote Wrote:
Three new animated feature films and series from Asian American creators are coming to Netflix in 2023, including Stephen Chow’s “The Monkey King,” starring the voice talents of Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Pang, Andrew Kishino, Jodi Long, James Sie and BD Wong.
“The Monkey King” is inspired by the famous Chinese tale “Journey to the West,” in which a special monkey fights gods, demons, dragons — and his own hubris. The film is executive produced by Chow, with “Over the Moon’s” Peilin Chou and “How to Train Your Dragon 2’s Kendra Haaland producing. Anthony Stacchi (“The Boxtrolls”) is directing.
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“The Monkey King has endured for generations with his unique character and spirit,” said Chow. I’m so excited to be collaborating with Tony, Peilin, and everyone at Netflix to bring this joyful tale to audiences worldwide!”

(05-20-2021, 02:08 PM)Greg Wrote: To be appearing on Netflix. I'm sure DM will be posting a link to post where he revealed this information previously.