Zhang Yimou Warns Gong Li Against Going Too Hollywood
April 10th, 2007 by dd
House of Flying Daggers director Zhang Yimou has warned his ex-lover and muse Gong Li not to work full time in Hollywood, because it is “too limited” for Chinese actors. Zhang, who has reunited with Gong for his latest film Curse of the Golden Flower, acknowledges the Memoirs of a Geisha star’s significant success in Hollywood, but claims it might not offer her enough challenging roles in the future. Zhang says, “For sure, Hollywood can give Gong a bigger range of characters. “But I’m not sure she can play to her best in Hollywood. It’s too limited.”
Gong Li meanwhile is working hard on developing her career in Hollywood because directors in China take too long to complete movies.
She simply prefers fast-paced Hollywood saying, ‘there are more opportunities for me in the West. Every few days, someone will send me a script or talk to me about a new movie. The new Chinese directors work more slowly than Western directors. It takes them longer to set up their movies.’ [Source]
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April 12th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Aww thats sad, because most of the movies shes offered, she would play some guys hoe only in.