Jackie Chan's son back on screen despite ban
- By Zhang Rui
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The star-studded cast of "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" poses for a photo at the film's premiere in Beijing on July 2, 2015. [China.org.cn] |
There was speculation that Taiwan actor Kai Ko, who was arrested for smoking marijuana with Chan in Beijing, will be allowed to appear in the latest installment of the "Tiny Times" franchise, which is due to open on July 9. Ko has not been invited to take part in promotional work for the film. Kai Ko also quit the cast of the upcoming movie "Monster Hunt," directed by Raman Hui, and the movie studio will reshoot scenes that initially featured him. Actor Jing Boran replaced Kai Ko in the film. The reshoot will cost Edko Films additional millions.
"Monk Comes Down the Mountain" is a Chinese comedy-fantasy-adventure film directed by Chen Kaige and featuring a star-studded cast that includes Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Chang Chen, Lin Chi-ling, Fan Wei, Yuen Wah, Vanness Wu, Wang Xueqi, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Lam Suet and Dong Qi. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Xu Haofeng.
The story is about a young Taoist who finds his way and life philosophy through a series of weird adventures in the big, colorful and lusty world after leaving a monastery on a mountain. The film is an action-packed visual feast full of hilarious plot lines, including an outstanding implicitly homosexual bromance between the characters played by Aaron Kwok and Chang Chen, which was mocked by some viewers who referred to the plot line as "monks come down the Brokeback Mountain."
Chen spent three years working on the project. The director called the film the "biggest project" in his 30-year career in terms of its scale, the investment it required, its all-star cast and its rich content.
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