Aaron Kwok and Zhang Ziyi to Play Aids Couple in 'The Era of Magic'

Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok will play a couple suffering from AIDS in director Gu Changwei's first-ever feature film tackling the issue, entitled "The Era of Magic."Aaron Kwok was spotted on the set in Beijing Tuesday with a bearded and weary look, the Beijing News reports.The film, adapted from a novel, tells a tragic love story between two AIDS-afflicted lovers. Kwok plays a

Zhang Ziyi Denies Charity Fraud

Zhang Ziyi has vehemently denied accusations that she committed fraud in the name of charity, but admitted to inexperience when organizing a donation drive for the relief of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake victims.In an exclusive interview with China Daily, the internationally-celebrated Chinese actress - for the first time - answered some 100 questions, most of which involve details about the money

Zhang Ziyi accused of pocketing donations

There has been claims that the "Memoir of a Geisha" actress Zhang Ziyi has pocketed part of the donations that was raised for the Sichuan earthquake relief. It is an absurd claim in my opinion. Why on earth would she take the money and for what purpose? She is arguably the most famous Chinese actress in the world and probably making millions from her movies not to mention she is a movie producer

Zhang Ziyi gets snubbed in Singapore

SINGAPORE : Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi was reportedly turned away by a high-end boutique along Orchard Road when she went on a shopping spree with good friend and celebrity hairstylist David Gan.In an entry dated September 23 on Gan’s blog, he mentioned that both of them had gone shopping at the various stores at Hilton Hotel when they were denied access into one of the boutiques at around

Zhang Ziyi dogging bad luck

TALK about being dogged by bad luck.Of late, nothing seems to be going well for Zhang Ziyi, be it her career, or her much-talked about relationship with Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo.The 30-year old Chinese actress, who shot to international fame nine years ago after starring in director Lee Ang's epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, appeared poised for success in her new film Sophie's

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi postpones wedding

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi will not be taking on another last name for a while as her wedding to Israeli multi-millionaire Aviv ‘Vivi’ Nevo has reportedly been postponed.The couple were engaged in February last year and the 44-year-old Nevo was supposedly looking at holding the wedding at an offshore Italian island that his friend owns. Due to their busy schedules, however, the two have postponed

Sophie's (Zhang Ziyi) Revenge

Sophie's Revenge is a romantic comedy movie, a collaboration of Chinese and Korean actors starring Zhang Ziyi, So Ji-sub, Fan Bingbing, Ruby Lin, Yao Chen, Peter Ho. Director: Jin YimengWriter: Jin YimengCountry: China/South KoreaLanguage: MandarinRelease Date (China): August 14, 2009About the film:Comic book artist Sophie is a lovely and carefree girl brimming with creativity. She and her