{"id":551,"date":"2013-03-09T02:13:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T18:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mylast365days.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2020-09-25T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:41:39","slug":"directing-zhang-ziyi-and-fighting-wang-leehom-my-lucky-star-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/directing-zhang-ziyi-and-fighting-wang-leehom-my-lucky-star-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Directing Zhang Ziyi and Fighting Wang Leehom: My Lucky Star (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-564\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-564   \" src=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi.jpg\" alt=\"Alfred Hsing, Zhang Ziyi, My Lucky Star\" width=\"599\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi.jpg 740w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi-700x501.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Alfred-Hsing-Zhang-Ziyi-332x237.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Hsing, Zhang Ziyi, My Lucky Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around May of last year, I started to work on an upcoming film: <em>My Lucky Star (\u975e\u5e38\u5e78\u8fd0)<\/em>, starring <strong>Zhang Ziyi<\/strong> and <strong>Wang Leehom<\/strong>. Ziyi reprises the role of Sophie from her 2009 hit film <em>Sophie&#8217;s Revenge (\u975e\u5e38\u5b8c\u7f8e)<\/em>. A friend,\u00a0<em>who I am grateful to,<\/em>\u00a0brought me to the project. I was involved on this project for nearly 5 months. Shooting took place in Beijing, Singapore, Macau, and Hong Kong. Because of this opportunity, I was able to act, fight, choreograph, direct, meet great friends, learn about production, and travel to places along the China sea!<\/p>\n<p><em>Because this film is still in post-production, you&#8217;ll want to <strong><a title=\"Subscribe to the feed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe<\/a><\/strong> and stay tuned for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**Update: Trailer Released<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ji-7xLJj8Ek?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-554   \" src=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing.jpg\" alt=\"Wang Leehom, Alfred Hsing, My Lucky Star\" width=\"645\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wang-Leehom-Alfred-Hsing-332x205.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wang Leehom, Alfred Hsing, Muscles, My Lucky Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All I can say right now is that I have great respect for <strong>Wang Leehom<\/strong> as an artist and as a person. <em>And I think I watched\u00a0Pumping Iron\u00a0one too many times before we took this picture.<\/em>\u00a0However, I am not exaggerating when I say he is truly humble, inspiring, and talented. Despite his success he seems to have remained very chill, sincere, and grounded &#8211; which is what makes him all the more deserving of his success. <strong>Zhang Ziyi<\/strong> was also cool to work with. She is very bright and is an amazing actress. I learned a great deal of acting from her.<\/p>\n<p>There was also another person I got to work with, that made my year &#8212;\u00a0\u00a0That person was <strong>Wu Gang<\/strong>\u00a0aka Master Wu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-555\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-555  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred.jpg\" alt=\"Xinxin, Wu Gang, Alfred, My Lucky Star\" width=\"614\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred.jpg 767w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred-700x460.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Xinxin-Wu-Gang-Alfred-332x218.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JC Stunt Team! Xinxin, Master Wu Gang, Alfred Hsing, My Lucky Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Master Wu<\/strong> is part of the Jackie Chan stunt team. Not only is he a member, but he essentially is Jackie Chan&#8217;s right hand man. He was the action coordinator on such movies as <em>&#8220;The Karate Kid (2010)&#8221;<\/em>,\u00a0<em>1911 (\u8f9b\u4ea5\u9769\u547d)<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Rush Hour 3,\u00a0<\/em>and Jackie Chan&#8217;s latest movie <em>&#8220;Chinese Zodiac (\u5341\u4e8c\u751f\u8096)&#8221;<\/em>. He selected me to work in a fight scene with his team (which had members of the JC stunt team as well as former Sammo Hung Team stunt members). In this scene I got to fight against Wang Leehom. <strong>Guess who won? =P<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After filming that day, I made a little tweet roughly saying &#8220;<em>Thank you Master Wu for this opportunity. Since I was a child I grew up watching Jackie Chan action movies and always wanted to work with the JC Stunt Team. Today you made this dream a reality. I will never forget this day!<\/em>&#8221; And after I wrote that, I almost cried. Haha&#8230; yeah, it was that big of a deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-557  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing.jpg\" alt=\"Dennie Gordon, Alfred Hsing, My Lucky Star\" width=\"594\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing.jpg 743w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing-700x484.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dennie-Gordon-Alfred-Hsing-332x229.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Dennie Gordon, Alfred Hsing, My Lucky Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The director of this film, <strong>Dennie Gordon<\/strong>, is another amazing soul. She directed <em>Joe Dirt<\/em> and <em>What a Girl Wants<\/em>. She is actually the first American female director to direct a Chinese language feature film in China. Amazing! You just made history Dennie Gordon! When she is not directing in China and making history, she directs a lot of network television and has directed episodes of: The Office, 30 Rock, White Collar, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Burn Notice, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>In the picture above, it was the last day of shooting for the entire movie. There was a small action sequence with Zhang Ziyi and I was called upon to action direct it. It was an amazing opportunity. This entire project was filled with amazing once in a lifetime experiences. This definitely ended the last day with a bang for me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-553\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-553   \" src=\"http:\/\/www.alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap.jpg\" alt=\"MLS Cast and Crew Wrap, My Lucky Star\" width=\"659\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap.jpg 942w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap-700x457.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alfredrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MLS-Cast-and-Crew-Wrap-332x217.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MLS Cast and Crew Wrap, My Lucky Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here we are with the producers, cast, and crew on the last day of principle photography. <em>Thanks B!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Keep an eye out for this movie and remember to check back for updates! Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Movie successfully released! Enjoy the trailer!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around May of last year, I started to work on an upcoming film: My Lucky Star (\u975e\u5e38\u5e78\u8fd0), starring Zhang Ziyi and Wang Leehom. Ziyi reprises the role of Sophie from her 2009 hit film Sophie&#8217;s Revenge (\u975e\u5e38\u5b8c\u7f8e). A friend,\u00a0who I am grateful to,\u00a0brought me to the project. 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