Shooting will start on Taiwan pop star Jay Chou's new movie
Slam Dunk in Shanghai on Sunday.
Hong Kong pop star Charlene Choi will team up with Jay to play a
couple in this light comedy, which is centered around
basketball.
The producers wanted NBA Basketball star Yao Ming to play a role
in the movie but his recent injury has made the chances of this
uncertain.
Slam Dunk will feature a plot similar to Shaolin
Soccer, which starred Stephen Chow. The heroes of both movies
are good at their respective games and highly trained in Chinese
martial arts.
The movie will be aired in 2008. It's the year the Olympics will
be held in Beijing, so producers and distributors are placing a lot
of emphasis on movies with sports themes.
Other well-known actors like Berlin Chan, Eric Tsang and Jacky
Wu will also appear in the movie.
(CRI.cn March 10, 2007)
