Jul. 1st
Jun. 27th
Photo descriptions:
Left three photos: Remember the young man in the photos? He is Brandon Chang, who
starred as Michelle's brother in
The Touch and the computer geek
in
Silver Hawk. Chang signed with Michelle's Stellar Entertainment
last year. Taiwan's "Awakening" reported that he will have a role in
Michelle's upcoming
Jian Yu Jiang Hu.
 
(June 25. Taiwan. click to enlarge)
Right photo: This was taken on June 20th during the wrap party of a documentary filming with people of
LEAP
and
MESCOT
in Sabah, Borneo Island, in eastern Malaysia.
Michelle (middle in the photo) was filming a documentary
on orangutans, a species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia, for National Geographic.
Jun. 25th
- On June 25th, Michelle attended opening ceremony of a Vertu flagship store in Taipei,
Taiwan. A new collection of the Vertu luxury mobile phone, Constellation Vivre, has
been launched during the ceremony. The collection was inspired and
co-designed by Michelle, who is the brand ambassador.
During the interview, Michelle admitted she has concentrated more on charity work for
the past couple of years. In addition to the road safety documentary,
she also made a documentary on wildlife in eastern Malaysia.
Talking about her next film, Michelle said it will be the first
collaboration between John Woo and her and she is very excited.
Videos
(in Mandarin Chinese):
    Michelle at Vertu ceremony: ribbon cutting and interview, June 25:  
"NetEast" (02:19),
 
"Sohu" (01:23),
 
"ETV" (02:37)
    Michelle at Taoyuan airport, June 24:  
"UDN" (01:05)
Michelle and Frank Nuovo, Vertu's chief designer, holding the ribbon cutting ceremony
(click to enlarge. photos from "QQ", "Tom", "HunanTV", "Sina", "iFeng" and "ChinaYes")
Jun. 24th
- Michelle arrived in Taipei, Taiwan on the afternoon of June 24th.
She is going to attend the opening ceremony of the Vertu flagship store in Taipei 101
(the world's tallest completed skyscraper) on the evening of the 25th.
Michelle arriving at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
(click to enlarge. photos from "IC" and "CNA")
- Watch the 15 minute version of
Turning Point, the new global road safety
documentary featuring Michelle:
 
Make Roads Safe site
 
Windows Media
  Quicktime
Jun. 23rd
- As the global ambassador for the Make Roads Safe campaign, Michelle
is going to attend the 2009 Make Roads Safe Africa Conference on July
8th, which will take place at the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- New in
Photos: scan images from
some older magazines: Prestige (2005), B International (2000), and
A Magazine (1997).
Jun. 21st
- Michelle appeared in Shanghai, China on the closing day of the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 21st.
On a "Meet with stars" press conference in the afternoon, Michelle confirmed that she will star in
the upcoming martial arts film
Jian Yu Jiang Hu (tentative title.
Direct translation: "Rain Of Swords In The Martial Arts World").
The film will be co-directed by John Woo and Taiwanese director and scriptwriter Su Chao-Pin (a.k.a. Su Chao-Bin),
who is also the scriptwriter of this film. The production is expected to start in early September in China
and details of the project will be announced in August.
Michelle said she enjoys making action films and she feels fit enough to handle action.
"I don't let age limit me," said Michelle.
During the closing ceremony in the evening, Michelle and director Danny Boyle, who served as
the jury president of the film festival, presented the Best Picture award to Danish-Swedish drama
Original.
Screen Daily:
Woo, Yeoh set to collaborate on martial arts project
Hollywood Reporter:
Woo to direct Yeoh in action pic 'Sword'
Videos:
   
Michelle at the press conference (02:40. in Mandarin Chinese)
   
Michelle on the redcarpet of the closing ceremony (00:47. in Mandarin)
   
Michelle and Danny Boyle's speeches and the award presenting
(06:20. in English and Mandarin Chinese)
Photos: Michelle at the press conference
Photos: Michelle on the red carpet of the closing ceremony
last photo: Michelle chatting with actress Yu Nan and
cinematographer Christopher Doyle
shaking hands with fans
Photos: Michelle and director Danny Boyle presenting the Best Picture award
(click to enlarge. photos from "Sina", "Tom", "Ifeng",
"CFP", "Baidu", "Mop", "Sohu", "AP", "Getty", "163", "QQ", "Xinhua", "EastDay", and "ChinaPost")
Jun. 20th
- On June 19th, Michelle attended the charity gala dinner which was held in Kuala Lumpur by
Pride Foundation in collaboration with the High Net Worth Summit organisers.
(1-2) Michelle and Jean Todt attending the gala dinner
(3): second row: Michelle, Jean Todt with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his wife
(click to enlarge. photos from "China Press", "SinChew", and "Christien New Community")
- Michelle is going to attend the closing ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 21st.
Jun. 18th
-
Far North: extending theatrical release
in India.
Jun. 17th
-
True Legend: treaser trailer - with a glance of Michelle!
(and video scans)
- In
Videos: Taiwanese version of
the new Anlene commercial with Michelle, in Mandarin Chinese.
 
(thanks Bin!)
Jun. 15th
Jun. 10th
- A new
Film Posters page has been
created and it contains selected film posters and video arts including many from older Michelle films.
The
Filmography section has been redesigned with
four pages: "Films Acted In", "Complete List", "Chinese Titles", and "Film Posters."
Jun. 9th
- Updates on
Jun Ling Ru Shan: on June 9th, Heilongjiang TV Station
(HLJTV)
signed an official contract with the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai.
HLJTV will be organizing an open casting call for 12 supporting female roles for the film.
The call, named "Looking For New Women Warriors of the Yang Family,"
will start in July and last until November. Directed by Hong Kong director Frankie Chan,
who attended the signing ceremony yesterday, the historic/martial arts film is aiming to
start lensing in Inner Mongolia, China in December for a 2010 summer release.
The cast will be led by Michelle and Andy Lau, and will include Siqin Gaowai, Yu Shaoqun, Fan Bingbing and S.H.E..
For previous reports and more details on the project please see
News of May 9.
- According to Malaysian media, Michelle is expected to attend the charity gala dinner,
organized by the High Net Worth Summit 2009
(HNWS) and the
PRIDE Foundation
(Pink Ribbon Deeds) to raise funds to help breast cancer patients,
on June 19 at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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please.