Zhang Ziyi CSC    > News       > Archives          > April '04 News

Louis Vuitton 150th Anniversary Celebration April 18, 2004 Zhang Ziyi As was recently reported, Zhang Ziyi was to attend the Louis Vuitton 150th anniversary celebration in Hong Kong, China before immediately leaving for Japan to begin production of legendary Japanese director Seijun Suzuki's new musical. Along with Ziyi, the Louis Vuitton party, held Friday night, April 16, 2004, was attended by numerous international celebrities including Michelle Yeoh, Rosamund Kwan, Daniel Wu, Edison Chen, Aaron Kwok, and R&B sensation Kelly Rowland, among many others. The star-studded party was an opportunity to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Louis Vuitton in 1854. Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Ziyi with currently unidentified representatives of Louis Vuitton:        Images courtesy of SINA Related links: Zhang Ziyi To Begin Shooting Japanese Musical Zhang Ziyi To Star In Japanese Musical Related discussions: Louis Vuitton 150th Anniversary Celebration Zhang Ziyi To Star In Japanese Musical     Zhang Ziyi To Begin Shooting Japanese Musical April 16, 2004 Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi is currently in Hong Kong, China and will be there for the next two days. After attending the Louis Vuitton 150th anniversary celebration there she'll be heading to Japan to begin production in the lead role of a new musical by legendary Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, best known for the 1967 cult hit Branded To Kill and for its more recent sequal 2001's Pistol Opera, a companion piece to the Audrey Hepburn/ Fred Astaire musical vehicle Funny Face. Suzuki's trademark style blends fractured narrative with lurid and heavily stylized action sequences. According to the script of this yet unnamed musical, Ziyi will play a Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) woman who happens to be in Japan during this period for yet unknown reasons. A small amount of Japanese dialogue will be expected from her character. Related link: Zhang Ziyi To Star In Japanese Musical Related discussions: Zhang Ziyi To Star In Japanese Musical   Thanks to RGR103 for the news update.     Zhang Ziyi At Salvatore Ferragamo Charity Event April 16, 2004 Zhang Ziyi Last night, April 15, 2004, Zhang Ziyi attended a Salvatore Ferragamo charity event in Hong Kong, China. Also in attendance was Jerry Yan Chengxu, one of four members of the Taiwan-based Asian pop phenomenon F4. Both received "A Tiny Amount Warms Thousands of Hearts" Loving and Caring Certificates from Salvatore Ferragamo CEO Ferruccio Ferragamo for their continuous and selfless contributions to charity. Ferruccio Ferragamo and Zhang Ziyi:        Jerry Yan and Zhang Ziyi:        More images from the event: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Images courtesy of SINA Related links: Zhang Ziyi Returns To Salvatore Ferragamo Pictures From Ziyi's Ferragamo Visit Ziyi Visits Ferragamo Shoes Related discussions: Zhang Ziyi At Salvatore Ferragamo Charity Zhang Ziyi In Milan, Italy Ziyi and Ferragamo Shoes   Thanks to RGR103 for the news update.     Shi Mian Mai Fu Grand Premiere In July April 08, 2004 Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau Instead of having it's premiere screening at the 57th Annual Cannes Film Festival in May as was previously expected, director Zhang Yimou's second wuxia film Shi Mian Mai Fu ("No Way Out" - aka Lovers - formerly, House of Flying Daggers) will have it's grand premiere at Worker's Stadium in Beijing, China on July 10, 2004. Also, Columbia Pictures has purchased the North American distribution rights to Shi Mian Mai Fu. The film will presumably be distributed through Columbia Pictures' Sony Pictures Classics, the distributor of other succesfully marketed films worldwide, including The Road Home and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon among others. Shi Mian Mai Fu stars Zhang Ziyi as a blind dancer and Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro as Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) law enforcement officers, not Ming Dynasty as was previously reported. Related links: Zhang Ziyi To Sing In Shi Mian Mai Fu Shi Mian Mai Fu Production Stills Shi Mian Mai Fu Japanese Teaser Related discussions: Zhang Yimou's New Martial Arts Film Shi Mian Mai Fu Japanese Teaser Shi Mian Mai Fu Production Stills   Thanks to MonkeyPeaches for the news update.

Z