CONNECTED : Hong Kong Movie~Thriller_Cellular~Barbie Hsu & Louis Koo

limau · Post time 6-9-2008 10:16 AM

Hollywood thriller 'Cellular' gets Chinese remake, stars Louis Koo...

HONG KONG: Hollywood has been mining Asian movies for ideas for years

limau · Post time 6-9-2008 10:22 AM

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Hong Kong director Benny Chan, left, and actor Louis Koo, attend a news conference on their new movie 'Connected' in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. Hollywood has been mining Asian movies for ideas for years, but now an American studio is remaking one of its home productions as a Chinese-language movie with local partners. Warner China Film HG, a joint venture between Warner Bros. and China's state-run China Film Group and Hengdian Group, is releasing 'Connected' on Sept. 25, remaking the 2004 New Line Cinema thriller 'Cellular,' starring Kim Basinger.

Lagi news about movie ni yg di remake kembali ...

Warner Bros. has teamed with Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures for a rare Chinese remake of a Hollywood movie. Benny Chan will direct.
"Connected" is a retread of New Line's cell phone-based kidnap actioner "Cellular."

Pic is in production in Hong Kong and skedded for delivery in the fourth quarter. It stars Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Nick Cheung and Liu Ye
Production is through WB's mainland Chinese joint venture company Warner China Film HG and Emperor. Warner China Film will distribute in China, while Emperor has all rights elsewhere, including North America.

Pic's $4.5 million budget was put up by Warner China Film, Emperor and new mainland Chinese movie investor BNJ. Cell phone manufacturer Motorola is a sponsor.

The script went through many rewrites before returning to a version very close to the 2004 original, and scripters Larry Cohen and Chris Morgan are expected to receive a credit.

Remake is said to have been greenlit by China Film Group topper Han San Ping, who figures it may appeal to the country's cell phone-mad population.

As of September China had 443 million cell phone subscribers, a total that is growing by 5 million every month.

The largest network operator, China Mobile, has more than 349 million subs -- a total bigger than the entire U.S. population.

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limau · Post time 6-9-2008 10:27 AM

The Characters:
Louis Koo as Bob

The one thing debt-collector Bob does is really well is try. He tries to be a responsible man梐 good father, brother, husband and employee, and he keeps trying

limau · Post time 6-9-2008 10:35 AM

Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu poses during a news conference on her new movie "Connected" in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. Hollywood has been mining Asian movies for ideas for years, but now an American studio is remaking one of its home productions as a Chinese-language movie with local partners. Warner China Film HG, a joint venture between Warner Bros. and China's state-run China Film Group and Hengdian Group, is releasing "Connected" on Sept. 25, remaking the 2004 New Line Cinema thriller "Cellular," starring Kim Basinger. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

auntie_girl · Post time 6-9-2008 11:14 AM

bila tayang

limau · Post time 6-9-2008 11:45 AM

baru wat promo dlm bulan 26 August.. 08 tak pastilah bila masuk malaysia..

amikie · Post time 6-9-2008 01:43 PM

macam besh je citer ni....
Louis Khoo!

Robab · Post time 6-9-2008 02:30 PM

ooo
aku pnah tertgk yg hollywood nye

laislabonita · Post time 7-9-2008 04:02 PM

oo.. judul versi Cina die is Connected..

tayangan kat Malaysia 25/26 September ni..

fa_stellar · Post time 7-9-2008 04:08 PM

aha San Chai dan....kekanda Louis Khoo...

limau · Post time 8-9-2008 09:07 AM

yup, tu pasal limau bukak thread nie.. ada san chai ngan Louis ... kesukaan ku

limau · Post time 10-9-2008 10:26 AM

aku nk tgk filem nie.. hrp cepat tayang lah kat malaysia.. kalo nk tahu semua filem lakonan barbie hsu aku g tgk...

paling best filem seram 'Silk' best sgt..

rekon08 · Post time 22-9-2008 06:19 PM

san chai r!!!best2
xsabo nk tgk..tp tgu donlod r..hehe

limau · Post time 23-9-2008 11:56 AM

heheheh ~ dah dpt link paste lah kat sine... heheheh

laislabonita · Post time 29-9-2008 05:42 PM

dah tgk tadi.. actuali aku x pernah tgk Cellular omputih tu..

So, bagi aku Connected (remake Cellular USA) ni mmg best.. sepanjang movie tu, keadaan sentiasa bertambah best dan best.. walaupun thrill, sometimes kelakar pun bnyk.. part nak beli caj tepon tu kelakar gak..