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First off, bear with me if this is old news to you.
I caught this news bit on another site. It concerns the start of filming for the upcoming Initial D (live action) movie:
Tsui Hark not on Initial D
Peter Lam, chairman of Media Asia Group, has announced that Andrew Lau and Alan Mak will indeed be replacing Tsui Hark to direct Initial D, claiming schedule conflicts as the reason. Felix Chong is now re-working the script. Shooting starts in Japan this April.
Shooting of Initial D is being delayed due to conflicts between Tsui Hark and Media Asia Group. First, there is a disparity of some HK$10 million between the two's proposals on the production budget. Tsui Hark wants the movie to be as grandiose as possible and to film the car races on actual locations - primarily Japan and Europe - as depicted in the comics. However, this would require a hefty budget which Media Asia Group is hesitant to fork out. Secondly, the script is heading in two directions. Media Asia Group wants the movie to be commercially viable, while Tsui Hark insists on making it according to his filming language and style. Thirdly, while they are basically in agreement on the male cast Jay Chou, Edison Chan, Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong, they are again in dissent on the female lead.
Owing to many disputes, the studio decided to push shooting from February to March, with no date fixed, contingent on how the issue develops. Media Asia Group declined comment on what it would do should the controversies remain unresolved, but some top-dog privately revealed that the director would be changed if the worst comes to the worst.
I caught this news bit on another site. It concerns the start of filming for the upcoming Initial D (live action) movie:
Tsui Hark not on Initial D
Peter Lam, chairman of Media Asia Group, has announced that Andrew Lau and Alan Mak will indeed be replacing Tsui Hark to direct Initial D, claiming schedule conflicts as the reason. Felix Chong is now re-working the script. Shooting starts in Japan this April.
Shooting of Initial D is being delayed due to conflicts between Tsui Hark and Media Asia Group. First, there is a disparity of some HK$10 million between the two's proposals on the production budget. Tsui Hark wants the movie to be as grandiose as possible and to film the car races on actual locations - primarily Japan and Europe - as depicted in the comics. However, this would require a hefty budget which Media Asia Group is hesitant to fork out. Secondly, the script is heading in two directions. Media Asia Group wants the movie to be commercially viable, while Tsui Hark insists on making it according to his filming language and style. Thirdly, while they are basically in agreement on the male cast Jay Chou, Edison Chan, Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong, they are again in dissent on the female lead.
Owing to many disputes, the studio decided to push shooting from February to March, with no date fixed, contingent on how the issue develops. Media Asia Group declined comment on what it would do should the controversies remain unresolved, but some top-dog privately revealed that the director would be changed if the worst comes to the worst.
