Mabel Cheung: Last News

Asian Film Awards. The 17th edition of the prizes was held at the Xiqu Centre, part of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. While “Evil Does Not Exist” and Korean blockbuster “12.12: The Day” had dominated the nominations with six each, including those in the best film category, the prizes on Sunday were much more evenly distributed.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The much-decorated Japanese drama “Drive My Car” was named the best film Sunday at the Asian Film Awards, defeating hot favorite “Decision to Leave.” Other notable awards went to Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda whose “Broker” debuted at Cannes, but which was largely shunned in his home country. “Decision to Leave,” which started the evening with ten nominations, was nevertheless rewarded with three awards, best screenplay, best production design and best actress for China’s Tang Wei.

A biopic of martial arts legend Bruce Lee is currently in the works from the acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee.Ang, whose movies include Brokeback Mountain and Life Of Pi, has cast his own son Mason in the lead role, according to Deadline.The latest pass on the script will be by Dan Futterman, who rose to fame as an actor in The Birdcage before writing such films as Capote and Foxcatcher.At present the screenplay has gone through several versions, including one by Jean-Christophe Castelli, who wrote Ang's 2016 movie Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.  Icon: A biopic of martial arts legend Bruce Lee is currently in the works from the acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee; the late action star is pictured in Enter The Dragon, released in 1973 Another pass was by the team of Alex Law and Mabel Cheung, whose work includes the Hong Kong films The Illegal Immigrant and Echoes Of The Rainbow.The most recent version was by Wells Tower, whose script Pain Hustlers has been bought by Netflix to be made into a film starring Emily Blunt. Bruce Lee had a foot in both America and Hong Kong from the start, born in San Francisco to a Cantonese opera star and his wife who were stateside on tour- before his tragic death aged just 32.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s 3000 Pictures has finalized a deal that will see Oscar winner Ang Lee direct Bruce Lee, a film that will star the filmmaker’s son Mason Lee in the role of the iconic martial artist. Dan Futterman, whose work includes Capote and Foxcatcher, is working on a script that has seen previous versions by Jean Castelli, Alex Law and Mabel Cheung, and, most recently, Wells Tower.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAlex Law, one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished filmmakers died on Saturday. He was 69.Law (aka Law Kai-yui) died in hospital with his life partner and long-time filmmaking partner Mabel Cheung by his side.