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NEWS Monday 14 May 2018
DAY 7

THE BUZZ
OF THE DAY LOCO PICKS UP

NAOMI CAMPBELL ZHANG MING
MOVIE THE PLUTO
HITS THE CROISETTE FOR MOMENT

HER CATWALK SHOW

T’S the whole world that’s been with it, they’re healthy, they’re bright,
shaken. Not just Hollywood,” said they’re intelligent — and they inspired
supermodel Naomi Campbell, me, they moved me, because I really felt
referring to the Harvey Weinstein that this is an example we need to follow,”
Wang Xue-bing plays director
I case and all that has followed in its she said. © DR Wang Zhun in The Pluto Moment
wake, at a Cannes press conference ahead The theme for this year’s catwalk is Race
of her Fashion 4 Relief charity catwalk that To Equality. The focus is on education, PARIS-based Loco Films has acquired
took place in Cannes on Sunday night. health and culture. Charities that the worldwide sales rights to Chinese
The British supermodel, who launched event will benefit this year include director Zhang Ming’s latest film The
Fashion 4 Relief back in 2005, was asked Save the Children and Time’s Up. Pluto Moment (Ming Wang Xing Shi Ke),
a range of questions both about the As has become a tradition, Campbell which premieres in the 50th Directors’
charity, politics and her own personality. will enlist some of her most famous Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival.
Campbell, who attended the event friends to join her in raising funds at Shot in the forest district of Shennongjia
wearing jeans and a Fashion 4 Relief the Cannes event. There will also be a live in Hubei province, The Pluto Moment
T-Shirt, was also asked what she likes music performance, an auction and follows the a group of film-makers in
to wear when not parading in couture dinner to raise money for the charity. search of inspiration for a new script,
gowns on the runway and beyond. Past guests include Leonardo DiCaprio, based on The Tale of Darkness, a
“You should be able to wear what you Donatella Versace, Kate Moss, Uma traditional local song of mourning.
want to wear,” she said. “I wear what Thurman, Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid Director Wang Zhun, his producer Ding
I want to wear, but it’s also my job and Heidi Klum. Since 2005, Fashion Hongmei, young actor Bai, and
to wear certain things. It doesn’t give For Relief has raised millions, and photographer Du Chun, trek into the
the right because a woman wears supported numerous charities engaged unpredictable weather of the
something that she can be harassed.” in the fight against Ebola, disaster relief mountainous region. The journey brings
Campbell has just returned from a field recovery from the Japanese earthquake them unexpected physical challenges,
trip to Africa for the charity. “I’ve heard
and tsunami, the Haiti earthquake,
and they become caught in a dilemma
© LIZA FOREMAN some amazing stories of these young Hurricane Katrina, and child refugee between action and inaction — like
women who have HIV but they’re living
people from ancient times, trapped in
crises. ✦
Liza Foreman
darkness and looking for answers.
Unfortunately, these men and women
don’t have the mental strength of the
people of the past. The film is directed
STAN LEE’S VERA VALIANT STRIP by Zhang Ming, whose 1996 debut, In
Expectation, premiered at the Berlinale.
WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR CHINA In 2001, he directed the film Weekend
Plot, which was invited to a number
of festivals including Tokyo, Busan, Berlin
and Rotterdam. Other work from Zhang
IANYING Media has acquired on the sci-fi comedy later Media, said. “The market includes Before Born (2005), The Father
The Last Resort, a screenplay this year and is currently is ready for this.” (2006), The Bride (2008), Folk Songs
co-written by Marvel legend in talks with Chinese “Stan Lee is a true Singing (2011) and China Affair (2013).
Stan Lee and Bob comedy film-making legend of our time,” Producer Shen Yang’s credits include
T Underwood (The Wrong teams to board Tianying Media CEO Golden Bear winner Black Coal, Thin Ice
Coast), under a development agreement the project. Wu Jian, added. (2014) and the widely-praised Chinese
with Pow! Entertainment. The script was “We are focusing on arthouse film of 2015, Kaili Blues. She
Tianying Media is a Chinese film brought to Tianying the Chinese market, is also the producer of Bi Gan’s new film
and television investment, production Media by producers a rapidly-growing Long Day’s Journey into Night, which
and distribution company; Elliot Tong and audience that is has been selected for this year’s Un
Hong Kong-based Pow! is a media and Reinhard Schreiner, who © DR extremely hungry for Certain Regard section of the Festival.
entertainment company which owns founded Roaring China in Marvel new ideas and a variety of Wang Xue-bing, who previously appeared
the Stan Lee name, likeness and Los Angeles. Roaring China legend Stan Lee different films.”The deal was in Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) and box-
trademarks along with a library of was established to bring negotiated by Randy office hit The White Haired Witch of Lunar
Stan Lee intellectual properties. projects and A-list Hollywood talent Mendelsohn for Tianying, who will Kingdom (2014), plays Wang Zhun,
The screenplay for The Last Resort was to the Chinese marketplace. serve as Executive Producer on the film. a depressed director who relies on
inspired by Stan Lee’s 1970s comic strip, “We are taking excellent screenwriting Pow! Entertainment, Stan Lee, Sheri the journey to rejuvenate his career,
The Virtue of Vera Valiant, which from the West and adding local flavours Rosenberg Kelton and Bob Underwood, as well as his personal life. The film is
follows the story of a woman who and the marketing-sense required for will also be named Executive Producers; presented by iQiyi Motion Pictures and
inherits a resort hotel in space. the Chinese audience,” Zhou Zheng, Tong and Schreiner will serve as Way Good Entertainment. Loco Films,
Tianying Media goes into production president of production for Tianying producers.✦ Julian Newby is handling international sales. ✦ JN

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