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HONG KONG -- A-List filmmaker John Woo is the first celebrity to join the cast of the second major film in the leading Chinese state film studio's campaign to reform the propaganda genre with a heavy dose of star power. Last year, China Film Group Corp. released "The Founding of a Republic" to mark the Chinese Communist Party's 60th year in power. Eager to beef up the party's image among audiences who favor commercial blockbusters or Hollywood fare, the studio stacked the historical epic with Chinese-language cinema's biggest stars. Actors like Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Andy Lau were happy to comply even though they were given mere cameos, mindful of the importance of cultivating relationships in the booming mainland market.
China Film Group is now following up the $8.8 million production with a second star-studded blockbuster that commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party next year.See the full content of this document
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Director John Woo Signs On for Propaganda Film
The first celebrity to sign on is "Mission: Impossible II" director Woo, China Film Group Film...
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