Source: Channel News Asia



Shu Qi turns down Zhang Ziyi film because of nude scene

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi has turned down a role in Chinese star Zhang Ziyi's English movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan".

Based
on a novel by Lisa See, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is jointly
produced by Zhang, Wendy Deng, wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and
Florence Sloan, wife of MGM chairman Harry Sloan, and also stars the
Chinese actress.

The movie tells a story about a community of
women with bound feet living in a remote Hunan province seeking
companionship from one another. As they developed close friendships,
the women developed a secretive Nu Shu language as a form of
communication and to keep their secrets from the men.

In the
film, Snow Flower, who was supposed to be played by Shu Qi, develops a
lifelong friendship with Lily (Zhang) and there is a nude scene which
shows them writing on each other's chest in the Nu Shu.

Though
baring all is nothing new to Shu Qi, a former soft-porn actress, she
reportedly turned down the role because of the scene.

The
Taiwanese star, who started her career in soft porn films, proved
herself to be a credible actress after winning the Best Actress Golden
Horse Award in 2005 and has no intentions of stripping unless she is
really attracted to the script.

Hopefully, Shu Qi will not regret her decision.

Shu
Qi famously rejected a role in Lee Ang's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon", which later went to Zhang and catapulted her to international
fame.

Zhang is said to be disappointed with Shu Qi's decision and is now looking for an actress to replace her.

The film will be helmed by "Joy Luck Club" director Wayne Wang and shooting is expected to begin early next year in China.