Shaw Brothers’ Flying Tiger <飛虎之雷霆極戰> franchise has enjoyed popularity during its run in Hong Kong and China, spawning a third season, which will start filming in July. The production was postponed from March due to COVID-19. In a recent interview, Ron Ng (吳卓羲) revealed that the third season will have a major shift in its cast, including the addition of TV...
To support artistes who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild announced last week that it would pass out stimulus checks to guild members. Organized by the guild’s current and former presidents Louis Koo (古天樂) and Andrew Lau (劉偉強), eligible guild members would receive a $9,000 Hong Kong dollar paycheck. Many artistes have already...
Making his entrance into the industry with a lemon tea advertisement, then 18-year-old boyish-looking Bosco Wong (黃宗澤) is now a 39-year-old bachelor who has a well-established career. Nearing his forties, the single actor has not made any marriage plans yet, joking that any potential marriage partner would first need to gain his mother’s favor. Reunites with Ron and...
While both could earn up to an estimated 100 million yuan per drama series, Novoland: Pearl Eclipse <斛珠夫人> actors Yang Mi (杨幂) and William Chan (陳偉霆) had to accept huge pay cuts due to a new law that puts a pay limit on artistes. In efforts to help restart the economy after its slowdown from the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s National Radio and...
Kevin Cheng (鄭嘉穎), Rebecca Zhu (朱晨麗), and producer Raymond Wong (黃百鳴) attended the blessing ceremony of their new movie Burn <焚身> (tentative title) today. In the film, Kevin plays a doctor who is married to Rebecca, and they have a son together. He wreaks havoc in his marriage when he cheats on Rebecca with one of his mentally ill patients, portrayed by Dada...
TVB actor Ruco Chan (陳展鵬) and actress Natalie Tong (唐詩詠) have teamed up once again for the upcoming series, Power Envoy <超能使者>. As the drama has comedic elements, Natalie boldly unleashed all her ugly faces during a massage scene with Ruco, surprising the whole set. She expressed that this is her first time going so big for a comedic scene, so she...
Jazz Lam (林子善) is possibly reconsidering his career as an actor! Playing the role of a male stripper in the upcoming TVB drama Power Envoy <超能使者>, Jazz had to do a lot of dieting and training to prepare for his role. Appearing to set as a “rainbow knight”, Jazz took on the stage with his erotic dances. Co-star Grace Wong (王君馨)...
Hard at work for the upcoming TVB drama Armed Reaction 2020 <陀槍師姐2020>, Him Law (羅仲謙) hasn’t had much time to spend with his two month old daughter, Little Pearl. In fact, he doesn’t even have much time for himself either. “For the past three days and nights I haven’t had much sleep,” said Him. “I think I only slept a...
Him Law (羅仲謙), Tony Hung (洪永城), and Leo Kwan (關曜儁) were spotted in Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday filming the new TVB police drama Armed Reaction 2020 <陀槍師姐2020>. The scene being filmed was about Him being chased by armed thugs, and Tony Hung, who plays a triad leader, comes to his aid and drives him away. An action-packed series, Him had to stay fit...
China’s economy has suffered a hit after the COVID-19 outbreak, prompting the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) to set new restrictions on production investments and actors’ compensations. According to reports, the NRTA is limiting production budgets to around RMB 4 million per episode. Cast pay cannot exceed 40 percent of a television drama’s overall production...
