Showing posts with label Reign of Assassins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reign of Assassins. Show all posts

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Poster Patriotism For Reign of Assassins

There's no doubt that Datuk Michelle Yeoh is the main character in the new John Woo movie, Reign of Assassins. At least, that's the way the posters in Malaysian cinemas are telling the story for Malaysian audiences.


But if one attended a screening of the same movie in a cinema in South Korea, one might be forgiven for assuming that Jeong Woo-sung is the protagonist instead. Michelle Yeoh simply looks like one of two female sidekicks in this Korean poster. ( The one on the left is Barbie Hsu from Taiwan).


Anyway, those in movie marketing figure they gotta do whatever it takes to sell tickets, right? Let's just hope the screen chemistry between the two leads ( sorry, that doesn't include you, Miss Hsu) is convincing despite the age gap. Am looking forward to seeing Ms Yeoh kick ass again even though it may be Mr Jeong's. Since her great performance opposite Chow Yun-Fatt in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, haven't really seen her in any meaty role.



sources:
http://komuniti.malaysiakini.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Poster-.jpg

http://www.hancinema.net/jeong-woo-seong-pic-reign-of-assassins-korea-release-confirmed-22548.html
http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/09/jung-woo-sung-in-reign-of-assassins/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/10/141_74320.html