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The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report: Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo do NOT *heart* each other.

“Most things go in and out of style - that is with the exception of war of course.” –Johnny Wong, Hardboiled (1992)

A couple of months ago, I reported that Chow Yun-Fat was returning to John Woo’s Chinese epic BATTLE OF RED CLIFF in an unspecified role after having previously dropped out as the lead.

CHUD.com reports today: CHOW YUN-FAT AND JOHN WOO ARE QUITS

Imagine if Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro suddenly decided they hated each other and would never work with each other again. In my mind, the apparently now-permanent break-up of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat is that catastrophic.

Producer Terence Chang is quoted as saying, “Chow is definitely out. His dropping out of our film caused us tremendous scheduling problems … If he rejoins us, I am afraid he might create ill feelings among all the crew and all the other main actors.”

I still have high hopes for the project… if it ever gets done with the casting musical chairs, that is.

And who knows… if the project is right (I guess it’s not this one), maybe we will still see a collaboration between Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo again.

(I can hope, can’t I?)

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Comments (6) to “The Asian/Asian-American Hollywood (AAAH) Report: Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo do NOT *heart* each other.”

1. war wrote:

   Chow Yun Fat’s greatest movie is the “World’s Greatest Lover”.

   Posted on 11-Jul-07 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

2. Akrypti wrote:

   I heart Chow Yung-Fat. In case you didn’t know that, now you know.

   Posted on 12-Jul-07 at 8:50 am | Permalink

3. Xxxtine wrote:

   no Akrypti … *I* HEART Chow Yun-Fat …

   Posted on 12-Jul-07 at 10:29 am | Permalink

4. jozjozjoz wrote:

   “World’s Greatest Lover?”

   I am personally quite fond of the 1989 (original) God of Gamblers.

   I love that it’s constantly playing at the card rooms in California.

   Posted on 12-Jul-07 at 11:12 am | Permalink

5. Mike wrote:

   Heck, I heart Chow Yun-Fat too. And I heart John Woo.

   Can’t we all just get along?

   Posted on 15-Jul-07 at 10:34 pm | Permalink

6. Akrypti wrote:

   Hahaha to both Xxxtine and Mike.
   There’s certainly enough Chow to go around for all of us. Yes! We share!
   I just want his…big … gun…

   ……….

   =X

   Posted on 18-Jul-07 at 1:30 pm | Permalink

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