Kevin Spacey 'Inseparable' in China
13 Gennaio 2010 - 10:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
BEIJING, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Xinhua Sports &
Entertainment Limited ("XSEL", Nasdaq: XSEL), a leading sports and
entertainment media company in China, today announced that Two-time
Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey has signed on to star in director
Dayyan Eng's black comedy from his own script titled "Inseparable".
The project, principally financed by Fantawild Pictures, co-stars
Daniel Wu (Overheard, Shinjuku Incident) and Beibi Gong (The
Detective 2, Waiting Alone) will begin production in southern China
this month. It is being produced by David U. Lee of Xinhua Media
Entertainment ("XME"), a majority owned subsidiary of XSEL, and
Dayyan Eng of Colordance Pictures. Li Ming of Fantawild Pictures,
Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti in association with Trigger Street
Productions, Bill Block of QED International and Steven Squillante
will executive produce. Kevin Spacey's photo link:
http://www.xsel.com/Kevin_Spacey/ "Inseparable" marks the first
time an award winning actor of Mr. Spacey's caliber and
international renown has starred in a Chinese production. The film
to be shot in Mandarin and English follows a young man with
problems at home and work who is befriended by a mysterious
American expat (Spacey) who changes his life. Wu co-stars as a
young engineer and Gong as his investigative reporter wife.
"Fantawild Pictures and XSEL are leading the way in the Chinese
film entertainment sector by being the first to bring a two-time
Academy Award winning actor to a Chinese production," said Ms.
Fredy Bush, CEO of XSEL. "We are proud to be a part of the team
that shows a global audience that China can produce more than just
period dramas and martial-arts pictures." Kevin Spacey is
represented by CAA, Joanne Horowitz Management, and Hansen,
Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren and Richman LLP.
Beijing-based American director Dayyan Eng's previous feature film,
Waiting Alone, was a cult hit in China headlined by Xia Yu, Li
Bingbing and Gong Beibi, with cameos by Chow Yun-Fat and other
Asian stars. The romantic comedy won Best First Feature and Best
Actor awards at the popular Beijing Film Festival and was nominated
for three Chinese academy awards (Golden Roosters) including Best
Picture in 2005. Eng's short film, Bus 44, won awards at Venice and
Sundance. Kevin Spacey's other upcoming projects include "Casino
Jack", in which he plays disgraced Washington power broker Jack
Abramoff, and the comedy "Father of Invention". He is also the
Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre in London. Other upcoming
Trigger Street projects include the Untitled Captain Richards
Phillips/Somali Pirate Project, "The Social Network" adapted by
Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, and "The Ugly
Americans" based on Ben Mezrich's 2004 non-fiction book. Fantawild
Pictures, a large-scale film production company, is a subsidiary of
Hua Qiang Group ("HQG"). HQG widely regarded as the Disneyland of
China, is the leading theme park provider and operator in the
country. Fantawild Pictures is engaged in financing and producing
international co-productions, blockbusters with heavy digital
effects, animations and up and coming 3D features. For more
information, please visit http://www.fantawild.com/ . Xinhua Media
Entertainment, a majority owned subsidiary of XSEL, is a motion
picture enterprise dedicated to aggregating and marketing highly
commercial world-class quality film entertainment products to the
Chinese audience. Collaborating with leading film producers and
distributors in China and Hollywood, XME has assembled an initial
slate of eight properties, two of which are completed films to be
released in the next four months. "The Spy Next Door", starring
Jackie Chan, to be released nationwide on January 15th and "More
Than a Game", starring LeBron James, to be released in April 2010.
Its Managing Director, David U. Lee is recognized by the Hollywood
and Chinese film communities as one of the industry leaders that
specializes in bridging the two film industries. Lee is credited as
Co-Executive Producer of "The Forbidden Kingdom", which he helped
structure as the most successful China/U.S. co-production in
history. Lee is also credited as Co-Executive Producer of
"Shanghai" starring John Cusack, Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li and Ken
Watanabe, which he helped setup as an official China/U.S. assisted
co-production. For more information, please visit
http://www.xmediaent.com/ . For more information, please contact:
Media Contact: Joy Tsang XSEL Phone: +86-10-8567-6050;
+86-136-2179-1577 Email: IR Contact: Edward Liu XSEL Phone:
+86-10-8567-6061 Email: Howard Gostfrand American Capital Ventures
Phone: +1-305-918-7000; toll free +1-877-918-0774 Email: About XSEL
Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited ("XSEL"; NASDAQ: XSEL) is
a leading sports and entertainment media company in China. Catering
to a vast audience of young and upwardly mobile consumers, XSEL is
well-positioned in China with its unique content and access.
Through its key international partnerships, XSEL is able to offer
its target audience the content they demand -premium sports and
quality entertainment. Through its Chinese partnerships, XSEL is
able to deliver this content across a broad range of platforms,
including television, the Internet, mobile phones and other
multimedia assets in China. Along with its integrated advertising
resources, XSEL offers a total solution empowering clients at every
stage of the media process linking advertisers with China's young
and upwardly mobile demographic. Headquartered in Beijing, the
company employs more than 1,000 people and has offices and
affiliates in major cities throughout China including Beijing,
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Xinhua Sports &
Entertainment Limited shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market
(NASDAQ:XSEL). For more information, please visit
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information, except as required under applicable law. DATASOURCE:
Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited CONTACT: Media Contact:
Joy Tsang, XSEL, +86-10-8567-6050; +86-136-2179-1577, ; IR Contact:
Edward Liu, XSEL, +86-10-8567-6061, ; Howard Gostfrand, American
Capital Ventures, +1-305-918-7000; toll free +1-877-918-0774, Web
site: http://www.xsel.com/Kevin_Spacey
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