‘Shut up, idiot’: China actress Zhang Ziyi snaps back at netizen who claims she needs young actors to boost new film, gets 200 million views
- Takes lead role in new film after 8-year break, joined by mainland stars
- Rumours say she is no longer box-office draw, Zhang shuts them down
Internationally known China film star, Zhang Ziyi, has angrily denied speculation that she used two other famous mainland actresses to bolster her new film’s box office power.
After an eight-year hiatus from the film industry, Zhang is starring in the mystery, Jiang Xiang Yuan, the shooting of which was completed in Shanghai in March, the news outlet City Express reported.
The film, which is directed by Hong Kong’s Peter Chan Ho-sun, features Zhang in the lead role, alongside some first-tier mainland stars such as Yang Mi and Zhao Liying.
Yang, 37, and Zhao, 36, both enjoy enormous popularity on the mainland, particularly among film fans in their 20s and 30s.
The internet rumour mill was abuzz with speculation during filming, and one gossip made some bold claims.