Ronny Yu Brings Together Top Asian Actresses

 

Director Ronny Yu ('Fearless') has reportedly cast top Asian actresses Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Tang Wei and Michelle Yeoh in his new film 'The Lady Generals Of The Yang Family'. Based on a series of classical novels, the project has a US$20 million budget and is due to begin production in May.

'The Lady Generals Of The Yang Family' tells of how the women from the Yang family of Song dynasty stepped onto the battlefield to avenge the deaths of their warriors husbands, who died while fighting the invading Xia army after being sold out by a traitorous Song official.

The story will apparently differ significantly from the series of novels on which it is based on and does not dwell too much on the themes of loyalty. Instead, it will focus on the heroism of the titular Lady Generals.

 

Ronny Yu

 

Source: Twitch

Posted March 05, 2010