Quality actress Gong Li busy in Hollywood

Quality actress Gong Li busy in Hollywood(Shenzhen Daily)Updated: 2005-03-30 08:47
After starring in "Zhou Yu's Express" in 2002, Chinese superstar Gong Li seemed to disappear from the film screen.
However, recently Gong played a part in a Hollywood film called "Memoirs of a Geisha" and right afterward she said she had signed up to play a major role in Miami Vice, another Hollywood film based on the classic 1980s television series of the same name.
"At present, the scripts I have received are all from Hollywood and I probably don't have time for any others," Gong said. "But if time permits, then I will be happy to cooperate with domestic directors."
Produced by Steven Spielberg, with a galaxy of Asian stars including Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh, the shooting of Memoirs was finished in January and is expected to be released in North America in October.
"The season selected for Memoir's first run will be favorable for next year's Oscars," said Gong.
She said she was confident of her performance in Memoirs and might even be a contender for an Oscar award for the role.
While Gong was making Memoirs in Hollywood, she came to the attention of crime film director Michael Mann, creator of Miami Vice.
In this film, Gong will co-star with Collin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, who won the best actor Oscar this year.
Following Miami Vice, Gong will play a role in the fourth sequel of the Hollywood thriller Silence of the Lambs. Gong’s agent said many Western audiences were familiar with Gong and that she was ideal for the role.
A short time ago, Gong said she had signed on with motion picture agents under ICM, the U.S. talent and literary agency working with a lot of big names such as Mel Gibson and Judie Foster. Gong also said she hoped she would show up at the Oscars next year.