Anita Mui biopic (now on Disney+)

Jul 22nd, 2021 12:41 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 22nd, 2021 12:41 pm

Any thoughts on the girl they casted to play the late, great Anita Mui? Louis Koo apparently also playing a supporting role as one of Mui's closest friends.

Last edited by tinlun on Apr 6th, 2022 4:31 am, edited 2 times in total.

Jul 22nd, 2021 10:44 pm

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7Chirp: Deal Addict; Sep 3, 2019; 1529 posts; 1853 upvotes; GTA

Jul 22nd, 2021 10:44 pm

tinlun wrote: ↑Any thoughts on the girl they casted to play the late, great Anita Mui? Louis Koo apparently also playing a supporting role as one of Mui's closest friends.

Is this girl playing Anita in a biographical film? Expected release date?

My Cantonese is basic, but from what I heard, she doesn't have the skills background in a couple areas, so I'm not sure she can fill Anita's shoes.

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Jul 22nd, 2021 11:00 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 22nd, 2021 11:00 pm

QuicKi7 wrote: ↑ Is this girl playing Anita in a biographical film? Expected release date?

My Cantonese is basic, but from what I heard, she doesn't have the skills background in a couple areas, so I'm not sure she can fill Anita's shoes.

Only thing they've hinted is that the movie is coming out this year. No release date yet. Louise Wong was just a model before she was casted as Anita Mui so playing Anita Mui, that's a big shoe to fill. Bill Kong, the producer of this film picked her because their background are similar.

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Aug 18th, 2021 5:28 am

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 18th, 2021 5:28 am

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Sep 15th, 2021 6:40 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 15th, 2021 6:40 pm

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Sep 15th, 2021 6:49 pm

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Xtrema: Deal Guru; Sep 1, 2004; 10490 posts; 10205 upvotes

Sep 15th, 2021 6:49 pm

Consider how much of the trailer is dubbed with Anita's original voice, not looking good. Looks like cash grab on nostalgia.

If that's the actress' real voice, then kudos.

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Sep 15th, 2021 7:15 pm

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BYan: Deal Addict; Mar 12, 2007; 2469 posts; 2944 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 15th, 2021 7:15 pm

Loved her in Drunken Master 2. Afaic she made that movie. Dunno who was really hankering for a biopic though. My interest was never so much in an entertainer's life rather than their artistic output. Political figures, sure, since they usually have some influence on history, but entertainers generally follow the template 'was poor-worked hard-got famous-died young' without fail. Unless its a comedic/exaggerated take, I just never saw there being much of a story in there to tell.

Bored...

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Sep 15th, 2021 9:20 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Sep 15th, 2021 9:20 pm

Might as well cast Alvina Kong as Anita Mui. She does a killer Anita voice.

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Oct 9th, 2021 2:00 pm

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MasterXan: Deal Addict; Jan 26, 2007; 2857 posts; 256 upvotes

Oct 9th, 2021 2:00 pm

I checked the director and it's the same guy who did the Cold War films so basically we have HK ver of Michael Bay doing an Anita Mui biopic.
I agree with another poster that it looks like a cash grab on nostalgia.

lol they'll take liberties in this like what the Ip Man films did for Ip man.

I post, you decide.

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Oct 9th, 2021 8:15 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 9th, 2021 8:15 pm

MasterXan wrote: ↑ I checked the director and it's the same guy who did the Cold War films so basically we have HK ver of Michael Bay doing an Anita Mui biopic.
I agree with another poster that it looks like a cash grab on nostalgia.

lol they'll take liberties in this like what the Ip Man films did for Ip man.

Cold War had explosions?! I always thought the two Cold War films were mostly back and forth banter.

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Oct 10th, 2021 2:50 am

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PlainDealer: Sr. Member; Dec 14, 2016; 856 posts; 808 upvotes; GTA (not the game)

Oct 10th, 2021 2:50 am

MasterXan wrote: ↑lol they'll take liberties in this like what the Ip Man films did for Ip man.

Shhh...don't say that too loudly. Some people don't like to hear that Ip wasn't actually a Chinese Superman.

If you're delivering a pizza to a guy, and he comes to the door naked, don't ask for a tip.

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Nov 10th, 2021 8:01 am

#12

tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 10th, 2021 8:01 am

Turns out Anita is screening in Toronto after all. It premieres this Friday at Markham VIP and Yonge/Dundas.

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Dec 22nd, 2021 12:07 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 22nd, 2021 12:07 pm

https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/free-tram-ri ... ita-movie/

Looks like "Anita" is thanking fans by sponsoring free transportation in Hong Kong on the 18th anniversary of her death (Dec 30).

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Jan 5th, 2022 11:55 pm

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tinlun [OP]: Deal Addict; Feb 17, 2013; 3092 posts; 1320 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 5th, 2022 11:55 pm

Extended directors cut coming out in episodic form only on Disney+. Not very confident that Disney will make it available in North America. I can't even watch Korean drama "Snowdrop" unless I use a VPN.