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Chinese starlet Zhang Ziyi booed by "2046" fans
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-09-24 10:19
Chinese starlet Zhang Ziyi may be winning acclaim abroad but she has been
booed by fans at home after failing to appear at a promotion event for Wong
Kar-wai's new film "2046", press reports said.
Chinese starlet
Zhang Ziyi, seen here in August 2004, may be winning acclaim abroad but
she has been booed by fans at home after failing to appear at a promotion
event for Wong Kar-wai's new film "2046." [AFP]
| Zhang, one of the main stars in the eagerly-awaited
film, was said to be busy filming in Hollywood and has been absent from the
whirlwind promotion tour for the movie in Shanghai.
The sci-fi film came away without any major prize but was the toast of the
Cannes film festival in France earlier this year.
Despite Zhang's absence, organisers have been playing clips of her as well as
other actors in the film. While all the other actors drew cheers and applause,
the actress was singled out with loud boos, said Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.
Tony Leung, another of the film's leading actors, however, still had to bear
the brunt of the audience's displeasure on stage in Shanghai ahead of the
premier of the film two nights ago, said the Chinese-language daily.
When asked what it was like working with Zhang, the disgruntled fans also
tried to drown out his reply with loud boos, with one even shouting, "Don't talk
about her. Don't waste time."
Zhang is known for her roles in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "House of
Flying Daggers" and "Hero", which spent two weeks at the top of the box office
in North America.
She basked in the limelight at Cannes earlier this year and was listed as one
of People magazine's 50 most beautiful women in 2002.
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