
[Ta Kung Pao 05/01/05]
TVB's new series "Mr Chan of Foshan" held its costume fitting yesterday and cast members taking part included Leung Ka Yan, Timmy Hung, Maggie Siu, Selena Li, Charmaine Li and Jack Wu. Male lead Yuen Wah was not present because he had other engagements. Timmy was sporting an injury on his nose and forehead and explained that this was caused by a premature explosion of a bullet cap and as he had not yet inverted it, he was subjected to the full force of it. Luckily the injury is not serious.
Yesterday whilst talking about his wound, Timmy says that it does not hurt and like his last injury sustained whilst filming in the Philippines, that also did not hurt. As they had to rush to finish the film, so once the bleeding had stopped, then they had to carry on filming. Was he not worried about it scarring his face? He laughs that it is okay for a man, but luckily both times were just around his eyes and he did not damage the eyes themselves. As for whether his father Samo Hung knows about his injury, Timmy says he does not and even if he did, this is minor for his father's standards, because he has had much more serious injuries in filming.
Talking of being able to film "Mr Chan" with his father's 'martial brothers' Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah as well as Leung Ka Yan , who is also from his father's generation, Timmy says that he feels the pressure, but not in terms of acting skill, but rather in their rather hard and real Kung Fu skill compared to his height and rather unattractive stances. When asked if he has asked his dad to give him special training, Timmy says that Samo is too busy working in Taiwan, so he has had to seek help from elsewhere until his dad has time to perfect him. He believes that if his dad has time he will come to visit him on set because it is a rare occasion to catch up with all his old friends.
Maggie worked together with Yuen Biao before in "Shogun and Little Kitchen" where Brother Biao played her uncle, but this time they will be playing lovers. As for her character, she will be a chiropractor and there will be some action scenes, but she is not worried about being injured because there are so many Kung Fu masters in the cast and it makes her feel secure. Also she will go and learn from some real practitioners so that her performance is more convincing.
2003 Miss Hong Kong's "Miss Photogenic" Selena has had some reports about her father's debt problems and was asked how her father was. She says that she has been in contact with him and he is a lot calmer than she imagined. Maybe he does not want her to worry so he did not say too much about it to her. Forcing a smile, she says: "My dad has been in business for thirty years now, so he is smarter than me and I believe that he can handle it."
Selena says that she has plenty of opportunities at TVB now, so she hopes to focus her attentions on her acting and she does not want these matters to affect her concentration. When asked if she has to handle the family's finances, she says that she has already moved out to live on her own and is used to looking after herself, but her brother is only 15 years old and her sister is only 10. If her father needs her to look after her siblings, then she will help, but she does not plan to move back in with her family because her work is very unstable and she does not want to disturb them.
Credit to Em at
http://tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/