Citing Chow's wife, Jasmin Chan Wui-nin, Chinese-language newspaper Apple Daily said Chow will play the famous 15th century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai for the second and third instalments of the film.
Chow will team up with members of the original cast including heart-throb Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush and Keira Knightley.
Rolling Stone legend Keith Richards will also play the father of Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow.
Chan said both the movie's producer and director contacted Chow's management company in the US two months ago and Director Gore Verbinski flew to Hong Kong last week to discuss the screenplay with Chow, the daily reported.
"The director was very sincere about it and specially flew to Hong Kong and discuss the script with Fat Gor (Chow's nickname) ... but we cannot talk about the details until we sign the contract," Chan was quoted as saying.
Chow made his name as a gun-toting hero in Hong Kong action filmmaker John Woo's classics "Hard-Boiled" and "A Better Tomorrow". His Hollywood movies include "Anna and the King" and "Bulletproof Monk".
Story here:
http://www.magicalmountain.net/WDWNewsD ... NewsID=600
Hmm. Thoughts? Wasn't Salma Hayek also rumored to be a part of the sequels at some point?
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<b>2099net</b> wrote:
Well my comment isn't about Chow Yun-Fat (sorry) but just a comment in general.
Looks like they're intent on ruining the only good thing about the first film by running the "joke"/concept into the ground.Rolling Stone legend Keith Richards will also play the father of Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow.
I assume Richards will be a complex animatronic. I'd be surprised if the real Keith Richards will be able to emote and move at the same time.