Tony Leung Chiu Wai understands life through magic

Tony Leung Chiu Wai in THE GREAT MAGICIAN (DAI MOR SHOOK SI) played the title role and performed highly difficult magic tricks like real magicians. Behind his success, Wai Jai before the film studied for more than half a year with the film's magic instructor Benz Kong To Hoi. Wai Jai even learned the reasoning behind "spectators are baffled, administrators are clear minded".

When Wai Jai on the stage performed making his female assistant disappear on the stage, he took only three seconds. Zhou Xun who was in the audience had more than compliments for Wai Jai's performance. Her seventh concubine character in the film was the object of affection of both the talented Wai Jai and powerful Lau Ching Wan. Zhou Xun felt very spoiled because both were Best Actors who were deeply popular with the ladies. In reality would she choose a talented or a powerful boyfriend? She said, "Those doesn't matter, talented or powerful aren't important. I would look at that person's heart. The most important is kindness, as long as he loves me he is fine. the rest are secondary." Finally she joked that all the conditions together would make her dream lover.

Wai Jai learned a lot from magic. He thought magic was just like life, both fantastic and real. "When a magician is on the stage, he is the person who is the most certain about the entire performance. On the other hand, people off stage are baffled but remains on the surface as the person on the stage leads them around. This is 'spectators are baffled, administrators are clear minded'."

Source: on.cc, Singtao, Takungpao
Translated by: hktopten

Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Lau Ching Wan mess up a fight scene

Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Lau Ching Wan in the film THE GREAT MAGICIAN (DAI MOR SHOOK SI) fought over Zhou Xun with brains and brawls, hand to hand and with weapons. However one scene in which they were in close combat with weapons became a source of comedy. The director arranged for them to be in a long sword dule, but Ching Wan during the fight broke the sword in half and the shoot was instantly silent. Later the director used his quick wit and went with the meteor hammer. Because the result was surprisingly good, this scene was added into the film. Ching Wan said, "The director asked me to pick up the hammer and swing it a few times. Who knew the result would be cool and the hammer and sword duel was pretty interesting."

Wai Jai who has worked on many action scenes admitted that he enjoyed this battle with the meteor hammer the most, because everyone was at ease to concoct a sense of humor. However during the fight scene they fought behind the curtain. Ching Wan played like he was stabbed and collapsed. One of the crew thought it was real and screamed and they had to shoot the scene again. Wai Jai said, "As I lunged toward Ching Wan, someone screamed. I thought I actually injured Ching Wan, but Ching Wan looked at me with a face full of suspicion. Then I realized that the sound came from outside. After leaving that curtain we realized that someone messed up."

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Tony Leung Chiu Wai displays his electric eyes and magic hands

The Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Lau Ching Wan and Zhou Xun starred Emperor Motion Picture GREAT MAGICIAN (DAI MOR SHOOK SI) earlier unveiled the first "magic" themed trailer. Leung Chiu Wai not only displayed his Best Actor acting abilities but also magic. Reportedly the film had no less than 50 magic tricks, thus the trailer was only the tip of the iceberg.

The Bona film industry, Emperor Motion Picture co-release, Derek Yee Tung Sing directed, Leung Chiu Wai, Lau Ching Wan and Zhou Xun's holiday giant production GREAT MAGICIAN's first "magic" themed trailer had Leung Chiu Wai's agile performance. Wai Jai's pair of electric eyes also hid a secret in the film. Director Yee Tung Sing said that Wai Jai's magic performance would be almost half the film. He not only was a natural born actor but also a natural born magician. As someone who has never been in touch with magic before the shoot, in THE GREAT MAGICIAN he did not look like an amateur at all.

Aside from Leung Chiu Wai's performance in the trailer, Lau Ching Wan and Zhou Xun's appearance also had quite a presence. Lau Ching Wan's eyes were full of the evil warlord's nature. Zhou Xun as a woman of an acrobat family appeared heavy and at ease. Her looks were unusually reserved.

Source: Singtao
Translated by: hktopten