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HONG KONG —Maggie Q will star in Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang’s new movie “The Warrior and the Wolf,” a movie company official said Monday.

The movie will also feature Japan’s Joe Odagiri and Taiwan’s Tou Chung-hua, Grace Leung, an international marketing official at Hong Kong’s Edko Film, said.

Edko is making the movie with Singapore’s Raintree Pictures.

The Hollywood trade publication Variety has described “The Warrior and the Wolf” as “a combat epic about two warriors in ancient China.”

Maggie Q, whose full name is Maggie Quigley, made her name in the Hong Kong film industry before moving on to Hollywood projects. Her recent American credits include the fourth installment in the “Die Hard” series, “Live Free or Die Hard” and “Mission: Impossible III.”

The actress grew up in Hawaii, the daughter of a Polish-Irish American father and a Vietnamese mother.

Tian’s credits include “The Horse Thief,” “The Blue Kite,” “Springtime in a Small Town” and “The Go Master.”

source: japantoday
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Maggie Q will headline "The Warrior and the Wolf," a high profile historical actioner being helmed by Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang.

The "Live Free or die Hard" and "Mission Impossible III" thesp steps into a role previously linked with Tang Wei, the mainland actress who was banned from China screens after her risqué turn in "Lust, Caution." Pic, a combat epic about two warriors in ancient China, has already begun shooting in Xinjiang province, with an eye to a late 2009 release. It also stars Japan's Joe Odagiri ("Tokyo Tower," "Shinobi – Heart Under Blade) and Taiwan’s Tou Chung-hua ("Lust, Caution," "July Rhapsody."). Tian, director of "The Blue Kite," is a so called 'fifth generation' helmer and was himself prevented from directing for several years. He most recently directed "The Go Master."

"Wolf" is a co-production between Edko Films of Hong Kong, Japan's Ogura Jimusyo Co, China's Perfect World Culture and MediaCorp Raintree Pictures in Singapore. Big-budget effort also boasts stellar tech crew including Oscar winning costume designer Emi Wada ("Hero," "House of Flying Daggers,") "Shrek 2" and "Hero" effects designer Ellen thingy
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