"Before became the First Emperor of China, Ying Zheng (played by Chen Daoming), King of the state of Qin, brutal and ruthless, was the target of many assassins. Among them, Can Jian (Broken Sword, played by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), Fei Xue (Flying Snow, played by Maggie Cheung) and Liu Zhi Tie Shou (Six Finger Iron Hand) are the best. However, their plan was challenged by Ying Zheng's bodyguard Wu Yu (Silencer, played by Jet Li). He rarely spoke and no one knew what he was up to, but something was hidden behind this eyes. Three assassins fought their way into the king's place and were killed by Silencer in front of the king. He told the king his enemies had been wiped out but the king did not trust him. When Silencer finally start to fulfill his wish, killing the king, something more deadly was waiting for him ...
According to some insider, Jet Li decided to take the project and receiving a pay-cut mainly because of the character of Silencer, psychological and tragical. Cheng Daoming has replaced Jiang Wen as the king, later became the First Emperor. Interesting enough, both of them have played Pu Yi, the last emperor of China before. Jiang Wen played the last emperor in The Last Empress (1987) and the First Emperor in The Emperor's Shadow (1996). Cheng Daoming was the lead in TV series The Last Emperor. Zhang Ziyi will play a very minor role in the film, the maid of Broken Sword. She was secretly in love with her master and was willing to sacrifice her life for him. Her weapons are twin knives."
Voilà, moi ce qui m'attire c'est d'une part le contexte historique : c'est une période fascinante, ne serait-ce que par les bouleversement que la CHine a connu sous l'Empereur Qin, que ce soit du point de vue politique (pays "unifié"), que du point de vue culturel et des courants philosophiques, etc... L'Empereur Qin est un personnage en soi fascinant, et c'est dommage qu'il n'y ait pas tant que ça de films à ce sujet. On en a quand même eu quelques uns, dont Terracota Warrior où justement ce qui est drôle c'est que Zhang Yi Mou interprète le chef d'une armée de ce même Empereur... :)
J'ai aussi entendu dire que Zhang Yi Mou voulait absolument Jet Li dans le rôle.
Je suis très curieuse de voir ce que ça va donner...
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