<a href="http://ad-adex7.flycast.com/server/click/AsiaPacificUniverseOnline/runofsite/$stamp5" target="_top"><img SRC="$stamp5" BORDER=0 height=60 width=468></a></noscript> <p><img SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/asia_pacific_newslogo.gif" ALT="AsiaPacificUniverse.com News --Focused on the Asian Pacific Islander community" height=75 width=357 align=BOTTOM><P><b><a href="index.html">Home</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_talk.htm">Forum</a></b> | <b><a href="homepage.htm">Bookmarks</a></b> | <b><a href="apucenter.htm">Tools</a></b> | <b><a href="archive.htm">Archive</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_features.htm">Features </a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_commentary.htm">Commentary </a></b> | <b><a href="store.htm">Store</a></b> | <b><a href="humor_chat.htm">Chat</a></b> <b><a href="love2.htm">Love Central</a></b> | <b><a href="" onClick="var popup=null; popup = open('http://asiapacificuniverse.com/asia_pacific_popup.htm', 'popup', 'width=280,height=450') ; popup = null;">FactBot</a></b> | <b><a href="daily_news.htm">Other News</a></b> | <b><a href="" onClick="var gallery=null; gallery = open('http://asiapacificuniverse.com/asia_pacific_gallery.htm', 'gallery', 'width=500,height450,scrollbars'); gallery=null;">Gallery</a></b> | <b><a href="stockquotes.html">Stocks</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_horoscope.htm">Horoscopes</a></b> | <b><a href="search.htm">Search</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_ads.htm">Ads</a></b> <table CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=2 COLS=1 WIDTH="670" > <caption><style type="text/css"> .button {background-color:lightyellow; font-family:tahoma,verdana; font-weight:bold;} </style> </caption> <tr> <td><BR> <BR> <center><b><i><font face="tahoma,verdana"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+3> To Rush or Not to Rush </font></font></font></i></b></center> <p><br> <br> <p><style type="text/css"> A:hover {color:red;} .links {color:yellow; background-color:blue;} A.links:link {color:yellow; font-size:12pt;} A:link {color:yellow; font-size:12pt;} </style> <font face="Tahoma">July 30, 2001</font> <p><font face="Tahoma">We've been looking for information on the progress of <b><i>The Scorpion King</i></b>, which is currently in production. There are conflicting reports as to when it is coming out. </font> <p><font face="Tahoma"> <i>Scorpion</i> may be one of the few films to have persons of Pacific Islander descent in both the male and female lead roles. <b>Kelly Hu</b>, who is part-Hawaiian, plays Cassandra in the film, while <b> The Rock</b> aka <b>Dwayne Johnson</b> is part-Samoan or 'afatasi' as they say in the islands. The film's story is centered around the first Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. </font> <p><font face="Tahoma"> The publicity blitz is on for the Aug. 3 theatrical release of <b><i>Rush Hour 2 </b></i> starring <B>Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker</b> and <b>Zhang Ziyi</b>. Another interesting tidbit about this film is that it marks the world debut for Japanese pop queen <b>Utada Hikaru</b> who is featured on the soundtrack in the single <b><i>Blow My Whistle</i></b> with <b>Foxy Brown</b>. </font> <p><font face="Tahoma"> I hope our East Coast friends showed their love for our APA filmmakers during the <B>Asian American International Film Festival 2001</B> in NYC. Among the films screened were <B>The Flip Side</b>, <b>The Motel</b> and <b>Wavetwisters</b>. </font> <p><IMG SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/kellyhu.jpg" WIDTH="221" HEIGHT="297" ALT="Kelly Hu" align=left HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3> <p><font face="Tahoma"> Also stay tuned for the <B>Ammy Awards</b> sponsored by <B><a href="http://click2asia.com/">click2asia.com</a></b> and <b> aMagazine</b>. The gala night presentations ceremony will happen on Nov. 10 at the <B>Orpheum Theater</b> in LA. <P> <B>Lucy Liu</b> and <b>Antonio Banderas</b> are in negotiations with <b>Franchise Pictures</b> for starring roles in <b><i>Ecks vs. Sever</b></i>, the world debut film for Thai director <b>Kaos</b>. The film is set to start production this fall. <p><IMG SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/rush2.jpg" WIDTH="378" HEIGHT="246" ALT="Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in 'Rush Hour 2', Copyright New Line Productions, Inc." HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3 height=204 width=307 align=RIGHT> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Director <B>Kirk Wong</b> of <b><i>The Big Hit</b></i> fame is working with <b>Artisan Entertainment</b> on an adaptation of the Marvel martial arts comic <b><i>Iron Fist</b></i>. The film will likely start filming around the end of this year or in early 2001 and will star <b>Ray Park</b>. <P> <p><BR> <BR><font face="Tahoma"> Chinese basketball star <b>Wang ZhiZhi</b> might soon challenge major league player <b>Ichiro Suzuki</b> as the most popular Asian import in American sports. The 7-foot-1 center has a Nike contract and was recently hired by Beijing to help promote their Olympic bid. <P> Keep your eye out, we may see more Asian and Pacific Islander star atheletes on the American scene as sports programs in the Asia Pacific region continue to improve. <P> See you next time! </font> </font> <br> <p><font face="Tahoma">---</font> <p><b><i><font face="Tahoma">Stay tuned to APU Pop for news and updates on the entertainment scene. </font></i></b> <p><b><i><font face="Tahoma">Send in your news, press releases, gossip, photos and tips to <a href="mailto:apu_pop@AsiaPacificUniverse.com">apu_pop@AsiaPacificUniverse.com</a>.</font></i></b> <center> <p><b><font face="Tahoma">Previous Issues</font></b> <p><font face="Tahoma"> <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/apu_pop1.htm">1</a> | <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/apu_pop2.htm">2</a> | <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/apu_pop3.htm">3</a> | <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/apu_pop4.htm">4</a> | <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/apu_pop5.htm">5</a></font> <p> <hr noshade width=32%> <p><font face="Tahoma">Discuss entertainment topics @ our <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/asia_pacific/celebrities1.html">Celebrities and Entertainment</a> Forum.</font> <p><font face="Tahoma"> Discuss your favorite tunes and musicians @ our <a href="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/asia_pacific/music1.html">Music</a> Forum.</font></center> <p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <hr noshadow color=black width=90%> <table COLS=2 WIDTH="687" > <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <center> <p><script SRC="http://asiapacificuniverse.com/ads" LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT"></script> <noscript><IFRAME WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 SRC="http://ad-adex7.flycast.com/server/iframe/AsiaPacificUniverseOnline/runofsite/$stamp5" scrolling="no" marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 frameborder=0 vspace=0 hspace=0><a href="http://ad-adex7.flycast.com/server/click/AsiaPacificUniverseOnline/runofsite/$stamp5" target="_top"><img SRC="$stamp5" BORDER=0 height=60 width=468></a></noscript> <p> </center> </td> </tr> </table></center> </body> </html>