Very last minute notice but “The Children of Huang Shi” is having a premiere at the Landmark Theatres in Los Angeles this evening at 7:30pm. Giant Robot was offering free tickets to the premiere and post-screening reception. No word on what cast will be in attendance, but Jonathan should be in Los Angeles right now for the taping of Ellen and press junkets, and may attend along with director Roger Spottiswoode.
The film will be premiering in Australia, under the title of “Children of the Silk Road” on June 14th during the Sydney Film Festival. You can purchase tickets online. The movie will be out in theatrical release by Fox Searchlight later on in July.
Sources: Mouret, Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre
The American Red Cross of Greater New York is holding a special premiere of “The Children of Huang Shi” on Sunday, May 18 at 6:30pm at the DGA Theatre (110 W. 57th St.) There will be a pre-screening reception with director and cast and post screening reception. You can learn more on the NY Red Cross website, where you can also purchase tickets (starting at $100/ticket.) The premiere is being held to benefit Red Cross volunteer recruitment and preparedness training in “at risk” communities in New York City.
Additionally, Jonathan will be attending press rounds on May 15 in Los Angeles and May 19 in NYC. This is where he’s able to interview with a variety of online and TV press one after another in one place.
Source: 59walnut56, Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre
Jonathan is making more stops on the talk show circuit to promote “The Children of Huang Shi”. Here’s the current list of all the shows he’ll be on (will update if more shows are announced):
- Live with Regis and Kelly - Monday, May 19
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien - Tuesday, May 20
- Ellen Degeneres Show - Friday, May 23
Set your recorders! Jonathan is listed as an upcoming guest on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He is set to appear on the May 20 show. This looks to be promotion for “The Children of Huang Shi”, which is going to be in limited release starting May 23 and will be Jonathan’s first appearance on Conan. You can also read a review of the film from Variety.
Source: redshoes77
*Update*
Sony has finally put up the official website for the movie. The movie is set to open May 23 in selected theatres in New York and Los Angeles.
Happy New Year! Sorry for the delay in updates but I was enjoying some time off. Back to it now…
Added 5 new stills from “The Children of Huang Shi”.
Also update on the Golden Globe situation in light of the ongoing writer’s strike. It’s expected to be announced sometime today, that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be holding a very scaled back version of the awards show this year. There will be no award show banquet like years past. Instead, winners will be announced on NBC as part of a news press conference. Afterwards, winners can pick up their awards and speak to the press. The usual parties may still be held. There is no word at this time if Jonathan will be in Los Angeles this Sunday to attend any various parties or be on hand if he were to win.
**Update**
It’s official. From HFPA:
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced that the recipients of Golden Globe Awards in 25 categories will be revealed during an hour-long HFPA press conference at The Beverly Hilton to be covered live by NBC News beginning at 6:00 pm PST on January 13. “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” NBC telecast and champagne dinner in The Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom is officially cancelled.
Added several new stills to the Gallery:
There’s also news that “The Children of Haung Shi” may be retitled to “The Bitter Sea”.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Sony Classics picks up ‘Huang Shi’
By Gregg Goldstein
Feb 20, 2007
NEW YORK — Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all North American rights to “The Children of Huang Shi,” a fact-based war drama filmed in China starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh.
Roger Spottiswoode’s feature, which wrapped three months of shooting Friday in Shanghai, tells the story of a British reporter (Rhys Meyers) in China during the country’s invasion by Japan in 1937. He rescues 60 war orphans by leading them on a thousand-mile journey to a village near the end of China’s Great Wall with the help of a local political leader (Chow), an aristocrat (Yeoh) and the nurse he falls in love with (Mitchell).
“Children” was written by James MacManus and Jane Hawksley. The film is tentatively set for release in the fourth quarter.
Arthur Cohn and Wieland Schulz-Keil produced the film with Peter Loehr of Beijing’s Ming Prods., Jonathan Shteinman of Sydney’s Bluewater Pictures and Martin Hagemann of Berlin’s Zero Fiction. The film was co-produced by Chinese production/distribution outfit Qixinran. Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park International is handling foreign sales.
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From Liz Smith’s column (thanks to Sheila for passing this along), comes word that “The Children of Huang Shi” will wrap up filming next week and word on “The Tudors” press screening. It’s mention that Jonny will begin promotion for “The Tudors” in mid-March:
JONATHAN RHYS Meyers finishes shooting “The Children of Huang Shi” (with Chow Yun-Fat and Radha Mitchell) in China this coming Thursday. He’ll rest briefly before beginning promotion of his upcoming series, “The Tudors,” in mid-March.
A small group of press- and industry- types joined Showtime execs Faye Katz, Richard Licata and Stuart Zakim recently in the intimate 28th floor screening room at 1350 Sixth Ave., for a peek at this sexy version of the young life of Henry the VIII. Believe me, this is not your mother’s King Henry!
Rhys Meyers, who plays the monarch, is not the corpulent red-headed despot of most interpretations. He’s dark-haired, muscular, and his frequent bed-hopping doesn’t make the audience feel sorry for the ladies of the court who must submit. Quite the contrary. He’s a selfish beast, of course, but . . . you know how those royals were/are? Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam and Henry Czerny add their talents to palace intrigue. Natalie Dormer promises to be a bewitching, tragic Anne Boleyn, the woman for whom Henry defied the pope.
After the screening, the audience was fed a lavish buffet that might have satisfied the rapacious appetite of the real Henry. Over endless cheese tartlets, mini sirloin burgers, huge shrimp and goblets of wine, everybody raved about the sets, the costumes and most of all the hypnotic effect of Jonathan’s impossibly blue eyes and pouty lips. There was also surprise at the sexual content. One guest said, “You know, I think Showtime has been allowed a few more ‘thrusts’ than we get in the movie industry. I’ve sat through endless meetings with the ratings board. And it actually comes down to that - six is an R, eight is an X!”
“The Tudors” begins its reign April 1 on Showtime.
Added 8 images from a recent press conference held in China for “The Children of Haung Shi”. Jonathan took part with his co-stars Radha Mitchell and Chow Yun-Fat.
There’s also video from the press conference up on Sina (I wasn’t able to get this to work but it may work for others.) And during the press conference it was announced that the world premiere of the film is scheduled to be held in Huang Shi in November 2007 (thanks to Michelle Yeoh Info for this news).
Sony Pictures Classic has released new stills from “The Children of Huang Shi” with a to be announced release date in 2007. 10 stills were added to the Gallery.
