Michelle Yeoh – Yeoh Planned To Smuggle Laptop To Suu Kyi – Contactmusic.comActress Michelle Yeoh planned to smuggle a laptop and printer to Burmese freedom campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi but abandoned the plot over fears she'd be arrested. The former Bond girl steps into Suu Kyi's shoes in new movie The Lady, which tells the story ...
I was born to portray Aung San Suu Kyi: Michelle Yeoh – MSN IndiaLondon, Dec 31 (PTI) Actress Michelle Yeoh says she was born to portray the emotional story of activist Aung San Suu Kyi. The 48-year-old said when she heard about Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi, she immediately knew that she wanted to portray her ...
Michelle Yeoh always wanted to play Aung San Suu Kyi – Real BollywoodLondon, Dec 30: Michelle Yeoh has revealed that she was always keen on playing the role of Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi. But it was only by chance that the Malaysian-born actress found a writer was already developing such a project. "It was four years ...
Michelle Yeoh born to play role of Aung San Suu Kyi – Daily MirrorWhen Michelle Yeoh heard about Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi, she immediately knew that she wanted to portray her incredible life story. But it was only by chance that the Malaysian-born actress discovered a writer was already developing such a project ...
Michelle Yeoh: 'Daniel Craig brings an edgy hardness to Bond' – video – Digital SpyMichelle Yeoh has described Daniel Craig as an "amazing actor" and "fantastic" James Bond. Yeoh told Digital Spy that despite being biased in favour of Pierce Brosnan's Bond, who she starred opposite in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies, she is also a fan of ...
Fascinating tale tediously told – Bradford Telegraph ArgusTHE LADY (12A, 132 mins) ** Starring Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Woodhouse, Jonathan Raggett, Htun Lin, Agga Poechit, Benedict Wong, Marian Yu. Director: Luc Besson Truth may be stranger than fiction, but it's seldom more entertaining ...
Exclusive Michelle Yeoh Interview – femalefirst.co.ukMichelle Yeoh is known for playing strong women in the likes of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow Never Dies over the years. But her new movie The Lady sees her take on a new type of strength as she portrays Aung San Suu Kyi in the Luc Besson ...
Film Weekly podcast: The Artist's Michel Hazanavicius and The Lady's Michelle Yeoh – audio – The GuardianOn the show this week, Jason Solomons meets French director Michel Hazanavicius to discuss The Artist - Hazanavicius's homage to silent cinema. The film is gathering up plaudits from around the world as we head towards Oscars, picking up six ...
Front Row – Michelle Yeoh, 2011 music picks, book cover design – BBC NewsJohn Wilson talks to actress Michelle Yeoh about her role in The Lady; three music reviewers nominate their album of the year; the art of book cover design in the digital age. With John Wilson. Michelle Yeoh, star of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and ...
Yeoh on Burma ban after The Lady – Belfast TelegraphMichelle Yeoh has revealed that she has been banned from Burma - along with her new film, The Lady. In the film, which is out on December 30, the 48-year-old stars as Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy activist who spent more than a decade under ...
Michelle Yeoh Calls Aung San Suu Kyi an 'Iconic Female Asian Figure' – Hollywood ReporterYeoh said she took the script, written with her in mind, to friend Luc Besson. "I felt that Luc had the best experience because he was an amazing director. He had a very strong production and distribution company, so he know the ropes," she said, but wasn ...
Michelle Yeoh considers 'The Lady' as story of a lifetime – Manila Bulleting OnlineDOHA, Qatar — Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh believes her forthcoming starrer, "The Lady," directed by Luc Besson and about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, is up there with the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the ...
Michelle Yeoh Garners Praise at AFI Fest for 'The Lady' (Video) – Hollywood ReporterAs Yeoh and I discussed during an extensive interview in Los Angeles on Friday (see the top of this post), it's somewhat ironic that she was cast as Suu Kyi, since the leader is famously serene, whereas the actress has, for most of her 27-year career ...
AFI Fest 2011 Special Screening of The Lady Pictures – Monsters and CriticsMichelle Yeoh attends AFI Fest 2011 Special Screening of The Lady. Photo copyright Andrew Evans / PR Photos. Michelle Yeoh attends AFI Fest 2011 Special Screening of The Lady. Photo copyright Andrew Evans / PR Photos. Michelle Yeoh attends AFI ...
Showbiz: Her biggest challenge yet – New Straits TimesNow Datuk Michelle Yeoh is facing her biggest challenge yet by playing a real life personality who represents the fight for freedom — only this time in a non-violent way. In the inspirational biographical drama The Lady, Yeoh plays Nobel Peace Prize ...
AFI Fest Review: 'The Lady' – MSN TVStarring Michelle Yeoh as Burmese political activist Aung San Suu Kyi, "The Lady' isn't just Luc Besson's return to directing and American audiences after a not-inconsiderable 5-year absence spent directing animation and one live-action film that never ...
Why Michelle Yeoh Deserves an Academy Award – ExaminerI am asian. I am Chinese. I want Michelle Yeoh to win the award, so give it to her. Okay. That's not the reason why she should win the Academy Award. Not giving Michelle Yeoh an Academy Award is like not giving a Golden Age of Hollywood actress like Gloria ...
Myanmar Nobel winner praises truth, justice as biopic about her screens at Rome festival – News1130.com"The Lady," by French director Luc Besson, features former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh playing Suu Kyi, who was freed from house arrest last year after spending most of the last two decades detained by a military junta. The movie was filmed in Thailand.
'The Lady' offers life-altering messages for the masses – Calgary HeraldIn fact, she was only released from the isolation of her last house arrest late last year, which meant neither Besson, nor lead actress Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), had any access to the living source material while ...
Toronto film fest announces latest acquisitions – YAHOO!In the last one of the day, Cohen MediaGroup bought U.S. rights to Luc Besson's "The Lady," with its awards-potential performances from Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. Prior to that, IFC added Lynne Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" and Abel Ferrara's "4 ...
