Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn said the first of the standalone Star Wars stories has started principal photography in London.
Yen, who starred in "Ip Man," and Jiang, who directed and starred in the award-winning "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Devils on the Doorstep," have joined the stellar cast which also includes Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything"), Diego Luna ("Milk"), Ben Mendelsohn ("Bloodline"), Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland"), Mads Mikkelsen ("Casino Royale") and Riz Ahmed ("Nightcrawler").
Alan Tudyk, who provided voice dubbing for characters in "Frozen" and "Big Hero 6," will play a "performance capture" character in the film.
A recently-released publicity photo shows Yen and Jiang wearing "Star Wars" costumes and makeup. Their roles have yet to be revealed, but Jiang looks like he will play a resistance fighter and Yen will play a Jedi.
It was reported by the Chinese media that Yen would enjoy the highest remuneration of all the cast and will earn a share of the future box office revenue, which suggests that he may have a lead role in the film rather than a cameo.Remember when Bruce Lee was struggling to get cast in the US? Now that China is a major venue, Hollywood is featuring Chinese actors. Hollywood is looking for big box office in China.
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