In China, Zhang Ziyi is so popular that people recently threw a big conference just to announce she had joined the cast of an upcoming biopic about the opera singer Mei Lanfang. Not even George Clooney commands that kind of respect here. Maybe Lindsay Lohan but that press conference would probably be for different reasons altogether.
Speaking of, once I thought friends and family were throwing me a press conference, you know, just because. Turns out it was an intervention. Booooo. I was ready for my close up too. Here is a photo of the lovely Ziyi at the event.
The movie is filming now for a release next year. And don't worry. I'm fine. Still ready for a close up though.