Director Dante Lam Hopes Eddie Peng Becomes an A-list Actor
Eddie Peng’s (彭于晏) breakthrough performance in the 2013 Hong Kong film Unbeatable <激戰> brought him to new heights in the film industry. The boxing film, directed by Dante Lam (林超賢), was a financial success in the Hong Kong box office, becoming the highest-grossing locally produced film in 2013. Through the film, Nick Cheung (張家輝) won Best Actor award for his performance.
Recently, it has been reported that Eddie Cheng was cast as the male lead in Dante Lam’s upcoming film Breaking Wind <破風>. Eddie recently went to Hong Kong to promote the film, and when the event was finished, Dante Lam hosted a dinner banquet to celebrate Eddie’s belated 32nd birthday. Sources say that the purpose of the dinner was so Eddie could sign a film contract with Dante Lam. It was reported that Dante Lam signed Eddie for $5 million HKD, and his new film will begin shooting next year.
Dante Lam admitted in a later interview that he was very interested in working with Eddie again. He said, “The subject matter [of the new film] has not been decided yet. Everything is still in its very early brainstorming stages. [Eddie] is a very hard-working actor, and I look forward to him rising to an A-list actor.”
In other news, Ethan Juan (阮經天), Eddie’s costar in Breaking Wind, has been hard at work for the film. After finishing up a late-night shoot in Taiwan, Ethan rushed to Hong Kong to promote Breaking Wind. A few hours later, he flew back to Taiwan for a studio shoot, working for 48 hours straight.
Source: Oriental Daily
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Eddie’s definitely hot and good actor too! :DD. Can’t wait for his upcoming film, Breaking Wind . Hayyy! :DD.
I love Ep! I thought he was already an A list actor! He works really hard and it shows! I wish him the best!
He is a very good actor. And he is a very hard working man.
Only a matter of time before he rises to that status although he’s already A-List for me.
P.S. Maybe someone can correct the spelling and grammatical errors in this article…………………….
He is not A-list yet but he’s leading among the list to hot & upcoming actors. He’s dedicated to his role(s), respectful to seniors and overall a warm & easygoing guy. He’ll go a long way 🙂
Now, is there any trailers for his Wong Fei Hung movie?
he was already an A-list hottie actor for me long time ago. im glad he is finally growing in some people eyes. he definitely had grow and improved through the years.
I’m so so so glad he has finally been recognised for the hard work he has put in for many years!! I’ve been supporting him since he was in supporting roles and he really has come so far, both in terms of acting and matiurity. Eddie fighting!!