LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 — Liu will play a Chinese mother who starts off looking for her daughter in New York but soon gets sidetracked into working for a human trafficking outfit in “Snakehead.”
And the “Elementary,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill” co-star will be able to drawn on her own cultural background for the “Snakehead” portrayal of family values and underworld ambition.
“I was drawn to this story and character not only because it ties into my history as a Chinese American but also as a New Yorker,” she told Deadline.
“After reading Evan’s script, the hidden world of human smuggling was exposed to be right here in everyone’s backyard and the reality is at the same time fascinating and grotesque.”
The film’s writer and director tells a similar story.
“Being a 6th generation Chinese-American, I’ve always been curious about my past and how my ancestors emigrated to the United States,” said Evan Jackson Leong, whose background is in documentary-making, including basketball profile “Linsanity,” but who has also worked with “The Fast and the Furious” regular helmer Justin Lin.
“New York, and more specifically its Chinatown, is a fascinating backdrop, that is full of hope, yet fraught with danger.”
Shooting is scheduled to start in spring of 2015. — AFP-Relaxnews
