Director Karwai Wong joins 'The Grandmaster' stars Zhang Ziyi, Song Hye-Kyo and Tony Leung Chiu Wai at the 2013 Chinese Film Festival opening ceremony at Yeouido CGV in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo : Getty Images/Chung Sung-Jun)
South Korean TV series "Descendants of the Sun" starring Song Hye Kyo, 35, and Song Joong Ki, 31, is having a Chinese film adaptation. It will be directed by Zhang Yibai, 53, who wrote and directed the 2016 Chinese romantic drama film "I Belonged to You."
There are still no details about the cast of the Chinese "Descendants of the Sun" film. One actress that should be considered to play the female lead character is Hye Kyo's "The Crossing" co-star Zhang Ziyi, 38. The male and female lead characters in the original TV series are named Captaain Yoo Si Jin, also known as Big Boss, and Doctor Kang Mo Yeon, also known as Beauty, respectively.
Big Boss is a soldier with outstanding academic and physical abilities. Coming from a family with a military background, he has high respect for his father.
On the other hand, Beauty is a cardiothoracic specialist. While she is not afraid to admit mistakes, she does not fall prey easily to her emotions.
If Ziyi is chosen to play the female lead character originally played by Hye Kyo, their "The Crossing" co-star Takeshi Kaneshiro should also play the male lead role originally played by Joong Ki.
Recently, Ziyi attended Milan Fashion Week 2017 in Italy with her "The Crossing" co-star Tong Dawei, PR Newswire reported. In 2016, the "Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger" star played a film actress who is not faithful to her husband who is a Chinese gangster (Ge You) in "The Wasted Times."
It will not be the first time for Ziyi and Yibai to work together if the former is chosen to play the female lead role in the Chinese film adaptation of "Descendants of the Sun." In 2016, Ziyi was also directed by Yibai in the Chinese romance anthology film "Run for Love."
Chinese TV production group Huace Film & TV has bought the rights to reproduce "Descendants of the Sun" into a film in China. Yibai told Wuhan Evening News that they will not rely on the reputation of the original drama but use it as a foundation to build an entirely new film and even make a better version.
Meanwhile, here is a video of Ziyi taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge:
