Recent News
6/10/2010
- Congratulations Rosette and Wena on Meeting Our Lady!
Rosette and Rowena from Manila got to meet Michelle
recently, so join us in congratulating them on their great fortune! I
know you guys loved meeting her, I got that impression all the way from
here. Hope you said hi for me! On another note, sorry for the website
not being updated in so long. For the last year we had switched to a
laptop that did not have the files or the ability to modify them so I
couldn't do it. However, things are back up. Regretfully, what has
happened was the most recent files were lost, including the message
board, so we will have to start from scratch. So let's get posting
guys! There's lots of news to update!+
1/23/09
- Michelle Will Chair the Jury Panel at AFA
Michelle will lead the jury for the Asian Film Awards,
to be held March 23rd at the Hong Kong and Convention Centre. A total
of 36 Asian films were selected from hundreds of entries for 13
categories.
1/17/09
- Three 2008 Michelle Movies Out on DVD
Three of Michelle's movies from last year have all
been released on DVD in the past two weeks. Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon
Emperor, Babylon AD and Children of Huangshi, which will be released
January 20 (in 3 days!). I haven't had the opportunity to buy 3
Michelle DVDs that I don't own in one shot in years!
1/15/09
- Michelle FIA Make Roads Safe Appearance In Costa Rica
Michelle appeared with Michael Schumacher and Costa
Rica's transportation minister at a press conference for the Make Roads
Safe campaign in San Jose, Costa Rica today. The FIA had donated US$1
million for road safety projects in Costa Rica and Michelle attended
the opening of a bike path through the town. The press conference was
at the InterContinental Hotel in West San Jose.
1/14/09
- Michelle In Costa Rica
In preparation for a Make Roads Safe event, Michelle
(along with Michael Schumacher, his wife, and Jean Todt) is in Costa
Rica. They visited the area that got struck earlier this month by a
quake, going to a relief center with the Costa Rica transport minister.
The Make Roads Safe event is tomorrow.
12/19/08
- BBC Radio Michelle Interview
In preparation for the upcoming release of Far North in British cinemas, BBC
Radio did an interview of Michelle. I haven't been able to hear it yet,
but I will soon. Check
it out! (it starts at 1 hour, 13 mins in)
12/9/08
- Fan Mail Address No Longer Available
Unfortunately, the fan mail address we have had for
some time is no longer available. The kind individual who set that up
for us no longer can maintain it, so it has been closed. Sorry for the
bad news everyone! At some point soon, perhaps we will have another way
to send Michelle our best wishes.
9/24/08
- New Film for Michelle!
Been a while since the last update! Michelle will be
working on a new movie directed by Yuen Woo-ping called "Su Qi-Er",
literally "Beggar Su". Some preliminary filming has begun at some sites
near Beijing. Principal photography has already started. Michelle plays
a heroine who saves the life of Su Qi-Er at one point. Su Qi-Er is a
hero of Cantonese lore, along with Wong Fei-Hung who was Jet Li's
character in Once Upon a Time in China.
8/6/08
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!
Another year has passed, filled with hard work and
happiness and joy. We, your fans, wish you a wonderful happy birthday
today with friends and family. Take good care pretty lady and have a
successful and happy year ahead. Best of luck in your next year and
stay safe - HAPPY
BIRTHDAY! <UPDATE>
Check out this video from August 5
in Japan - they gave Michelle a birthday cake at the press conference!
Japanese singer Kurose Manami sang "Happy Birthday" for Michelle. The
cake had an image of the Eye of Shangri-La (thanks Jane!)
8/4/08
- Dark Knight Barely Beats Mummy 3 for #1 at the Weekend Box Office
Mummy 3 was barely beaten in it's opening weekend by
Dark Knight, by $1.3 million - not by much. Congratulations Michelle
and company! Sounds like it got good return business - here's hoping
that continues. Go Mummy!
7/28/08
- Interview of Michelle in New York Daily News for M3 Says Michelle Top
Action Heroine of All Time
Michelle was interviewed by the New York Daily News
regarding M3 and according to the article, Michelle was recently ranked
as the world's top action heroine of all time by RottenTomatoes.com. Check
out the article!
7/17/08
- Great Interview of Michelle and Jet Li for Mummy 3
A video
interview on MoviesOnline.ca of Michelle and Jet Li for promotion
of Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. It is very funny and you can
see the great chemistry between Michelle and Jet. They were joking with
each other even during this interview.
7/16/08
- Mummy 3 Cleared for China Release
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has been cleared
by Chinese censors and will be released in Mainland China after the
Olympics.
7/12/08
- Make Roads Safe Campaign Article and Video
The Make Roads Safe campaign has put up an article
about it and included a 10 minute video. It is interesting stuff - the
article is about Michelle's efforts and the video is about the overall
effort, including a segment about Michelle's work. Find
it here.
7/9/08
- Yeohfanz is Back!
The third main Michelle fansite, Yeohfanz, is back up! New and
sleeker, go check out the great Yeohfanz webmaster's hard work! Great
work Kit!
7/2/08
- Michelle Yeoh Birthday
Special for 2008 is Up!
The annual Michelle Yeoh
Birthday Special is up and running at the Michelle Yeoh Web Theater -
go
post your birthday wishes for our lady, whose birthday is August 6!
This has been done every year for the last six years and Michelle loves
to read your comments so if you want to say hi this is the way to go.
Go go go!
6/22/08
- New Mummy 3 Trailer!
There's a new trailer for Mummy 3 and the movie just
looks better and better. Check it out at
IMDb!
6/6/08
- Michelle's CNN Talk
Asia Interview
Check out Michelle's interview on CNN's Talk Asia.
In three parts: Part
1 Part
2 Part
3 Includes clips from Silver Hawk and other films. Really
interesting stuff!
5/27/08
- Babylon A.D. and Mummy
3 Trailers
A little bit behind the times but you can find the first
(French teaser trailer) and second (just
released, also in French) Babylon A.D. trailers and the teaser
trailer to Mummy 3. Just click on the links.
4/20/08
- Vote in Poll for
Favorite Asian Action Star
Here's a poll to vote for your favorite Asian action
star. Michelle is currently 3rd, just ahead of Tony Jaa. It only counts
for living actors so the list is a bit limited. Check
it out!
4/17/08
- Far North and Children
of Huang Shi Trailers!
Hopefully everyone remembers there are four Michelle
movies coming out this year and early next. Two of them have trailers
out: Far North and
Children of Huang Shi (ChildrenofHuangShi.com).
Thanks to Jane once again!
3/24/08
- Michelle Coming to the
US to Work on Mummy 3 Dubbing
Michelle will be coming to the US tomorrow to begin
work on audio dubbing for Mummy 3,
Rob Cohen reported on his most recent blog entry. This is traditional
work that is done to make the actors' voices more audible, since in
some cases the microphones can't always catch the voices loudly enough.
Hope you have a great stay in the US, Michelle! (thanks to Jane)
3/18/08
- Michelle in Hanoi
Working with Kids on Safety
Michelle was in Hanoi earlier today working with
students at the Tay Son Primary School as a UN Road Safety Ambassador
for the Make Roads Safe campaign. She engaged in a Helmets for Kids
Handover ceremony.
2/22/08
- Michelle Voted Best
Supporting
Actress by SE&L
Michelle was voted Best Supporting Actress by the
SE&L(Short
Ends and Leader)'s Annual Film Awards, according
to PopMatters.com,
for her performance as Corazon in Sunshine.
Congratulations Michelle!
2/16/08
- May 23 2008 US Release
Date for Children of Huang Shi
Sony Classics has made it official: Children of Huang Shi will be
released in the US on May 23rd, 2008. The world premiere will take
place March 31st in the city of Huang Shi, China at the Huang Shi
Sports
Center.
2/12/08
- Far North has a North
American Distributor
Image Entertainment has bought the North American
rights to Far North in the North American market. While it is great
news that someone did get the rights, there is some concern because
Image is more of a cable distributor rather than a theatrical one.
Hopefully this doesn't add up to no theatrical release. I wanna see it
in theaters! (thanks to Jane for the news)
1/14/08
- Sunshine out on DVD!
Granted, this is a week behind but I got my copy last
Tuesday and only got to watch it yesterday and today. The film is still
excellent and the extras are worth it. It was very interesting to
listen to the commentary by the film's science advisor, Dr. Brian Cox,
and you learn quite a bit about the science behind the movie and what
was accurate and what wasn't. Go find the film and watch it - truly
worth it. Excellent work Michelle!
1/3/08
- Michelle the Highest Paid Actress in China
According to the Shanghai based Oriental Morning Post,
Michelle was the highest paid female star of 2007, bringing in 80
million yuan (going by what they give as an estimated take for Jet,
that puts her income at about US$11 million). On the list, she was 7th.
First was Jet Li, bringing in 465 million yuan, or around US$62
million. Second was Jackie Chan with 428 million yuan. The
article was posted online by Xinhua News. Note: there have been several of
these lists in the past few weeks, and though they all say Michelle was
the highest paid female star, they do not all place her in the same
spot. One placed her in third. Therefore I would advise this to be a
guess by the media.
12/30/07
- Have a Happy New Year Everyone!!
To everyone have a fun and safe and great New Year and
see ya next year!!
12/24/07
- MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Today is Christmas Eve, and I hope everyone has a
great, safe and very Merry Christmas! Things will be busy here at MYC
HQ so thought I would get this post up early. Hope you get lots of
gifts and have a great time! And this goes for you too Michelle! Take
care everyone!
12/10/07
- 10th Anniversary of Tomorrow Never Dies Premiere
Today is the 10th anniversary of the premiere of TND.
Man...just to imagine that I was a fan by that point and really excited
with the release of the film. I really enjoyed it - and hope you guys
did too. Check out a page dedicated to the anniversary at CommanderBondNet.
Some of the stories are fun, and they are all interesting!
12/3/07
- Michelle Attended the Wedding of Ferrari Driver Felipe Massa
On Friday, Michelle and longtime boyfriend Jean Todt
attended the wedding of Ferrari racing driver Felipe Massa in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. There were 800 or so guests in attendance. Michelle
finished her part in Mummy 3 a couple of weeks ago. She will be
attending with Todt the ceremony awarding Ferrari the F1 Cup. The
ceremony will be in Monte Carlo.
11/11/07
- Michelle Completes Mummy 3 Filming...Almost (whoops!: update!)
According to Rob Cohen's blog, Michelle and Jet
finished their parts in Mummy 3. However, it turns out Michelle shifted
to Hengdian Film Studios to shoot some final scenes with the second
film unit. These were horse riding scenes, though she might have been
involved in a bit more than that. They are also shooting (spoiler
warning: if you wish to read the text, highlight it) Russell Wong's character's death
scene, in a method of execution called Che Lie, where you are tied to
four or five horsecarts and pulled to pieces. In the movie, they used
eight carts to do the job. Ouch! Michelle
should be completely finished in the next day or two if not already.
10/14/07
- Michelle Returns to Mummy 3 Filming
Michelle, after receiving the Legion d'Honneur award
in Malaysia, spent time at home, at the Pusan International Film
Festival in Korea, in Hong Kong, and returned to Ipoh to celebrate her
dad's birthday. She has now returned to China to continue filming of
The Mummy 3. However, we do get a bonus from all of her travels - we
get a video of the panel she participated in while at the PIFF, which
is about crossborder productions and actor transitions between Asia and
Hollywood. Check it out!
10/8/07
- Michelle Receives the Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur
During a break in Mummy
filming, Michelle was granted France's highest civilian honor, the
Chevalier De Legion d'Honneur or the Knight of the Legion of Honor in a
special ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday. Many longtime
friends, relatives and teachers from middle school also attended. She
was granted this honor not only for her acheivements in the performing
arts and her philanthropic pursuits but also for contributions to the
strengthening of ties between France and Malaysia. As a side note, the
ceremony took place on the 50th anniversary of the start of diplomatic
ties between Malaysia and France. CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE! Video of
Michelle's Speech
10/3/07
- Michelle Receives the Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur
During a break in Mummy
filming, Michelle was granted France's highest civilian honor, the
Chevalier De Legion d'Honneur or the Knight of the Legion of Honor in a
special ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday. Many longtime
friends, relatives and teachers from middle school also attended. She
was granted this honor not only for her acheivements in the performing
arts and her philanthropic pursuits but also for contributions to the
strengthening of ties between France and Malaysia. As a side note, the
ceremony took place on the 50th anniversary of the start of diplomatic
ties between Malaysia and France. CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE!
9/22/07
- Michelle Has Joined Mummy 3 Filming
According to Vic Armstrong's
website, Michelle has joined the crew filming Mummy 3 in Canada. She
will stay with them through their transition to China, where they will
be filming at several locations including the Terracotta Army Museum in
Xi'an, China.
9/2/07
- Michelle at Venice Film Festival - Photos
Michelle was in attendance
at the Venice Film Festival, and she looks great! Check out these links
(all photos from WireImage):
Michelle
at Film Premiere
Michelle
with Michelle
Michelle
Next Day
Michelle,
Sean Bean, Michelle Krusiec
Michelle
Giving Autographs (Lucky fans!)
Michelle
Posing
8/30/07
- Far North Premieres at Venice Film Festival
Michelle's next movie has
had it's world premiere and it was at the Venice Film Festival. The
film was called "...an outdoor adventure full of surprises and sharp as
an ice pick." Find a review of it on this
Hollywood Reporter article. Man I can't wait to see this one!
8/8/07
- A Response from Michelle!
Michelle sent a message in
response to all of our birthday wishes that we posted via Michelle Yeoh
Web Theater, and she said "Pls
thank
all the wonderful people for their loving kind and thoughtful messages.
... " For
her full message, go here. As
for my own response..."It was our
pleasure, Michelle! Hope you had a great birthday!"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!
8/7/07
- Annual Michelle Yeoh Birthday Chat Was Great Fun!
Michelle's birthday chat was
great fun, and thanks to all who participated. We missed the birthday
girl, but it is always a great time celebrating Michelle's birthday.
Can't wait for next year! Also, we had 227 messages for MYWT's Birthday
Wishes page, from all over the world. The messages were sent to
Michelle and she probably hasn't had enough time to get through them
all. Each one is a kind of birthday card, and so from MYWT and us here
at the MYC, thanks for sending Michelle your greetings! Ah yes, and...
8/6/07
- Annual Michelle Yeoh Birthday Chat In Progress!
Michelle's birthday is on
and we're celebrating it! Click on the Chatroom link and come help us
celebrate! Chat will go until 3 a.m. San Francisco Time/6 p.m. Hong
Kong Time. See you there!
Michelle
Yeoh Birthday Wishes Page
is up at MYWT!
Michelle's birthday is coming up
and an annual festivity has been set up once again - the 6th Annual Michelle
Yeoh Birthday Special 2007 is back! Go leave your message for Michelle. The
birthday wishes are delivered to Michelle and we know she always loves
them so get going!
7/15/07
- Sunshine Starts Friday!...and an Interview of Michelle! And
Promotional Screenings - Sign Up ASAP!
Michelle's next movie,
Sunshine, gets released Friday here in the US! Finally! Everyone else
has gotten to see it and now we get our chance! Well, with the way it
worked out, I am really really looking forward to seeing Sunshine. Ah,
but a surprise! There are promotional
screenings by Fox Searchlight all
week in certain cities, and even I get to see it early! So get on
signing up! And, on top of that, I have found a New
York Daily News interview of Michelle that is Sunshine related.
5/29/07 - Michelle Attended Cannes Film
Festival Closing Ceremony May 27th
Michelle was back in Cannes after
a brief run to Monaco for F1 Racing's Monaco Cup, appearing with Jean
Todt. She was presenter this year for Best Director, for which is given
the Palm D'Or Award. Her speech during her presentation (thanks Jane!):
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I worked with Chinese,
British, American, Canadian, French directors;
but directing is not only about techniques and cameras, it's someone's
unique vision. Directing is being able to share your dreams with the
crew. Directing is being able to explain the role to actors. Directing
is saying something one way and doing it another way the next.
Directing is listening to your soul and touching the audience's hearts
as the wonderful directors did this year."
5/24/07 - SUNSHINE TO BE RELEASED JULY 20TH!!!
Okay, so everyone knows that I
mean US release. Finally! So we'll be able to see it too! YAY!
5/23/07 - Michelle at Cannes Film Festival
Michelle has been busy attending
premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (WireImage,
Getty
Images, Yahoo
News, Google
News) and she looks great! The links may not go directly to
Michelle related content, so you may have to do a search. My apologies.
Enjoy! She has been looking quite stunning of late - looking good,
pretty lady!
5/19/07 - Babylon A.D. Filming Complete
While Michelle finished filming
last weekend, filming has finished, according to Variety. Filming
lasted 5 months and had a few delays while searching for a location
that had enough snow. (thanks Jane!)
5/14/07 - Michelle Attended the Spanish Grand
Prix in Barcelona
Michelle attended the Spanish
Grand Prix with Jean Todt yesterday, May 13th, in Barcelona, Spain. She
has been working on Babylon A.D., which was delayed a few weeks by lack
of snow in locations that producers had planned to film. If things are
finished, hope you get a chance to head home and get a few weeks rest
before your next project, Michelle!
5/3/07 - I'm
Baaaack! - and a Michelle Newspaper Interview
Of course, I've been back a while
but I have also been trying to get back on my feet after disappearing
for 17 days and getting married in the process to a beautiful fellow
Michelle Yeoh fan. I do apologize for not doing an earlier hello but I
have been doing 12 hour shifts and catching a fever over the last
couple weeks so I've been really busy. To partially make up for it, I
just read a
really interesting article from The Star Online which is an
interview of Michelle. At least, I think
it was recent. At any rate, check it out!
4/27/07 - Babylon Finishes Snow Filming in
Sweden
Babylon AD, which had some
trouble finding enough of a snowy location for filming, began filming
mid-April in Sweden. The sequence involved a great deal of action as it
included an extended pursuit sequence with plenty of explosions and
gunfire. Michelle and Vin Diesel are already back in Prague.
3/27/07 - No Updates of This Site Until April
16
There will be no updates until
April 16 on this site. Check the Michelle Yeoh Web Theater
or Yeohfanz sites for
updates. Prior news on this site can be found at the News Archive. You
may also check WireImage
or Getty
Images for the latest public photos of Michelle as well, though she
will likely be in the Czech Republic for a while. I will, however, be
checking in on occasion on both the MB and chatroom. Take care
Michelle, and see you guys in a few weeks!
3/25/07 - Interesting Interview of Michelle
A very interesting interview of
Michelle from the Times Online (UK). Check
it out.
3/17/07 - Great Sunshine Wallpaper Created by
Melody!
Based on the MTV.com video of
Michelle, Melody created a
great wallpaper for us to enjoy - you get to see Michelle looking
serious, happy, intense, and goofy - all on the same page! Really a
great job, you guys gotta see it! On top of that, she created a
bunch of icons that are based on all the characters of Sunshine. All
can be found at the Sunshine Fan Forum,
with this as the
direct link. Thanks Melody!
3/14/07 - Cast Videos Up at MTV.com for Sunshine Cast, Including
Michelle's!
MTV.com has been posting cast
videos of those who starred in Sunshine,
and Michelle's has recently gone up. Michelle, of course, is her goofy
self, and you can see that she really enjoyed playing Corazon. Check
it out!
(thanks Melody!)
3/4/07 - Michelle's
Leather Catsuit from TND Up for Bid in London
According to an
article in the New York Daily, there is an auction that is going to
take place/is going on online that includes many costumes from the
ages, and it includes Michelle's leather catsuit from TND. Check the
article to find out how to bid if you are interested. The cloak worn by
Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars is up for bid for $100,000, but don't
let that stop you - there are items that are up for bid for as low as
$380.
2/28/07 - Children of Huang Shi has Wrapped
The
Children of Huang Shi, which Michelle did filming for a week
prior to joining the Babylon AD shoot in Prague, has wrapped filming.
2/25/07 - New Sunshine Trailer!
There's
a new
trailer out for Sunshine at SunshineDNA.com, one using
Captain Kaneda's (Hiroyuki Sanada, Michelle's costar from Royal
Warriors) voice. It gives hints as to what we should expect for the
movie, and I for one am really annoyed with Fox Searchlight if they're
going to wait til the fall!
2/23/07 - Michelle is Attending the Milan
Fashion Week in Milan, Italy
Michelle
is in Milan for a few days and is attending the Milan Fashion Week
event for Dolce and Gabbana. Check out the photos released on WireImage!
Also, there is a new
video up at the SunshineDNA
site titled Mercury. A glimpse
into the movie, it is kind of interesting. Check it out!
2/22/07
- US Release of Sunshine
May Be in
the Fall
CTom
Rothman, FOX's chairman, was interviewed on the red carpet at the
premiere for Reno911 and said that Sunshine will be cool, that the
screenings done in the UK were great, and that release for the film
will be in the Fall in the US. The FALL!?
Noooooooooooooo! He confirmed that it is being released in the UK (and
the rest of the world) in the Spring (release dates are in early April).
2/19/07 - The Mummy 3 rumors...Michelle and
Jet Li in a movie together again?
Coming
up soon are plans for the next Mummy
sequel, which will take place
in China. Producers are talking to Jet Li and Michelle to star. Of
course, it is all speculation, but it would be interesting. So we can
add this one to the other rumored roles which includes Indiana Jones 4. Our Michelle is
going to stay busy - yes!
2/08/07 - Fun Video Clip!
Check
out a fun video I
found on YouTube, which mixes both Crouching Tiger and Star Wars!
1/17/07 - Trailer
for Sunshine! *UPDATE*
Check
it out! And then go to the Michelle News forum and comment in the
thread and poll I started therein:
AND click this link for the
UK trailer!
AND click THIS
LINK for the HD trailer (a really
nice picture on this version!)! *NEW*
1/3/07 - A
Fan Created a Forum and a
Music Video for Sunshine
A
fan created a Sunshine forum that has all
kinds of interesting info about the movie also has created a
Sunshine video. The video
is nicely done and I recommend you check it out!
12/31/06 - Happy 2007!
May
everyone have a safe and fun new year's celebration and see you guys in
2007!
12/28/06 - New Sunshine Video
There
is yet another new video at the Sunshine site, this one about the
visual effects (VFX, the title) for the movie. They give you a glimpse
at what the movie will look like. Check it out!
12/24/06 - Merry
Christmas Everyone!
Hope
you have a safe, happy and merry Christmas everyone! I know not
everyone celebrates it, but I do hope the best for all. Merry Christmas
Michelle!
12/16/06 - Sunshine
Ready for March Release
Sunshine,
the film Michelle was working on earlier this year and which changed
release dates from October 2006 to March 16 2007 has been completed.
Hopefully we will soon see an actual trailer - most certainly, a set of
movie premieres would be good too! March 16 - 3 months to go!
12/15/06 - Michelle in China Filming Children of Huang Shi
Michelle is currently in China
shooting her scenes for Children of
Huang Shi and has only one week to do so. At the end of this
week or so, she will have to head back to Europe to work on Babylon. Good luck Michelle!
11/25/06 - Michelle in Paris Preparing for Babylon A.D.
Michelle is now in Paris in
rehearsals to begin filming Babylon
A.D. This also will bring her back to Norway, since they are
going to do winter scenes at FilmCamp - the same place they filmed part
of True North at. Good luck,
Michelle!
11/21/06 - Fight Ninjas as Michelle!
Thanks to Puma's website, you
can fight ninjas as Michelle as part of their campaign for the shoes
Michelle and the ninjas wore in the ads! It is a simple game, but hey -
you're fighting them off as MICHELLE! Check it out!
11/15/06 - Michelle Attended the Casino Royale
Premiere
Michelle, who is in London for
filming of True North,
atttended the Royal Film Premiere of Casino
Royale, the latest Bond movie which will be released in the US
(and I believe everywhere) on Friday. The premiere was attended by
Queen Elizabeth II herself, and another Bond notary, Sean Bean (who is
Michelle's costar in True North)
was also there.
Pics: Yahoo
Photos, WireImage,
Getty
Images
10/30/06 - Babylon
AD to start filming in December
According to sources, filming of Babylon AD won't start until
mid-December with an early 2008 release. On the same token, Michelle
will appear for filming on the Children
of Huang Shi sets in mid- to late-December (Chow Yun-Fat will
join the filming in late November). Good luck Michelle!
10/27/06
- Variety Says Michelle
Will Be in Bitter Sea
According to Variety, Michelle
will join Chow Yun-Fat for Children
of Huang Shi (also known as Bitter
Sea) which begins filming on November 13 in China. CoHS will be released next year,
which means we get four - count 'em, four
- Michelle movies! It is going to be a great year in 2007! It will be
interesting, however, because Michelle is slated to start shooting Babylon AD in November. Hopefully
she'll be able to juggle the two projects successfully. Good luck
Michelle!
10/25/06 - The Puma Ads are Coming Out and
They Have a Website with Videos!
Remember when Michelle said she
was going to do an ad for Puma? Well, the ads she filmed are going to
be released very soon (if they haven't already), and Puma has a great
website we can go to to check out the ads and there's a 5 minute
behind-the-scenes video! Michelle is really goofy in places and it is a
fun video - check it out!
And there are wallpapers too!
10/10/06 - New Sunshine Video - Michelle
Experiences Zero G
A new video was posted on
SunshineDNA. This video shows Michelle and the other actors getting the
opportunity to experience zero g. Michelle thought zero g was cool.
Check it out! Available on the SunshineDNA site and the Michelle
Yeoh Web Theater. You can also view it with this
direct link (thanks Jane!)
10/4/06 - Michelle on Svalbard
A blog run by Michelle's Norway
shoot assistant, Kaiser, which can be found here, has updates and
photos of Kaiser's adventures with Michelle. The photos are great, the
entries are fun, but do remember that this is a personal blog and not
set up for Michelle fans. For any information about Michelle herself or
actual film progress, please come to the MYC site (don't bother
clicking on the link, you're already here, lol) or to the Michelle Yeoh Web
Theater.
9/23/06 - New Video at Sunshine Website
A new video, this one related to
the spacesuits the characters will use, has been put up at the SunshineDNA
site. And if you look at the 2nd video, the one about the Sun,
you'll see a scene where they show the characters discussing their
mission...and you'll see Michelle! (thanks Jane!) A recent screening in
New York got high reviews, though the film still is not complete.
9/12/06 - Variety Says Michelle will be in Babylon AD
According to Variety magazine,
they say Michelle will be in Babylon
AD (initially reported 8/25/06). Since filming on True North has apparently already
started and Variety says Babylon will have a 2007 release date, it
sure looks
like we're going to have a banner year in 2007 for Michelle movies! Sunshine, True North and Babylon! Now, if True North and Babylon can just get a US release!
9/9/06 - Michelle
Possibly Already on Location in Norway
According to a post
on IMDb, Michelle may well have been in Norway since August
learning how to do a few things like being taught how to slaughter
reindeer by the native Sami people. One of the filming locations - or,
at least, where Michelle apparently has been for the last few weeks -
is at an abandoned military base on Svalbard. There isn't much about
the story in the post but they report that the main theme will be about
the conflict between modern society and native peoples and the
difference in the value systems. The poster included a link
to pictures showing the environment Michelle will be in and the
Sami people. The pictures are from a 1987 film production at FilmCampen
locations and note that the site is in Norwegian. Have a great time
Michelle!
9/7/06 - Michelle's
North Pole Movie Is "True North"
A title was announced for
Michelle's next movie, which starts filming shortly. It is True North,
a short story by Sara Maitland. Directed by British director Asif
Kapadia, they are gathering on the island of Svalbard, which is as far
north as the northern tip of Greenland. In October, they will shift
filming to the FilmCampen in Malselv, Norway. According to a Sean Bean
website, he has already headed to Svalbard and presumably Michelle
won't be far behind. Good luck Michelle!
Fan mail can be sent to:
9/6/06
- New
Sunshine Pic of Michelle
A new
picture of Michelle from Sunshine was posted on the SunshineDNA
website today. This looks to be a better look at that fire scene we saw
briefly - we already figured Michelle was the person in that scene and
so here's confirmation!
9/4/06 - eBay
Auction FYI
A longtime fan, Mistiec, is
selling 4 items from her collection on eBay. There are links to these
items in the Michelle News forum on the message board, and I highly
recommend you check them out. Among these items is a Police Story III:
Supercop poster and a TND German lobby card set. These are extremely hard to find items - go
bid!
8/29/06
- Fan Mail Address
Created!
Great news - Kityi, a fan from
Hong Kong, has created a post office box for us to send fan mail to! We
haven't had one in ages, and she says mail sent to that address will be
forwarded to Michelle when possible. You will find this posted in the
Michelle forum in the message board, but the address is:
Michelle Yeoh
c/o Kit Wong
PO Box No 7909
General Post Office
Hong Kong
8/25/06
- Michelle Signs to do
French Sci-Fi
Adventure Babylon A.D.
According to French
reports, Michelle has signed to do Babylon A.D., a French Sci-Fi
movie titled Babylon A.D.which is going to be based on a book, Babylon
Babies. She will apparently play Helen, though I have seen one post on
IMDb giving another name. The lead is apparently going to be Vin
Diesel. Filming is to begin in November.
8/23/06 - Michelle
and Todt at Car Show in California
On Sunday, Michelle and Jean Todt
were spotted in California at a classic car rally. Apparently, between
the Hungary and Turkey F1 Grand Prix, they have been on vacation. Last
we heard, Michelle had announced her next movie would be shooting at
the North Pole in September but Michelle hasn't confirmed it as yet.
Have a great time Michelle! Related
Photo
8/5/06 - Happy
Birthday Michelle!!!
The day is here, and I hope that
you are enjoying it with your friends and family. Even though you are a
wonderful gift for all of your fans, today it is your turn to receive
gifts and lots of love (granted, every day should be your birthday,
hehehe). From all of us to you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!
8/4/06 -
Birthday Chat Tomorrow <updated>
The Annual Birthday Chat is at 6 pm tomorrow evening, San Francisco
Time, 9 am Hong Kong Time. hope to see you guys there! Update: Also, the Sunshine Blog site has
added a photo of Michelle and
they have a thread wishing Michelle a happy birthday - so go wish
Michelle a happy birthday there too!
7/31/06 -
5th Annual Birthday Chat
this Weekend
Michelle's birthday is this
Sunday, August 6, and as we've done the last several years, the MYC
will hold a special chat session to celebrate our lady's birthday. This
will be this Saturday in the US starting at 6 pm Pacific Time (Sunday
at 9 am in Asia, 2 am London Time) and will last 6-8 hours. So come
help celebrate Michelle's birthday - all are welcome! Will Michelle be
there? You never know, but I certainly hope so! See ya there!
7/28/06 -
Birthday Greetings Page
Back Up
The Birthday
Greetings
page at the Michelle
Yeoh Web Theater is now back up and running. If you posted between
Sunday and Tuesday, please go back and post again. As well, if you have
any trouble, wait a few minutes and try again.
7/12/06 -
Michelle Posted on the
Birthday Greetings Page!
Michelle posted a thank you for
us fans at the Birthday Greetings
page at the Michelle
Yeoh Web Theater. If you haven't already, post your birthday wishes
to Michelle because it looks as though she's definitely reading them!
7/7/06 -
YeohFanz Back Up!
Down for just over a month, YeohFanz.com is
back up and running. This sister site to the MYC is run by a Hong Kong
fan and I highly recommend you check it out!
6/20/06 -
Sunshine Intro Clip!
We now have a clip from Sunshine!
The movie looks good, sounds good, and this also includes some comments
from director Danny Boyle. I can't wait! Note that there is a new poll
in the Michelle News forum on the Message Board: Sunshine Clip: What did you think?
Check out the clip and post your thoughts!
6/15/06 -
Michelle Won't Be Able to
Get to the Maui Film Festival
As some may have noticed, I
posted about Michelle being given the Rainmaker Award at the Maui Film
Festival. At the time, she was scheduled to appear tomorrow at 7 pm
with the possibility of getting to say hi to fans. Unfortunately, she
had to cancel. According to the announcement (in which two other stars
reportedly can't make it either), it is film related. Good luck,
Michelle, in whatever you're up to!
6/13/06 -
Quick Interview of
Michelle
A section of British website
Metro.co.uk, called 60
Second Interview, did an interview of Michelle and it is very
interesting. Most of it has to do with Memoirs, of course, but Michelle
comments on Sunshine and Wai Lin as well. Check it out! (thanks Jane!)
6/6/06 -
Michelle Gives More Clues
to her Next Movies
As you may have guessed,
Michelle has been somewhat quiet since Cannes finished. However, we
have more news concerning the two films Michelle is going to make this
year. The North Pole film will be shot in northern Norway, an American
production that will put Michelle with another actress and an actor yet
to be announced. Filming will start in September and will go for only 9
weeks. This is an apparently important time limit, possibly due to ice
floes appearing near the filming location. Her other movie will be a
French action movie and will begin filming toward the end of the year.
The director and male lead have already been fixed for this one, but
we'll have to wait for further details. Michelle made these revalations
in Taipei, where she attended an event as ambassador for Audemars
Piguet, and, after a day or two of rest, continued on to Hong Kong. She
will be arriving in the US on the 7th to discuss more projects.
5/28/06 -
Michelle was Busy While I
was Gone - Filming at the North Pole!?
There
are a lot of pics of Michelle
at Cannes and some news as well. She told reporters that her next
movie, scheduled to start filming in September, would take place at the
North Pole. She still did not say what the title is, nor what the other
film she mentioned earlier at the Piguet QE II Cup press conference,
are titled. She said filming will be tough and she was very excited for
this opportunity. As for pics, I'll link several Yahoo Pics here, but
you can find even more at Michelle Yeoh Web Theater
and at Yahoo
News. Pics: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12
5/17/06 -
Michelle has Arrived at
the Cannes Film Festival
Michelle
arrived in Cannes today for the Cannes Film Festival. She is attending
the world premiere of the Da Vinci
Code. Pics: Yahoo 1,
2,
3,
4
WireImage 1,
2,
3
5/17/06
-
Michelle No Longer
Planning to Star in Hua Mulan?
I
am sorry to report that it looks like Michelle may not be in Hua Mulan
after all. A Cannes report from Variety Magazine says that
Michelle has decided not to star in the film but will be an executive
producer, along with John Woo's longtime producer and business partner
Terrance Chang and David Dong, who runs the Shanghai production company
Meridian Pictures. Michelle should be at the Cannes Film Festival
next Sunday and hopefully she can shed some light on this topic.
5/14/06 -
Change of Release Date
for Sunshine Confirmed;
Michelle at Cannes Soon
Regretfully,
the
release date for Sunshine has
been changed to
March 16, 2007. However, the good news is Michelle will be at Cannes
May 21st and will
be attending a party for L'oreal Paris, an official parter for the
Cannes Festival. Michelle became an ambassador for L'oreal and started
in late 2005. Photo
of Michelle from L'oreal Have fun Michelle!
5/9/06 - Possible
Change in Release Date for Sunshine
According
to a post at ComingSoon.net, the release date for Sunshine may have been changed to
March 16, 2007.
5/1/06 - Michelle
was in Italy This Weekend
Michelle was
in Italy on Saturday at a party commemorating the reopening of the
Palazzo Grassi Gallery in Venice. She attended with Jean Todt. She also
attended the gallery's first exhibition the next day. Thanks Jane! Pics
(Palazzo
Grassi): WireImage 1,
2
(Exhibition): Yahoo 1,
WireImage 1,
2,
3
4/24/06
- Pics of Michelle at
the
International Audemars QE II Cup
Michelle went
to the Internationa Audemars QE
II Cup, a horse racing event at a racetrack in the New Territories in
Hong Kong. As always, Michelle looks great! There are 6 photos so far,
and please click on each link to see the photos: Yahoo 1,
2,
3,
4
Getty Images 1,
2
4/20/06 - Michelle Will Be in HK for the
International Audemars QE II Cup April 23rd
Michelle is going to be attending one of the
most prestigious horse racing competitions, the International Audemars
QE II Cup, to be held at the Sha Tin Race Course. The race is going to
be on Sunday, April 23rd. Michelle will represent the race's sponsor,
Audemars Piguet.
4/5/06 - Michelle
Going to US Soon to Discuss 3 Film Projects <updated>
Michelle, currently in Hong Kong, will be going
to
the US soon to discuss 3 possible film projects. Good
luck Michelle!
3/23/06 - Michelle Again Voted One of the Top
5 Desired Actresses at HK FILMART
Michelle was once again voted one of the top 5
most desired actresses at the Hong Kong International Film & TV
Market, or FILMART, which took place between March 20th to the 23rd.
The others were Cecilia Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau and fellow
Malaysian Angelica Lee.
3/16/06 - Michelle to Attend the Montblanc
100th Anniversary Party in Shanghai March 18
On Saturday, March 18, Michelle will be among
many celebrities attending the 100th anniversary party for Montblanc.
Not totally sure where in
Shanghai, but if I can find out I will post it here.
3/1/06 - Michelle
Day in Japan Friday March 3rd, and Michelle will be there!
On Friday, March 3rd, at the Virgin Toho
Cinema, Roppongi Hills theater in Tokyo, they will be having a
"Fighting Goddess - Michelle Yeoh Night" as part of the Hong Kong
Cinema Festival. Michelle will be attending to meet with fans and
media, and Silver Hawk will
be screened at 7:30 pm Tokyo Time. This is a great opportunity for fans
to get to meet the ever beautiful and ever kind Michelle, and if you
guys do go, say hi to Michelle for me!
2/28/06 - Michelle Fan Does Revised Memoirs Poster...with Michelle's
Pic!
Remember the original one sheet poster for
Memoirs? It had a picture of Zhang Ziyi with a white face, red lips and
black background. A fan from Shanghai, Johnny K., created versions of
that poster with Michelle and Gong Li (and I must say I like Michelle's
much more than the original). Check it out on the Memoirs section at www.michelleyeoh.info.
2/20/06 - Michelle Attends French Memoirs Premiere in Paris
Michelle attended the French premiere of
Memoirs of a Geisha in Paris. As always, she looked terrific.
Photos can be found at www.michelleyeoh.info.
2/14/06
- Happy Valentine's Day
Michelle!
A tad early (it is still the 13th in the US),
but we wanted to wish Michelle and everyone out there a Happy
Valentine's Day! Hope you get lots of roses (or, as in my case,
give lots of roses!).
2/6/06 - Memoirs
Nominated for 6 Academy Awards
Memoirs received
six Oscar nominations: Art Direction, Cinematography, Best Score,
Costume Design, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Unfortunately there
were no acting nominations. The Oscars will air on March 3rd in
Los Angeles. Good luck, Memoirs!
1/17/06 - Michelle Did Not Make It to
Golden Globes <updated>
Regretfully, Taiwan press did not give us good
information. Michelle attended a fashion show in Italy on the same day.
On a positive note, John Williams won for Best Score at the Globes.
Zhang Ziyi attended as well.
1/12/06 - Michelle At Memoirs' British
Premiere
Michelle attended the British premiere of
Memoirs yesterday. There are lots of pics at the Getty
Images website. Michelle at one point was sneaking up on Rob
Marshall while he was in an interview. Check out this article
from Empire.com for some details. Also, there is a
very funny spoof of the movie that was done by the team at MAD TV.
Check it out, it is pretty good!
1/1/06 - Happy New Year!
Hope everyone had a safe transition to 2006 and
has a great New Year, especially our lady Michelle! Take care