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ExperiencedactorZhangGuoliwentonextremediettobetterfitintohisnewrolein“JianGuoDaYe”abigbudgetfilmcelebratingthe60thanniversaryofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
Thetelevision-filmbeginsattheendofWorldWarⅡandisbasedonrealeventsthattookplaceduringtheyearsleadinguptothefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChinain1949.ItfocusesonthebirthoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference(CPPCC)thecountry'stoppoliticaladvisorybody.
ZhangGuolifamousforaseriesofancientemperorrolesplayedtheKuomintang(KMT)leaderChiangKai-shek.Zhangwasreportedtohavereducedhisfoodintakeandeatingonlyonemealeachdaytobetterlooklikethishistoricalfigure.
Theresultwasobviousandhelost5.5kginhalfamonth.
Sina.comreportedZhangfirstrefusedtoplaytheroleforthebigdifferencebetweenhisimageandChiangKai-shek.
DespiteZhang'swaveringconfidenceatthebeginninghisfriendsbelievedthathecoulddoit.VivianWuJunmeiaChineseactresswhobecameinternationallyknownforherroleintheOscar-winningfilm“TheLastEmperor”saidZhangGuolinotonlyresemblesChianginappearancebutalsoinspirit.
“IthinkwhatreallymakesZhangGuolisuccessfulisnothislookbuttheresemblanceinspirit.Thewayhedealswithsomedetailsinhisactingisverycaptivating.”VivianWuaddedshecouldnotthinkofanyoneelsewhocoulddotherolebetter.
VivianWualsothestarof“TheSoongSisters”playedamuchmorematureMadameChiangKai-shek(MaylingSoong)duringtheperiodof1945~1949.
(1)
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tomakemoremoneyandgainmoreawards
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tocelebratethe60thanniversaryofPRC
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toprovidemoreentertainmen