Shanghai (Weinstein Co) Hollywood Movie
Cast&Crew
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: Sep 4, 2009
Country Of Origin: United States
starring: John Cusack, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
director: Mikael Hafstrom
Hossein Amini
screenplay
Becky Johnston
Screenplay
Mike Medavoy
Story By
Mike Medavoy
Producer
Barry Mendel
Producer
Arnold Messer
Executive Producer
Reviews
The Weinstein Company presents this story of an American (John Cusack) in Shanghai who, through the investigation of the death of a friend, ends up falling in love while stumbling upon a political conspiracy in this period drama from 1408 helmer Mikael Håfström. Gong Li and Ken Watanabe co-star in the production, from a script supplied by Hossein Amini. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
'An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.'
Shanghai is an upcoming drama-mystery-thriller film directed by Mikael Håfström and starring John Cusack and Gong Li. The film is set for release on March 5, 2010. Shanghai has been rated R by the MPAA for strong violence, some drug use and brief language.
In the months leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, an American man (Cusack) arrives in Shanghai to find his friend recently murdered. In investigating his friend's death, he stumbles upon a secret the United States government has been keeping and falls in love (Gong Li) in the process
ANGKOK(Thailand)—Known for alternating between mainstream Hollywood and independent films, John Cusack says his latest movie “Shanghai” is a rare middle ground between the two genres. Speaking at a set visit in Bangkok on Saturday, the 42-year-old star of movies like “Serendipity” and “Being John Malkovich” called “Shanghai” a unique project that combines the artistry of independent film with the resources of a commercial movie.
“To do something that has a big budget, a great scope with a great director and great actors that has the quality and level of writing and the level of production design ... is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Cusack said.
Shot in London and Bangkok, “Shanghai” is budgeted at more than $10 million — still small by Hollywood standards but big for an Asian production.
Cusack said once he heard the filmmakers were interested in casting him, he aggressively lobbied for the part.
“Any actor in his right mind would want to do this film — would die to do it,” he said.
In “Shanghai,” Cusack plays an American intelligence official who investigates a friend’s death in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in 1941 in the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the U.S. into World War II. The movie also features Hong Kong’s Chow Yun-fat, Chinese actress Gong Li and Japan’s Ken Watanabe.
Cusack called his co-stars “the greatest artists from Asia” and said it was an honor to work with them. Shooting for the first time in Asia, the American actor said he hasn’t had the chance to explore Thailand because of a busy shooting schedule but has enjoyed the warmth of the Thai people.
“I would really come back for the people. The Thai people seem to be incredibly generous, warm, kind of loving people. So it’s very nice to be around them. The crews are magnificent and everybody I’ve met in my brief time off has been lovely,” he said.
The story of an American spy who arrives in Shanghai during the winter of 1941 to discover his friend has been killed. Driven to investigate the murder, he is drawn into an ever increasing web of mystery, conspiracy and deceit.
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