CHINA: TOM CRUISE ATTENDS HONG KOPNG PREMIERE OF MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2

Record ID: 389420

  • Title: CHINA: TOM CRUISE ATTENDS HONG KOPNG PREMIERE OF MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
  • Date: 1st June 2000
  • Summary: SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOM CRUISE SPEAKING ABOUT JOHN WOO SAYING: "There are many things that are impressive about John Woo. I think as a director his ability to create things and he has the confidence on the set to see something that's working and the patience to allow it to happen" SV WOMAN VIEWING PRESS CONFERENCE THROUGH VIDEO CAMERA SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) WOO
  • Embargoed: 16th June 2000 13:00
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  • Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
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  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA4YBX6FSLXD8Z2GU27TG72AYZN
  • Story Text: Hot on the heels of its Australian premiere, actor Tom
    Cruise and director John Woo arrived in Hong Kong for the
    Chinese premiere of their latest collaboration, "Mi2".

    Acclaimed-action director John Woo said on Thursday
    that he preferred working in the US to Hong Kong because of
    the wide-ranging choices of film work he could work on there.

    "In the US, I must say that I have so many choices, I can
    try so many things.It is a very open country, it welcomes all
    kinds of talented people to work in Hollywood.And the people
    there are very professional." he told Reuters at the Mi2 gals
    premiere in Hong Kong on Thursday night (June 1).

    "I think the system is a little complicated: it's just
    very different to working in Hong Kong.In the meantime, I've
    got so much support and so many friends over there, I feel
    very happy to work in Hollywood."
    However, he does not rule out returning to Hong Kong to
    film: "I'd love to come back to work on a movie some day but
    for the moment I am so busy; I am tied up with so many
    projects.I have 3 to five movies to be made.But in the
    future, I wish I can make a movie in China.I love my country
    and I hope I can make a historical film."
    "I don't have any ideas yet but any movie that can show
    the true spirit of the Chinese people and the culture, I would
    love to do.."
    Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise flew into Hong Kong in his
    private jet on Wednesday (May 31) to promote the second of the
    the Mission Impossible movies.

    In a press conference, Tom told reporters that he is
    really impressed by John Woo's movies.

    " There are many things I find impressive about John Woo.

    He has the confidence on the set to see things, and the
    patience to let them happen."
    "His imagery is so artful.John Woo as a person has great
    humanity, incredible patience, and I think that translates to
    the screen.His action elevates beyond the genre," Cruise
    said.
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