Chinese action star Jet Li (Cradle 2 the Grave and Romeo Must Die) has a nice pay check in his latest movie, he will be earning 100 million yuan ($13 million). A record for an actor in a Chinese-language film.
Nearly half of the $40 million budget for The Warlords went to the cast, among whom were Hong Kong heartthrobs Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
The earlier salary record was held by Li himself for his role in "Hero", for which he earned 70 million yuan.
The Warlords, a war epic based on a Qing Dynasty story, is slated for release in Asia in mid-December and in North America from next March.
“Without Jet Li, we would not dare to invest $40 million in a Chinese-language film,” Xinhua news agency quoted director Peter Chan as saying.
The earlier salary record was held by Li himself for his role in "Hero", for which he earned 70 million yuan.
The Warlords, a war epic based on a Qing Dynasty story, is slated for release in Asia in mid-December and in North America from next March.
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