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    Star Wars: Ashoka

    ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’: Natasha Liu Bordizzo To Play Sabine Wren In Disney+ Series

    By Nellie Andreeva
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    November 19, 2021 1:35pm

    Courtesy of Daria Kobayashi Ritch; Everett
    EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Liu Bordizzo (The Society) has been cast as a lead opposite Rosario Dawson in the Disney+ limited series Star Wars: Ahsoka, a spinoff from the streamer’s hit series The Mandalorian, I have learned. I hear Bordizzo will be taking on the character of Sabine Wren from the Star Wars Rebels animated series. Reps from Lucasfilm and Bordizzo did not return emails seeking comment.

    Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano in the limited series after making the Star Wars: Clone Wars and Rebels character’s live-action debut in The Mandalorian. The offshoot, written by Dave Filoni and executive produced by Filoni and Jon Favreau, will continue Ahsoka’s story.

    No additional information about the new series has been released by Lucasfilm, but there has been a lot of online speculation that key characters from Rebels such as Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger would join Ahsoka in the new show.

    That is because, prior to dropping in on The Mandalorian to assess the Child, Ahsoka was last seen in the series finale of Rebels, where she and Wren set out to find Bridger, who had been whisked away by the Purrgil.

    Sabine Wren, who was voiced on Rebels by Tiya Sircar, is a young Mandalorian warrior and graffiti artist, Imperial Academy dropout and a former bounty hunter with expert knowledge of weapons and explosives.

    Ahsoha, which is eyeing a March production start date, according to a ProductionWeekly listing, also is expected to feature an appearance by Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, who would reunite with his Jedi Padawan, Ahsoka, likely in flashbacks as the series is set five years after Return of the Jedi.

    Bordizzo made her screen debut as Snow Vase in Netflix’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. She also starred on the streamer’s series The Society and in the 2019 film Crazy About You. Her feature credits also include The Voyeurs, Detective Chinatown 2, Guns Akimbo and Hotel Mumbai. She will next be seen in Day Shift.
    I love Sabine. She's my fav character out of Rebels. And I interviewed Natasha for Gong Shou Dao.

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    Jet quits?

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized
    2022-01-17 20:25:02

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    In fact, this short film is not only for Ma Yun's enjoyment, but there are more ideas for the reason why such a thing was filmed back then. In the latest change information of "Gon
    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized



    1,
    Jet Li quit Gong Shou Dao


    Does anyone remember "Gong Shou Dao"? That's right, it's the short video of Ma Yun slapping martial arts masters.

    In fact, this short film is not only for Ma Yun's enjoyment, but there are more ideas for the reason why such a thing was filmed back then. One of is to promote a company called "Gongshoudao Sports". The company

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    was established shortly after the short film "Gong Shou Dao" was released. In the shareholder information, there are two companies, Ali Sports and Tai Chi Zen . Ali Sports is naturally Jack Ma, and the boss of Tai Chi Zen is Jet Li.

    Jack Ma and Jet Li, together with an investor named Wu Shangzhi, got the company together and made Jet Li a legal person, mainly to "promote China's martial arts culture to the world".

    But over the years, many things have changed. In the latest change information of "Gong Shou Dao Sports", the legal representative has been changed from LI LIAN JIE to Yang Zongnong, and LI LIAN JIE and others have resigned from the position of directors.

    The "LI LIAN JIE" here should be the name on Jet Li's passport.

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    Back then, Jack Ma called Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing , Zou Shiming, Sammo Hung , Tony Jia and many other martial arts superstars to accompany him, the "Feng Qingyang", to stage an "offensive and defensive" road".

    With the blessing of "money ability", Ma Yun was invincible all over the world, but in the end he was driven away by the police because he didn't see clearly that the full name of "Huashan School" was "Huashan Police Station".

    Ma Yun's true character starred, and it was hard to tell the difference between drama and reality. The short video

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    received over 100 million views within one day of uploading. When everyone sighed that "the world's martial arts, only wealth is not broken", there are also other voices of doubt.

    Many people questioned the vulgar temperament conveyed by Jack Ma's short film, and Sammo Hung, who participated in the film, said frankly: "It's great to have money, you don't have to say this, people have money to shoot, but I didn't invite him, I'm Jet Li called."

    is actually more than Sammo Hung. If it wasn't for Jet Li's face, the martial arts superstars inside would probably not be invited by Jack Ma no matter how rich he is.

    Basically Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Wu Jing and Tony Jia all acted in the face of Jet Li, and the martial arts instructor Yuan Heping , and Cheng Xiaodong are also Jet Li's old partners.

    Jet Li is the first generation from mainland ChinaThe Kung Fu superstar's network and status in the Chinese film and television circle is self-evident. His relationship with Ma Yun is also extraordinary.

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized


    2,
    Jet Li and Ma
    friendship, business and dreams

    Jet Li and Ma, as early as 2007 to know.

    In 2007, Liu Chuanzhi and Jack Ma organized a meeting of " China Entrepreneurs Club ". At that time, Jet Li was also invited to attend and officially became acquainted with Jack Ma.

    are both celebrities, they both belonged to "good friends" in the past. After meeting in 2007, we sat down to chat and found that everyone has a common hobby, that is, the love of Chinese martial arts. Needless to say, Jet Li, Jack Ma is also a senior "Tai Chi enthusiast", and the two of them have "heroes who see the same thing" when it comes to bringing Chinese martial arts to the world.

    So the two met and hated each other, hit it off at first sight, and became close friends ever since.

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    In 2008, Jet Li's One Foundation signed a cooperation plan with Taobao.

    In 2011, Jack Ma and Jet Li co-founded Tai Chi Zen Culture Company . In the same year, Jack Ma and Jet Li went to Jingmai Mountain in Yunnan to inspect tea, and launched a series of products such as Tea Zen, Blindly, Qiuyue Zen Heart and other products.

    In 2013, Jack Ma announced his resignation as the CEO of Alibaba , which was also the 10th anniversary celebration of Taobao. Jet Li was invited to attend the ceremony.

    In 2013's Double 11, Taobao set a record of 35 billion transactions. Jack Ma and Jet Li went to Hangzhou headquarters to celebrate on the spot.

    In 2014, Ali was listed in the United States, and Jet Li came to support Jack Ma again.

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    In 2017, Jet Li tailored the short film "Gong Shou Dao" for Jack Ma. Relying on his personal connections, he invited a group of kung fu stars to play with Jack Ma.

    It is said that Wu Jing, Li Lianjie's junior brother, was hit on the head with a stick by the inexperienced Jack Ma during the shooting. Wu Jing joked that he would fight back. As a result, Jet Li came over and said, no, he is only allowed to hit you, not you. Seeing his brother's face, Wu Jing had no choice but to shake his head with a wry smile.

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    said earlier, "Gong Shou Dao" is not only made for Ma Yun's enjoyment, there are many commercial plans behind it.

    And in the easter egg at the end of the film, the international action superstar Jason Statham wrote an offline gauntlet: "Ma Yun, this time you got away by luck, next time I meet you at the Gongshoudao arena, I will give you a little bit. Look at the colors!"
    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    Jason Statham's "gongshoudao arena" is actually a brand new sports IP co-founded by Jack Ma and Jet Li, which integrates competitive events, sports events and derivative products.

    Jet Li also said that Jack Ma was a fake fight in the movie, and the real "playing field" will be broadcast on CCTV.

    Gongshou Dao arena is a competitive event evolved from Tai Chi pusher . In a 1.5-meter-high arena, two players knock their opponents off the ring to score points. Jet Li called it "Tai Chi Push Hand 3.0".

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized


    The idea of ​​Jet Li and Jack Ma is: set up new game rules for Tai Chi, return to its original fighting qualities, more confrontational and ornamental, and finally enter the Olympic Games like .

    Jet Li originally had this idea, which originated from an American article he read many years ago. The article wrote: "A "Shaolin Temple" has influenced a generation in China, but it has trained a lot of security guards in China."

    Li Lianjie took this article and ran to Ma Yun and said: "You must help me with one thing, why can't we build a Tai Chi industry and become a warrior and a wise man, why can't we just stay in What about the security? We have to change."

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized

    After Jack Ma listened to it, he and Jet Li established the Tai Chi Zen Culture Company. Jack Ma gave Jet Li "three chapters":

    1, not to make money within three years;
    2, not to lose money within five years;
    3, not to touch real estate.

    It was 2011, and Jet Li could not fully understand these strategies of Jack Ma at that time. Jack Ma also said that he wanted to create a "smart company in the 21st century". And the dream of making this thing happen, he still insisted on doing it.

    He firmly believes: there is still a dream, what if it comes true?

    Jet Li quits “Gong Shou Dao“: After more than ten years of contact with Ma Yun, his ambition has not yet been realized
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    's "big ambitions" have not yet been realized. His dream of "making Taijiquan into the Olympic Games" is still far away.

    Don't talk about this dream, the so-called "gongshoudao arena" will be gone without a few games.

    It's not that Jet Li is incompetent or hard-working, but no one would have thought that too many things have happened in the past few years.

    Since Ant Financial failed to go public at the end of 2020, Jack Ma hasIt disappeared from public view for nearly a year. Public opinion has also turned sharply towards the former "grandfather of e-commerce" and "godfather of entrepreneurship".

    Jack Ma has changed from a "horse father" to a "capitalist", and it seems impossible that he wants to be the same as before in the Chinese business community.

    This is a matter of a few years, like a lifetime.

    Although Ma Yun is no longer the "horse father" he used to be, Jet Li should have not changed.

    Jet Li once set a timetable for his big dream: "It will be realized as soon as 2028. If not, what about 2032? What about 2036?" Persistence of dreams. There is still plenty of time before the schedule he made, and I hope he can stick to it.

    "The dream is still there, what if it comes true?"
    There are a lot of images in the original article but I'm not going to bother copying them here.

    I didn't realize this was even still going...
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