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The MediaCorp artiste plays Rui En’s love interest in Ch8’s upcoming rom-com ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
Text & Photos: Joelle Chong
Video: Fiona Lin & Tay Yi Xuan
If the trailer presented at the press conference for Ch8 upcoming romantic comedy A Tale of Two Cities was anything to go by, we think Pierre Png might have a good chance being nominated for Best Actor in Star Awards next year.
In A Tale of Two Cities, Pierre plays Hong Kong veteran actress Choo Mimi’s adopted son Lin Wen Tao, who is not only a three-time taekwondo champion, but also a professional wedding photographer at his mother’s bridal shop.
A gentle and simple man by nature, Wen Tao is in cahoots with his mother, to try and change willful heiress Zhang Ya Le (played by Rui En) for the better. The two later fall in love and ultimately get married, but not without an obstacle, which comes in the form of an ex-girlfriend.
During the press conference, Pierre stated that filming A Tale of Two Cities with Rui En was a relaxed affair, although he still felt slightly pressurised because “she’s (Rui En) really good at what she does”.
This would be the second time Pierre and Rui En play onscreen couple; the first being Honour and Passion in 2007.
“Rui En is a lovely actress to work with. I love the way she gets into character because she’s so not like the character that she plays,” Pierre laughed during an interview with xinmsn.
Pierre further complimented his co-star for “bringing substance and life into her character”.
The actor added that working with Choo Mimi was a great learning experience, saying that she had “so much experience [with] the way they tackle the character, the way they prepare for the character”.
“Everything they do is just something to watch, something to learn from,” he said.
Pierre also called Choo Mimi “a joy to work with” as the talkative actress would take away the pressure from any scenes — be it an emotional one or a scene which required quarreling or bantering.
Despite starring in high-profile dramas such as Your Hand in Mine and The Score last year, Pierre has failed to secure a Best Actor nomination in the Star Awards this year.
When asked how he felt about not being nominated, Pierre said that since the beginning of his acting career, he had never actually thought he would make it into the Most Popular Male Artiste or even be nominated for Best Actor.
His last Best Actor nomination was in 2006 for his role as Nameless in The Shining Star, where he starred opposite then-newcomer Dawn Yeoh.
“That one time that I was nominated for Best Actor, they had to put me in the same category as Li Nanxing. So I thought that was a real sick joke,” Pierre guffawed.
While it was a pity he was not nominated this time, the actor said he would be supporting his friends at the event and wished all the nominees best of luck.
“I’m happy just being on the payroll, just having roles to play, different characters to analyse, different shows to be in and acting with different actresses. They keep getting younger,” Pierre smirked.
Catch Pierre Png and Rui En in A Tale of Two Cities, debuting this Valentines’ Day (Feb 14), 9pm on Channel 8.
Source: Xinmsn
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I would like to congratulate Rui En for her Best Actress Nomination at the Star Awards this year.
Her performance in With You touched my heart and moved me to tears on several occasions.
She has been in the business for 10 years yet this is the first time that she has been nominated. At least her performance did not go unnoticed this time.
Peh Xinyi
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Exclusive ‘ä¹åœ¨åŒåŸŽ A tale of 2 Cities’ press con videos uploaded here…
Catch also the hilarious Zhu Mi Mi 朱咪咪 who ‘disrupted’ the press con often…and stole the limelight?
Rui En ç‘žæ© felt it was such a pain for her to try to look pretty in the drama (see video):
Star Awards 2011 will take on the theme related to ‘fantasy’.
Don’t play play, I can smell many future Star Awards 红星大奖 2012 ‘Best’ nominees coming from this drama alone…
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Some of you must have seen our promo picture for A Tale of 2 Cities, which is a new drama that will debut on Valentine’s Day on Channel 8.
Our EP Paul Yuen directed this segment personally. He wanted us to come up with a pose as a couple and so we try to figure out in our little groups what to do to give you the wonderful final image.
Here goes…
Zhang Yao Dong and me (Joanne Peh)
Rui En and Pierre Png
Standing by…
Rehearsal…
Take 1…
and…cut!
A Tale of 2 Cities debuts 14 February 2011, Valentine’s Monday, 9pm on Channel 8. This drama is 21-episodes.
Source: Joannepeh.com
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Not expecting to score a best actress nomination is Zhou Ying, who is not completely satisfied with her performance in “Breakout”.
“If given another chance, I would do better,” said the 26-year-old Shanghainese, adding that she is “just honoured to be nominated alongside shi jies” (seniors in Chinese) like Joanne Peh (“Your Hand In Mine”), Chen Li Ping (“Unriddle”), Jeanette Aw (“Breakout”) and Rui En (“With You”), also a first-time nominee in this category.
Besides “Breakout”, other frontrunners include “The Family Court” with eight nominations and “Unriddle” with seven, while heartwarming variety show “Love On A Plate” takes the lead among variety productions with five nods, including best variety programme and best variety show host.
Source: Channelnewsasia.com
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In the Best Actress category, Rui En scored a breakthrough with her first-ever acting nomination after about a decade in show business. She was nominated, but did not win, for Best Newcomer in 2004.
Four years ago, she was widely tipped for a nomination for her work as a police officer in Metamorphosis (2007). When that did not happen, fans protested and started an online petition.
The 29-year-old said she was “very happy and surprised and grateful” for the nomination. She added: “I didn’t expect it at all and I’ve lost a bet with my friend but it’s a good way to lose a bet.”
Nevertheless, she says validation for her comes from audience feedback and she does not want to make awards “the focus of what I do”.
Despite being in running for her role as a widow in With You, she is betting that Chen Liping will win for Unriddle.
While Breakout swept the nominations, it was ranked only No. 9 in terms of television ratings for 2010, with an average of 866,000 viewers an episode. With You, which starred Adrian Pang, Chen Hanwei and Rui En, was in first place with an audience size of 969,000.
Source: Straits Times Life!
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The Shanghai lass wins recognition for her performance in recent blockbuster drama Breakout and will go head on with Jeanette Aw and Rui En at Star Awards 2011
The nomination list for this year’s Star Awards 2011 came as a big surprise with hot favourites left in the cold for the running of Best Actor and Best Actress awards.
The Singapore-based actress, Zhou Ying, will be going head on with local starlets like Rui En (With You) and Jeanette Aw (Breakout) for a go at the Best Actress award this year.
Talking about her competitors, Zhou Ying was full of praise for Rui En’s woebegone role in With You and shared that she “closely followed” the series and “really loved” the latter’s role in the show.
Alongside with Zhou Ying, this is also the first time Rui En is being nominated in the Best Actress award. She had a bountiful year appearing in three drama series (Happy Family, With You, and Unriddle) last year and garnered critical acclaim for her heartrending acting in With You.
Source: Xinmsn
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