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It’s almost de rigueur these days for celebrities to have an active presence on social media.
However, there are exceptions and Tony Leung Chiu Wai is one of them.
Married to actress Carina Lau, the Hong Kong actor has a Weibo account although his last update was in August 2018 when he promoted his film. Raiders of Europe (2018), the third installment in director Jingle Ma’s action-packed adventure series Raiders.
Leung generated excitement among fans on Friday (December 11) when he posted a video for a mobile phone game endorsed by him.
The 58-year-old wrote: “People often ask me what exactly acting is. Let me act for you in this mobile game.”
He continued to play characters from the historical novel. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, like the military strategist Zhuge Liang playing the guqin, a Chinese musical instrument, and another strategist Zhou Yu faking his anger at General Huang Gai.
The video went viral, with more than 28,000 comments within hours of being uploaded. The post has been shared more than 165,000 times as of Sunday (December 13).
Leung just finished filming the next Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings, in which he played the villain The Mandarin.
However, the character was renamed Wenwu when Marvel Studios unveiled the full cast on December 12, with some netizens speculating that the name was changed to avoid being seen as perpetuating racist stereotypes.
Scheduled to premiere on July 9, 2021, the superhero film also stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, and Fala Chen. – The Strait Times / Asia News Network
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