The film will star Henry Thia, Patricia Mok and Aileen Tan.
The 64-year-old local director will begin filming AI Strives To Win in early October, with the tentative movie title playing on the name of the Hokkien hit song Ai Pia Jia Eh Yia .
Thia, 72, and Mok, 52, were in Neo’s 2024 CNY film, Money No Enough 3. Tan, 57, acted in Neo’s nostalgic 2016 films Long Long Time Ago and Long Long Time Ago 2.Artistes from the e-commerce live-stream platform Star Live, such as Terence Cao and Collin Chee, will also appear in AI Strives To Win. Star Live is a collaboration between Neo and Cao.Home-grown actor Mark Lee, who is a regular collaborator of Neo’s, will not be involved in the movie.
Lee, 55, recently told the Malaysian media that he will be investing in a debut CNY film by a group of Malaysian YouTubers called Dissy. He will not be acting in any CNY movies for 2025, as he wants to spend more time with his family during the festival instead of promoting a film.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Welcome to the world: Apple Chan gives birth to baby boy, Jack Neo has 1st granddaughterApple Chan gives birth to baby boy [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/C_NbmW7P75e/[/embed] Local actress Apple Chan has delivered her first baby, a son. Posting a series of photos of the newborn, Apple wrote yesterday (Aug 30): 'Welcome home, lil A! 'I promise to love, cherish, and protect you and our little family with all my heart.
Read more »
Jack Neo welcomes his first granddaughterTwo new members have joined the Ah Girls Go Army (2022) extended family. The local film’s director Jack Neo posted on his social media pages on Aug 29 that he welcomed his first granddaughter. According to Lianhe Zaobao, the girl was born on Aug 23. The newborn...
Read more »
Chinese coast guard says Philippine ship rammed Chinese vessel in South China SeaBEIJING: The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday (Aug 31), the latest in an escala
Read more »
Why the loyalty check?: Chinese-Filipinos fear prejudice fuelled by Alice Guo case, South China Sea rowFilipinos with Chinese ancestry, or Tsinoys, are experiencing discrimination as anti-Chinese sentiments grow.
Read more »
#trending: 'Full-on racial harmony' — video of Chinese S'porean youths loving Bollywood movie goes viralSINGAPORE — A video of a group of Chinese Singaporean guys having a ball while watching a Bollywood movie has taken the internet by storm with netizens enchanted by their infectious enthusiasm.
Read more »
‘China doesn’t need Hollywood any more’: Chinese movie Successor surpasses Deadpool & WolverineComedy-drama Successor has grossed over $581 million to become 2024's third most-watched movie in China.
Read more »