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Hu Ge and Ariel Lin who be taking on LOCH2006 belongs to the new generation of idols while director Li Guo Li helmed Chinese Paladin last time round. After Zhou Xun and Li Yapeng LOCH2003 potrayal, the new LOCH2006 will begin filming in July 2006. This production will be directed by Li Guoli whose last work was Chinese Paladin. Huang Rong character will be played by Ariel Lin while Hu Ge will either play Guo Jing or Yang Kang.
The reporter interviewed one of the production staff after news broke about LOCH2006 and according to this Ms Cai, the idea of filming LOCH2006 came before CCTV decided to film their version of LOCH in 2003. We were actually interested in filming LOCH then but Jin Yong had already given his consent to CCTV so we changed to film 书剑恩仇录 instead. So when we knew that the copyright grace period for LOCH2003 was up, we immediately decide to immerse ourselves to film it this time.
According to what the reporter found out, LOCH2006 will have a heavier focus on Yang Kang character, "In the novel, Jin Yong focuses more on Guo Jing but Yang Kang is actually a conflicted character which also includes his relationship with Mu Nianci." Although LOCH2003 has its fans and critics, but it cant be denied that its one of the most talked about novels under Jin Yong. Ms Cai said that Li Guoli production of LOCH will be different in terms of style and will be more in touch with reality and focus more on the story. With regards to the cast, Ariel Lin has been confirmed for the Huang Rong character and although Ariel Lin is unable to compare with Zhou Xun fame and popularity, Ms Cai said the new version focuses more on the character in the story. Hu Ge will definitely play either Yang Kang or Guo Jing. We feel that he has a face that looks like Yang Kang but the character resembles Guo Jing instead, so we are still deciding.
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Since ZJZ directed LOCH2003, another director 李国立 is prepared to remake it yet again. The series will begin filming in June 2006 and its known as of now that the female lead, Huang Rong will go to Ariel Lin Yi Cheng. As for the role of Guo Jing, its currently still up for grabs.
Ariel confirmed her participation as Huang Rong and is now reading the novel to understand the role better. And to prepare for the long filming in Mongolia, she is conditioning her body now everyday. She is also practising how to wield the Dog-beating stick for her Beggar sect leader role.
The cast besides Ariel, has also casted Nicholas Tse Tingfeng as the role of Yang Kang. The role of Guo Jing was actually going to be Hu Ge, but he couldnt take it because of album and drama commitments. So he would only be casted as a minor character instead.
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