I remember in Hongkong John Woo and Wu ma made a gangstet movie to pay tribute to their mentor Chang cheh. Sammo Hung made a movie to tribute the 7 forunes (七小幅) and movie the bodyguard to tribute his era of actors.
Which drama and cast (must be all actors/actresses acted before in his drama or movie) to cast as supporting/lead/ or even cameo roles.
I think Duke of Mount deer is the best.
And the latest zhang yishan version weixiaobao, kangxi and 7 wives are fixed. But all supporting roles arent yet.
Imagine its leveled up to a tribute drama for jinyong. Big shots can come as backstage roles. Whos your ideal script writer, martial choreographer and film director.
And the perfect cast. Note: can use same actor and no longer acted same role. Need to suit his current age and health too.
Example: Elvis Tsui is famous to act Ao Bai. But i think he can return to act a humorous version of Mao ShiBa. He's tall and big sized enough for the role. He got experience in acting comedy too.
Ex lead Chen XiaoChun (98 wei xiaobao) can return as Suoertu. A perfect role for him too.
Heres some of my list
(Leads will be the same as zhang YiShan's)
Need to be mix of china, taiwan, singapore actors/actresses
Family
Wei ChunHua - Ada Choi/ Cai ShaoFen (Hongkong)
Third madam (Shuanger master) - Zhou Haimei (Hong Kong)
Palace
Fake Dowager - Yang MingNa (China: actress of the aged Huang Rong in 2014 ROCH)
Suoertu - Jordan Chan (Hong Kong)
Ao Bai - Yu RongGuang (China)
Hai DaFu - Lo Chun-Shun (Hong Kong: 96 XiaoAo JiangHu's Dong Fang Bu Bai)
ShunZhi - Zhang Tielin (China)
Prince Kang - Wang Gang (China)
Duolong - Chen Tianwen (Singapore)
Sukesaha - Zhang Guoli (China: guest role)
Suoni (Suoertu's father) - Kenneth Tsang (Hong Kong: guest role)
Ming zhu : Dicky Cheung (Hong Kong)
Tiandi Hui and Taiwan
Mao ShiBa - Elvis Tsui (Hong Kong)
Chen JinNan - Leung KaFai (Hong Kong)
Feng Xifan - Hei Zi (China: actor of ouyang feng of latest LOCH)
Yunnan side
Wu Sangui - Kent Tong (Hong Kong)
Li ZiCheng - Steven Ma JingTao (Taiwan)
Chen Yuanyuan - Zhou Haimei (Hong kong)
Hu YiZhi - Felix Wong (Hong Kong; guest role)
Yang YiZhi - Sun BinHao (China: 2013 Wallace Huo version Xiang Wentian)
Ming Court
JiuNan - Kara Hui (Hong Kong)
Tao Hongying- Zhang Miao (China: acted.Qiu qianchi in 2014 ROCH)
Shaolin
(Shaolin cast almost all are master cast old action stars)
Yulin - Lau Kong (Hong Kong: acted as Shunzhi in Tong Leung's version)
Huicong (abbot of shaolin) - Yuen Cheung Yan(Hong Kong)
ChengGuang (abbot of Wutai) - Yuen Hua (Hong Kong)
ChengGuan - Bryan Leung (Hong Kong)
XingDian - Zang JinSheng (China: Acted xie xun in Zhang JiZhong's Yitian)
Dragon cult
Hong AnTong - Zhu Houren (Singapore: 98 singapore ROCH guo jing)
Lu GaoXuan - Zhao Liang (China: the eunuch in Kangxi WeiFu SiFang Ji)
Huashan
Gui Xingshu - Zhang ChunZhong (China: Dicky Cheung version's Feng xifan)
Tibetan monks
Sang Jie - Ba Yin (China: Zhang jizhong's Tianlong's Jiumozhi)