Biopic on Anita Mui wraps production, lead actress still a mystery

Anita Mui in 'Eighteen Springs'. The long-awaited biopic of the legendary singer-actress who died 18 years ago has completed is production. – Filepic

A promise made between leading Asian film producer Bill Kong and the late Canto-pop super star Anita Mui will soon be fulfilled. Kong's Edko Films has finally completed production of Anita, its long-awaited biopic of the legendary singer-actress who died 18 years ago.

Mui was once known as the 'Madonna' of the East'. Photo: FilepicRecalling a meeting with Mui in 2003, Kong (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lust, Caution) said the beloved Hong Kong icon hoped to make a film that could leave a legacy for future generations. "Director Zhang Yimou and I then designed a role for her in House of Flying Daggers (2004). But we could not make her dream come true because she passed," Kong said in a statement.