For whether Xiao Zhan can play Guo Jing well, this question is actually analogous to whether Wu Qilong can play Liang Shanbo well ("Liang Zhu", also directed by Tsui Hark).
Of course, this is not a complete comparison between Xiao Zhan and Wu Qilong, but a high-value newcomer actor, which is still very malleable in Tsui Hark's hands. You know, Tsui Hark not only shot actresses first-class, but also reshaped a group of male stars such as Jet Li and Zhao Wenzhuo.
But in fact, when it comes to Tsui Hark's version of "Condor ", which is about to start filming, people think of the contradictions that Tsui Hark had with Hu Jinquan and Jin Yong because of the filming of "Smiling Rivers and Lakes".
In 1990's "Smiling Rivers and Lakes", Tsui Hark originally invited the idol Hu Jinquan to create this Jin Yong martial arts masterpiece. However, not long after filming, because Hu Jinquan's filming progress was too slow, the producer was greatly dissatisfied, and Tsui Hark took over with full power, and let his subordinates Cheng Xiaodong and Li Huimin direct together. It was also because of this incident that Tsui Hark offended Hu Jinquan from then on, provoking the latter's worship to make his eldest brother Li Hanxiang angry, saying: Even if he starves to death in the future, he will not cooperate with Tsui Hark.
This is not over, due to the box office hit of "Smiling Rivers and Lakes", the producer intends to shoot a sequel and invite Tsui Hark to produce it again, which is 1992's "The East is Undefeated". Although the film is directed by Cheng Xiaodong, the producer Tsui Hark has absolute say, he makes Dongfang Undefeated the protagonist, and asks Lin Qingxia to play the role and fall in love with Ling Hu Chong. This made old man Jin Yong angry.
You know, the Oriental Undefeated in Jin Yong's original book is a man, just because he practiced "Sunflower Treasure Book" from the palace, but in the final analysis, he is still a man. Tsui Hark poured well, let an actress play a man, changed the original novel of "Smiling Rivers and Lakes" beyond recognition, provoked Jin Yong to tell the media: It's okay to be friends with Tsui Hark in the future, but he will never let him touch his novel again!
But Tsui Hark still loves Jin Yong's works, especially "The Condor Heroes", and he has always been fascinated by the film and television adaptation of this novel. This time, he finally had the opportunity to shoot the new version of "Condor ", and the drunken man did not mean to drink, after all, looking at the plot introduction, he filmed "Xiangyang Defense Battle", in this story, Yang Guo can appear. So ah! In this movie, I really can't say who is the core role!