Woo to direct Yeoh in action pic 'Sword'

June 21, 2009 Former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh said Sunday that she will star in an upcoming kung fu movie directed by John Woo, adding that she's not avoiding action movies despite a recent break from the genre. The "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" actress told a press conference at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival that the Chinese-language film will start shooting in China in September. The Hong Kong native was supposed to next direct "1949" -- an epic romance set against the Chinese civil war in that year -- but the project fell through because of a dispute with its Taiwanese investors.

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