Jonathan Rhys Meyers Joins 'Children Of Huang Shi'

[Friday, October 27th, 2006]
Jonathan Rhys MeyersJonathan Rhys Meyers is set to join the cast of The Children of Huang Shi, says Variety.

The feature, helmed by Roger Spottiswoode, is set in war-ravaged China during the late 1930s. It's the true story of a young Englishman, George Hogg (Rhys Meyers), who led 60 orphaned boys on a journey across the Liu Pan Shan mountains to safety on the edge of the Mongolian desert.

Meyers will join a cast that includes Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun Fat and Radha Mitchell. The project, which is based on a script by Jane Hawksley, begins shooting November 13th in the Chinese province of Gansu.

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