Quinlivan claims Simon Yam rescued her baby during filming
BEIJING: Model- actress Hannah Quinlivan, who was pregnant during filming of the action thriller S.M. A.R.T. Chase, said actor Simon Yam had “rescued” her baby.
Deadpanned a grinning Quinlivan, wife of singer Jay Chou: “I didn’t know I was pregnant then. When we were shooting one action scene, the script wrote a person to kick my belly. When Simon heard it, he said ‘no, a young girl’s belly should be protected.
“You cannot make a real kick.’ So, he saved me and my baby,” she said.
The cast members are scheduled to tour 20 Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou, to promote the movie.
Lead actor Orlando Bloom also showed up.
Directed by British helmer Charles Martin, the movie is financed and distributed by the Shanghai-based studio Bliss Media.
Bloom stars a security transporter, who lives in Shanghai to escort antiques and other precious items from China to the rest of the world for exhibition organisers.
However, he and his team encounter big trouble after being ambushed by some villainous rivals.
Bloom disclosed that he picked up the script of S.M. A.R.T. Chase from a number of Chinaset stories, as he felt the tale is convincing and romantic.
He said the movie has a lot of funny scenes, which can easily appeal to a range of audiences. He had also insisted on shooting the action scenes without using stand-ins.
The storyline occurs during the course of one day, studded with heavy action.
For the China market, the movie is to begin screening on Sept 30.