Zhang Yimou to direct Olympic ceremony
>>BEIJING: Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who masterminded the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, will reprise that role for next month’s Winter Games in the capital, organisers have announced.
Mr Zhang, 71, promised a “totally innovative” unveiling, while conceding that the global pandemic and colder weather will limit its scale compared to 14 years ago, when 15,000 performers took part.
“Being simple, just as in martial arts films, is like a master’s sword,” Mr Zhang said. “It looks like a very simple stab, but with fateful power.”
The director of House of Flying Daggers said around 3,000 performers would take part and that it will take in concepts such as “environmental protection and low carbon emission”.