According to Hong Kong media reports, Wu Mengda died in Hong Kong on the afternoon of February 27, 2021, at the age of 68 due to ineffective rescue of advanced liver cancer. A generation of "Uncle Da" has completely left us!
He played an important role in the movie "The Legend of the Treasure of Shaolin Temple" scheduled to be released this year, but during the filming process, he repeatedly breathed in emergency oxygen. His professionalism is indeed worth learning from all filmmakers!
But unfortunately, until his death, the "heart knot" between him and his partner Stephen Chow was still not opened. The two of them can be said to be the golden partners recognized in the film industry. The nonsensical movies created by the duo are all classics. In this regard, Wu Mengda's performance really gave Zhou Xingchi a lot of points.
But we all know that until 2021, the two have not cooperated for nearly 20 years, and this life will never be the same.
From 1990 to 2001, in addition to the absence of several films such as "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" and "The Secret Detective". During this period, Zhou Xingchi filmed many classic comedies such as "The Deer and the Ding Series", "Playing Back to School", "A Chinese Journey to the West" series, and many other classic comedies. Wu Mengda has always been there. The two cherish each other and achieve each other's achievements.
But in 2001, after filming "Shaolin Football", Wu Mengda went north to develop a TV series, and Zhou Xingchi began to drift away.
Until 2003, when Stephen Chow was planning to shoot "Kung Fu". Originally, the character of Lin Zicong was tailor-made for Wu Mengda, and the name of the character was "Ada". It is said that because the schedule of "Kung Fu" has been delayed for half a year, the TV series that Wu Mengda has been filming has already started filming, so Kung Fu has been turned away.
Of course, some people say that the two have reached an agreement on salary, roles and other aspects. But when the shooting started, Wu Mengda did not receive Zhou Xingchi's notice. As a result, the two seemed to be completely antagonistic and had a "cold war" with each other for nearly 20 years.
Regarding the "grass and grievances" between them, the media often likes gossip. Some time ago, when Wu Mengda was invited to participate in an interview, when asked about this topic, he bluntly said:
I don’t know since when, we had a kind of "dead death" between each other. The feeling of not interacting with each other. I am usually sick and hospitalized, and he is also concerned. But we don't have the opportunity to cooperate, maybe the level is different. After all, they are now not only a big director, but also a successful big boss, and I am just an actor.
Anyway, let this period of grievance be buried with the passing away of the people. As an audience, it is the best to be able to dedicate wonderful works of art to everyone.
During the critical illness of Wu Mengda's hospitalization, he did not see his old partner Zhou Xingchi visiting. For this reason, many netizens once complained that Zhou Xingchi was too unsympathetic, and didn't care about the life and death of his old partner at all. No wonder he had no friends.
Zhou Xingchi has been anxiously inquiring about Wu Mengda's condition and is willing to provide all help!
It can be seen that the deep friendship between a pair of old partners is not understandable by outsiders. Uncle Da is gone, the spiritual wealth he left us is persistence, hard work and hard work!
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