A new film about China's first Olympian will feature four top
Chinese-speaking celebrities on its soundtrack. Jackie Chan, Lee-Hom Wang, Zhang Ziyi and Stefanie
Sun will join together to sing "Stand Up," the theme song for "The
One". "The One" is
based on the story of sprinter Liu Changchun's struggle against
Japanese invaders to represent China at the 1932 Summer Olympics held
in Los Angeles. Supported by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the
Olympic Games (BOCOG), the film was made as a tribute to the 2008
Beijing Games.
The idea to form a quartet to sing the theme song
arose from the symbolic combination of four groups of Chinese artists
-- Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland and overseas Chinese -- represented by
Jackie Chan, Lee-Hom Wang, Zhang Ziyi and Stefanie Sun, respectively. "The One" is currently in post-production and will be ready for release
next month. Earlier reports say it will be available to worldwide
athletes attending the Beijing Olympics in August.
Stefanie Sun
