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When Ghost Meets Zombie
''When Ghost Meets Zombie'' () is a 2019 Singaporean Mandarin-language romantic comedy film directed by Han Yew Kwang. The film tells the story of a male zombie who is forced by a female ghost to join a male pageant competition, in order to fulfil her own pageant dreams. It is released on 14 February 2019 in Singapore, and 18 April 2019 in Malaysia. The film stars Nathan Hartono and Ferlyn Wong, both playing their first lead roles in their careers. Synopsis The film tells the story of a male zombie named Pong who becomes a mechanical and aimless zombie. One day, he meets a free-spirited female ghost named Zhen Zhen. Hilarious drama unfolds when Zhen Zhen possesses Pong to realise her dream of winning a beauty pageant and forces him to join the male pageant competition. Cast * Nathan Hartono as Pong * Ferlyn Wong as Zhen Zhen * Fann Wong * Jesseca Liu * Jeremy Chan * Gurmit Singh * Andie Chen * Kate Pang Kate Pang (, born 11 March 1983) is a Singaporean and Taiwanese form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Hartono
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Andie Chen
Andie Chen () is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artist from 2007 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series '' Growing Up'' Season 2 Ep 12: Brother Of Mine in which he made a cameo flashback appearance as a child version of Tay Wee Seng, older brother of Lim Kay Tong's character Charlie Tay Wee Kiat's older brother and was credited as Andy Tan in year 1997. He shot to prominence after winning Star Search 2007 and earned a contract with Mediacorp. He was given his first television roles the following year, most notably in the blockbuster period drama ''The Little Nyonya''. Since then he has starred in many high-profile television dramas such as '' Unriddle'', '' C.L.I.F.'', '' Code of Honour'', '' Joys of Life'', '' The Journey (trilogy series)'' and '' The Lead''. In August 2015, Chen played the lead role in the Mandarin musical, ''December Rains'', b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outlea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles, as Liang Po Po (literally: Granny Liang) and Liang Xi Mei (a woman homemaker in her 40s) in the long-running television comedy show ''Comedy Nite''. Since his debut as a feature director, Neo has proven to be the most commercially successful local director who has also met with some success in Malaysia and Taiwan. He has shown a penchant for the franchise series films. His most critically acclaimed film is ''I Not Stupid'', which satirizes Singapore's streaming educational system in 2002. Despite his box office success, many of his recent films have been panned by local critics as being simplistic, sexism, sexist, and having too many blatant product placement. Career Neo wrote and acted in a comedy skit for Tanjong Katong Secondary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Chew
Dennis Chew Chong Kheng (born 15 August 1973), also known as Zhou Chongqing, is a Singaporean radio deejay, actor, variety show host and singer. Chew is known for playing Aunty Lucy, a character which requires him to cross-dress as a middle-aged woman in the variety show '' Paris and Milan''. Early life and education Chew studied at the former Pearl's Hill Primary School and Tuan Mong High School (predecessor of Ngee Ann Secondary School). At 13, Chew performed in the musical and children's television programme 《成语50》(Chinese Idioms 50). At 14, he was talent scouted for a commercial for Yakult because of his cute looks. He was part of the first batch of students in the teen acting classes organised by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the late 1980s. In 1991, he played a substantial role in the TV drama ''The Future is Mine'' (锦绣前程). After serving his National Service, Chew went on to Shatec to get a Diploma in Hotel Management as he realised dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim (, born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer & Communication Engineering (DECC) at Singapore Polytechnic in 1996. In an interview with SP's alumni magazine, she stated that she was a "shy girl" who rarely took part in extracurricular activities. At the recommendation of some friends, she took part in the Miss Singapore Polytechnic beauty pageant and finished first runner-up. She was a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest and did some modelling before joining Star Search Singapore 1997. While she was eliminated in the finals but she was offered a contract by the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp). Career Lim was given a lead role in ''Starting Point'', where she played a young entrepreneur, and was well received by audiences. She was nominated for Best Newcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhaimi Yusof
Suhaimi Yusof (born 4 September 1969) is a Singaporean actor, comedian, entertainer and radio DJ, known for playing exaggerated Malay stereotype characters and for his spontaneity. Along with Batrisyia Johari who he plays with her heart. Life and career Early life Suhaimi was born on 4 September 1969, in Jalan Kampung Tengah, Punggol, Singapore, the seventh of nine children. Suhaimi's mother, Fatimah Yusof (née Adenan, born 1940), was a homemaker and his father, Yusof Bujang, was a technician. The family moved to Hougang when Suhaimi was sixteen. Suhaimi was initially shy by nature, but soon realised his potential as an actor in secondary school, when his teacher selected him to perform a skit for a Teachers' Day concert. Initially panicking, he finally came up with a character named "Montfort Jackson", a spoof of American recording artist Michael Jackson, and received many laughs from his peers during his performance. Radio and television At an inter-school Malay debate co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Pang
Kate Pang (, born 11 March 1983) is a Singaporean and Taiwanese former actress and television host. She was a full-time Mediacorp artist till 31 October 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Acting career Pang was a model in Taiwan before going into acting. She impressed during her audition and was given a contract with MediaCorp. Since giving birth to her son in 2014, she has put her career on hold. Pang is also brand ambassador of Dyson Vacuum Machine (2015), Maxi-Cash: Le Gold (2016) and Maggi Oat Mee (2017). Pang left MediaCorp on 31 October 2017 with her husband, Andie Chen, but still continues to act and host. Social media When Kate Pang and Andie Chen revealed that they were getting married, the Singapore Entertainment Circle coined the term “Kandie” for the couple. Pang and Chen set up a social media company in 2016 by the name of Kandie Network, which was changed to Kandie Media in 2017. When baby Aden (A等宝宝) joined the family, Andie and Kate decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh Virk Chainchal Singh (born 24 March 1965; pa, ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, Gurmīt Siṅgh; ) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and television personality. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1994 to 2014. A former artiste of Mediacorp, he is best known for his role as the titular character Phua Chu Kang in '' Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'', '' Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd'' and '' Phua Chu Kang The Movie'', for which he won the Asian Television Awards prize for Best Performance by an Actor (Comedy) five times, from 1998 to 2001 and in 2003 for the former. From 2004 to 2005, he won the Highly Commended prize. Life Born to a Sikh Indian father, Chainchal Singh, and an East Asian ( Chinese–Japanese) mother, Gurmit was brought up as a Sikh, but converted to Christianity in 1985. Gurmit Singh studied in Outram Secondary School during his secondary school years. Gurmit is married to Melissa, a Cantonese Chinese. They have three children, Gabrielle (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferlyn Wong
Ferlyn G (Chinese: 黄晶玲; born February 1, 1992), is a Singaporean singer, dancer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014. She is currently based in Singapore. Born and raised in Singapore, Ferlyn is fluent in both English and Mandarin and also Korean after spending two years in South Korea preparing for her debut in Skarf. She released her debut EP, ''First'' on January 2, 2015. In 2015, Ferlyn announced that she would be leaving iGlobal Star to set up her own label, GIF Music. She made her feature film debut in '' When Ghost Meets Zombie'' (2019). Early life Born on February 1, 1992, Ferlyn is the younger sibling in her family. Before auditioning for Alpha Entertainment, she was a trainee at Ocean Butterflies International, where she did backup dancing for JJ Lin, Rainie Yang and Wang Lee Hom. Ferlyn was also a business student at Temasek Polytechnic and had quit her studies at the institution after being accepted during the audit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Chan
Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean actor and host. He was awarded best comedy performance in AACA. Early life Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus). At the age of 25, before participating in the second season of Project SuperStar, he was a bartender. He was known through his versatile singing in the show. Though he was eliminated in the revival round, he remained employed in the entertainment industry. Career Chan was talent-spotted from Project SuperStar. In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U Channel U (marketed as U頻道, formerly named 优频道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 6 May 2001 by SPH MediaWorks. On 1 January 2005, the channel was transferred to Mediacorp after a ... variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesseca Liu
Jesseca Liu () (刘芷绚/劉芷絢; ; pinyin: "''Liu Zhi Xuan''" was her previous Chinese stage name) (born 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress, who is based in Singapore and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2004 to 2010. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed under HIM International Music. Early life Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979 in Langkawi, Malaysia, with the name Lao Chew Yen. She began modelling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, English and Malay. She finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001. Liu began acting in Malaysia in a few Chinese drama productions produced by Singapore-based companies. Career Liu was spotted by a producer in MediaCorp in 2004 who offered her the meaty role of He Yi Xuan in the sports themed drama, ''The Champion'', starring opposite Qi Yuwu a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |