Studios, distribs race to get piece of the pie

The world is obsessed with China.

And so is Hollywood. Three studios are planning to release large-scale English-language movies filmed in China: Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co. will open Rob Minkoff's $55 million "The Forbidden Kingdom," starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan, on April 18; Universal releases the $160 million sequel "The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," starring Li, Brendan Fraser and Michelle Yeoh, on Aug. 1. Harvey Weinstein and producer Mike Medavoy are still hoping to gain access to China this April to shoot the $30 million pre-Pearl Harbor mystery "Shanghai," starring John Cusack, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe and Gong Li, for year-end release. So far, China has barred the film.

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