Michelle Yeoh to play Aung San Suu Kyi in film role

Aung San Suu Kyi is currently the world's democracy icon. As leader of the National League for Demcoracy, NLD, she fought tirelessly for democracy in military ruled Burma (Myanmar). As a result of overwhelming support for her and the NLD, the Myanmar military junta put her under house arrest twice between 1989 to 1995 and between 2003 to November 13th, 2010. She won the Nobel peace prize in 1991.

Suu Kyi release came a week after Burma's first election in 20 years in which neither she nor her party could participate. The military junta has kept her locked away for 15 of the past 21 years.




Michelle Yeoh is Malaysia's own and very first James Bond girl. In 1997, she starred alongside Pierce Brosnan in the Bond film "Tomorrow never dies". In 2000, she starred in the classic Ang Lee's movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The movie won 40 awards including Best Foreign Film in the annual Academy Awards in 2001. Michelle was Miss Malaysia in 1983. She is from Ipoh, Perak - a town well known as the city of pretty girls of Malaysia.

This week, Michelle Yeoh had been spending time with Aung San Suu Kyi to research a possible film role as the Nobel Peace laureate.

Yeoh chatted with Ms Suu Kyi in an airport waiting lounge on Tuesday 7th December 2010 as the pro-democracy leader bid farewell to her youngest son, Kim Aris, 33, who lives in England.

Kim Aris was finally allowed to visit his mother in Burma for the first time in a decade after her recent release from house arrest since 2003.

Suu Kyi was first arrested in 1989 when Kim Aris was 11 and his older brother, Alexander, was 16.

Meanwhile, Michelle, the former Bond girl had spent the day with Ms Suu Kyi on Monday, 6th December 2010 as part of research for an apparent forthcoming film about the democracy icon, said Ms Suu Kyi's lawyer Nyan Win.

It was reported that the film will be directed by Frenh director Luc Besson and will be filmed around Bangkok, Thailand including areas around Muang Thong Thani and Khlong Song in Pathum Thani.

Below are scenes of Michelle Yeoh 2 great movies. As James Bond Girl in "Tomorrow Never Dies" and as Yung Shu Lien, a female warrior in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Pelakon Malaysia - Michelle Yeoh berlakon sebagai pejuang ikon demokrasi Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi - pejuang ikon demokrasi Myanmar yang dikenali di seluruh dunia. Pada 1988, Suu Kyi menjadi pemimpin demokrasi Myanmar sebagai setiausaha Agung National League for Democracy, NLD. Akibat pengaruhnya yang amat besar, junta tentera Myanmar mengambil keputusan memerintahkannya menjalani tahanan rumah sebanyak 2 kali.

Kali Pertama selama 6 tahun pada 1989 hingga 1995 dan sekali lagi selama 7 tahun mulai 2003 hingga 2010 oleh junta tentera Myanmar. Pernah memenangi Hadiah Nobel bagi keamanan sejagat pada 1991.




Datuk Michelle Yeoh, pernah muncul Ratu Malaysia pada 1983. Yeoh menjadi aktres wanita pertama Malaysia muncul dalam filem James Bond "Tomorrow Never Dies" pada 1997 bersama James Bond - Pierce Brosnan. Antara filem hebat lakonannya selain filem Bond ialah Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon arahan Ang Lee pada 2000. Filem itu memenangi 40 anugerah termasuk Filem Asing terbaik pada Academy Award.



Malaysia memang hebat dan boleh.

Dalam ramai ramai pelakon antarabangsa termasuk Hollywood, Bollywood dan Hong Kong, pelakon antarabangsa kelahiran Malaysia dari Perak, Datuk Michelle Yeoh, terpilih sebagai pelakon utama dalam sebuah filem terbaru mengisahkan pejuang ikon demokrasi Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi.


Isnin lalu 6 Disember 2010, Michelle ke Myanmar untuk bertemu Suu Kyi - penerima anugerah Nobel keamanan itu sebagai sebahagian penyelidikan watak yang bakal dilakonkannya nanti, dalam erti kata lain, bagi membolehkan Michelle menjiwai watak Suu Kyi dengan lebih berkesan.

Bekas gadis James Bond itu menghabiskan masa seharian bersama Suu Kyi, isnin lalu, 6 Disember 2010.

Selasa 7 Disember, satu lagi pertemuan diatur di ruang menunggu lapangan terbang Yangon ketika Aung San Suu Kyi menghantar anak bongsunya, Kim Aris untuk pulang ke England.

Kim sebelum itu menemui ibunya di Yangon setelah 7 tahun tidak dapat berbuat demikian kerana Suu Kyi dikenakan perintah tahanan rumah oleh junta tentera Myanmar.

Filem mengisahkan perjuangan demokrasi Aung San Suu Kyi itu diarahkan pengarah Perancis, Luc Besson.

Filem menceritakan liku liku perjalanan hidup dan perjuangan ikon demokrasi Myamnar dan simbol keamanan dunia sejagat itu.

Lokasi penggambaran dijangka dijalankan di Bangkok, Thailand, termasuk Muang Thong Thani dan Khlong Song di Pathum Thani.

Syabas Michelle.. Hidup Aung Sann...

Berikut dibawah adalah video 2 filem hebat lakonan Michelle Yeoh sebagai Gadis Bond dalam filem "Tommorrow Never Dies" pada 1997 dan sebagai pahlawan wanita bernama Yu Shu Lien dalam filem klasik "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" pada tahun 2000.