Press release below,
KELLY HU TO STAR IN “ALMOST
PERFECT”
FOR SLEW PICTURES
NEW YORK,
NY, October 1, 2009 – Slew Pictures announced today that Kelly Hu (“The Scorpion
King,” “X-Men 2”) will star in writer/director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan’s romantic
comedy “Almost Perfect.” Pan will produce with Derrick Tseng (“Life During
Wartime,” “Choke,” “The Ten,” “Snow Angels”) and Riva Marker (“The Winning
Season,” “Grace is Gone,” “Trucker”). Production is set for October 2009 in New
York City.
“Almost Perfect” is the story of Vanessa, a 30-something
New York career woman. After too many years of being everybody's go-to girl,
she finally gets a chance at love when she meets a man who's almost perfect for
her. But, just as she starts to consider the possibility of romance, her family
suddenly comes undone. As she juggles a high-maintenance “fashionista” sister
on the brink, a surf-bum brother hiding out, an overly-intellectual mother who
knows it all, a retired father on a quest for meaning -- and the nearly perfect
boyfriend who gets fed up with it all -- Vanessa discovers that the person she
really needs to save is herself.
Pan said, “I am so excited to work with
Kelly, who not only kicks butt as an action hero, but is also an incredibly
thoughtful and nuanced actor, with a killer sense of humor. I can't wait to
watch her experience this emotional journey on screen. It's going to be a lot of
fun.”
Other
featured cast members include Ivan Shaw, Roger Rees, Tina Chen, Edison Chen, and
Christina Chang.
Founded by award-winning filmmaker Bertha Bay-Sa Pan,
Slew Pictures is a New York based production company that develops and produces
universal stories that entertain and inspire. Current projects include Annette
Apitz’s “Fighting Fish,” starring Val Emmich and Halley Feiffer.