AFTER his debut in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Tony Leung’s profession is flying excessive. The 59-year-old actor was paid US$7.7 million (RM32 million) for the Hollywood blockbuster and is alleged to achieve increased for an upcoming Chinese language film, No Identify.
The paycheque for his first-ever Marvel function locations him second to a number of Academy award-winning Australian actress, Cate Blanchett, who was paid US$12.5 million (RM52.2 million) for her function as Hela in Thor: Ragnarok. Not solely that, Leung’s debut wage has surpassed Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr, and Thor’s Chris Hemsworth, who had been paid US$500,000 (RM2.1 million) and roughly US$299,000 (RM1.2 million), respectively.
On account of his busy schedule, Leung as soon as contemplated retiring earlier than the age of 30. “I wouldn’t be the place I’m immediately with out the robust work up to now.” mentioned the multitalented artist. He added: “An individual’s values will change when he grows older, and he’ll study to chill out and never have such excessive concepts.”
Earlier than he flew to China, he had simply completed filming a Hong Kong film, As soon as Upon a Time in Hong Kong with Andy Lau and Simon Yam and it actually seems to be like 2021 is a busy 12 months for the award-winning actor. Leung’s wage of US$9.2 million (RM38.4 million) is the third-highest capturing wage amongst Chinese language actors.
