China have chosen their “Lyra”. An official internet survey was carried out – with over 10,000 people voting – to chose a Chinese female star who most resembles Lyra. Ella, from the Taiwanese Pop music group S.H.E., won, with Tungstar saying ,”Ella resembles Lyra the most when it comes to having an adventurous spirit.” We’re not entirely sure what’s going on here, but here’s photos of Ella apparently rejoicing at the news at a recent promotional event for the movie. Read more.
obviously, this is who will provide the chinese voice-over for lyra…
That would indeed make more sense, but:
a) Voice actresses aren’t chosen by internet survey.
b) There’s only a few weeks left before the film comes out.
c) It’s not mentioned anywhere in the article.
perhaps it was just a contest or something… kind of pointless if you ask me.
Taiwanese pop star voted in as ‘Chinese’ Lyra? Didn’t think they were best of pals…
S.H.E.! I love them!
Anyway, seems a tad random and pointless of a contest to me.
Ian: S.H.E.’s songs are Chinese, so maybe they picked her because of that.
oh, so that is just the voice over.ok i get it now ,i was thinking that they were going to make the same movie in china(but with different actors and everything)thanx for clearing that up for me bcroft919
She’s got a terrible case of pigeon toes.
I’d be a better chinese lyra than her 😛
wtf? I’m Chinese, I actually read the trilogy and she definitely does not seem like Lyra. Are those weird faces that she’s making supposed to convey some sort of wildness that Lyra has? Coz I’m definitely not seeing it!
by the pics she seems the part………..
janet, she’s just exited………
but it’s more about the peroality than her face…….
sorry, I don’t mean to be so critical of her. But I’m sure she’s just excited for something that seems so irrelevant…I mean, she’s not doing the voice for Lyra even, just celebrating that she seems like her…
I think you have to keep in mind that most of the people in Asia have never even heard of the books, let alone read them and will therefore have no idea what the film is about. Having someone like Ella promote the film raises their level of awareness. I think Ella is a pretty awesome pick actually. She’s spunky and not the usual cookie-cutter chinese female celebrity.
And no, Ella is not doing the voice over for the film. It’ll be released in English with Chinese subtitles.
oh come on guys…
if she’s not happy, then she cried when take those pictures?
and since it’s an voting, of course someone will be happy when that person won right?
Actually, Ella just joins the promotion activities for the movie. Such as signature/autography session in the theater, show up on TV program to introduce this movie…etc. Ella is famous for adventurous spirit with cute and kind characters. She belongs to group of “S.H.E” which is called No.1 female group in Asia. Besides pop song music, Ella also participates TV drama program as leading actress from time to time. Her excellent results in winning 2007 TOP one idol in Taiwan via internet vote. Her popularity has brought the media and audiences attentions on this movie successfully.
OMG I LOVE ELLA!!! I AM PROUD THAT SHE HAS THIS HONOR!!! WOO!!!!!!!! but… she is going to act as Lyra in the movie?? Huh?? i’m confused! please explain!
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for those who know nothing about this. Pls stop your nonsense and rude comments!
Ella is being chosen as the spoke-person to promote the movie.
what’s wrong with that? She’s famous, she’s cute and pretty. And definitely influential in the taiwan pop-scene.
There are a lot of fans out there who loved her and support her.
Ella, we love u! u r definitely an adventurous star who has great achievements.
I love u ELLA! Proud of u being chosen as oreintal Lyra!
Ella is an excellent singer and actor. She won the survey which is one of the pormotional event done by the movie company. It is a successful promotional event which draw lots of attention in market and bring lots of her fans going to see the movie.
She will not act as Lyra in the movie. It is just an event done by the movie company.
wow! look at the cute and bubbly ella.
lots of fans adore her, she’s well-liked by all.
Is great tat she’s being chosen!
ELLA, love ya!
I LOVE ELLA BEST.
She is a pretty and kindness girl,
i proud of her~~~
love love ella 4 ever
Ella is just selected to endorse the movie
Her responsibility is to promote and introduce the movie to Asian country
NO SAME MOVIE IN CHINA
Ella is a very famous female artist in Asia right now. She is defitenily an ideal artist to be selected to promote this movie
she is not going to act as Lyra in the movie and not going to voice over her as well. She was selected via internet votes to be the representative for “golden compass” promotion in Taiwan.
The photos here were shot during local press conference held on 13th Nov. This news was relased on all local newspaper next day. Ella’s superb pupularity will benefits movie box office very much.
SHE is adorable, love her
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Ella is an excellent singer, artist, and actress. She is definitely as a best role of Lyra. She is so cute and sexy. She is also a most natural and loving artist as well. Lots of people love her.
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ELLA is a great singer, for the film. Inside she did not participate in the dubbing. She only help promote the film. Enable more people to see the movie ..
I love you ELLA ~. You are always best. You like angle
excited knowing that many of you love ella~
yes, ella is that brave, cute, friendly, kind and pretty
that ‘s why we love her so much~~
i think the negative comments have got to stop. freedom of speech and opinion and all that other jazz, but Ella is a talented asian with a distinguished record, singing and acting alike. for her to be the spokesperson for this movie will do everything for box office sales.
i would also like to emphasize that she’s NOT DOING THE VOICEOVER!
and it’s her photos, so she can pose any way she damned well pleases, just like you people can say anything (mostly rubbish) that you want. quit attacking her personally, and just leave it be. it’s not like she’s going to be affecting your watching of the movie or enjoying the movie in anyway.
p.s. she’s read all three books.
Cool! I love Ella. She is one of the most prominent young artists in recent years, with a very healthy and positive image for the young and old. Her fan base consists of people from all walks of life and span across a wide age group.
Ella’s constant pursue to excel in her work and life, her big kind heart to drive charity movements and to care for the disadvantaged in the society are just some of the attractive qualities about her. She is definitely THE ONE in terms of passion for life, courage and a certain chivalrous disposition. Just watch how she overcomes the physical and emotional difficulties, after her back-breaking fall in 2003, to stand on stage and shine again. She is adventurous and willing to try new things. In addition, there is a “resilient and never give up” attitude in her and she is constantly pushing herself to excel in her music and composition, despite not having received formal training in music. During one of the recent China promotional event, when she spotted a fan fainted from where she was sitting on the stage, she was the very first person to react and take charge in the chaos to direct the first aid team to the fan’s assistance. This girl definitely has the “X-factor” in her. Nothing like the typical look-pretty only artists we get very often nowadays in the industry.
As a spokesperson for the movie, she has definitely done a fantastic job to date during the promotional events via television and radio programmes. She gave a clear overview of the movie and also encouraged the audiences to support it. Her popularity will definitely be a boost to the box office.
For those who do not know her or simply just making malicious comments for whatever reasons, while we respect the freedom of speech, please do retain some self-respect when making your comments. Respect takes both ways. While you are judging others, others are also judging you as well.
I agree with Shyun.Ella is an outstanding artist.What’s more,it is her kindness that attracts so many fans throughout China,even the whole Asia.She is definitely THE ONE in terms of passion for life, courage and a certain chivalrous disposition.
I hope all of you will love her.Because she is really the one who worth loving.
Well, I love her.
I am not sure if she looks similar to the Lyra in the book but I will fully agree that she’s the best actress to represent the brave, adventured altitude of Lyra. It is difficult to explain the details of how good she is. However, I will not stop supporting her anyway. Ella, You’re the best!! I Love you~
(ps. Today there’s a movie tickets sell in Taipei and Ella will attend the event to sign those tickets! Wish to see many of you there!! ^^)
In addition, congrats to Ella of woning the best actress in Taiwanese star movies; by 220,000 votes!!
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/hj0201&article_id=9559077
Ella is great! I think she suits the character of Lyra in the film. Keep up the good work, Ella!
What’s with all the negative comments?
People should just live with it because the choice has already been made.
Be happy or unhappy about it because the whole crew members of the whole thing wouldn’t really care anyway!
ella is a good person
she is the best
i will support ella forever
ELLA !! we forever support you!
OMG! Ella got the place!
I LOVE U ELLA!!!!!!!
she is the best reprenster for this event promotion!
LOVE U ELLA!
ELLA,I LOVE YOU FOREVER! YOU’RE THE BEST!
ELLA
I LOVE YOU
YOU ARE THE BEST
shyun has said what i wanted to say. Ella is different from the typical artists you see today. She’s brave, considerate and constantly encouraging fans in participating charity work. That fall from 2003, had a huge impact on her because she had to rest for aboout 6 months. However, she was able to overcome that, she was able to prove her ability and shine on stage once again.
She really is an amazing girl. She won the vote because her courageous image fits with the character Lyra. Quit attacking her for no reason when you don’t even know her.
ok ok! I’m not being negative! I’m glad that she’s read all three books. It just didn’t seem to make sense that she was promoting the film at the time when she didn’t seem distinctly related in its process. That article didn’t even articulate why she seems like Lyra. None of that spunky brave spirit like the above 20 of you are raving about is listed in that article! I don’t follow contemporary tiawanese music or pop culture or anything. I just said she was excited to be like Lyra. To be honest, there are a lot of people that are just like Lyra, and maybe she IS one of them but for the media to single her out for just being like Lyra (when there are others!) seems irrelevant.
She may be awesome and great. I NEVER said she wasn’t. I’m not judging her, I am judging the context the article is placed in. I’m not upset that she’s promoting the movie. I didn’t even know she was promoting the movie. The article did NOT say that she was. If she’s the chosen Asian celebrity spokesman for The Golden Compass, that’s great!
And don’t judge people just because I have NO idea who she is and what in the world this piece of news is about. Just because you’re in the haze of awe of her celebrity does not mean it’s relevant. I sincerely hope that all of you have read the Dark Materials trilogy and are watching the film to know what you’re talking about.
To Janet,
sorry we got a bit over protective of her, it’s just that when you read all the negative feedbacks about her getting attacked for no reason, it got really irritating. I guess the news really did not specifically talk about why she was chosen and what this vote was for, that’s why some people got misleaded.
Anyway, she’s just promoting the movie, trying to make more people watch the film, that’s just part of her job now. When you compare her with the other female celebrities, it’s just that Ella’s image really fits in with Lyra and therefore wins her the vote.
As for the photos, she’s always like that, playful and a great mood creator.
Thanks for the clarification, Grace.
I guess this is the most Lyra-related piece of news ever (besides the Dakota articles) and I am sincerely glad that she and her fans are really happy about her winning the Lyra contest!
And I didn’t know that she was promoting the movie so it’s all good that’s all cleared up.
I’m glad the misunderstanding is cleared up. No worries. She was just nominated as among one of the famous celebrity in Taiwan, and won, to represent the film and help in its promotional activities. Everyone in Asia would definitely know who Ella is, therefore that speaks volume in her popularity. Considering that the the film in Taiwan would need more promotion than just simply being released, Ella representing the film would do wonders for the box office in Taiwan.
And like what everyone else said in here, her back breaking fall that caused her to injure her spine, and to be strong and resilient, and brave in coming back into the industry, and still remaining as who she is, not once being influenced by her popularity level, and her adventurous spirit is why she is being chosen to represent the film.
Hope this would clear everything up!
I think Ella makes a great role model in the fact that she’s able to still remain true to herself regardless of the fact that her beauty is not as “apparent” for lack of a better word as other female artists.
I understand that for those of you who don’t know her won’t know where I’m coming from. However, she’s one of the most beautiful artists I’ve ever seen, inside and out. I think she’s the perfect spokesperson. I love Ella to bits, and if only you all had the chance to see her wonderful personality for yourselves. I’m sure you all would fall in love with her too.
I’m so proud of her! She’s really happy that she was voted.
I am so happy that Ella was picked to be the spokeperson for this movie. It is a very good choice and people should understand that they have to do this for promotion considering that the stars of the movie wont be able to come to Taiwan or China or any asian countries. If you think about it the production company made a good choice because not only are we talking about this movie right now but I myself is considering watching it eventhough I dont live in Asia right now and we will have the real stars doing the promotion here, but I love Ella so I am doing it for her.
wo0t! ella so0o0 pretty! im so0 happy for her.
Ella’s voice is fit for Lyra’s character. She have different ranges of tone. Really great singer too. Pretty cool.