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...Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reportedly talked Musharraf out of declaring martial law two weeks ago. But government insiders say it remains a possibility, despite the fact that such a move would alienate Musharraf from his U.S. backers and unite his moderate and extremist opponents against him. One factor he might have to consider if he does take such a drastic step: the views of his fellow servicemen, many of whom seem to be coming to the conclusion that, for their own sake, an elected civilian government is preferable to the current regime...
...really doing movies in Asia or with Asia as a possible location, or using Asia in a storyline in some fashion, or for a production, you're missing a giant opportunity," says Tony Krantz, producer of TV's 24 whose next project - a trio of martial arts pics to be shot in Hong Kong - will be backed by the fund. "Asia's really the dominant story for this next century...
...fund will not simply project Asian products on Western screens, it will bring to Asian films what Weinstein calls a "Western sensibility." So far the slate includes a live-action film of the fable Mulan; a martial arts team-up of Jackie Chan and Jet Li; and a remake of the 1954 classic, The Seven Samurai, which transplants Kurosawa's besieged Japanese village to the outskirts of Bangkok and recasts the Japanese fighters as mercenary soldiers, three of whom speak English...
...those reasons, the general has not yet given up on his Plan A for survival: imposing martial law. He came within a whisker of invoking emergency powers on Aug. 9; it took two phone calls from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to talk him down. Martial law would plunge Pakistan into political turmoil, further alienate the moderates and hurt U.S. interests in the region...