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Midnight Shanghai???


US/Chinese production. Show will be filmed in China 2017. Taylor has met a lot of these people while filming TR6 in NM.

https://scontent.ftxl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16195524_1016305895180161_8359889628511278304_n.jpg?oh=1b0007f73f820432ff5dc01494109e23&oe=59486DC3

Official FB of this show:

https://www.facebook.com/Midnight-Shanghai-Series-570527376483951/?fref=ts

What do you think about that?



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Interesting but unlikely I think. I can imagine Taylor looking for something that has a higher profile. Let's consider, when he wanted to do some American TV he contacted Ryan Murphy directly.

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Yeah. Same here. Maybe wishful thinking of the US producers.

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Ah I took the poster to be fan art of some sort?

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Looks like that.
They made a test pilot with unknown actors in 2016 and obvioulsy a Chinese producer, part of the Aladin group ordered it to series. During filming of this pilot Taylor and Julia were mentioned nowhere. They added their pics in the middle of this month.

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Yeah I'll agree with Matt. This seems a bit below Taylor and even Julia for that matter who just had a hit movie at Sundance film festival with Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen.

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Hope not. This sounds like garbage.

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I would like to see Taylor take acting gigs in other countries. That is truly international and getting out of your comfort zone. With that said, I hope this isn't a project he's involved with. Doesn't look good. But, there are many acting roles in China that Taylor could fit into. Something where he could use his martial arts, for more than a quick gimmick, would be great. So many American actors limit themselves. Only wanting to work on American films. The world is bigger than one country. I do hope Taylor gets that next big movie role. I miss him on the big screen.
Also hoping Cuckoo is still the agenda. Can't get enough of Dale, Rachel and the family. I know it might be tempting to do what Andy Samberg did. Which was basically use Cuckoo as a steppingstone to open doors to something successful in American television or films. But, it also can seem slightly ungrateful. If its possible to stay on a show that elevates you, even in the slightest form, I say try to make it work. I think Scream Queens was gonna be that successful American role, except the audience for that show, is more cult like and killing off, the popular Chad, made some viewers, not even want the show to succeed without him. So Taylor, stiuck with the quirky, funny Cuckoo, if you can. The show and role of Dale fits you like a glove.

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I absolutely agree with you Tara. Taylor ought to stick with 'Cuckoo' so he can make the most of it once it is all over after Season 5 and THEN go on to bigger and more successful projects that can be comedy or other genres. He should not limit himself. And I do agree that this project does not seem like it could be any sort of a progression in his career. If he chooses it then I am fine with it, but I do think he ought to stay away from things like that that would most likely belittle him as an actor. Can't wait for 'Cuckoo' Series 4 and/or whatever Taylor's first 2017 project will be.

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