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Lucy Liu will play a Chinese mother who starts off looking for her daughter in New York but soon gets sidetracked into working for a human trafficking outfit in “Snakehead.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the “Elementary,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill” co-star will be able to drawn on her own cultural background for the “Snakehead” portrayal of family values and underworld ambition.<\/p>\n

“I was drawn to this story and character not only because it ties into my history as a Chinese American but also as a New Yorker,” she told Deadline.<\/p>\n

“After reading Evan’s script, the hidden world of human smuggling was exposed to be right here in everyone’s backyard and the reality is at the same time fascinating and grotesque.”<\/p>\n

The film’s writer and director tells a similar story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Being a 6th generation Chinese-American, I’ve always been curious about my past and how my ancestors emigrated to the United States,”<\/strong> said Evan Jackson Leong, whose background is in documentary-making, including basketball profile “Linsanity,” but who has also worked with “The Fast and the Furious” regular helmer Justin Lin.<\/p>\n

“New York, and more specifically its Chinatown, is a fascinating backdrop, that is full of hope, yet fraught with danger.”<\/p>\n

Shooting is scheduled to start in spring of 2015.<\/p>\n

-Relaxnews<\/em>
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