Kelly Chen and Guo Xiao Dong at An Empress and the Warriors Press Conference

Kelly Chen says that she feels different kinds of charm on her three male costars, "Leon Lai had the best sense, he knew what he wanted, was very meticulous, very learned." She says Guo Xiao Dong, who's playing a major villain, was the most genteel person, and would even apologise to her after filming, despite having to be nasty and mean to her in the film. Donnie Yen gave her shivers, "Every time he showed up, I knew I had to fight again. He taught me martial arts in the film, and would remind me of my moves, so that I would not forget them."

After finishing Legend of Bruce Lee, up-and-coming Shandong-born martial arts star Li Yuan went on to to work on the set of An Empress and The Warriors for three months. Li Yuan says that it's a very big challenge to him. However, his role is being kept a secret for now... because it's the trend in the film industry to keep things under wraps.  Sina, Li Yuan's Blog | Photos, press conference videos: Sina | Trailers: 1, 2