Gillian Chung, back on center stage

Gillian Chung attends a press conference for her theatrical debut 'I Ought to Be in Pictures'. Her seasoned co-stars, Hong Kong stage actors Chen Shuyi and Shaw Mei Kwan, join her at the event Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

Gillian Chung is to team up with two prominent Hong Kong stage actors Chen Shuyi and Shaw Mei Kwan in a stage drama "I Ought to Be in Pictures", which starts performances in late August.

In the drama, Gillian Chung plays the daughter of Chen Shuyi, while Shaw Mei Kwan is Chen's girlfriend.

As Chung's theatrical debut, she admitted feeling pressure because, as a stage performance, it allows no chance to start over once the drama begins.

However, she says she is quite pleased to collaborate with the two other actors and wishes to learn more from them.

Chung seems to be moving on since her return to the public eye after a nude photo scandal with Edison Chen.

She now takes time to work on her body and has signed a new contract with a heavy paycheck to be a spokesmodel for an undisclosed product.

Gillian's fate still unknown: "Mei Lanfang" crew

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An industry insider has denied reports that scenes featuring Hong Kong star Gillian Chung will be deleted from the movie "Mei Lanfang". The star has been involved in a nude photo scandal, the Beijing News reports on Tuesday.

The promotional poster for movie "Mei Lanfang".

Gillian Chung

Director Chen Kaige's new movie "Mei Lanfang" is set to hit the screens this December. Gillian plays the young wife of Mei, the late Peking opera master in the movie.

Some media reports have suggested that all scenes featuring Gillian will be deleted. Such a suspicion was caused by a promotional booklet released by China Film Group Corporation, the movie's producer during the Shanghai International Film Festival.

The booklet featured several names of the star-studded cast such including Zhang Ziyi and Leon Lai. But Gillian's name was absent.

However, Huang Bin, an assistant of Chen Kaige denied these reports, saying that the film editing has not been completed. The director's final decision is still unknown.

Gillian once tried to return to the stage after being involved in a nude photo scandal. But the pop singer had to stop working after her return to the spotlight drew several complaints from the public.