Cecil Chao lesbian marriage 'reward' offer to be Sacha Baron Cohen movie
British comic to make film of tycoon's HK$500m reward offer for wooing his lesbian daughter
Hong Kong playboy tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung's offer of HK$500 million to the man who succeeds in marrying his lesbian daughter Gigi Chao is heading for the big screen.
British comic actor and filmmaker Sacha Baron Cohen has signed with Paramount Pictures to develop a film based on the family drama that went viral around the world, according to showbiz media.
and say the film will be produced through the Golden Globe-winning star's company Four by Two Films.
Cohen is also likely to star in the movie, but writers have yet to be confirmed. Cecil Chao was not available for comment, but Gigi Chao said she was not aware of the project as no one from Paramount or Hollywood had contacted her.
Asked if she was upset by the plan to turn the bizarre plot into a movie, Gigi Chao said: "I think it is just a manifestation of the deeper social issues at play. One has to admit that this situation is a bit comic and tragic at the same time."
Last month Cecil Chao, a 76-year-old property developer, offered HK$500 million to the man who succeeds in marrying his 33-year-old daughter after learning she had walked down the aisle five months ago in a civil ceremony in France with her female partner of seven years, Sean Eav.
The news went viral after it was reported in the , and marriage proposals flooded in from all over the world.
