First Teaser and Poster for Tsui Hark Directed Big Budget C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes with Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Da Fei Harkens to the Beloved Classic 1984 TVB Version

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• No, this article is all kinds of wrong.

  This is from the Legend of Condor Heroes and deals with the first defence of Xiangyang.

  The leads are not married and have no kids. This concerns a section of text at the end of LOCH and has never been filmed before. Please don't spread misinformation.

• Can't tell much from this 30s trailer but it does give off that old HK movies vibes. Hopefully they will screen overseas too.

  • It's a concept trailer, which is different from even a teaser trailer. The old school feels is there to connect to what is known for promo. Who knows what the movie is actually like. Cent likes to copy and Tsui Hark won't release anything until he has to, it's too risky.

    Movie has already acquired ww distribution.

• Hopefully, they will also stick to the aesthetics of classic HK movies.
  I like my heroes to look natural and manly, not like a troupe of white-powdered drag queens.
  If the film is a success it just might change the trend of excessive filters and effeminate boys as leads.

  • xiao zhan is okay to be casted as the main lead. why will you say drag queens? chinese actors applied make up depends on the character they are portraying like in costume drama where they need to use wig since long hair is part of their ancestors tradition. it is in their culture. using long hair is very common in chinese production if the movie/drama is historical or fantasy. it actually depends on what country. your comment is like a hate campaign that give negative vibes to the movie. you are not very bright after all.

• I'm a huge fan of Xiao Zhan. of course I'm so hyped up for this movie. from what I heard, it will
  have a worldwide release.

• I can't wait to see it. Tsui Hark is one of my favorite directors and that he has chosen to adapt a small part of the text which gives him complete freedom to do whatever he likes is really exciting.

  Overall those LOCH chapters are the most thrilling part of the book. I think it's a mistake to think of this as a martial arts movie. It's also a war movie. Enough information has leaked that it contains large scale battles.

  It's going to be difficult for both Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei. They are both already being showered with black posts but many groups are deathly afraid of this movie doing well. It's only going to get worse as we get closer to the spring festival. If the presales really take off, then I don't dare imagine how far they may go. Hopefully China Film is ready.

  • sorry what do you mean by this? As ready to be criticised by public or under intense unfavourable scrutiny by public ?

    • @who did this

      Black posts aren't done by public or general audiences.

      These are always done by either opposing fan groups or opposing productions. It ranges from black hot searches on Weibo to disseminating black (fake) material about the director and actors on social media. Tsui Hark has had some really nasty (fake) things written about him in the last few days. It's a common unsavoury practice when these groups feel threatened by potential success or actual success. China Film has a legal department and they will have to take action in the worst of cases.

• They choose Xiaozhan for this reason, big PR, its already spread everywhere like wildfire and so black material suddenly appeared, theres a lot people scared its gonna be explode, they said its gonna be flopped like his 1st movie and he will get another golden broom but we knew they all lie cause his 1st movie very successful with gaining 20 times revenue from its budget.

• Oh, the good old 80s TVB feel! I miss those dramas.

• Oh, I so wish I could watch this on the big screen. Very excited about it!

  • no worries, we will since this will be released in theatres worldwide this coming CNY 2025

• Using the old music is a great idea. Built in nostalgia. The letters are cheesy.

  • Well, those letters are the original ones written by Jin Yong himself.

    • It's not the font, it is the animation of how they popped up at the end wasn't the best presentation of them. With AI, they could have been written out stroke by stroke.

    • Maybe it's to keep the trailer to 30s? Anyway, the animation of the movie title is pretty minor to me, it's not going to affect my decision on whether to watch it or not. 🤣

    • @Guest

      It's just a concept trailer because they had to set the date now. We have to wait and see what the real thing looks like but I don't think that's likely any time soon. Probably late December earliest if even then.

    • @ Lilith @Sigh It's all good, just a minor nitpick that has nothing to do the movie. I never implied that it would or should affect my choice on whether to watch.

      Having feedback helps productions fine tune their projects. But my 1 off comment on a little known non-China based blog will never be read by anyone significant so it's just a musing.

  • cheesy?? OMG! Jin Yong's calligraphy is very well written. I rather that then a computer typeface.

• If CCP were smart enough, this one classic film would be something to be actively promoted overseas since the hidden agenda of patriotism would be covered behind artistry but hinted intelligently. LOL.

  I used to be a huge book fan of Louis Cha but have never watched any adaptations of his works. Xiangyang battles were quickly brushed before the main characters in the 2nd sequel got on stage. It gave such a vivid contrast in personalities between the heroes/heroines in the two books. So, I expect this film will be largely the creation of Director Tsui Hark more than an adaptation. The story is going to be his narratives. I hope Netflix will purchase streaming right to this film.

  • An article about the actor whom you proclaimed to be a fan of, but here you are, talking about CCP instead. Makes you look more like CCP's fan than any celebrity's 😂 Will you be watching this movie in the theaters at all if it does get an international release? Or will you be ranting on about CCP again?

    • LOL. I'm giving stupid CCP a smart suggestion so that their name may be improved overseas. Surely I'll watch anything XZ is in. I can't guarantee if I'm gonna only rave about his film without any critiques though. I don't blindly worship him as a perfect god. LOL. But I have very high hope for this film of Director Tsui. As to CCP, I'm sure there's always something about this regime to be critical of given its nature and true colors. LOL.

    • Just admit it, CCP has a stronghold on you. No normal person will think of mentioning unrelated people or things in an article about their favourite actor/actress.

    • @Lilith, then you obviously have a wrong interpretation of the word "stronghold." I don't believe in CCP in whatsoever. LOL.

      Unrelated? Only ignoramuses who have been indoctrinated by CCP with brain fog would not recognize many recent C films including XZ's movies have hidden agenda of CCP state propaganda. CCP have been aggressively tapping into celebrities' fame and star power for political purposes. These C movies are agitprops per synopsis and how much CCTV has been promoting them. It's no brainer to get the signals. LOL.

    • It's missing a space due to typo, but they do have strong influence over you. Just look at how often you mention them here.

      I look forward to your analysis on the propaganda this LOCH movie supposedly contains. Maybe you can start by sharing your take on other Chinese movies available on Netflix like Creation of the Gods and Jade Dynasty first?

    • @Lilith, you again and again have been presenting yourself as a loyal mouthpiece defending CCP. Fine that's your freedom, just like my freedom to rebuke CCP. Critique C movies? LOL. I don't even care about those works with low quality of artistry except for XZ's movies! As to the Jade Dynasty, it's not a well-made movie with many flaws although I could see that XZ made a lot of efforts to do his job and he still showed his potential in acting in that uninteresting movie, commercially successful or not.

      I don't need to squander time on your de-question further. Let's call it a day and just give yourself a break from the combatting mode. LOL

    • If that's called defending CCP then you must be part of CIA. You claimed that many recent C-films including XZ's movies contain state propaganda, yet failed to point out any propaganda in Creation of the Gods and Jade Dynasty when asked. You have nothing to back up your empty claims and just look like those crazy US shills obsessed with smearing China online.

      Again, I pity Xiao Zhan for getting targeted by anti-China keyboard warriors like you, pretending to be his fan while demeaning his projects and dragging politics into his articles, trying to get him into hot soup.