So it’s now countdown time to the start of filming for the revenge and romance period C-drama adapted from the novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. The leads will indeed be Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi, and they will share equal top billing for their roles. The fandom fights did not derail either of their casting, nor the book reader complaints that she’s totally not the image for the female lead and his acting and charisma isn’t enough for the male lead. Filming is currently scheduled to start February 9th and likely go through the middle of spring. Joining the two leads are newly cast supporting actresses Zheng Hehuizi and Gong Xue Er, not sure which is the other female characters either will be playing but almost all the female roles other than the female lead are total bitches in the story and each get their comeuppance in highly satisfying ways.