C-writer/producer Guo Jingming has been flying high for well over a decade in C-ent, thanks to popular novels and later adaptations into even more popular hits like the Tiny Times movie series. His first novel Ice Fantasy is currently getting a C-drama adaptation with Feng Shao Feng and Victoria Song, but the bigger attention is focused on his self-produced 3D motion capture movie L.O.R.D. (Legend of the Ravaging Dynasties), with a collection of big name stars to wow even the most jaded fan. Fan Bing Bing, Yang Mi, Kris (formerly EXO), Amber Kuo, William Chan, Airif Lee (Li Zhi Ting) Roy Wang (of TFBoys), Yan Yi Kuan, Lin Kun, Gui Gui, Bea Hayden, Wang Duo, and many more, the movie is the first Asian fantasy 3D movie akin to Avatar, with the famous faces cast in the movie doing the full stop motion acting required to turn their faces and acting into computer generated images. The story sounds a lot like the kids show Avatar: The Last Airbender, with the nations split into four kingdoms of fire, ice, water, and earth, with people possessing the various powers to certain degrees. Not much else is known about the plot but the visuals so far are certainly eye-catching. Continue reading
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