This is the kind of popcorn I love since I don’t care about any of the leads and if this turns out a great drama it’ll be nice to watch and if it’s a hot mess it will be a different kind of fun to watch. The C-drama version of demon romance drama Painted Skin is in the casting and pre-planning stages and the leads are set as Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling as the female leads (in that order) and Zeng Shun Xi as the male lead. Director Guo Jing Ming has reportedly banned Ju Jing Yi from bringing her own makeup team which she does to every drama set hence the totally modern overly white makeup in In Blossom that was so distracting. Zeng Shun Xi’s fans are upset with his billing in third behind the two female leads and have complained but to no avail. I’m also calling now a bitch fight to come between Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling’s fandoms as this drama gets underway.
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So director Guo Jing Ming is famous for his works focusing more on visuals and aesthetics over all else. If he’s lucky and has a compelling story and good actors then it works like My Journey to You, but most … Continue reading
The Summer box office is off to a roaring start in China with the premiere of Painted Skin: The Resurrection setting new box office records this weekend. Reviews are decidedly mixed, from story is flimsy to production is breathtaking. Both … Continue reading
While the original Painted Skin was just an entertaining albeit flawed fantasy movie, the sequel Painted Skin: The Resurrection seems to be getting way more publicity than I think it deserves. To be honest it looks even sillier, but I’m … Continue reading
Sometimes when you want things done right, you have to go to the big leagues. THIS above is how one plays a rawr general who is so awesome he can vanquish an entire army AND still have time to rescue … Continue reading