I don’t know what Youku was thinking greenlighting a C-drama with a nepo baby male lead and a female lead with negative rizz to headline but the results speak for itself. Modern romance Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei wrapped it’s totally underwhelming viewership run and slinks off to the annals of utterly forgettable dramas. … Continue reading →
It’s a bummer this movie isn’t being streamed internationally along with the domestic China premiere on new year’s day this Wednesday because I am sooooo curious to see how HK wuxia veteran director Tsui Hark tackles his take on a segment of the novel of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Fans have been saying it’s a new take or … Continue reading →
The countdown to the 2025 lunar new year day release of C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero is garnering so much attention in C-ent, thanks to the big name director and cast along with the record setting ticket presales. New posters arrived today with leads Xiao Zhan as Guo Jing and Zhuang Da Fei as Huang Rong … Continue reading →
Yes, the economy sucks everywhere and the political climate is wonky so of course entertainment is down and has been on a decline. But it also means if the movie makers give the viewers what they want then the old adage of if you build it they will come remains true. This week is the start of the lunar new … Continue reading →
So earlier this year the drama The Days of Seclusion and Love (Feng Yue Bu Xiang Guan 风月不相关) was rumored to start filming and cast Liu Yu Ning and Tian Xi Wei. But then the production stalled and she left the project. Now it’s back on and the male lead remains Liu Yu Ning but the female lead now being … Continue reading →
Man, when the music played I just flashed way way back to the good old times of the golden era of TVB HK-dramas of the 1980’s. HK-director Tsui Hark is coming back with his take on Louis Cha‘s novel Legend of the Condor Heroes and all signs point to this being a HUGE movie. Legend of the Condor Heroes: The … Continue reading →
I’ve been through Louis Cha wuxia novel casting brouhahas before and when I was younger it did annoy me more that actors/actresses were cast that just looked/vibed nothing like the famous characters, the biggest complaint remains Michelle Chen as Xiaolongnu in the 2014 version of Return of the Condor Heroes. There have been new LoCH, RoCH, Dragon Sword, and Demi-Gods … Continue reading →
Normally when big melons get rolling it still takes time before the official news ends the speculation but this time it’s pretty fast. This weekend director Tsui Hark confirmed that he’s next movie will be the first of his planned three movie adaptation of Legend of the Condor Heroes with the first being called Legend of the Condor Heroes: The … Continue reading →
