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The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese: 流浪地球2) is a 2023 Chinese science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Wu Jing, Andy Lau, and Li Xuejian. The film is a prequel to the 2019 film The Wandering Earth , which is based on the short story of the same name by Liu Cixin , who serves as the film's producer.
The Wandering Earth is a collection of ten science-fiction short stories by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, published by Head of Zeus in 2016 and Tor Books in 2017. [1] [2] It includes the eponymous novella The Wandering Earth, which was adapted in the movie The Wandering Earth in 2019 and expanded with the prequel The Wandering Earth 2 in 2023.
“The Wandering Earth” became a surprise hit after its 2019 Lunar New Year debut, beating competitors including Ning Hao’s “Crazy Alien” and Han Han’s “Pegasus” to top that year’s ...
The Wandering Earth 2: Frant Gwo: Wu Jing, Andy Lau, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li: Science fiction action-adventure: F E B R U A R Y 17 Ping Pong: The Triumph: Deng Chao, Yu Baimei: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Xu Weizhou, Duan Bowen, Cai Yida: Period sports drama: 24 A Guilty Conscience: Ng Wai-lun: Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Adam ...
Australia and New Zealand company Via Vision Entertainment is expanding its media distribution business with the launch of the Imprint Asia label. The brand will be launching with a host of new ...
Registration records on the National Film Bureau’s website revealed this week that censors have approved “The Wandering Earth 2” for production. It plans to shoot in Qingdao and Haikou, the ...
The Wandering Earth released over the Chinese New Year holiday season, and earned more than CN¥2 billion (£232 million) in 6 days, setting a new record for a Chinese film. [ 27 ] [ 34 ] It also set the record for the highest-grossing Chinese film on IMAX . [ 35 ]
Gwo has cited Western sci-fi movies including Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and James Cameron's Terminator 2 as major inspirations for his career as a sci-fi movie director and particularly in his work on The Wandering Earth. When making The Wandering Earth, Gwo kept the Chinese audience in mind ...