Zhang Yimu’s upcoming wuxia film Shadow has confirmed a premiere date of September 30th, and recently released a new trailer that seems to feature a monologue by Deng Chao‘s shadow:
No people. No light. No sound. All alone in the darkness, I moved my hands over every single crevice in the walls. It was proof that I wasn’t crazy. It was proof that I was still alive.
Which poster is your favorite so far?
Zhang Yimou’s Shadow 影 has released three more posters and ton of stills. Some of the images are quite stunning, and Zhang Yimou is a visual master, but If this film doesn’t get some major shadow reduction, no one’s going to see anything that’s going on in a dark movie theater.
In the first teaser for Shadow, we’re introduced to the son of an official Ziyu (Deng Chao), who has been sharing a life with his stand-in Jingzhou since the age of eight. It seems like that Jingzhou takes over everything at some point, including his wife Xiao-Ai (Sun Li).
Shadow is all about opposites – light and dark, yin and yang – and I’m hoping the future teasers will be as stylish as the posters. Deng Chao (The Liquidator) will be playing two characters, and Sun Li (Nothing Gold Can Stay) costars as his wife.
Plot summary:
Shadow 影 will be real-life married couple Deng Chao (The Dead End) and Sun Li’s (Legend of Mi Yue) third film collaboration, after Mural 画壁 and Devil and Angel 恶棍天使. Those movies were quite disastrous, so here’s to hoping Zhang Yimou (The Flowers of War, Coming Home) can work his magic this time round.
A selected list of airing times for dramas to air this spring. Everything is subject to change. Which ones are you looking forward to?
Stars to release include Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Dilraba, Wang Kai, Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, Zhang Ruoyun, Huang Xuan, Zhang Meng,William Chan, Jerry Yan, Im Yoona, Godfrey Gao, Yan YIkuan, Yang Le, Tang Yixin, Zheng Kai, Jin Dong, Wan Qian, Zu Feng, etc.
2016 Spring Airing Times
The Love of Happiness 因为爱情有幸福 , February 24
Featuring: William Chan, Tang Yixin (They dubbed themselves! Even William Chan with his major Cantonese accent!)
Because of Love 因为爱, February 28
Featuring: Jerry Yan, Hai Lu Continue reading
张翰: [rat] [heart] [monkey] @我是娜扎
If you follow any of the younger Chinese actors, you probably already know about this news: Zhang Han more or less announced that he was dating Gulinazha, his costar from the upcoming The Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海经之赤影传说). The Weibo post is just a photo of the two kissing in front of a passing bus, with a simple message saying “Rat loves Monkey” (referring to their zodiac animals) and tagging Gulinazha, but it’s a low-key and sweet way to go public.
This is not an advertisement for Running Man.
Zhao Liying teams up with Running Man‘s Zheng Kai in their latest modern drama, Get Going 加油吧实习生, which will air on the 17th. Trailer below.
Will Zhao Liying save the stagnant modern idol drama world again with her cuteness?
Funnily enough, since our last round-up, Weibo got a huge boost in Western media when BuzzFeed writer Matt Stopera blogged out about how Chinese netizens helped him find the man who ended up with his stolen iPhone. The story is pretty long, but it’s a good read for anyone who likes a dose of bromance. C: Everything else in this round-up seems pretty tame in comparison.
乔任梁: 福利来啦、送你们、、熊孩子[害羞]
Kimi Qiao with a giant bear! He and Cruel Romance costar Huang Xiaoming recently showed up on Happy Camp, which ended up being one of the highest-rated episodes in recent years. You can also catch him romancing actress Xu Lu in the upcoming reality show, We Are in Love (我们相爱吧), a.k.a. the Chinese version of We Got Married.
Benefits are here! Sending you all… a little devil [literally, a bear child].
Gao Yuanyuan, Ivy Chen, Bea Hayden, Liu Tao, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, and Zheng Kai cross-dress for upcoming film Let’s Get Married 咱们结婚吧. Gao Yuanyuan plays the manager of a wedding dress store. Trailer below and more posters below the cut.
