Movie guide for Spring Festival 2018
- By Zhang Rui
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2. "Detective Chinatown 2"
"Detective Chinatown 2," directed by Chen Sicheng and starring top actors Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang and Wang Xun, is currently the second best in the presale chart.
The sequel to the 2015 smash blockbuster "Detective Chinatown" tells the story of a detective trio embarking on an adventure to New York to participate in a world detective competition. They will solve a mysterious serial murder case based on clues and direction that they learn from the philosophical system in I Ching, the classic Chinese text also known as the Book of Changes, combined with investigation techniques used by detectives in the Western world.
The movie features diverse elements of comedy, action and suspense. The cast and crew traveled to New York for 40 days to shoot the film, with the assistance of the SAG-AFTRA union.
The first "Detective Chinatown" surprisingly grossed 818 million yuan (US$129.31 million) in 2015, so the second installment upgraded its scale, with a production budget of over 400 million yuan (US$63 million) -- in comparison, as reported, the first installment's budget was only 80 million yuan (US$12.6 million). The director is also expecting to develop the idea into a long-term franchise and expand its reach in the future.
It is worth noting that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights for "Detective Chinatown 2" from Wanda Media Co., Ltd and will release the film on Chinese lunar New Year in North American theaters. Jiang Defu, general manager of Wanda Media, said it is an exciting new cooperation, which will expand the global footprint of Chinese language films.
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