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Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng and Guan Hu Tentpole Films in the Works as Alibaba Pictures Unveils Blockbuster Slate at Shanghai
Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng and Guan Hu tentpole films are in the works, Alibaba Pictures revealed this week in Shanghai.
Alibaba called it a “supernatural world that boldly explores the integration tradition and the present day.” Releasing on July 26, the film stars a crop of leading young actors including Hu Xianxu, Li Wantan, Feng Shaofeng, Narana Erdyneeva, Lan Xiya and Nashi. Directed by “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, “Blade of the Guardians” will start shooting in July with a cast headed by Wu Jing (“Wolf Warriors”) and Nicholas Tse. Guan Hu, who was in Cannes with “Black Dog” and appears in competition in Shanghai with “A Man and a Woman,” is set to direct “Dongji Island,” a story about the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, an armed troopship, during World War II.
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