Glad to see more series taking advantage of China’s diverse geography for on-location shoots.
Visually the most expensive-looking The Lost Tomb series so far, Sea of Sand 沙海 released its first trailer. The series stars Wu Lei as the protagonist, a high school’er who becomes entangled in a suspenseful adventure after meeting Wu Xie from The Lost Tomb series (Qin Hao). They’re joined by Yang Rong and Zhang Meng.
Is that supposed to be a wolf with antlers?
More stills from Demon Capturing Record of Zhong Kui 钟馗捉妖记 today. Starring Yang Rong, Yang Xuwen, Madina Memet, Li Zifeng, Allen Ting, Cheng Zizhu, Chen Hao, and Ge Tian, a production to keep track of for those interested in Chinese mythology-themed dramas.
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Some of this actually isn’t too bad…
Demon Capturing Record of Zhong Kui 钟馗捉妖记 has released a trailer. Starring Yang Rong, Yang Xuwen, Madina Memet, Li Zifeng, Allen Ting, Cheng Zizhu, Chen Hao, and Ge Tian, a drama for those interested in mythology and folktales.
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A Tale of Two Phoenixes 凤囚凰 is preparing to start filming. Based on the novel of the same name by Tianyi Youfeng 天衣有风 and produced by Yu Zheng. He has stated that Yang Rong and new actor Merxat will be playing the leads Chuyu and Rongzhi respectively, though knowing Yu Zheng, anything can change.
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Hopefully more co-operations between production companies and video platforms means better drama productions and more of them.
The Legend of Flying Daggers is set to be released on December 5th. Starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan, those looking for a wuxia drama can give this a look.
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There’s the date! Another drama set for release!
The Legend of Flying Daggers has a release date set for December 5th. Starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan, those looking for a wuxia drama can take a look at this one.
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Gee… this drama’s really been sitting on the back burner…
The Legend of Flying Daggers has released stills and a trailer again while we wait on a release date. Starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan, this just reminds me how some Chinese dramas can sit around for ages before airing.
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You have to wonder the point of releasing so many stills at this point when a release date doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon…
The Legend of Flying Daggers has released stills. Starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan, more for fans of this production.
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Unfortunately, I am skeptical if these pretty backdrops will make it to the actual drama…
The Legend of Flying Daggers has released posters. Starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan, whoever made these backdrops should quiet and take on work making computer desktop backgrounds.
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The designer has clearly taken the concept of “random lengths of flowing cloth” idea too far on this costume…
Filming has started for The Legend of Flying Daggers, starring Hawick Lau, Yang Rong, Wu Yingjie, Huang Ming, Kenny Kwan, and Yuan Bingyan. I yearn for the day when “wuxia” won’t automatically mean a free ticket for designers to call random lengths of drapery clothing…
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