Movie Name: Feng Shen Bang 3D (2016)
Director: Koan Hui, Vernie Yeung
Producer: Charles Heung, Tiffany Chen
Based on: Fengshen Yanyi by Xu Zhonglin
Star: Jet Li, Tony Leung, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Wen Zhang, Jacky Heung
Genre: Fantasy
Release date: October 2016
Country: Hong Kong, China
Language: Mandarin, Cantonese
Story: Feng Shen Bang 3D (Chinese: 3D封神榜) is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Koan Hui and Vernie Yeung based on the novel Fengshen Yanyi by Xu Zhonglin and starring an ensemble cast of Jet Li, Tony Leung, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Wen Zhang and Jacky Heung. The film is scheduled for release in China in October 2016.
The budget of the film is HK$300 million. Principal photography started on January 21, 2015. Actress Cecilia Cheung was originally cast in the role of Nezha, however, due to her poor behavior on set, she was fired from the film. Her role was replaced by actor Wen Zhang, who was the original choice for the role.
The film is scheduled for release in China on October 2016.
Feng Shen Bang 3D (international title: League of Gods) is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Koan Hui and Vernie Yeung. The movie is based on the popular fantasy novel Fengshen Yanyi written by Xu Zhonglin during the Ming dynasty and selected cast for the new movie will include Jet Li, Tony Leung, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Wen Zhang and Jacky Heung. The film is scheduled to be completed and released in China in October 2016. Principal photography already began on 21 January 2015 with a budget of HK$300 million.
Fengshen Yanyi, also known as Fengshen Bang and translated to different titles such as The Investiture of the Gods,The Apotheosis of Heroes or The Canonisation of the Gods, is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The original story consisting of 100 chapters was first published in book form around the 1550s and combines elements of history, folklore, mythology, legends and fantasy.
The story is set in the era of the decline of the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the rise of the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC). It intertwines numerous elements of Chinese mythology, including deities, immortals and spirits. The novel is a romanticized retelling of the overthrow of King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty, by Ji Fa, who would establish the Zhou dynasty in its place. The story integrates oral and written tales of many Chinese mythological figures who are involved in the struggle as well. These figures include human heroes, immortals and various spirits (usually represented in avatar form like vixens, and pheasants, and sometimes inanimate objects such as a pipa).
Feng Shen Bang 3D (international title: League of Gods) is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Koan Hui and Vernie Yeung. The movie is based on the popular fantasy novel Fengshen Yanyi written by Xu Zhonglin during the Ming dynasty and selected cast for the new movie will include Jet Li, Tony Leung, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Wen Zhang and Jacky Heung. The film is scheduled to be completed and released in China in October 2016. Principal photography already began on 21 January 2015 with a budget of HK$300 million.
Fengshen Yanyi, also known as Fengshen Bang and translated to different titles such as The Investiture of the Gods,The Apotheosis of Heroes or The Canonisation of the Gods, is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The original story consisting of 100 chapters was first published in book form around the 1550s and combines elements of history, folklore, mythology, legends and fantasy.
The story is set in the era of the decline of the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and the rise of the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC). It intertwines numerous elements of Chinese mythology, including deities, immortals and spirits. The novel is a romanticized retelling of the overthrow of King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty, by Ji Fa, who would establish the Zhou dynasty in its place. The story integrates oral and written tales of many Chinese mythological figures who are involved in the struggle as well. These figures include human heroes, immortals and various spirits (usually represented in avatar form like vixens, and pheasants, and sometimes inanimate objects such as a pipa).
