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THE WANDERING EARTH II: Trinity CineAsia Announces Blu-Ray, 4K Steelbook Treatment For Frant Gwo’s Hit Sequel

It’s been a while since I’ve seen Frant Gwo’s ambitious hit sci-fi The Wandering Earth or its hit follow-up The Wandering Earth II so I think a rewatch of either or one of those may be in order. The latter is certainly relevant as audiences keen on owning a copy on disc may now do so through Digital, DVD and Blu-Ray on October 30, followed by a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook from Trinity CineAsia on December 11. Boasting incredible and epic visuals, this stunning interstellar blockbuster is a fresh prequel to one of the highest grossing films of all time, a $700m box office success, and Netflix global smash hit. Based on the popular novella by science fiction author Liu Cixin, The Wandering Earth II is a true blockbuster, directed by Frant Gwo (The Sacrifice) and starring Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs) and Wu Jing […]

THE WANDERING EARTH 2 Lands In The UK And Ireland This Week From Trinity CineAsia

Lee B. Golden III

Folks in the UK and Ireland can now check out The Wandering Earth II in theaters from Trinity CineAsia. My review is here for anyone curious on my thoughts following its release here in the states earlier from Well Go USA, but the film has Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs) and Wu Jing (The Battle at Lake Changjin, Wolf Warrior) heading up the film’s cast, a wholly bankable duo that should get some butts in seats. In the near future, the sun is rapidly expanding and will engulf the earth within 100 years. To ensure the survival of humankind, nations join hands to form an unprecedented, ambitious global project to build powerful engines on the earth’s surface and propel the planet away from impending doom. Meanwhile, protests have broken out to demand the restart of the controversial Digital Life Project, which digitalises human beings after they have […]

THE WANDERING EARTH 2 Review: Social Unrest, Grief And Reason For Hope In Frant Gwo’s Prequelized Sci-Fi Epic Revamp

Lee B. Golden III

The Wandering Earth 2 is now playing in U.S. theaters from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film will open in UK and Irish cinemas beginning January 27 from Trinity CineAsia. Director Frant Gwo’s The Wandering Earth, the inaugural adaptation of the titular hit novel upon which its brand new sequel out this Chinese New Year is based, ends in such a way that you probably didn’t think it would have a successor. I can’t say this would be the case for those who’ve read the original book, but Gwo gets all the kudos for not only diving deeper into the story this year but also expanding the narrative for everyone who’s been a fan of this screen property for the last four years. The return of actor Wu Jing into the frame makes this film another discernable entry for the actor who has been fleshing out more and more dramatic […]

THE WANDERING EARTH 2 U.S. Trailer Arrives For The Frant Gwo-Directed Space Epic!

Lee B. Golden III

Well Go USA is taking the reins this week with the first title on its 2023 roster, The Wandering Earth 2. The company announced its acquisition of the film a few days ago via Instagram with a teaser poster, launching a brand new campaign that now has its first official trailer dating its January 22 release which which you can view below, just beneath the company’s description. The much-anticipated prequel to 2019 sci-fi blockbuster THE WANDERING EARTH—the #5 highest-grossing non-English film of all-time—lands in North American theaters just in time for Chinese New Year. In the near future, after learning that the sun is rapidly burning out and will obliterate Earth in the process, humans build enormous engines to propel the planet to a new solar system, far out of reach of the sun’s fiery flares. However, the journey out into the universe is perilous, and humankind’s last shot at […]

Well Go USA Nabs THE WANDERING EARTH 2 For North American Release

Lee B. Golden III

It continues to be a blaring mystery how actor Wu Jing will somehow manage to reappear in The Wandering Earth 2, director Frant Gwo’s sequel to his blockbuster 2019 adaptation of Liu Cixin’s novel. In the meantime, moviegoers in China are already poised for its Chinese New Year relaase on January 22, will folks in North America can now rest its sights on Well Go USA who’ve acquired the pic, as announced via Instagram in the post below: The sun is about to be destroyed, and humans have built huge engines on the earth’s surfaces to help them find a new home. However, the road out into the universe is perilous. In order to save the earth, a group of young people of the wandering earth era again stepped forward to begin a battle against life and death. That’s the official logline for the film out of the mainland as […]

THE WANDERING EARTH 2 Challenges Mankind To Go Beyond In The Latest Teaser Trailer For Frant Gwo’s Epic Sci-Fi Sequel

Lee B. Golden III

The compelling story that inspired director Frant Gwo’s hit sci-fi adventure adaptation is back in the spotlight, with a sequel coming this year with The Wandering Earth 2. Wu Jing, who headlined the inaugural hit movie, which became one of history’s biggest all-time box office grossers, is back for the film with lead actors Andy Lau and Zhang Fengyi. Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death. That’s right, after the perilous task of moving the Earth, humans have to do it all again, because space sucks! I mean it’s nice and all but the circumstances… golly! The Wandering Earth 2 sets adrift into theaters January 22, 2023.

THE WANDERING EARTH Sequel Sets CNY 2023 Release Date, Hints At Wu Jing’s Return

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been close to a year since director Frant Gwo signaled a sequel to his 2019 blockbuster hit, The Wandering Earth, based on a classic sci-fi novella by Liu Cixin about the global coalition to engineer Earth to travel to a new solar system away from the deteriorating sun. With prelim teaser art already making the rounds, reports are now confirming with an official release date stamped for Chinese New Years Day on Sunday, January 22, 2023, and with statementsfrom Gwo himself, and producer Gong Ge’er, who are both returning in the same capacity. “After two years of pre-production and thinking about the script, we’ve decided to initiate our shooting plan for ‘The Wandering Earth 2,’ and at the same time have set our release date for New Year’s Day 2023,” said Gwo at this year’s Golden Rooster Film Festival. “Next, we will try to begin new production processes, and […]

THE WANDERING EARTH: Mankind Tries To Move A Planet In The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Aiming for bigger and better is still the pattern for China these days and director Frant Gwo is making his case with an adaptation of Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin’s short story, The Wandering Earth. A new teaser trailer is online delving aplenty into the post-apocalyptic veneer of Gwo’s sci-fi foray that also saw Weta Digital lending morsels of its own muscle to aid its production. Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 1 & 2), Li Guangjie (Drug War) and Qu Jingjing (Birth Of The Dragon) stakes their claim in the cast with the heavy-handed sci-fi underway as a bold new program is implemented to find a new solar system for Earth after succumbing to deadly climate change, forcing mankind underground. An official release date hasn’t been set yet, though it’s safe to say this one probably won’t see the light of day until 2019, so sit tight and keep warm until […]