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Li Chen’s SKY HUNTER Is Releasing In Select U.S. Theaters October 6

You can blame poor marketing for not knowing of this prior to this week but actor Li Chen’s new starrer and directing debut, Sky Hunter, is getting a limited theatrical release in North America this Friday. The film is already out in China as of last week as one in a string of patriotic Chinese action adventures – this from the producer of films like Wu Jing’s Wolf Warrior and its summer 2017 hit sequel. Backed in part by the PLA Chinese Air Force and host to an array of set pieces and VFX emulating state-of-the-art military weaponry, plot details center on a team of air force pilots doing their thing to defend the country, battling outside terroristic foes and such. Actor Tomer Oz stars as the villain with a cast that rounds out with performances by Fan Bing Bing, Wang Qian Yuan, Li Jia Hang, Zhao Da, Li Chen Hao, Guo Ming […]

SKY HUNTER Aims High With Emotive Resolve And Stellar Action In The Latest Trailers

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China isn’t falling asleep at all these days. Riding the coat tails of its successes in military-centric cinema, we now have actor Li Chen (Chronicles Of The Ghostly Tribe) who has since taken the mantle with his own directorial debut on Sky Hunter, currently poised for a September 29 release in China. The film is a first for the middle kingdom’s film industry, backed by the PLA as a premiere aerial warfare action thriller centered on a team of Chinese Air Force pilots protecting their country against outside threats. Nationalism aside, the film’s look and tone so far play out as very pleasing in shots of gravity defying dogfights to accomodate the desired military might. The film is produced by Lv Jianmin who also produced Wolf Warrior and its current hit box office sequel which leaves reason to hope this one will strike similar accolades. Also starring are Fan Bingbing, […]

SKY HUNTER Takes Chinese Propaganda To The Skies In The First Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

Not to subject itself too much to period pieces to stand on its own, China’s latest propaganda push is going vertical this year in Chronicles Of The Ghostly Tribe star Li Chen’s latest, Sky Hunter. There’s not much in terms of an available plot here but the first teaser is now online with lots of military muscle and might to gin up attention, along with some starpower joinihg Chen with actress Fan Bingbing and actor Wang Qianyuan. It’s China’s first aerial warfare film at that so this ought to definitely put some butts in seats when the film opens on September 30. Good on the PLA if that’s the case, provided the film stands critically on its own merit. Peep the teaser below.