THE WHITE HAIRED WITCH
EPIC TRAILER AND POSTERS
We're having an Asian invasion day at HOLLYWOOD SPY today, people, since I have two mighty powerful Chinese projects to present you with, starting with last year's Chinese blockbuster THE WHITE HAIRED WITCH OF LUNAR KINGDOM with gorgeous Fan Bingbing in the lead role! Directed by Jacob Cheung, this epic fantasy spectacle is based on popular Chinese novel by Liang Yusheng.
FAN BING BING IS A SORCERESS
In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying.jpg)
on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their
suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress
people
for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to
pin the murder of her lover Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade,
turning her
and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they
didn't commit. After that her hair turns white from sadness and she
transforms into a killing machine without remorse or mercy.
In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying
on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their
suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people
for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to
pin the murder of her lover Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her
and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they
didn't commit. After that her hair turns white from sadness and she
transforms into a killing machine without remorse or mercy.
EMPRESSES IN THE PALACE
NETFLIX TO AIR THE LAVISHLY EPIC CHINESE TV SERIES
Another lavish Asian project that you can expect to watch soon is Chinese epic TV series EMPRESSES IN THE PALACE which is the first Chinese series to be broadcast in mainstream paid TV
cable network in the US! Netflix will turn its epic 76 episodes into six 90 minutes long English language mini series episodes. With Sun Li playing the lead role and Chen Jian Bin as the emperor, the series follows a young woman born of Eight Banners family who marries the Emperor. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress dowager. In the process, she transforms from a kind-hearted, clever girl to a power hungry, manipulative woman.
cable network in the US! Netflix will turn its epic 76 episodes into six 90 minutes long English language mini series episodes. With Sun Li playing the lead role and Chen Jian Bin as the emperor, the series follows a young woman born of Eight Banners family who marries the Emperor. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress dowager. In the process, she transforms from a kind-hearted, clever girl to a power hungry, manipulative woman.
I think I will just stick with Chinese food.
ReplyDeleteand it will stick with you too :)
DeleteWhite Haired Witch looks absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeletewe do love BingBing :)
DeleteWow, I'd like to see The White Haired Witch. Looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteChinese movies are so superior visually
DeleteQuite apart from any movies she makes, I just love saying Fan Bingbing's name.
ReplyDeleteisn't it delightful, let us repeat it in our heads all night long :)
DeleteShe reminds me of the unicorn in The Last Unicorn. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI like The Last Unicorn song from Juliette and In the Mood, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXrsrDSoR58
DeleteSuch a beautiful song. I watched that movie all the time when I was a little girl. I was happy to see that both of my girls loved it as much as I did, so I've seen that movie hundreds of times over the years.
DeleteThere's a movie? :)
DeleteEMPRESSES IN THE PALACE is fascinating. I just watched parts 1&2. Wow!
ReplyDeleteYou did? :) The Netflix one will have another version, shot in English without the horrible subs :)
DeleteIt was wonderful; I speak broken English better than anyone. I grew up with Saturday Night Live, and Jim Belushi!!
DeleteToo bad THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY Turkish epic series doesn't have Eng subs at YouTube, you would have loved that one!
DeleteLove the looks of White Haired Witch. That last scene seems a little ominous. Those Chinese don't like happily ever afters. lol
ReplyDeleteusually not :) It is the same here in my country... people who have suffered extremely throughout history usually sing sad songs and have sad story and movie endings.....
DeleteWhite Haired Witch looks fantastic. I love the artistry of these films.
ReplyDeletethey're always so very much ahead of Hollywood flicks
DeleteThat first picture looks like Snookie in a white wig. Oh my!!!
ReplyDeleteoh, my, is she still alive?
DeleteYes...with adorable children believe it or not hahaha
ReplyDeletethen they probably have daddy's genes
DeleteHave her put a spell on me, quick!
ReplyDeleteshe just did... you won't be able to poop three days and then you will magically poop out a bunny.... it won't be a chocolate one.. but it will look like it and will have magical properties... you just have to rub it :)
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