Legend of the Ancient Sword

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Legend of the Ancient Sword
Music byLasse Enersen
Production
company
Distributed byAlibaba Pictures
Release date
  • 1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Legend of the Ancient Sword (

Gu Jian Qi Tan 2.[2] The film was released worldwide on October 1, 2018.[3]

Plot

Due to a fateful occurrence, Yue Wuyi leaves home. He meets revered master Xie Yi, who imparts to him the magical arts of Yan, and thus begins his journey of cultivation. Along the way he meets Wen Renyu, Xia Yize, Ah Ruan and company. They discover the schemes and conspiracies of Shen Ye, the grand priest of Liu Yue City. The group of adventurers undergoes dangers to defeat Shen Ye, and prevent a disaster from befalling the world.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in December 2016 and wrapped up in March 2017.[2]

Reception

The film was a box office disaster during China's golden week of cinema. It attracted widespread derision online and only grossed US$1.25m despite a government mandate to screen the film nationwide.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rahman, Abid (June 13, 2016). "China's Alibaba Pictures Sets Renny Harlin-Directed 'Legend of the Ancient Sword'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Brzeski, Patrick (December 1, 2016). "Director Renny Harlin on Staging His Second Act in China (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Legend of the Ancient Sword China Boxoffice,China film Boxoffice,Weekly Boxoffice,Yearly Boxoffice (2021)-EntGroup".
  4. ^ Yau, Elaine (2 October 2018). "China holiday box office flop for fantasy video game adaptation – five other Chinese films that sank". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

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