Kun has worked with Ershan before, with a role in Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection (as well as the 2008 original, and the previously mentioned Zhong Kui), while Bo should be familiar as the unhinged Monkey King from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.
MOJIN THE LOST LEGEND BLURAY MOVIE
Mojin marks Ershan’s first foray into making a movie that takes place in a modern day setting (1988 to be precise), and gives us Chen Kun, Huang Bo, and Shu Qi as a trio of tomb raiders, known as Mojin. Ershan studied oil painting at China’s Central Institution of Fine Arts, before attending the School of Directing at the Beijing Film Academy, and his eye for visual flair is certainly something which is reflected in his work so far. Mojin: The Lost Legend was released to close out 2015 in China, and is the second adaptation of the web novel series ‘The Ghost Blows Out the Light’ in 12 months, the first being Lu Chuan’s Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe.ĭirected by Wu Ershan, an Inner Mongolia native, Mojin marks his third time in the director’s chair after 2010’s eclectic comedy The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman, and 2012’s fantasy adventure Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection, a sequel to the 2008 Donnie Yen starring original. So far the trend seems to be on little else other than fitting in as much spectacle as possible, with efforts such as Switch and Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal all too obviously trying to impress with their technical aspects, while paying little attention to almost everything else. The Mainland Chinese blockbuster is becoming a more and more common sight in recent years, as the local industry looks to satisfy a population that increasingly enjoys going to the cinema with its own big budget movies, rather than having to rely on Hollywood productions. “Mojin: The Lost Legend” Theatrical PosterĬast: Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Angelababy, Xia Yu, Liu Xiaoqing, Cherry Ngan, Ng Man Tat