''Into the Rainbow'' (titled: 奇迹：追逐彩虹; The Wonder: Chasing Rainbows) is a

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adventure film directed by Norman Stone, co-directed by Gary Wing-Lun Mak, and written by Ashley Sidaway and

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. The film stars Willow Shields, 吴磊 (Wu Lei),

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, 陈乔恩 (Joe Chen), Jacqueline Joe, Archie Kao and 钟丽缇 (Christy Chung). The film is a co-production between

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and

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. The film was shot in 3D.

Plot

Two troubled teenage girls, Rachel and Grace, discover an incredible natural phenomenon and find themselves transported inside a super-powered rainbow to China. Due to this, they disturbed nature's balance and are chased down by an obsessed scientist and her mysterious international organization. Using Rachel's connection to the energy of the rainbow and with help from their new friend Xiao Cheng, they must race against time to restore nature's balance before catastrophic storms destroy the entire Pacific and threaten the world.

Cast

* Willow Shields as Rachel *

as Julia Bianchi * Leo Wu as Xiao Cheng *Jacqueline Joe as Grace * Joe Chen as Lian * Archie Kao as Song * Christy Chung as Mei *

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as Tom Williams *

Tania Nolan Tania Nolan (born 19 August 1983) is an actress from Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand. She is best known for her roles as Isobel Jones in the New Zealand television series ''The Hothouse'' (2007) and Angelina Caulfield in the comedy/drama series ' ...

as Lindsay * Bruce Hopkins as Major * Chelsie Preston Crayford as Susan *Peter Feeney as Scientist *Colin Moy as Ben *Tessa Rao as Koia *Sophie McIntosh as Koia's girl *Sylvia Rands as Gini *Talia Pua as Sea Shore customer *Scarlett Sills as young Rachel

Production

The film was shot in

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, China and

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, New Zealand.

Release

The film was shown at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival during April 2017. The film received its United States. Premiere with a Gala Screening at the Savannah Film Festival on 4 November 2017. and was Opening Night film of the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Auckland on 28 October 2017. After a limited theatrical release in China during April 2019, the film was scheduled for a nationwide release on January 25, 2020, during the Chinese New Year holidays. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the release was delayed and the film made available through the Smart Cinema online app. It was subsequently announced that the film's theatrical release in China was scheduled for April 5, 2020.

Novel

A novel titled ''The Wonder, Into The Rainbow'' was written by

and Ashley Sidaway based on the story and screenplay. The book includes a foreword written by Willow Shields. It was first published by Steam Press, part of the Eunoia Publishing Group, in October 2017. In 2019 it was made available as an ebook in both English and Simplified Chinese.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Into the Rainbow 2010s fantasy adventure films 2017 3D films 2017 films Chinese 3D films Chinese fantasy adventure films Films set in China Films shot in China New Zealand 3D films New Zealand fantasy adventure films 2010s English-language films English-language Chinese films English-language fantasy adventure films