''Skyfire'' () is a 2019 Chinese

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at a resort. It is directed by

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, written by Wei Bu and Sidney King, and stars

Wang Xueqi Wang Xueqi (; born 19 March 1946) is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's '' Yellow Earth'' (1984) and '' The Big Parade'' (1986), Huang Jianxin's '' ...

, Hannah Quinlivan,

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Cast

as Wentao Li * Hannah Quinlivan as Meng Li *

as Zhengnan Xiao *

as Jack Harris * Bee Rogers as Young Meng Li

Production

The film is China's first big-budget disaster film, and producer Jennifer Dong expressed hope that it would be a "breakout film" for the genre in China the way ''

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'' was for

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. The costume for the movie was designed by Vera Chow. The helmet design for Hannah Quinlivan was provided by the Indian fashion studio The V Renaissance. Two versions of the movie were filmed, one in Chinese and one in English, but a member of the production team said that the acting was more natural in the Chinese version and thought that the English version would not be used.

Release

Though originally scheduled to be released in July 2019, it debuted in China on December 12, 2019, and ranked #1 at the box office on opening day.

Future

''Skyfire'' was intended to be the first film in a trilogy.

References

External links

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Official Trailer (English)
2019 films 2019 action films 2010s disaster films Chinese action films Chinese disaster films Disaster action films Films directed by Simon West Films scored by Pinar Toprak 2010s Mandarin-language films {{China-film-stub