The New King of Comedy | |
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Traditional Chinese | 新喜劇之王 |
Simplified Chinese | 新喜剧之王 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xīn Xǐjù Zhī Wáng |
Directed by | Stephen Chow |
Written by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong Kelvin Lee Zhao Bojun |
Story by | Stephen Chow |
Based on |
King of Comedy by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi |
Produced by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong |
Starring |
E Jingwen Wang Baoqiang |
Cinematography | Mazloum Saba |
Edited by | Yeung Kai-wing |
Music by |
Raymond Wong Wendy Zheng |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lian Rui (Shanghai) Film Industry Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | $8 million (50 million RMB) |
Box office | US$106.6 million |
The New King of Comedy ( Chinese: 新喜剧之王) is a 2019 Chinese comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Stephen Chow. [1] [2] It is a remake of Chow's own 1999 film King of Comedy, this time set in Mainland China with different characters.
The film tells the story of a young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in. It was released in China on 5 February 2019 during the Lunar New Year 2019. [3] With a budget of $8 million (US) along with few months of filming and post-production, it is believed to be the smallest project of Chow's career as a filmmaker.
Stephen Chow began writing the film in 2015. [4] Filming began in October 2018 and lasted only a few weeks.
For the movie, Chow cast people who could relate to the life of a struggling actor. He intentionally sought out Wang to play the male lead role, due to the latter's experience in working as an extra early in his career. [5] [6] Actress E Jingwen also worked as an extra prior to The New King of Comedy, similar to the character she played in the film. [7]
Chow recruited the Chinese girl group Ji Feng Shao Nu ( Chinese: 疾风少女; lit. 'Storm Girls'), whose members were eliminated in the Chinese version of Produce 101, to sing the film's theme song. [8]
The New King of Comedy was released in China on 5 February 2019.
The New King of Comedy | |
---|---|
Traditional Chinese | 新喜劇之王 |
Simplified Chinese | 新喜剧之王 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xīn Xǐjù Zhī Wáng |
Directed by | Stephen Chow |
Written by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong Kelvin Lee Zhao Bojun |
Story by | Stephen Chow |
Based on |
King of Comedy by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi |
Produced by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong |
Starring |
E Jingwen Wang Baoqiang |
Cinematography | Mazloum Saba |
Edited by | Yeung Kai-wing |
Music by |
Raymond Wong Wendy Zheng |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lian Rui (Shanghai) Film Industry Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | $8 million (50 million RMB) |
Box office | US$106.6 million |
The New King of Comedy ( Chinese: 新喜剧之王) is a 2019 Chinese comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Stephen Chow. [1] [2] It is a remake of Chow's own 1999 film King of Comedy, this time set in Mainland China with different characters.
The film tells the story of a young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in. It was released in China on 5 February 2019 during the Lunar New Year 2019. [3] With a budget of $8 million (US) along with few months of filming and post-production, it is believed to be the smallest project of Chow's career as a filmmaker.
Stephen Chow began writing the film in 2015. [4] Filming began in October 2018 and lasted only a few weeks.
For the movie, Chow cast people who could relate to the life of a struggling actor. He intentionally sought out Wang to play the male lead role, due to the latter's experience in working as an extra early in his career. [5] [6] Actress E Jingwen also worked as an extra prior to The New King of Comedy, similar to the character she played in the film. [7]
Chow recruited the Chinese girl group Ji Feng Shao Nu ( Chinese: 疾风少女; lit. 'Storm Girls'), whose members were eliminated in the Chinese version of Produce 101, to sing the film's theme song. [8]
The New King of Comedy was released in China on 5 February 2019.