''The Legend Hunters'' ( zh, 鬼吹灯之天星术) is an upcoming Chinese action film directed by

Simon West Simon Alexander West (born 1961) is an English film director and producer. He has primarily worked in the action genre, most notably as the director of the films '' Con Air'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', '' The Mechanic'', and '' The Expend ...

and Li Yifan, from a screenplay by Li Yifan. It is based on the novel series ''

Ghost Blows Out the Light ''Gui Chui Deng (Ghost Blows Out the Light)'' (), also referred to as ''Candle in the Tomb'', is a fantasy novel series written by (天下霸唱) about a team of grave robbers seeking hidden treasure, with the first book published online in March ...

'' by Zhang Muye. The film stars

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Jiang Wu Jiang Wu (born 4 November 1967) is a Chinese actor. He starred in Zhang Yimou's '' To Live'' (1994), and Zhang Yang's ''Shower'' (1999). He is the younger brother of Jiang Wen and is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theatre Troupe. ...

and

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. The film was set to be theatrically released in Mainland China, by

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and Saints Entertainment, in 2021.The Legend Hunters (2021)
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Premise

The film follows a team of adventurers as they try to raid a tomb made by master tomb raiders.

Cast

as Hu Bayi *

Production

Development

In May 2019,

signed on to direct two Chinese films, '' Skyfire'' and ''The Legend Hunters''. ''The Legend Hunters'' is based on the popular novel series ''

''.

Filming

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began in June 2019 at the Qingdao

Oriental Movie Metropolis Oriental Movie Metropolis is a major Chinese studio facility, combining film and television production and several other facilities. The Metropolis was funded by Wang Jianlin, one of China's wealthiest men and head of the Dalian Wanda Group, un ...

, with

and

in starring roles. Filming wrapped in August 2019, in

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Release

Initially scheduled for a July 2020 release, ''The Legend Hunters'' was rescheduled to be released in Mainland China by

and Saints Entertainment in 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend Hunters, The 2020s Mandarin-language films Chinese action films Chinese fantasy adventure films Films about treasure hunting Films directed by Simon West Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films shot in China Films shot in Russia Ghost Blows Out the Light Upcoming films Wanda Pictures films