''The Legend Hunters'' ( zh, 鬼吹灯之天星术) is a 2025 Chinese

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Simon West Simon Alexander West (born 17 July 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 (2011 film), Th ...

and Li Yifan and written 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 a hidden treasure haunted by ghosts, with the first book publ ...

'' by Zhang Muye. The film stars Zhang Hanyu,

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

Celina Jade Celina Jade (born Celina Horan; 10 June 1985) is a Hong Kong and American actress, singer, songwriter, model, and martial artist. She is nominated as one of four of the greatest beauties in Hong Kong besides Carol Cheng, Lydia Shum and Amy Yip. ...

. The film was theatrically released in Brazil on May 8, 2025.

Premise

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

Cast

* Zhang Hanyu 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 Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

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, u ...

, with Zhang Hanyu,

and

in starring roles. Filming wrapped in August 2019, in

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Release

The film was theatrically released on May 8, 2025, in Brazil. Initially scheduled for a July 2020 release, ''The Legend Hunters'' was rescheduled to be released in Mainland China by Wanda Pictures and Saints Entertainment in 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend Hunters, The 2025 films 2025 action adventure films 2025 fantasy films 2020s Chinese films 2020s Mandarin-language films Chinese action adventure 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 Wanda Pictures films