On November 11, during the Xiamen Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, the film "The Wandering Earth 2" held a "Little White Dot" press conference - looking back on 2020, the sequel to this "Chinese contemporary science fiction giant" was During the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, it was announced that the New Year's Day in 2023 will be set. Keeping what it says, "Wandering Earth 2" returns to Xiamen, the blessed land, after two years have passed.

At the press conference, the full lineup of film actors was officially announced for the first time: starring Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yan Manzi, special performance of Andy Lau, and the appearance of the popular character artificial intelligence MOSS in the previous work "The Wandering Earth". Audience friends meet. The lead star Sha Yi greeted everyone by video connection, and Liu Cixin, the original author and producer, also sent VCR to greet the scene.

It is reported that after three years of preparation and shooting, "The Wandering Earth 2" is currently in intensive post-production and will be released on the first day of the Chinese New Year in 2023.

The whole lineup of the movie "The Wandering Earth 2"

Follow the industrialization process to explore more possibilities for science fiction movies

At the press conference, director Guo Fan took the lead, "The Wandering Earth came to the second part, and many people helped us along the way. Many friends here saw the film's growth step by step and gave us help step by step. ." When it comes to "The Wandering Earth 2", I have to say the previous work "The Wandering Earth", this sci-fi adventure started four years ago or even earlier, at that time he often said that "The Wandering Earth" was in the Crossing the river by feeling the stones, it is every participant who made the "little broken ball" in the mouth of the fans from scratch, from zero to one.

Director Guo Fan

Guo Fan shared his work photos at the scene, "Before the filming of "The Wandering Earth 2", I thought it would be relatively easy to start again on the basis of the first film, but I found that we actually started over. We hope to reduce the sense of incongruity when watching sci-fi films, and try our best to restore it to be more real. We dare not say breakthroughs, but we have been exploring.”

Guo Fan's work photo

Song Ge, the producer of "The Wandering Earth", specially sent a VCR to express his blessings to the movie "The Wandering Earth 2": "The Wandering Earth is the dedication and dedication of a group of people, and now the second part of "The Wandering Earth" has arrived, this group People are together again, not only that, but also new partners. I believe that when everyone gets together, we will be able to turn pressure into motivation again, and we are together with "The Wandering Earth 2"."

At the press conference, Fu Ruoqing, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Film Group Corporation, Chairman and General Manager of China Film Co., Ltd., delivered a speech as a representative of the producer. He said: "The film "The Wandering Earth 2" was carried out in accordance with the industrialized process, so from the script planning, to the preview shooting, to the later filming process, all the new production concepts and creative concepts brought by Director Guo Fan and the crew were infiltrated. At the same time, everyone in the main creative team united to complete this Chinese sci-fi with heart." Liu Cixin, the producer of "The Wandering Earth 2" and "The Wandering Earth", also sent a special blessing to the VCR on the same day: "Watch your text become Image, this may be the happiest moment as a writer."

Wu Jing's work photo

All the actors gather, Andy Lau's role as a scientist is exposed

One of the highlights of this press conference is the official announcement of the full lineup of actors, starring Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yan Manzi, and the special performance Andy Lau officially debuted. The creators who haven't been together for a long time immediately started a hot chat mode around "Little Breaking Ball".

Wu Jing

Guo Fan especially thanked the actor Li Xuejian for joining: "I can really learn a lot from working with Teacher Xuejian. He gave the whole crew a lot of inspiration and inspiration at the shooting site." At the same time, he also showed a special picture of Teacher Li Xuejian. A working photo of high-fiving with director Guo Fan, who lamented that it was an unforgettable shooting experience: "I have been an actor for 42 years, and this is my first sci-fi film. Thanks to the director for using me, and thanks to the entire crew for helping me. . During the shooting, I felt the extraordinary cohesion of the crew, like a 'little bee', united as one, and completed a work with heart, all of us are exploring and climbing this peak called science fiction movies."

Li Xuejian

Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, who was specially thanked at the end of "The Wandering Earth", finally joined "The Wandering Earth 2" and performed a special performance this time. "After four years, I was finally able to participate in the role, which fulfilled a real science fiction dream for me. Even now, I am still immersed in the role and have not woken up. Although I did not participate in the previous work, I have always been there."

Andy Lau appeared

Andy Lau said that his role is not easy to play this time, "I played Tu Hengyu, a scientist, because the role needs to wear a pair of 600-degree glasses and is 'groping' every day, and it is also because of the uniqueness of the role. , made me change a lot in acting."

Andy Lau's work photo

Wu Jing, who played Lieutenant Colonel Liu Peiqiang in the previous work "The Wandering Earth", is making a big comeback this time. He lamented that the "seed" had sprouted: "Three years ago, with the support of my wife, I starred in "The Wandering Earth", hoping to plant the seeds of imagination for children. Joining "The Wandering Earth 2" again this time, Watching our crew, from a small prop to the setting of a real scene, has been greatly upgraded, and it is particularly rewarding, and the seeds we planted ourselves can finally see new shoots."