The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Original title

流浪地球2

Directed by

Frant Gwo

Genre

science fiction film, action-adventure film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 53m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 733 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In this prequel to The Wandering Earth, people on Earth work together to build massive engines to move the planet away from a dying sun. The story follows a group of astronauts and engineers as they face disasters and personal sacrifices to save humanity.

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What happens

The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese: 流浪地球2) is a 2023 Chinese science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Andy Lau, Wu Jing and Li Xuejian. The film is a prequel to the 2019 film The Wandering Earth, which is based on the short story of the same name by Liu Cixin, who serves as the film's producer. After the major box-office success of its predecessor, a prequel was announced by Guo on 20 November 2019 before being greenlit on 21 July 2021, with production officially starting on 13 October 2021. The Wandering Earth 2 was released on 22 January 2023, the same day as the Chinese New Year Day, in CINITY, IMAX and other formats. The film has grossed $615 million, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2023. The film was submitted for nomination in the Best International Feature Film category of the 96th Academy Awards, as Chinese entry. The third film in the series, The Wandering Earth 3, is set to be released in 2 parts, with the first part set to release on on 6 February 2027, also on Chinese New Year Day, and the second part is planned for a release on an unspecified date in 2028. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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