Beijing Chinese Century Media Company outlined plans for "Bainiaoyi," an epic 3D movie based on ethnic Chinese folklore that will hit screens at the end of 2016.
China is planning to make its own version of James Cameron's hit 3D spectacular Avatar reported Xinhua News Agency on Sunday .
Titled Bainiaoyi, the movie is based on the folklore of the Zhuang ethnic minority, a culture designated with national heritage importance by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.
Xinhua says the story revolves around a young man named Guka who tries to find the "bainiaoyi" — a magical piece of clothing — to help him defeat an evil dragon that is plaguing the Zhuang people
At a launch event on Saturday, the film's producers said shooting would start in May of 2015 in the Hengxian County of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The film will premier in the regional capital Nanning at the end of 2016.
The film will be produced by Beijing Chinese Century Media Company and some heavy-duty talent has been drafted in to make the movie a reality, including special effects directors from Avatar and Pirates of the Caribbean as well as a scriptwriter from Terminator 2 and How to Train Your Dragon, all of which have been big hits in China.
Zhao Song, general manager of Beijing Chinese Century Media Company, said: "The goal of our team is to make the Bainiaoyi an epic oriental romantic fantasy movie that can rival Avatar."
Zhao added that he expects Bainiaoyi to become the best movie representation of Chinese classical culture ever released globally.
China is planning to make its own version of James Cameron's hit 3D spectacular Avatar reported Xinhua News Agency on Sunday .
Titled Bainiaoyi, the movie is based on the folklore of the Zhuang ethnic minority, a culture designated with national heritage importance by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.
Xinhua says the story revolves around a young man named Guka who tries to find the "bainiaoyi" — a magical piece of clothing — to help him defeat an evil dragon that is plaguing the Zhuang people
At a launch event on Saturday, the film's producers said shooting would start in May of 2015 in the Hengxian County of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The film will premier in the regional capital Nanning at the end of 2016.
The film will be produced by Beijing Chinese Century Media Company and some heavy-duty talent has been drafted in to make the movie a reality, including special effects directors from Avatar and Pirates of the Caribbean as well as a scriptwriter from Terminator 2 and How to Train Your Dragon, all of which have been big hits in China.
Zhao Song, general manager of Beijing Chinese Century Media Company, said: "The goal of our team is to make the Bainiaoyi an epic oriental romantic fantasy movie that can rival Avatar."
Zhao added that he expects Bainiaoyi to become the best movie representation of Chinese classical culture ever released globally.
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