Movie: Legend of the Naga Pearls
Chinese Title: 鲛珠传 / Jiao Zhu Zhuan
Release Date: August 11, 2017 |
Language: Mandarin
Director: Yang Lei
Origin: China
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Synopsis and Plot Summary
A thief, a constable and a prince as they embark on an adventure to search for the Naga Pearl.
It tells the story of a witty thief named Ni Kong Kong (Darren Wang), a hardworking constable named Hei Yu (Crystal Zhang) and a down-to-earth prince (Sheng Guan Sen). Each of them are motivated by their own reasons but a chance encounter brings the unlikely group together and in spite of their initial distrust for each other, they learn to work together to stop a greater evil. It's the traditional adventure story set in the vast world of Novoland, and it explores the complicated relationship between the winged tribe and the human tribe and highlights how trust, friendship and teamwork can trump differences. (Source: DramaPanda)
Fun Facts
- It is produced by Shanghai Film Group.
- Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
- Filming lasted around five months from March to August 2016.
- For the sake of the film, Darren Wang went for training under renowned martial arts choreographer Gu Xuan Zhao.
- Crystal Zhang fulfilled her dream to be a martial arts heroine as she had quite a lot of action scenes.
- Simon Yam loss 20 pounds for the role.
- The production team hired the special effects team who worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
- In the movie, the main character's pet and weapon are computer generated and created by the same company who conceptualized Hu Ba in Monster Hunt.
- There is a scene where Crystal Zhang had to carry Darren Wang and the two had a tough time filming the scene. They also had to be tied to each other while doing wirework.
Cast
Darren Wang Talu as Ni Kongkong | |
Crystal Zhang Tianai as Hei Yu | |
Simon Yam as Xue Lie | |
Sheng Guansen as Ge Li |
Supporting Cast
- Wang Xun as Lao Yuan Ren
- Zhao Jian as Jiang Cheng Zi
- Liu Junxiao as Feng Xiao
- Hu Bing as Huang Di
- Zhou Yiwei as Jun Wang
Soundtracks
- Qing Rang Ai Qing Xiang Xin Ni (请让爱情相信你) by Zhang Jing Ying (张靓颖)
- Huan Lai De Ji (还来得及) by Huang Zitao (黄子韬)
- Kong Kong Shan Hai (空空山海) by Summer Jike Junyi (吉克隽逸)
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