Chinese Movie in Production

New movie productions, recently reported movie projects, latest development, paused projects etc. Many don't have an English title yet. So we provide the working title in pinyin and the literal translation. And some rumours and unconfirmed report as well. For newly released films, and those being shown in film festivals, check out recent movies. If you want to provide information missing here, please submit it to Chinese Movie Forum.

Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	wang2 de sheng4 yan4	2011		Wu Yanzu Zhang Zhen Liu Ye

Planning	sheng4 dan4 mei2 gui4	2011	Yang Caini

Planning	Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio	2011	Zhang Yimou

Planning	ni4 zhan4	2011	Lin Chaoxian	Zhou Jielun Xie Tingfeng

Planning	Diva	2011		Rong Zuer

Planning	da4 mo2 shu4 shi1	2011		Liang Chaowei Liu Qingyun Zhou Xun

In Production	jian4 xia2 qing2 yuan2	2010		Xie Tingfeng Guan Zhibin Sun Zuyang Zheng Xiyi

Finished	duo2 ming4 jin1	2010	Du Qifeng	Liu Qingyun He Yunshi Ren Xianqi


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Finished	No Man Land	2010	Ning Hao	Huang Bo (2) Yu Nan Xu Zheng Wang Shuangbao

Finished	jue4 lian4	2010	He Wenliang Zhao Zhiping	Sun Tianyu Huang Shengyi Li Man Sun Zuyang Wang Weixiang

Planning	Queen's Road Ripper	2010

In Production	long2 men2 fei1 jia3	2010	Xu Ke	Li Lianjie Zhou Xun Gui Lunmei Chen Kun (1)

Planning	jin1 ling2 shi2 san1 chai1 Translation: Thirten Beauties of Nanking	2010	Zhang Yimou

In Production	Der Chinese	2010

Planning	Jung Ku - The Man from 18th Hell	2010	Chen Kexin

Planning	The Flying Guillotine Remake Translation: The Flying Guillotine Remake	2010	Lin Chaoxian
	The Remake of Shaw Brother's 1975 The Flying Guillotine.

Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	A Little Game	2010	Li An (1)

Planning	gui3 chui1 deng1 Translation: Ghost Lantern	2009	Du Qifeng
	Horror story adapted from a popular online novel.
Planning	mang2 liu2 Translation: Migrants	2009	Li Yang (3)
	Last of the triology about migrant workers in China.
Planning	1949	2009	Wu Yusen	Zhang Zhen Song Huiqiao

Finished	Mountain Spirit	2009	Huang Bingquan	Han Xiao Zhou Rong Zhao Yan (2) Zhao Luping

Planning	zi4 shou3	2009	Wang Xiaoshuai	Zhou Runfa
	An unnamed action movie directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, produced by Johnnie To, rumored to star Chow Run-Fat
In Production	si1 piao4	2009	Du Qifeng	Liu Qingyun

Post-production	Mr Mode	2008	Qiao Liang (2)	Kong Wei Lu Yulai Ren Quan Deng Chao Sun Li


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	yun2 zhe ao4 yun4 qu4 bei3 jing1	2008	Li Jianmin

Planning	Sudoku	2008	Zhang Yu	A Mulong Wang Rui (3)

In Production	ku3 zhu2 lin2	2008	Yang Shupeng	Hu Jun Jiang Wu Li Liqun (1)

Planning	zhui1 long2	2008	Wang Guangli	Zeng Zhiwei Wu Zhenyu Miao Qiaowei Zhang Zhilin Chen Xiaochun

Planning	ba1 gong1 gou3 de mu4	2008	Zhang Yuan

Planning	The Rape of Nanjing	2008	Simon West

In Production	The Storm Riders 2	2008		Zhao Wenzhuo He Rundong Sun Xing Huang Yi Qin Lan (2)

Planning	xiang1 ba1 lao3	2008		Wang Baoqiang Zeng Zhiwei


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	piao1 e2	2008		Yang Chuanping

Planning	jiu3 long2 cheng2 Translation: Kowloon Town	2008	Chen Guo
	Story about a teenage Bruce Lee living in 50's Kowloon before being sent to US. The director said he may need to cast the actor playing Bruce Lee through a contest.
Planning	Project Jackie Chan	2008	Cheng Long	Cheng Long

Planning	Bruce	2008	Guan Jinpeng

Planning	Concubine	2008	Xu Anhua

Planning		2008

Planning	bi3 wu3	2008	Li Rengang	Hong Jinbao

Post-production	bai3 nian2 wang3 shi4	2008		Liu Peiqi Yao Chen Zhang Jiaze Lu Sisi


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
In Production	fang3 zhi1 gu1 niang2 Translation: Textile Girl	2008	Wang Quanan	Yu Nan

In Production	shi1 wang2 zheng1 ba4 Translation: Lion King Competes For the Trophy	2008	Sun Xiaomin	Li Lianjie Zhao Wenzhuo Chen Peisi Wang Zhizhi Ma Lin (4)
	A Kung Fu comedy with large cast of action and sports stars, planned to be released before Beijing Olympics.
In Production	I Come With the Rain	2008	Chen Yingxiong	Yu Wenle Gu Zulin

In Production	fang2 huo3 qiang2 wu3 qi1 ba1 ba1 Translation: Firewall 5788	2008		Xia Yu

In Production	lie4 huo3 nan2 er2	2008	Deng Yancheng	Wang Baoqiang Sang Weilin Ren Tianye Xiu Ge Xu Liang (2)

In Production	yong3 yuan3 de hong2 shu4 lin2	2008		Shang Tiantong

In Production	xiao1 shi4 de cun1 zhuang1	2008		Wang Xueqi Tang Yifei

Planning	tian1 wang2 you4 huo4	2008	Guan Jinpeng	Guo Fucheng


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	7 Dreams	2008	Ning Hao

Planning	xi1 chu1 yang2 guan1	2008	Ning Hao

Planning	xia2 yin3 Translation: The Anonymous Warrior	2008	Jiang Wen	Jiang Wen Jin Chengwu

Planning	ji2 xian1 feng1	2008	Tang Jili

Planning	jiang1 jun1 Translation: The General	2008	Li Rengang

Planning	nan2 jing1 sheng4 dan4 yi4 jiu3 san1 qi1 Translation: Christmas 1937 Nanking	2008	Yan Hao
	Yim Ho's Nanking Massacre movie is planned to release in the summer of 2008.
Planning	a1 bi2 jian4	2008	Liu Weiqiang	Zhou Jielun Quan Zhixian

Planning	shuang1 xiong2 hui4 Translation: Encounter of Two Heroes	2008	Jia Zhangke
	Jia Zhangke's proposed project after Ci Qing Shi Dai. This is a story set in 1950's Hong Kong. A group of migrants from different parts of China meet by chance at the Kai Tak Airport of Hong Kong, before part their ways. Jia Zhangke is reported saying he wants Maggie Cheung to play the leading role.

Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	Green Mansion Translation: Floating Flowers	2008	Guan Jinpeng	Su Yan Liu Jialing Shu Qi (2) Zhang Zhen Hu Jun
	Set in 1950s' Hong Kong. The leading actress is said to be Su Yan who is in Kwan's Everlasting Regret. There have been various rumors about who are going to be in this film.
Planning	A Better Tomorrow Remake	2008	Zheng Yinche	Zhang Dongjian Gu Tianle Rain
	A Korean remake of John Woo's classic A Better Tomorrow.
Planning	Believe It Or Not	2008	Tim Burton	Jim Carrey Gong Li (1)

Finished	da4 si4 xi3	2008	Lin Zicong	Chen Baixiang Lin Zicong

Planning	Dragon Tiger Gate 2	2008	Ye Weixin	Zhen Zidan

Finished	wu3 shu4 zhi1 shao4 nian2 xing2	2008		Hong Jinbao Liu Fengchao Wang Wenjie

Planning	gui3 shang4 shen1 Translation: Possessed by a Spirit	2008	Wang Guangli	Chen Xiaochun

Planning	Final Chapter in the Bible of Romance Translation: Final Chapter in the Bible of Romance	2008
	A romantic "Star Wars" set in a futuristic Empire, The Bible of Romance chronicles the trials and tribulations of Tony Romance. Romance is trying to stop the Nowaki Galactic War - the cause of the end of the world. Does Tony Romance have what it takes to save the world? An ongoing collaboration with the youngest Hollywood director Pearry Reginald Teo, and Ascension Pictures, Los Angeles. Teo is director of The Gene Generation, to be released in June 2006 starring Faye Dunaway and Bai Ling.

Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Finished	PTU 2	2008	Liu Guochang	Shao Meiqi

Finished	chu1 shui3 fu2 rong2 Translation: Water Lily	2008	Liu Zhenwei	Zhong Xintong Fang Lishen Huang Shengyi Tian Liang

Planning	Aristocrats Translation: Untitled	2008	Feng Xiaogang	Ge You Shu Qi (2) Jiang Wen
	A chef catchs his wife having an affair with someone. His wife leaves him. His wallet is lost as well, along with a note proving his wife's lover owes him 30000 yuan. His tries to find his wallet and gets some diginity back.
Finished	hong2 he2 Translation: Red River	2008	Zhang Jiarui	Li Lizhen Zhang Jingchu Zhang Jiahui (2) Li Xiuxian

Finished	da4 chang2 yuan2	2008	Zhang Zien	Shang Tiantong

In Production	Speed Racer	2007	Andy Wachowski Larry Wachowski	Christina Ricci Emile Hirsch Matthew Fox Zhentian Guangzhi Rain

In Production	My DNA Says I Love You Translation: Gene decides I Love You	2007	Li Yunchan	Yu Nan He Rundong Peng Yuyan Guan Ying
	Part of Pusan Promotion Project (PPP) 2006 programme. Could be a romantic film.
Planning	si4 ji4 Translation: Four Seasons	2007	Wang Xiaoshuai


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Post-production	ting2 zhi3 hu1 xi1 Translation: Stop Breathing	2007	Xiao Rong (1)	Li Zixiong

Post-production	The Horsemen	2007	Jonas Akerlund	Zhang Ziyi Dennis Quaid Jean-Pierre Léaud

Planning	san1 guo2 yan3 yi4 zhi1 hong2 mei2 gui4 yu3 mei2 gui4	2007	Zhang Wanting	Zhou Xun

Planning	mei2 lan2 fang1 Translation: Mei Lan Fang	2007	Guan Jinpeng	Liang Chaowei
	Stanley Kwan's biography of Mei Lan Fang, the most famously Peking opera singer, starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in the leading role.
Planning	lai2 zi4 shang4 hai3 de nu:3 ren2 Translation: Woman from Shanghai	2007	Wang Jiawei
	As usuall, Wong Ka Wai doesn't provide a script. Nicole Kidman is always said to be the leading lady. Now it seems will be shot after Blueberry Nights.
In Production	shang4 hai3 wang2 Translation: Shanghai 1976	2007	Hu Xuehua	Pu Bajia
	Set in 20-30's Shanghai when it was 'Paris of Orient'
Finished	shuang1 long2 hui4	2007		Xie Tingfeng Yuan Biao

In Production	qiao3 ke4 li4 qing2 ren2	2007	Huo Yaoliang	Liu Yun (2) Chen Haomin Li Nuoyi


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
In Production	di4 san1 ge4 ren2 Translation: The Third Person	2007		Gao Yuanyuan

In Production	sa1 huang3 de cun1 zhuang1	2007	Wang Haoyi	Jiang Yiyan Zu Feng Jiang Wenli

In Production	hu2 tong4 li3 de yang2 guang1	2007	An Zhanjun

In Production	chong2 qing2 die2 zhan4 Translation: Spy War in Chongqing	2007	Zhang Hanjie	Dong Yong Zhang Qiuge Liu Xiaofeng Wang Yuan

In Production	Ticket	2007	Zhang Zhiliang	Wu Qilong Zuo Xiaoqing Ye Tong Qian Xiaohao Liu Sitong

In Production	wo3 men2 liang3 de hun1 yin1	2007	Li Ziren	Li Yapeng Miao Pu Ke Lan Shen Aojun Tian Yu

In Production	cai3 piao4 ye3 feng1 kuang2 Translation: Crazy Lottery	2007	Gong Yingtian
	A lottery ticket worths 10 millions yuan causes the life of its owner and people surrounding him.
In Production	nu4 fang4 Translation: Full Blossom	2007		Qin Hailu


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	mei2 lan2 fang1 Translation: Mei Lan Fang	2007	Ding Yinnan
	Another Mei Lan Fang's biography project. The veteran director Ding Yinnan said he would portray the 'real life' of Mei Lan Fang.
Planning	shi2 qi1 Translation: Seventeen	2007	Ji Cheng	Chen Chong Wei Chen Yao Anlian Liao Xueqiu Xu Songzi

Planning	yi1 gong1 li3 Translation: One Kilometer	2007	Wang Yuya	Wang Xinling Xiao Qiang

Planning	wo3 men2 jie2 hun1 ba Translation: Let's Get Married	2007

Planning	shi4 ri4 gong4 ying4 Translation: Today's Show	2007	Peng Haoxiang	Liang Jiahui Liu Ruoying

Planning	Foreign Babes in Beijing Translation: Foreign Babes in Beijing	2007	Wu Siwei	Liu Tao (1)
	Based on Rachel DeWoskin's memoir. A 21-year-old poetry major looking for adventure, she headed to China and became an overnight sensation as the American vixen of a Chinese soap opera.
Planning	gong1 li3 de ri4 zi3 Translation: Days in the Palace	2007	Xu Jinglei	Xu Jinglei

Planning	zhong1 hua2 da4 zhang4 fu1	2007	Yuan De	Liu Dehua Zhang Baizhi


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	shun4 jian1 zhi1 lu:3 Translation: Long Journey of Split of Time	2007	Jiang Cheng	Fan Zhiwei Yu Nan
	Based on a Singaporean novelist Tang Ying's novel, this film tells the story of a Shanghai girl working in Singapore and her spiritual relationship with one of her collegues.
Planning	Story of a Discharged Prisoner Remake	2007	Feng Delun
	This will be a remake of Long Gang's Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967), which has the same Chinese title as John Woo's The Better Tomorrow. So don't be surprised to see reports of 'Two remakes of The Better Tomorrow'.
Planning	ci4 qing1 shi2 dai4 Translation: Tatoo Age	2007	Jia Zhangke	Zhao Tao

Planning	huan2 hun2 Translation: Revitalise	2007	Chen Zhengdao
	Part of 2006 Pusan Promotion Project (PPP) programme. The title suggests this will be a horror movie involving ghosts.
Planning	SPL 2	2007

Planning	mi2 shi1 chong2 qing4	2007	Guan Jinpeng	Huang Yue Hu Jun

Planning	Kung Fu Hustle II	2007	Zhou Xingchi	Zhou Xingchi
	Who will play the leading lady is the hotest topic.
Planning	xing1 guang1 xing1 Translation: Shinning Star	2006	Liu Weiqiang Zhong Shaoxiong


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
In Production	hei1 bang1 lao3 po2 san1 Translation: Wife of a Gangster 3	2006		Di Long Shu Qi (2) Lu Huiguang

Post-production	Balls of Fury	2006	Ben Garant	Li Meiqi Wu Hanzhang Christopher Walken

Finished	Mini	2006	Jin Chen	Liu Ye Li Xinjie Zhang Yaoyang

Finished	li3 xiang1 lan2	2006		Shanghu Cai Juchuan Lian Zhongcun Shitong

Finished	mu3 zi3 qing2 tian1 zhu4 ding4 Translation: Mother and Son	2006	Bao Fuming	Siqin Gaowa Guan Lijie Yin Zhusheng He Xiaoshu

Finished	The Contract Translation: Rent Period	2006	Lu Xuechang	Pan Yueming Li Jiaxuan
	A university student has to persuade a prostitute to pretend to be his fiancée and meet his parents in the country. When the 'rent period' deadline approaches, both are struggling with their double roles.
Finished	wo3 de chang2 zheng1 Translation: My Long March Story	2006	Zhai Junjie Wang Jia Yang Jun (3)	Wang Xingang

Planning	qiao3 ke4 li4 Translation: Chocolate	2006	Huang Lei


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	April Rhapsody II	2006

Planning	chang2 cheng2 Translation: Great Wall	2006	Yuan Heping
	Director Yuen Woo Ping has spoken publicly that he will try to pursade Jet Li to play the leading role.
Planning	tao2 hua1 yuan2 ji4 Translation: Utopia	2006	Wang Xiaoshuai
	Deals with urban teenages' facination with the virtual world of internet (as the Utopia).
Planning	hua1 mu4 lan2 Translation: Mulan	2006	Tang Jili

Planning	qing1 ming2 shang4 he2 tu2 Translation: River View	2006	Wang Xiaoshuai

Post-production	yi1 lou2 yi1 gui3 Translation: One Ghost Only Every Apartment	2006

Planning	mei3 li4 de cun1 zhuang1 Translation: My Beautiful Village	2006	Li Hong (3)	Pan Xingyi

Post-production	cheng2 tie3 shi2 san1 hao4 xian4 Translation: No.13 Line	2006		Wu Yuqiao


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
Planning	qian4 nu:3 yi1 qian1 nian2 Translation: Thousand Year Chinese Ghost Story	2006	Li Shaohong

Planning	qing1 long2 yan4 yue4 dao1 Translation: The Blade	2006	Li Shaohong

In Production	xi1 yang2 wu2 xian4 hao3 Translation: Beautiful Sunset	2006		Zhu Yin Yu Anan Jiang Yawen

In Production	Song of Youth	2006	Zhang Xiaoguang	Tong Lei Gao Yunxiang Cheng Taishen

Planning	Extraterrastrial	2006	Zhou Xingchi	Zhou Xingchi
	The title has not been decided yet, could be Extraterrastrial or Chang Jiang No.7, named after the first Chinese man-carrying space ship. It will be a sci-fi comedy action film, but the plot hasn't been finalised. The new female protagonist may be an ET or robot. The process of finding a new face in mainland China has generated lots of free publicity. Shooting is said to start from August 2006.
Planning	xiang3 jian4	2006	Hong Jinbao	Hong Jinbao

In Production	zuo3 wei3 he2 du4 ye4 de hun1 yin1 sheng1 huo2	2006		Fan Wei Liu Bei

In Production	na4 mu4 cuo4	2006	Niu Le	Lu Yulai


Status	Working Title	Year	Director	Starring
In Production	gong1 fu1 xiao3 ying1 xiong2 Translation: Kung Fu Little Hero	2006	Chen Xunqi	Wu Jianfei

In Production	yi1 gui4 jing1 hun2 Translation: Closet	2006		Wu Zhenyu Zhang Zhaohui Chen Yalun Yang Zhifei

Planning	Typhoon 101 Translation: Battle of Typhoon	2006	Chen Guo

In Production	tao2 hua1 can4 lan4 Translation: Peach Blossom	2006	Fang Gangliang	Wang Xuebing Liang Jing Yin Tao

Planning	ri4 ji4 Translation: Diary	2006	Tang Jili