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Translated excerpts from the War of Faith livestream interview of the cast

Each of the cast members are asked to bring something which represents their character. Yibo brings an abacus pin, to represent one of Wei Ruolai's talents.

Wang Yang brings the fountain pen that he used on set, because his character has to sign a lot of important documents with this pen, and, "More importantly, during the scene when the disciple bows to his mentor, this is a very very important gift."

MC: There was a trending search before that said, "In War of Faith, the male and female leads do not really have any development of (romantic) feelings, they are all focused on their careers." Did you see this? Li Qin: I think that there can be many different types of feelings. And also, when the director had introduced the character to me, he wanted to showcase what a woman's thoughts and dilemmas might be in that era, that this would be more meaningful and more interesting. So...it is up to the audience's imagination. MC: So how would you describe the relationship between Wei Ruolai and Shen Jinzhen? Li Qin: They are comrades in revolution, and she is also the one who guides him on his path of changing ideologies.

The cast plays a game (near the end of the interview), where they point out who they believe fits the prompt.

Which actor is the most active -> Yibo MC: Yibo, why do you think everyone says you're the most active? Yibo: Then you'll have to ask everyone (MC prompts Li Qin) Li Qin: Because if you watch the bts you'll know. Like when he slides down the stair railings, it's rather unexpected.

Who do netizens call the Red Wolf (character from the cartoon Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf) -> Li Qin Li Qin: I don't know why everyone gave me this nickname (MC prompts Wang Yang) Wang Yang: Because she has a red dress, and sometimes she has a serious expression like a big wolf MC: Because she can be very serious when she's facing her enemies

Who laughs the most easily -> Li Qin Li Qin: The trio from the Central Bank are together on this, they're ganging up together (MC prompts Yibo) Yibo: She has a lot of scenes where she ends up laughing in the middle MC: She's very cheerful? Yibo: Yes...she doesn't realize herself Li Qin: My brother (Wang Yang) laughs a lot in the middle of filming, don't you see this in the bts? Wang Yang: I very rarely do, this happened once with Gao Lu. The rest, really, you laugh very easily on set. And when she laughs, she easily makes the rest of us laugh. Her behaviour is very cute. MC: That means, Qin Qin, you bring a lot of joy to the set Li Qin: They've already started, if not for Yang-ge today, they probably wouldn't gang up like this

Who is the most different from their character -> Li Qin and Wang Yang (2 votes each, then Wang Xueqi adds his vote for Li Qin) (MC asks Yibo why he picked Li Qin) Yibo: Because like we just said she usually...*looks down thinking* MC: Her joyful times? Yibo: Yes, but her role needs to be very serious, so there is quite a difference (MC asks Song Shuai why he picked Wang Yang) Song Shuai: Maybe because Shen Tunan is very serious and solemn. Usually Wang Yang is like a big youth in his spare time, so he leads us along Wang Yang: Because they are all young, and I have to bring up the mood on set. Because Yibo is quite shy, so I do this so that everyone can work together in a cheerful environment Lan Xiya: When Wang Yang-laoshi is on set, he's very amicable Wang Yang: Call me Yang-ge, don't call me Wang Yang-laoshi Lan Xiya: Wang Yang-ge...sounds so awkward (laughs) Wang Yang-ge, he's very amicable and leads us with his energy Wang Yang: Do you not agree (to Li Qin) Li Qin: I completely agree, I think they are very fair/unbiased

Who's the best at taking action -> Yibo and Wang Xueqi (2 votes each) (MC asks Li Qin why she picked Yibo) Li Qin: Because as you just watched, like when he plays games, he's very good, he's a quick learner and has a quick reaction time

Whose character would you want to be if you could choose anyone? MC: Secretary Huang chose Ruolai immediately without hesitation Wang Yang points at Song Shuai and MC asks: You want to be your own secretary? Wang Yang: I want to be like him so I can compete with Ruolai MC: So you think if it was you then things might not turn out the same Wang Yang: Definitely, at least I wouldn't waste my time being jealous MC asks Yibo who he would pick and Yibo says: I think Ruolai is pretty good

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I Am Nobody’s veteran actors Wang Xueqi, Zhang Qi, Shen Baoping and Wang Kuirong for Harper’s Bazaar

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SKYFIRE (2019) ★★★✮☆

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Bomba made in China: "Céu em chamas" (Skyfire, 2019)

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Skyfire (2019)

My rating: 8/10

So this is basically Jurassic Park with a volcano, and it is absolutely as utterly, gloriously cheesy as that premise suggests - subtle as a lava bomb to the face (there are several scenes where the characters outright state the point the movie is trying to make), full of outrageous action scenes, and just oozing that good, good disaster movie pathos. Plus Jason Isaacs is there playing an arrogant jerk, which is always good fun. I had - no pun intended - an absolute blast watching this.

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Five Chinese Actors That Left a Impact on Me

1. Chen Kun

Ever since I saw him in Rise of the Phoenixes as Ning Yi, I've been in love. He is hands down one of the best actors in China right now. Every role he plays he blows it completely out of the water. Pretty much whatever drama he is in, it will be a quality one.

2. Chen Jianbin

So I first saw him as the Emperor in Legend of Zhen Huan. I was blown away how much nuance Chen Jianbin gave his character. The Emperor could have easily of been another annoying clueless emperor, but with Chen Jianbin you can actually empathize with the emperor at times. His role as CaoCao in Three Kingdoms is also iconic.

3. He Ge

Who else could have played the role of Mei Changsu? NO ONE. I haven't watched much of his other dramas but his role in Nirvana in Fire has had a huge impact on me as a Cdrama watcher and I bet bet most of you can agree.

4. Wang Xueqi

He was the best part of Ming Dynasty. His role as the Yongle Emperor was so entertaining to watch. He gave the emperor so many layers. He is well known in China as a great character actor.

5. Luo Jin

His role in Princess Weiyoung was great. He also showed his acting chops in Royal Nirvana. Whenever he cries on screen, I start crying with him.

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Victoria Film Fest Review: 'Skyfire' doesn't make a lick of sense, but is still fun

Victoria Film Fest Review: 'Skyfire' doesn't make a lick of sense, but is still fun @VicFilmFestival #VicFilmFestival #VFF21 #Skyfire

Disaster movies occupy a small but bombastic niche of filmmaking. They’re big on spectacle, small on plot, and medium on characterisation in the case of the best ones. When it comes to the science of whatever disaster they are portraying, they are usually either accurate to a point, or seemingly completely unresearched. Skyfire, the first blockbuster budgeted disaster movie from China, is one of…

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Promo Round-up: Empress of the Ming

Promo Round-up: Empress of the Ming #大明风华 #汤唯 #朱亚文

Tang Wei plays the Empress of the Ming Sun Ruowei, a former noble lady who puts her personal vendetta aside and becomes a respected empress with the help of her husband Zhu Zhanji (Zhu Yawen) and trusted advisor Xu Bin (Qiao Zhenyu).

Ming Dynasty 大明风华 (as it wants to be known as) runs for 62 episodes and airs daily on Hunan TV beginning tonight.

Teaser, Romance teaser

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VFFOnline 2021: Look Out! It's a Skyfire than Sky is Falling Scenario!

Look up! No, the sky is not falling, but rather a Skyfire (Not #transformers, but he’d save the day) in this #actionadventure #chinese #disasterfilm soon playing at @vicfilmfestival beginning Feb 5th #moviereview #yyj #yyjevents

Streaming Online at the Victoria Film Festival Get your pass here to view beginning Feb 5th, 2021 Note: Available to view for residents in British Columbia If anyone is wondering what Simon West of The Expendables 2 and Tomb Raider fame has been up to last year, prior to the pandemic, he was in China directing Skyfire. His work is nowhere near the same level of 2012, a disaster flick of epic…

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Wang Xueqi for a War of Faith fanmeet event

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SKYFIRE (2020) Reviews of volcano disaster movie

SKYFIRE (2020) Reviews of volcano disaster movie

‘The mountain is waking up’

Skyfire is a 2020 Chinese disaster thriller feature film about what happens to a holiday resort built on a seemingly dormant volcano!

Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2; When a Stranger Calls; Con Air; Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) from a screenplay written by Wei Bu and Sidney King, the movie stars Xueqi Wang, Hannah Quinlivan, Shawn Dou and Jason Isaacs (Star…

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Say Hello To Jason Isaacs In Chinese Actioner Skyfire

Say Hello To Jason Isaacs In Chinese Actioner Skyfire

Say hello to Jason Isaacs or should I say “Jié sēn·ài sàkèsī, nǐ hǎo!!” As Patriot Films announce the UK will get a chance to see action-fest Skyfire. The new thrilling new disaster movie from lauded director Simon West (Con Air, Expendables 2, Lara Croft:Tomb Raider, Gone in 60 Seconds).

This big-budget thill-ride erupted into Chinese theatres securing the number one box office slot on its…

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Deals With The Mandarin’s Difficult History

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In a spectacular Marvel twist, the first Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer confirms a rumor that the film’s director, Destin Daniel Cretton dropped last year: the Mandarin is Shang-Chi’s father.

Typical for the MCU’s shared universe, this plays out well on multiple levels. In the original comics, Shang-Chi’s father was none other than Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu was created by Englishman Sax Rohmer with his pulp fiction book The Mystery of Doctor Fu-Manchu in 1913. It was a stark, racist portrayal of Asians, and Rohmer capitalized upon the ‘Yellow Peril’ xenophobia of the time by milking his Fu Manchu character for a long running serial of over a dozen books. Fu Manchu became the West’s preeminent orientalist villain, a ruthless mad scientist evil genius with a signature mustache. The character was depicted in dozens of films, always portrayed by Caucasian actors with slant eye make-up including Boris Karloff, John Carradine, Christopher Lee, Peter Sellers, and even (in the spoof Grindhouse) Nicolas Cage. Even Ming the Merciless from the Flash Gordon comics was inspired by Fu Manchu. It’s essentially the same character right down to the facial hair, except in space. 

Marvel had a working agreement with the Rohmer estate to use Fu Manchu when Shang-Chi debuted in 1973. That eventually expired so the familial connection between Shang-Chi and Fu Manchu was downplayed later. Naturally, today Marvel needs to avoid reviving a racist stereotype, especially with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings boasting its diversity with the first Asian MCU superhero. 

Enter the Mandarin

The Mandarin was introduced in the comics in 1964, created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. He was another ruthless mad scientist evil genius, as well as a master of martial arts, and derived his power from ten finger rings based on salvaged technology from an alien spaceship. He was a major adversary of Iron Man, and in the MCU it was Ten Rings terrorists who initially kidnap Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) which inspires him to start creating his suit. The Mandarin also received some accusations of being a racist caricature over the years, although not nearly as bad as Fu Manchu. 

In the MCU, the Mandarin first “appears” in Iron Man 3, played by Ben Kingsley. The announcement drew early criticism of whitewashing the role, a landmine that the MCU would step on later with Tilda Swinton’s portrayal of the Ancient One in Doctor Strange. However, when Iron Man 3 debuted, it turned out to be another brilliant Marvel twist. Kingsley wasn’t the Mandarin after all. He only played him on TV. Kingsley was actually Trevor Slattery, a naive English actor playing a role, completely unaware that he was a pawn in global terrorism. 

It was a brilliant correction, meta in scope, especially because Iron Man 3 was heavily marketed to China. In fact, China got a different version of the film that included more footage of some of the A-list Chinese actors in the cast like Fan Bingbing and Wang Xueqi. It was a successful play as Iron Man 3 broke the opening day box office record in China at that time. 

So, is Slattery’s Mandarin Shang Chi’s dad? 

Of course not. In a direct-to-video Marvel One-Shot titled All Hail the King Slattery gets interviewed in jail by Jackson Norriss (Scoot McNairy). Norriss hopes to break Slattery out to introduce him to the real Mandarin. Unbeknownst to Slattery, Norriss is a covert agent of the Ten Rings. 

This One-Shot wasn’t a typical end-of-credit MCU scene. It was included on the Blu-Ray edition of Thor: The Dark World. For a while, it could be found on YouTube, however Disney has scrubbed it off streaming platforms for copyright issues. 

The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer teases the conflict between Shang Chi (Simu Liu) and his father, the Mandarin a.k.a. Wenwu (Tony Leung). Apparently Wenwu is the Mandarin’s alias for the film. The name means “scholar warrior” in Mandarin. It’s a novel moniker for the character suggesting that there will be other changes. The teaser also converts the Mandarin’s ten finger rings into glowing vambraces.  

Tony Leung is a decorated A-lister with nearly a hundred films to his credit. Considered one of the greatest Hong Kong actors of his generation, he won Best Actor at Cannes for In the Mood for Love. His filmography ranges from gritty gangster films like Hard Boiled and Internal Affairs, martial arts epics like The Grandmaster, Ashes of Time, and Hero, and outstanding dramatic collaborations with leading directors like Wong Kar-wai (Chungking Express, 2046) and Ang Lee (Lust, Caution). Like Iron Man 3, Leung’s inclusion is another play for the China market, as is this whole project. In the wake of the pandemic, China surpassed the United States as the most lucrative film market in the world. It’s great casting. If anyone can bring gravitas to the Mandarin, it’s Tony Leung. 

What Sets Asian Families Apart

Parent-child relationship issues are a persistent theme in Hollywood depictions of Asian families. It can be traced back to The Joy Luck Club, through to Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell (both featuring Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings costar Awkwafina) and even into The CW’s reimagined Kung Fu TV series. However, it’s fair because the Confucian influence on Asian families is something to be reconciled for any Asian westerner today. 

Liu just came off the beloved Canadian sitcom Kim’s Convenience, which also tackled Asian family dynamics. Liu played Jung Kim whose prevailing story arc was the relationship between him and his father, Mr. Kim (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee). Sadly, the show ended abruptly in Season 5 when their creators moved on, despite already being renewed for a sixth season last year. Now in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Liu swaps an immigrant dad running a bodega with a ruthless mad scientist evil genius. 

With each new project, MCU is getting wiser about diversity and representation. In their latest project, the underlying racial issues addressed in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier have been on point. With Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, it’s looking like the MCU is going the right direction to correct a racist legacy into something positive. And we can all use more positivity now. 

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is expected to premiere on September 3, 2021.

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