Out Of This World
China's first sci-fi blockbuster movie rivals Hollywood in both visual spectacle and cheesiness
MOVE OVER MICHAEL BAY, there's a new director of futuristic special-effects extravaganza. He doesn't speak fluent English and may never direct a Hollywood movie. But he can make a spectacular doomsday blockbuster as well as you can. And he can do it at a fraction of your budget.
We're talking about Frant Gwo, the 38-year-old Chinese director whose science fiction epic The Wandering Earth has grossed over US$700 million worldwide, which inc…
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