The Island (2018 film)

The Island
Traditional 一出好戲
Simplified 一出好戏
Mandarin Yìchū Hăoxì
Directed by Huang Bo
Written by Huang Bo
Starring Huang Bo
Wang Baoqiang
Shu Qi
Zhang Yixing
Yu Hewei
Production
company
Shanghai Hanna Film Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Distributed by Maoyan Movie
Release date
  • 10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) (China)
Running time
 134 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

The Island (Chinese: 一出好戏) is a 2018 Chinese comedy film written and directed by Huang Bo.[1] The film stars Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Shu Qi, Zhang Yixing, and Yu Hewei.[2][3][4] It is the directorial debut film of Huang Bo.[5][6] The film premiered in China on August 10, 2018.

Cast

  • Huang Bo as Ma Jin
  • Wang Baoqiang as Xiao Wang
  • Shu Qi as Shanshan
  • Zhang Yixing as Xiao Xing
  • Yu Hewei as President Zhang
  • Wang Xun as Lao Pan (Old Pan)
  • Li Qinqin as Sister Qi
  • Li Youlin as Professor
  • Liu Yanqing as Zhao Tianlong
  • Zhang Lei as Lao Yu (Old Yu)
  • Hao Wenting as Wen Juan
  • Yang Kaidi as Lucy
  • Xu Zheng as Passenger
  • Guan Hu
  • Liang Jing as Doctor
  • Ning Hao
  • Teddy Chan
  • Fang Xiaohang
  • Wei Jiamei
  • Sun Zhongqiu

Production

Huang Bo stated that The Island is partly influenced by the 2009 American film 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich.[7] Huang spent over 3 years in total to write the screenplay.[7] It is Huang Bo's directorial debut.[8] Huang collaborated on the screenplay with no less than six writers: Zhang Ji, Guo Junli, Zha Muchun, Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, and Huang Zhanzhong.[9]

Soundtrack

On August 12, 2018, Yu Mengyuan (Chinese: 于梦媛) reported that Huang Bo copied her script Men's Crisis (Chinese: 男人危机) in real-name reporting.[10][11]

Release

The Island premiered in China on August 10, 2018. It grossed 150 million yuan on its first day.[12]

Reception

Douban gave the drama 7.3 out of 10.

References

  1. ↑ NOEL MURRAY (2018-08-08). "Review: Epic Chinese comedy-drama 'The Island' rides crazy waves of social engineering". latimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Film Review: 'The Island'". msn.com. 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ PHIL MILLS (2018-05-10). "Trailer: 'The Island'". fareastfilms.com.
  4. ↑ David Ehrlich (2018-08-24). "'The Island' Review: China's Latest Mega-Hit Proves that American Comedies Are Playing Things Too Safe". indiewire.com.
  5. ↑ Boon Chan (2018-08-22). "Actor Huang Bo's directorial debut The Island is an overstuffed morality tale". straitstimes.com.
  6. ↑ 华为视频全网首播《一出好戏》 众星云集上演荒岛求生. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-09-25.
  7. 1 2 《一出好戏》公映礼：黄渤舒淇上演“小岛惊魂”. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-08-06.
  8. ↑ Hugo Ozman (2018-08-06). "Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See Huang Bo's THE ISLAND in Cinemas!". screenanarchy.com.
  9. ↑ RICHARD KUIPERS (2018-08-10). "Film Review: 'The Island'". variety.com.
  10. ↑ 抄袭？黄渤的《一出好戏》被编剧实名举报. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-08-13.
  11. ↑ 《一出好戏》抄袭了吗？不管侵权还是碰瓷，都会让编剧绝望到怀疑人生！. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-08-23.
  12. ↑ 黄渤《一出好戏》双丰收 影视链收益一路飘红. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-09-26.
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