Viy 2: Journey to China

Viy 2: Journey to China (Russian: Тайна печати дракона)[Note 1] is a 2019 Russo-Chinese fantasy adventure film.[1] It is the sequel to Viy, the 2014 cinema hit loosely based on the Nikolai Gogol story Viy. Produced by Gleb Fetisov, Alexey A. Petrukhin and Sergey Sozanovskiy, the film is directed by Oleg Stepchenko from a screenplay by Stepchenko, Petrukhin and Dmitri Palees. The film stars Jason Flemyng (who reprises his role from the first film), Charles Dance (who reprises his role from the first film), Rutger Hauer (in one of his final films before his death), Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Helen Yao.

Viy 2: Journey to China
Teaser poster
Directed byOleg Stepchenko
Produced byGleb Fetisov
Alexey A. Petrukhin
Sergey Sozanovskiy
Screenplay byDmitri Palees
Alexey Petrukhin
Oleg Stepchenko
Starring
Music byAleksandra Maghakyan
CinematographyIvan Gudkov
Man-Ching Ng
Edited byArseny Syuhin
Petr Zelenov
Production
company
Russian Film Group
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 16 August 2019 (2019-08-16) (China)
  • 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) (Russia)
  • 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryRussia
China[1]
LanguageRussian
English
BudgetUS$49.1 million[1]
Box officeUS$14.1 million[2]

Viy 2: Journey to China was released in China on 16 August 2019 by Universal Pictures.[2]

Plot

Set in the 18th century, the film follows the continuing exploits of cartographer Jonathan Green as he undertakes a scientific and supernatural journey that leads him from England to China.

Cast

Production

On 5 April 2015, a press conference was held in Moscow with producers Alexey Petrukhin and Sergei Selyanov, actors Jason Flemyng, Rutger Hauer, and Anna Yo. During the conference, it was confirmed that the filming of the sequel, titled Viy 2: Journey to China, has been started.[3] It was also revealed that members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team would be helping out in choreographing the fights for the film.

Major film stars were planned to appear in the sequel. Initial reports had Jackie Chan, Jason Statham, and Steven Seagal as appearing in the film. In November 2016, it was confirmed that Chan would co-star alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1]

The film was shot in real 3D with two ARRI Alexa M[4] mounted on STEREOTEC[5] MID Size Rig, with two ARRI Alexa Mini mounted on STEREOTEC Light Weight Rig and with CODEX Action Cam 3D mounted on STEREOTEC Nano Rig.

Release

The release of Viy 2 in Russia was to be held on 16 August 2018,[6] but subsequently the premiere was postponed to 19 September 2019[7] while pending censorship approval in China.[8] After the completion of the regulation of issues, the film premiered in China on 16 August 2019.[9][2]

Viy 2 was released in the Philippines on 20 September 2019 as The Dragon Seal by Pioneer Films.[10][11]

The film was released in the United States and United Kingdom under the title The Iron Mask on 10 April 2020.[12]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average score of 3.56/10.[13]

Notes
  1. Also known under the alternative titles Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask, The Mystery of Dragon Seal, and The Dragon Seal

References
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  2. "Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask (Viy 2)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "VIY 2 -- JOURNEY TO CHINA 2014". Rutger Hauer. rutgerhauer.org. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. The Mystery of Dragon Seal: Journey to China (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 5 June 2019
  5. The Mystery of Dragon Seal: Journey to China (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 5 June 2019
  6. "«Вий 2. Тайна Печати дракона»: дата выхода в России 16 августа 2018 года". Комсомольская правда.
  7. "Завершилась работа над звуковым оформлением фильма "Тайна Печати Дракона"". ovideo.ru.
  8. "Выход фильма «Вий-2» отложен на конец 2018 года". Вечерняя Москва.
  9. "Российский фильм со Шварценеггером и Джеки Чаном готов к прокату". Телекритика.
  10. "The Dragon Seal". ClickTheCity. Surf Shop, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. Vista Cinemas (17 September 2019). "The Dragon Seal | Official Trailer". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. JoBlo (12 February 2020). The Iron Mask Official Trailer. JoBlo. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via YouTube.
  13. "Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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