Chinese language distributor CMC Photos has taken the worldwide rights — excluding China — to native hitmaker Chen Sicheng‘s much-anticipated subsequent function, Decoded. The corporate says it would launch the movie theatrically in North America, the U.Okay., Australia, New Zealand and different main worldwide markets later this yr following its Chinese language bow on July 31. CMC is providing the theatrical rights to some further territories, resembling Southeast Asia, alongside the sidelines of the Shanghai Worldwide Movie Pageant this week.
Decoded is predicated on the bestselling Chinese language spy novel of the identical identify by creator Mai Jia, which was translated and revealed in English in 2002. The movie’s starry solid consists of Liu Haoran, Daniel Wu, Chen Daoming and Chen Yusi, amongst others.
Chen Sicheng is greatest recognized for his blockbuster Detective Chinatown franchise, which has grossed over $1.2 billion at China’s field workplace. The director additionally co-wrote the screenplay for Decoded. The movie is lensed by acclaimed cinematographer Cao Yu (The Eight Hundred, Metropolis of LIfe and Loss of life). The movie is ready within the war-torn Nineteen Forties and follows Rong Jinzhen (Liu), an autistic math genius with a previous shrouded in fantasy who’s pressured to desert his educational pursuits to turn out to be a code-breaker for a secret spy company. Mixing the thriller, thriller and character examine, the movie is claimed to be filled with twists and double-crosses.
Decoded is produced by CMC Photos, Alibaba Photos, China Movie Co., Media Asia, and others.