Skyfire (film)

Skyfire (Chinese: 天·火; pinyin: Tiānhuǒ) is a 2019 Chinese disaster action film about a volcanic eruption at a resort.[2] It is directed by Simon West, written by Wei Bu and Sidney King, and stars Wang Xueqi, Hannah Quinlivan, Shawn Dou, and Jason Isaacs.[3][2] The film is China's first big-budget disaster film, and producer Jennifer Dong expressed hope that it would be a "breakout film" for the genre in China the way The Wandering Earth was for science fiction.[2]

Skyfire
Directed bySimon West
Produced byChris Bremble
Jennifer Dong
John Hughes
Jazz Yanzhi Jiang
Charles Loi
Jib Polhemus
Aaron Shershow
Nancy Wu
Written byWei Bu
Sidney King
StarringWang Xueqi
Hannah Quinlivan
Shawn Dou
Jason Isaacs
Music byPinar Toprak
CinematographyAlan Caudillo
Release date
  • December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Though originally scheduled to be released in July 2019,[2] it debuted in China on December 12, 2019, and ranked #1 at the box office on opening day.[4]

The costume for the movie was designed by Vera Chow.[5] The helmet design for Hannah Quinlivan was provided by the Indian fashion studio The V Renaissance.[6]

The movie was intended to be the first film in a trilogy.[2]

Two versions of the movie were filmed, one in Chinese and one in English, but a member of the production team said that the acting was more natural in the Chinese version and thought that the English version would not be used.[2]

Cast

References
  1. Elley, Derek (22 December 2019). "Review: Skyfire (2019)". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. Davis, Rebecca (14 May 2019). "Cannes: 'Skyfire,' China's First Big-Budget Disaster Movie, Shopped by Meridian Ent. (EXCLUSIVE)". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    Davis, Rebecca (14 May 2019). "Cannes: 'Skyfire,' China's First Big-Budget Disaster Movie, Shopped by Meridian Ent. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. Davis, Rebecca (2019-06-15). "Why Simon West Is Making Movies in China (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. Xinhua (2019-12-13). "Disaster film 'Sky Fire' leads Chinese mainland box office". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. "Vera Chow Website".
  6. "Movies worked on by The V Renaissance". The V Renaissance. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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