While destroying a tomb that locals said was a gateway to the spirit world, the group came across a WW2 underground Japanese base that turned out to be haunted by zombies. Both fell for Ding Sitian, a member of the group. (In 1969, when they were both hot-headed students during the Cultural Revolution, Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi were sent there to wipe out feudal thought. When art smuggler friend Da Jin Ya (Xia Yu) accepts a lucrative contract from the mysterious Global Mining Group to find the tomb of Aogu, a Khitan princess during the Liao dynasty, and the Equinox Flower medallion that can open the door to the spirit world, Wang Kaixuan goes with him to Inner Mongolia province, northern China. Shirley Yang suggests she and Hu Bayi get married so he can get a green card, but he is equivocal and his old friend Wang Kaixuan is keen to return to tomb robbing in China. After a one-night stand with Shirley Yang, Hu Bayi disappeared and was later found by her selling trinkets on the street along with Wang Kaixuan. Hu Bayi (Chen Kun), Wang Kaixuan (Huang Bo) and Chinese American Shirley Yang (Shu Qi) had a successful career as tomb raiders in China but, on the suggestion of Shirley Yang, retired and moved to the US. Tomb-robbing adventure has engaging characters but becomes increasingly repetitive and unimaginative. This article is written by Addy for, 2015, colour, 2.35:1, 3-D, 127 mins. Ĭheck out the MV for “Xun Long Jue” here. Tan Weiwei (谭维维) performs Shirley’s theme song “Hell Is Paradise”, Hao Yun (郝云) performs Big Gold Tooth’s theme “Journey West”, Laure Shang (尚雯婕) performs Ding Sitian’s theme “Six Seconds’ Memory”, and Liang Bo (梁博) performs Wang Kaixuan’s theme “Vulnerable”. In addition to the main theme, Mojin: The Lost Legend has also hired a team of singer-songwriters to perform the movie’s character themes. The film also stars Angelababy as Ding Sitian and Xia Yu (夏雨) as Big Gold Tooth, playing prominent supporting characters alongside the trio. In many ways, these are also his weaknesses.”
“Hu Bayi is someone who is too wise, too emotional, and with a deep sense of justice. “I really respect this character, and I am so happy to be able to contribute his story,” he said. Chen Kun said he is very happy for the opportunity to play Hu Bayi. Along with his close friend Wang Kaixuan ( Huang Bo 黄渤) and archeologist Shirley Yang ( Shu Qi 舒淇), the trio embark on an adventure to discover an ancient tomb. Mojin: The Lost Legend stars Chen Kun as the film’s protagonist Hu Bayi, a grave robber. The first part of the novel was adapted into another film Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe, which was released on September 30, 2015.
The film, directed by Wuershan (乌尔善) and produced by Chen Kuo-fu (陈国富), is an adaptation of the best-selling novel series Ghost Blows Out the Light, a fantasy adventure about grave robbers seeking a hidden treasure. In the music video, Chen Kun performs in front of a grand orchestra, intercepted with scenes from the original movie. “I later found out that it was written by a woman.” “Because this song is so magnanimous, I thought it was written by a man,” said Chen Kun. The lyrics refer to the movie’s main title, designing its lyrics around the words “Xun” (meaning “to find”), “Long” (meaning “dragon”), and “Jue” (meaning “formula”). “Xun Long Jue” is an epic orchestral pop song. “Xun Long Jue” is produced by female singer-songwriter Yan Yidan (严艺丹), also known as “Ivyan”, who first received attention for writing the soundtrack of Chinese period drama Scarlet Heart in 2011.
This week, the movie unveiled the music video for its theme song “Xun Long Jue”, performed by the movie’s lead actor Chen Kun (陈坤). Chinese 3D and IMAX action adventure fantasy film Mojin: The Lost Legend will be arriving in theaters across Mainland China on December 18, 2015.