THE LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES: THE GREAT HERO (2025)

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Jin Yong novels are popular, however not to many of them have been made into films yet. In 2017 Director Tsui Hark first announced that he has plan to remake the most popular of these novels THE LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES which already seen several adaptations in the past, including a TV series that aired in 2017.

Director Tsui Hark plans to shot this film in a trilogy format with three separate installments with the first titled LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES: THE GREAT HERO. Director Tsui has been planning to make one of these novels for decades but felt that the technology was not yet ready for this but recently he confirmed that he is working on the first of the three planned films. He will also direct this first installment and more likely to also be the director for the second and the third one, but that also depends on how successful the first film is going to be.

A call for screening for actors had already been issued in 2018 but not known if anyone those actors will actually signed up especially with a likely commitment of three films.

The story:
Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongol army marched westward to defeat the Jin dynasty and then planned to head south to eliminate the Song dynasty. Skilled martial artists from various schools of the Central Plains were involved in the fierce battles. Representing the epitome of chivalry, heroes like Guo Jing gathered the strength of the martial arts community of the Central Plains to defend Xiangyang for the country and the people.

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"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Heroes" has selected its main actors as Xiao Zhan, Zhou Ye, Sabrina Zhuang and Feng Shaofeng. Production for the film begins on 28th May, in Yinchuan. Actor Xiao Zhan will be playing the role of the Northern Hero Guo Jing, while Sabrina Zhuang will play the female protagonist Huang Rong.

Below is the official poster released with the new announcement. The budget for the film is $400 million.

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Some additional images and a short clip from the new film ...

Video segment: watch here

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Here is a sample from the music of the film: view sample video, and some additional images.

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The movie is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2024, could also be as early as May.

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We have posted new behind the scene images on our page, more coming soon. Please visit the here: Legend of the Condor Heroes

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Since this film was made to commemorate and pay tribute to Jin Yong's 100th anniversary, director Tsui Hark attached great importance to it and high requirements. In addition, "Guo Jing" is one of the most outstanding martial arts masters in Jin Yong's novels, possessing the unique martial arts skills of subduing the dragon with the Eighteen Palms.

Filming has completed by March and moved to post production. Exact release date depends on the China Film Commission (China Film Group) but expected to be in July.

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The release date has been postponed, depending on China Film Commission decision current best estimates are for late summer.

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China Films has announced that this film will most likely be released at the end of the year 2024.

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Latest announcement from China Film is LEGEND OF THE CONDOR HEROES: THE GREAT HERO will be released for the 2025 Spring Festival (28 January to 3 February  2025). Please see image here published for the 2025 Spring Festival list of films - you can learn more about the Chinese Spring Festival. Although this is the latest plan, China Film might change this and the release date might be earlier, especially if additional films are added and the list is rearranged. We post news as we receive it.

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A short teaser trailer has been released, please view it here: Teaser Trailer

China Film has confirmed the film is scheduled to be released for Chinese New Year 2025