Simon West Directing Chinese Tomb-Raid Movie “Legend Hunters’ (Exclusive)

The British director Simon West, who made Angelina Jolie-starring “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” is now co-directing a Chinese tomb-raiding film.“The Legend Hunters” is the next instalment in the “Mojin” universe based on the popular fantasy novel series “Ghost Blows Out the Light.” Backed by Wanda Pictures and Beijing-based Saints Entertainment, the film is set for release next July and stars A-list male leads Zhang Hanyu and Jiang Wu and Hong Kong actress Celina Jade, who crossed to the big time in “Wolf Warrior 2.”It is produced by industry veteran Zhang Wang, who also goes by the name Eryong.

Currently halfway through shooting at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, it expects to wrap in Russia in mid-August.Screenwriter Li Yifan co-directs alongside West, helping to ground the film in a Chinese sensibility.

The film references elements from ancient Chinese shamanic funeral traditions, and “we were worried it’d

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