Writer-director Yang Li has clearly always been passionate about visual effects and the mixing of live-action footage with CGIs, 2D or 3D animation. Yang got his start on feature films in 2011 as director of the animated segments for “Lee’s Adventure”, which he co-helmed with Frant Gwo. He has since directed the feature film “Nuts” in 2018 and is now back with the hectic, super high-energy “Escape from 21st Century”, a wild action comedy heavily influenced by sci-fi, manga and video games from the 1980s and 1990s.
The director tells us about the 9 years it took to make his movie, how the film was initially meant as a vehicle for a Chinese boy band, severe financial issues and how lead actor Zhang Ruoyun saved the project, the spectacular low-budget visual effects, or the way depression helped him write the story. You can read the review for the film here:
Film Review:...
The director tells us about the 9 years it took to make his movie, how the film was initially meant as a vehicle for a Chinese boy band, severe financial issues and how lead actor Zhang Ruoyun saved the project, the spectacular low-budget visual effects, or the way depression helped him write the story. You can read the review for the film here:
Film Review:...
- 7/8/2025
- by Mehdi Achouche
- AsianMoviePulse
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