Hidden Man

Hidden Man (Chinese: 邪不压正) is a 2018 Chinese action comedy film co-written and directed by Jiang Wen and starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing.[1][2][3][4] The film is an adaptation of Zhang Beihai's wuxia novel Xia Yin. The film was released on July 13, 2018, in China. It was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5][6]

Hidden Man
Traditional邪不壓正
Simplified邪不压正
Directed byJiang Wen
Produced byZhou Yun
Written byJiang Wen
He Jiping
Li Fei
Sun Yue
Based onXia Yin by Zhang Beihai
StarringEddie Peng
Liao Fan
Jiang Wen
Zhou Yun
Xu Qing
Music byNicolas Errèra
CinematographyXie Zhengyu
Edited byZhang Qi
Cao Weijie
Jiang Wen
Production
company
Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited
Distributed byWuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited
Release date
  • 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) (China)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Cast

Production

Wuxi Zizai Film and Television Company Limited bought the film rights to the wuxia novel Xia Yin (Chinese: 侠隐) written by Zhang Beihai.

The film became the third in a series, with two prequels, Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Gone with the Bullets (2014).[7]

Filming locations included Xi'an, Beijing, and Yunnan.[8][9][10]

American actor Kevin Spacey was supposed to appear in a scene, but this was cut after Spacey's sexual assault allegations came to light.[11]

Release

On May 15, 2018, the producers announced that the film was scheduled for release on July 13, 2018. The film premiered in Beijing on July 10 with wide-release in China on July 13. The film earned $17.9 million on opening day, totaling $46.5 million after three days.[12]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipients Result
55th Golden Horse AwardsBest DirectorJiang WenNominated
Best Supporting ActressXu QingNominated
Best Visual EffectsWang Shaoshuai and Yang YuejuanNominated
Best Art DirectionLiu QingNominated
Best Makeup & Costume DesignDong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang ShupingNominated
Best Action ChoreographyHe Jun, Kenji Tanigaki and Yan HuaWon
38th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Film from Mainland and TaiwanHidden ManNominated
13th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressXu QingNominated
Best Costume DesignDong Zhongmin, Uma Wang and Zhang ShupingNominated
Best Visual EffectsWang Shaoshuai and Yang YuejuanNominated
Best Production DesignLiu QingNominated

See also

References
  1. Clarence Tsui (27 July 2018). "'Hidden Man' ('Xie Bu Ya Zheng'): Film Review". hollywoodreporter. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. JOHN BERRA (8 September 2018). "REVIEWS 'Hidden Man': Toronto Review". screendaily. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. PATRICK FRATER (14 May 2018). "Warner Boards Jiang Wen's 'Hidden Man'". variety.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. JESSICA KIANG (23 September 2018). "Film Review: 'Hidden Man'". variety.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. "87 Countries In Competition for 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. Kilday, Gregg (8 October 2018). "Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. 深扒《邪不压正》取景地 高度还原北平的星光小镇. qq.com (in Chinese). 2018-07-26.
  8. 电影《邪不压正》取景地，除了在北京取景，还在这几个地方！. Baidu (in Chinese). 17 July 2018.
  9. 邪不压正》幕后：揭密"飞檐走壁"等拍摄场景. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-07-17.
  10. 《邪不压正》取景地古北水镇，重温张北海《侠隐》中的北平记忆. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-07-13.
  11. Dalton, Ben (2018-10-12). "In profile: the 87 foreign language Oscar 2019 contenders". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  12. Frater, Patrick (2018-07-15). "China Box Office: 'Dying to Survive' Scores $69 Million, Holds Off 'Hidden Man' and 'Asura'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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