Soul Snatcher

Soul Snatcher (Chinese: 赤狐书生; pinyin: Chì hú shūshēng; lit. 'Red Fox Scholar') is a 2020 Chinese costume fantasy film produced by Jiang Zhiqiang starring Li Xian and Chen Linong.[4]

Soul Snatcher
Theatrical release poster
Traditional赤狐書生
Simplified赤狐书生
MandarinChì hú shūshēng
Directed by
  • Song Haolin
  • Yiliqi
Produced by
[1]
Written byDuo Duo
Screenplay by
  • Ran Jianan
  • Li Huiyan
  • Yang Weiwei
Based onChun Jiang Hua Yue Ye
Starring
Music byJoe Hisaishi[2]
CinematographyChan Chiying
Edited byZhang Qi
Distributed byEDKO (Beijing) Distribution Co.
Release date
  • December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) (China)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageChinese Mandarin
Box office$19,500,000[3]

Plot

The impoverished scholar Wang Zijin (Chen Linong) went to Beijing to take the exam and was stared at by Bai Shisan (Li Xian), the little magical fox who took the dan. As long as Wang Zijin is killed and the dan is taken, he can be promoted to spiritual immortal. But did not want to take Dan Road, one person and one fox became the best friends. After going through all risks, what choice should Bai Shishan make?

Cast

Production

Two months before the start-up, Chen Linong, and Li Xian entered the group ahead of schedule, performing an average of 6 hours of performance and movement training every day as seen on the soundtrack's MV, Glorious Future sung by the two male lead. The crew also organized script readings many times to further improve the script and character details.[5] In January, the director decided to change the title from Spring River Flower Moon Night into Red Fox Scholar and announced that they would set a schedule for the 2020 summer. However, because the special effects of the movie have not been completed, and the trailer cannot be cut out for the time being, the two portraits of Chen Linong and Li Xian acted as stage dramas, and they creatively performed a version of the "concept trailer".[6] In addition to the trailer, "Red Fox Scholar" also released a concept poster designed by artist Huang Hai. Chen Linong and Li Xian lay on the river facing the wind, and a little star reflected from the sky reflected on the river, forming a huge fox.[7] Due to the many private questions on Weibo, the author makes an explanation that the two male led isn't involved on love story but just friend and the genre is a fantasy drama.[8]

Marketing

Prior to the production announcement, Chen Linong and Li Xian appeared on Elle Cover. The two male lead released soundtrack of Red Fox Scholar, titled Glorious Future (Qian Cheng Si jin) peak at 8 on Billboard China Social Chart[9]

Release

In China, Soul Snatcher was originally planned to open in August 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film's release was first postponed to November, and eventually released on December 4.

Reception

Soul Snatcher earned $19,500,000 at the Chinese box office.[3]

References
  1. Shackleton2020-06-15T09:39:00+01:00, Liz. "Cannes virtual market: hot titles from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan". Screen. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020. Currently in post-production, this big-budget CGI fantasy is produced by Bill Kong
  2. "中国映画『赤狐書生（SOUL SNATCHER）』音楽担当". "Joe Hisaishi Official Site". 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. "Soul Snatcher Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. "Chen Linong Li Xian starring in the movie "Red Fox Scholar" released in the summer vacation, produced by Jiang Zhiqiang". People's Daily (in Chinese). January 18, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. Entertainment, Neteast (August 30, 2019). "《春江花月夜》发布杀青曲MV 陈立农李现献唱". ent.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  6. Meilin, Xu (January 17, 2020). "Chen Linong Li Xian starring in the movie "Red Fox Scholar" released in the summer vacation, produced by Jiang Zhiqiang". Beijing News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. Zewang, Ma. "Chen Linong, Li Xian, one man and one demon, performing "Red Fox Scholar"" 陈立农李现一人一妖，演绎《赤狐书生》 (in Chinese) (January 19, 2019). Information Times. pp. A6. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  8. Weili, Zhong (March 22, 2020). "Li Xian and Chen Linong starring in "Spring River Flower Moon Night" refused to admit that it was a delaying drama". Peninsula Network (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  9. Billboard. "Billboard China Social Chart The week of September 21, 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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