They meet fellow prisoner Tim and are soon joined by Han Zi'ang after he unsuccessfully attempts to bribe the prison warden into releasing them.Īs Earth approaches Jupiter to make use of a gravity assist, a spike in tidal force causes devastating earthquakes that disable many Earth Engines across the globe.
Both are arrested at a nearby checkpoint and get jailed. His son Liu Qi, now an adult, obtains fake IDs and thermal suits from criminal gangs and steals his grandfather's clearance pass to take his foster sister, Han Duoduo, to illegally requisition a heavy transport vehicle. Seventeen years later, in 2078, Liu Peiqiang is set to return to Earth after the Chinese New Year. As the planet distances from the Sun, most of the surface becomes frozen solid, forcing remaining humans to live in vast underground cities built adjacent to and under the engines. Much of the human population dies in the next few years due to cataclysmic natural disasters, including tsunamis that occur after Earth's rotation is halted. Chinese astronaut Liu Peiqiang oversees the gravitational slingshot maneuver of Earth using the gravity of Jupiter to assist propulsion before going on his mission to the Navigation Platform International Space Station to help navigate the Earth along its interstellar journey. The Wandering Earth Project to migrate the Earth out of the Solar System and into the Alpha Centauri system is initiated and uses 12,000 enormous fusion-powered Earth Engines built across the Northern Hemisphere with further Torque Engines along the equator to propel the entirety of planet Earth. In 2061, the aging Sun is about to turn into a red giant and threatens to engulf the Earth's orbit within 100 years, forcing nations to consolidate into the United Earth Government (UEG). The film was available to stream by Netflix in various countries outside of China on 30 April 2019. It has received generally positive reviews from critics, with The Hollywood Reporter describing it as "China's first full-scale interstellar spectacular." Netflix has acquired the film's global streaming rights. It is China's fourth highest-grossing film of all time and the fourth highest-grossing non-English film to date. The film was theatrically released in China on 5 February 2019 ( Chinese New Year's Day), by China Film Group Corporation. Set in the far future, it follows a group of astronauts and rescue workers guiding the Earth away from an expanding Sun, while attempting to prevent a collision with Jupiter. The film stars Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing and Qu Jingjing. Disney will release Zhao's Eternals movie in theaters everywhere starting on November 5th, 2021 this fall.The Wandering Earth ( Chinese: 流浪地球 pinyin: liúlàng dìqiú) is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, loosely based on the 2000 novella The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin. Featuring cinematography by Ben Davis, and a score by Ramin Djawadi. Produced by Kevin Feige for Marvel Studios.
The screenplay is co-written by Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo, based on the "Eternals" comic series by Jack Kirby first introduced in 1976. Marvel's Eternals is directed by Oscar-winning Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, director of the films Songs My Brothers Taught Me, The Rider, and Nomadland previously. After an unexpected tragedy following the events of Avengers: Endgame, the Eternals-an immortal alien race created by the Celestials who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years-reunite to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants. Here's the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Chloé Zhao's Eternals, direct from Disney's YouTube:Īn introduction to the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations. This is a really lovely first look trailer, with lots of stunning footage from Chloe Zhao.
Starring Angelina Jolie as Thena, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Gemma Chan as Sersi, plus Kit Harington and Barry Keoghan. They reunite again to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.
This movie introduces us to a whole new set of celestial superheroes - the saga of the "Eternals", a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations.
Of course they waited for the Academy Awards, because now they get to say this is directed by Best Director Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, who shot this in the summer of 2019 before the pandemic. "Throughout the years we have never interfered… until now." Marvel + Disney have unveiled the teaser trailer for their next big Marvel Studios movie due out later this year titled Eternals.