New TV and Film Adaptations for Lian Cheng Jue and Tian Long Ba Bu

New TV and Film Adaptations for Lian Cheng Jue and Tian Long Ba Bu
Lian Cheng Jue Tian Long Ba Bu

Fan Xinman is following in the footsteps of her ex-husband Director Zhang Jizhong whose love for Jin Yong novels started a series of drama adaptations in the early 2000. She will be producing a remake of two of Jin Yong’s novels – Lian Cheng Jue 连城诀 and Tian Long Ba Bu 天龙八部


Lian Cheng Jue Tian Long Ba Bu Remake
There have been multiple adaptations based on Lian Cheng Jue since the 80’s and possibly even earlier. The most recent remake was in 2004 starring Wu Yue, Shu Chang and He Mei Dian. This time around, Fan Xinman will be remaking this into a TV drama.
Tian Long Ba Bu on the other hand, is being planned as a film trilogy. I hope they can actually finish the story unlike the 2013 movie Kung Fu Cult Master starring Jet Li which has left many hanging. Separate from this production, TV remake has just been filmed this year.

The cast has not yet been decided for these two new projects. Who do you think should get to play who? 
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  1. Anonymous

    October 11, 2018 9:42 AM
  2. Anthony

    December 17, 2018 3:04 PM

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