Empires of the Deep

Empires of the Deep
Directed byJonathan Lawrence
Michael French
Scott Miller
Written byRandall Frakes
Jon Jiang (story)
Produced byJon Jiang
Harrison Liang
StarringOlga Kurylenko
CinematographyXiaobing Rao
CountriesUnited States
China
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$130 million
Empires of the Deep
Simplified Chinese人鱼帝国
Traditional Chinese人魚帝國
Literal meaningMermaid Empire
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRényú Dìguó

Empires of the Deep is an unreleased 3D action-adventure fantasy film, written by Randall Frakes, directed by Jonathan Lawrence, Michael French and Scott Miller, and starring Olga Kurylenko.[1] The film was conceived by Chinese real estate tycoon Jon Jiang, who partially financed the U.S.–Chinese co-production.[2]

Originally intended for a worldwide theatrical release in 2011, as of August 2024 the film remains unreleased.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Sunk". 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "'Empires' has deep Chinese pockets". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane. "Will We Ever Get To See China's Disastrous Answer To Avatar? [UPDATED]". Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. ^ "Empires Of The Deep: The Chaotic Story Of The Unreleased 3D Fantasy Epic". /Film. January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.