The Wandering Earth 2

The Wandering Earth 2
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese流浪地球2
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Làng Dì Qiú Èr
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLau4 Long6 Dei6 Kau4
Directed byFrant Gwo
Screenplay byFrant Gwo
Gong Ge'er
Based on"The Wandering Earth"
by Liu Cixin
Produced byLiu Cixin
Gong Ge'er
Starring
CinematographyMichael Liu
Edited byYe Ruchang
Yan Tingting
Music byRoc Chen
Production
companies
China Film Group Corporation
Guo Fan Culture and Media
GIFilm Beijing Studio Co., Ltd.
Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
CFC Pictures Limited
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Release date
  • 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22)
Running time
173 minutes[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$604.5 million[2][3]

The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese: 流浪地球2) is a 2023 Chinese science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Wu Jing, Andy Lau, and Li Xuejian. The film is a prequel to the 2019 film The Wandering Earth, which is based on the short story of the same name by Liu Cixin, who serves as the film's producer.

After the major box-office success of its predecessor, a sequel was announced by Guo on 20 November 2019 before being greenlit on 21 July 2021, with production officially starting on 13 October 2021.[4] The Wandering Earth 2 was released on 22 January 2023, the same day as the Chinese New Year Day, in CINITY, IMAX and other formats.[5] The film has grossed $604 million, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2023.

The film was submitted for nomination in the Best International Feature Film category of the 96th Academy Awards, as Chinese entry.[6] The third film in the series, The Wandering Earth 3, is set to be released in 2027.

  1. ^ "The Wandering Earth II (2023)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Liú Làng Dì Qiú 2 (流浪地球2) (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "流浪地球2". maoyan.com (in Chinese). 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "現身《流浪地球2》開機儀式 劉德華戲鬥吳京張豐毅 (21:00)".
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  6. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (27 October 2023). "China Submits 'The Wandering Earth 2' As Its 2024 International Oscars Entry (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2023.