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The New King of Comedy
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Wikipedia article
'The New King of Comedy' is a 2019 Chinese comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Stephen Chow. It is a remake of Chow's own 1999 film 'King of Comedy', this time set in Mainland China with different characters.
The film tells the story of a young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in. It was released in China on 5 February 2019 during the Lunar New Year 2019. With a budget of $8 million (US) along with few months of filming and post-production, it is believed to be the smallest project of Chow's career as a filmmaker.
Cast
* E Jingwen as Ru Meng
* Wang Baoqiang as Ma Ke
* Zhang Quandan as Charlie
* Jing Ruyang as Xiao Mi
* Zhang Qi as Ru Meng's father
* Yuan Xingzhe as Ru Meng's mother
Production
Stephen Chow began writing the film in 2015. Filming began in October 2018 and lasted only a few weeks.
For the movie, Chow cast people who could relate to the life of a struggling actor. He intentionally sought out Wang to play the male lead role, due to the latter's experience in working as an extra early in his career. Actress E Jingwen also worked as an extra prior to 'The New King of Comedy', similar to the character she played in the film.
Chow recruited the Chinese girl group J fng sho n , whose members were eliminated in the Chinese version of Produce 101, to sing the film's theme song.
Release
'The New King of Comedy' was released in China on 5 February 2019.
References
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