Phantom of the Theatre

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Phantom of the Theatre
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poster
Chinese魔宫魅影
MandarinMó Gōng Mèi Yǐng
Directed byRaymond Yip
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
companies
  • Polybona Films
  • Herun Film
  • Happy Era Media
  • Dong Yanghong King film
  • Beijing and run splendour films
[1]
Distributed byBona Film Group
Huaxia Film Distribution
Beijing Herun Chaofan Film Distribution[2]
Release date
  • 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) (China)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$7.9 million

Phantom of the Theatre (Chinese: 魔宫魅影; pinyin: Mó Gōng Mèi Yǐng) is a 2016 Chinese thriller film directed by Raymond Yip, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Simon Yam, and Huang Lei. The film depicts a story set in Shanghai during the 1930s, representing the prosperity and charm of Shanghai in its peak time, with distinctive characteristics of that time and irreproachably interpreting the humanity.[3] It was released in China on 29 April 2016.[4][5]

Premise[]

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show and bring in new victims.[6] The Phantom of the Theatre depicts a tragic love story between rising film star Meng Sifan and young director Gu Weibang, the son of the warlord Gu Mingshan.[7]

Cast[]

  • Ruby Lin as Meng Si Fan / Kong-jin / Kong Lan
  • Tony Yang as Gu Wei Bang
  • Simon Yam as Gu Ming Shan
  • as Kong Shen
  • Huang Hung as Fei Li Shi
  • as Tang Shi Rao
  • as The Adjutant
  • as Pan Ru Yu
  • as Liu Kang
  • as Wei Bang's Mother
  • as The Butler
  • Zhang Zifeng as Kong Lan (Young)
  • Huang Lei as The Theatre Owner
  • as Xiao Mei
  • as Actress
  • as Actress
  • Li Ching as Master of Ceremony
  • as Master of Ceremony
  • Li Yang as The Thief
  • Li Jing

Production[]

The film cast is led by Ruby Lin, Raymond Yip, and Manfred Wong, their third collaboration working together on horror films.[8] Phantom of the Theatre was filmed in Shanghai, where shooting of the film started on 13 January 2015 and was wrapped up on 3 March 2015.

Release[]

The film was moved from its scheduled release date of 27 November 2015, to 28 April 2016.[9]

Country Released Date Alternate title
China 29 April 2016 魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)
United States (Limited) 6 May 2016 Phantom of the Theatre
Canada (Limited) 6 May 2016 Phantom of the Theatre
Vietnam 13 May 2016 Bóng Ma Nhà Hát
Taiwan 13 May 2016 魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)

Reception[]

The film grossed US$7.85 million on its opening weekend in China.[10]

Music[]

Music composed by Yu Peng, also credited as YuPeng.

  • Zhu ZiRong: Female solo vocalist
  • Yu Peng: Male solo vocalist
  • Piao Ying, Zhang SuChen: violin solo
  • Chen XiaoLong: cello solo
  • Chen Kun: flute
  • Zhang Xin: oboe
  • Hu Yu: bassoon
  • Guo ZhanBao, Shi JieLiang: horn
  • Liu ZhanYi: trombone
  • Mou XianQuan: tuba
  • Tu HuaBing: Chinese flute
  • Zhang Sheng: Tu HuaBing (job name appears to be an error)
  • Xie YuDan: pipa
  • Lu YiWen: erhu
  • Zhu ZhiRong, Chen Qin, Fu XiaoLi, Wu Jing, Wang GuoFang, Jiang Bin, Zhang ChaoJun, Guo JunYu, Yu Peng: choir group
  • Shanghai Piao Ying Chamber Music Group: strings group
  • Lu Xiaoxing: music recording engineer
  • Yu Peng: music mixing engineer
  • Anders Lee: music producer
  • Shanghai San You Recording Occupation Studio: music studio
  • "Mí Wù" (迷雾; "The Fog") sung by A-Lin

"Episode"

  • The Mist

Singer: Eric Juu Lyrics: Wu Di Composer: Yu Peng Arranger/Producer: Yu Peng

"Theme Song" The Mist Singer: A-Lin Lyrics: Wu Di Composer: Yu Peng Producer: Chen Jiangi Line Producer:Brandy Tien Arrangement: Zhang Chaoyu String Writing: Zhang Chaoyu Cello solo: Liu Han Cello: Liu Han, Lin Jiayu Viola: Gan Weipeng, Yang Kaining Violin: Cai Yaoyu, Zhang Yining, Zheng Zihong Recording Engineer: Xu Wei, Chen Yilin Studio: The flyer studio (beijing), Eye studio Mixing Engineer: Lin Zhengzong Mixing studio: Platinum studio Production Executive: Cai Zhizhong Click Music Ltd.

References[]

  1. ^ "The ghost" after Ruby Lin perform triangle to create the magic phantom thriller drama play". dramasvideo.tv. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "魔宫魅影（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The Oriental Phantom of the Opera, from the Bund of Shanghai to Beijing Film Festival". Bjiff.com. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ "魔宫魅影 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "魔宫魅影". piaofang.maoyan.com (in Chinese). maoyan.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Well Go USA projects terror with 'Phantom of the Theatre'". cityonfire. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Ruby Lin plays three roles in 'Phantom of the Theatre'". china.org.cn. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Horror Film "Phantom of the Theater" to Feature Chinese Elements". cri.cn. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ^ "奇幻惊悚电影《魔宫魅影》11月27日全国公映". xinhuanet. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ Frater, Patrick (1 May 2016). "China Box Office: 'Book of Love' Wins May Day Weekend". Variety. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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