Commentary
The 2019 Frant Gwo film “The Wandering Earth II” is the sequel to China’s first domestic sci-fi blockbuster. Based on the award-winning sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” by Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin, the plot follows a group of young people attempting to save the Earth from a planetary disaster.
The film was released in China on Jan. 22 and has become the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. Simultaneously, it was released in the United States by Well Go USA Entertainment, which also did the release of the “Ip Man” movies. As a limited release, “Wandering Earth II” was placed on 142 screens….