Trailer For Stephen Chow’s THE MERMAID Shows an Adventure of Wonderful Visual Weirdness
Stephen Chow, the talented filmmaker who brought us the awesome screwball action films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, has made a new film called The Mermaid. It’s another adventure film packed full of all kinds of wonderful weirdness. If you’ve enjoyed the previous films Chow has made, then I’m sure you’ll like what this one has to offer. Chow has a lot of fun with his movies and they include a lot of physical and visual comedy with over-the-top special effects and action. The Mermaid looks a little more serious than some of his previous films, and I’m curious to see how it turns out. Chow has been working on this film project for the past three years, so he's definitely put a lot of work into it.
The story follows a biological professor who discovers a real mermaid and falls in love with her. Here’s a plot summary that I came across:
Hin's real estate project involves reclamation of the sea. This threatens the livelihood of the residents who rely on the sea to make a living. Shan is dispatched to stop Hin and this encounter soon leads to them falling for each other. Out of his love for Shan, Hin plans to stop the reclamation. Unfortunately, Shan gets injured in an accident and vanishes into the sea.
The movie stars Deng Chao, Show Luo, Kris Wu, Lin Yun and Zhang Yuqi. There’s no word on when we might get to see the movie, but hopefully it gets a U.S. release date. If not, I’m sure it will end up on Netflix somewhere down the road.
I’ve also included some wacky character posters below the trailer for you to check out.
