Skyfire

Skyfire (2019)

天·火

Der Berg erwacht

Der Geologe Wentao Li hat sich geschworen, nie mehr nach Tianhuo zurückzukehren, da seine Frau dort ums Leben gekommen ist. Seine Tochter Meng, eine Wissenschaftlerin, ist auf der Insel geblieben, um weiter zu forschen. Sie hofft, Vulkanausbrüche eines Tages besser voraussehen zu können. Trotz ihrer Bedenken hat ein Geschäftsmann auf dem Vulkan einen Freizeitpark errichtet. Und schon bald kommt es zu einem erneuten Ausbruch, und Wentao muss auf die Insel reisen, um seine Tochter zu retten.

Erscheinungsdatum
2019-12-12
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (317)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 33 Min.
Genres
Action, Abenteuer
Regie
Simon West

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Skyfire is a 2019 Chinese disaster action film about a volcanic eruption at a resort. It is directed by Simon West, written by Wei Bu and Sidney King, and stars Wang Xueqi, Hannah Quinlivan, Shawn Dou, and Jason Isaacs.

Production

The film is China's first big-budget disaster film, and producer Jennifer Dong expressed hope that it would be a "breakout film" for the genre in China the way The Wandering Earth was for science fiction. While promoting the film, Simon West said Chinese audiences preferred to focus on the rescue aspect of the genre rather than the apocalyptic spectacle, leading him to view the volcano as a monster and adding animal noises to its accompanying sou…

The costumes for the movie were designed by Vera Chow. The helmet design for Hannah Quinlivan was provided by the Indian fashion studio The V Renaissance.

Two versions of the movie were filmed, one in Chinese and one in English, but a member of the production team said that the acting was more natural in the Chinese version and thought that the English version would not be used.

In interviews, Jason Isaacs said his portrayal of Jack Harris was influenced by Elon Musk, viewing him as a similarly "risk-taking entrepreneur", which led to Isaacs adopting a South African accent based on Musk's heritage. He also noted that the character's costuming and make-up was more "Trumpian", a parallel also noted by critics.

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