Back in January, when the prospect of a global pandemic still seemed farfetched to most, the Chinese box office shut down to help contain the coronavirus. As we reported at the time, the high-profile cg feature Jiang Ziya was among the films pulled from release.
Eight months later, China’s theaters are operating once again (albeit at reduced capacity), and Jiang Ziya’s time has come at last. The mythological epic, which is directed by Teng Cheng and Wei Li, opens today across China, and in select theaters in the U.S. and Canada. Watch the trailer and read the official synopsis below: