Catman (film)

Catman
Theatrical release poster
Simplified Chinese我爱喵星人
Hanyu PinyinWo Ai Miao Xing Ren
Directed byPark Hee-gon
Screenplay bySong Weihan, Zhouyi, Yin Suying, Zhang Yamei, Wei Tianyi
StarringOh Se-hun
Janice Wu
Song Weilong
Production
companies
Huace Media
Croton Media
Distributed byHuace Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
CountriesSouth Korea, China
LanguagesKorean, Mandarian

Catman (Chinese: 我爱喵星人) is a Chinese-South Korean romantic-fantasy film directed by Park Hee-gon that was completed in 2016. The film stars Oh Sehun, Janice Wu and Song Weilong.

Synopsis

Liang Qu (Oh Se-hun) is a chic, confident and cold but charming half human-half cat due to a magic spell and he has the ability to melt/heal broken hearts. He lives with Miao Xiao Wan (Janice Wu), an honest, confident woman who has created an app that translates cats' sounds and language.

Cast

Release

The film was originally planned to be screened in 2017, but the release was postponed due to the THAAD missiles installation in South Korea which being strongly criticized by China and Russia. It was scheduled to be released on March 14, 2021, but it was reported that the release date of the film has been extended indefinitely.[3] After the restriction, it will be a rare work involving a South Korean star released to Chinese audiences.[4]

References

  1. ^ "《我爱喵星人》开拍 吴倩诠释"猫咪痴汉"". Netease (in Chinese). March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "许佳琪吴世勋 《我爱喵星人》EXO吴世勋搭档吴倩 SNH48成员鞠婧祎许佳琪均参演". Linban (in Chinese). April 5, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "《我爱喵星人》再次延迟上映！网友：足足年了5年还不够吗". Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ "EXO 세훈 주연 중국영화 '캣맨', 사드 여파로 4년 만에 개봉". Naver. 2021-03-02. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved March 2, 2021.