New Dark Tale (2020) 大梦聊斋
Director: Zhang Kai
Screenwriter: Zhang Kai
Starring: Huang Youtian / Zhang Yue / Li Xinze / Fu Yangyang / Yue Dongfeng / Zhang Mengyuan / Li Li
Genre: Fantasy / Romance
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2020-08-15 (Network in Mainland China)
Also known as: Infant Ning of Dameng Liaozhai
Adaptation: Prequel
Summary:
The film is adapted from the story of “Ying Ning” in the second volume of “Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio”, and a stylish expression of the classic legend of monsters. It tells the story of the sorcerer Wang Zifu (played by Huang Youtian) and Tang Wen (played by Li Xinze) who entrusted the Dry Hammer to create the “Soldier of Subjugating Demons”. Who knew that Dry Hammer fell in love with the prince but couldn’t accept it, and died accidentally. Thus the soul accidentally entered in the body of the fox demon Yingning (played by Zhang Yue). In the process of tracing the whereabouts of the Dry Hammer, Wang Zifu and Tang Wen discovered Yingning’s secret and started a fantasy love…
