The New King of Comedy
| The New King of Comedy | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新喜劇之王 |
| Simplified Chinese | 新喜剧之王 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīn Xǐjù Zhī Wáng |
| Directed by | Stephen Chow |
| Written by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong Kelvin Lee Zhao Bojun |
| Story by | Stephen Chow |
| Based on | King of Comedy by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi |
| Produced by | Stephen Chow Ivy Kong |
| Starring | E Jingwen Wang Baoqiang |
| Cinematography | Mazloum Saba |
| Edited by | Yeung Kai-wing |
| Music by | Raymond Wong Wendy Zheng |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lian Rui (Shanghai) Film Industry Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | $8 million (50 million RMB) |
| Box office | US$106.6 million |
The New King of Comedy (Chinese: 新喜剧之王) is a 2019 Chinese comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Stephen Chow. It is a remake of Chow's own 1999 film King of Comedy, this time set in Mainland China with different characters.
The film tells the story of a young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in. It was released in China on 5 February 2019 during the Lunar New Year 2019. With a budget of $8 million (US) along with few months of filming and post-production, it is believed to be the smallest project of Chow's career as a filmmaker.