The Wandering Earth 2
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| Simplified Chinese | 流浪地球2 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Frant Gwo | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Frant Gwo Gong Ge'er | ||||||||||
| Based on | "The Wandering Earth" by Liu Cixin | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Liu Cixin Gong Ge'er | ||||||||||
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| Cinematography | Michael Liu | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Ye Ruchang Yan Tingting | ||||||||||
| Music by | Roc Chen | ||||||||||
Production companies | China Film Group Corporation Guo Fan Culture and Media GIFilm Beijing Studio Co., Ltd. Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co., Ltd. CFC Pictures Limited | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | China Film Group Corporation | ||||||||||
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Running time | 173 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | China | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | $589.5 million | ||||||||||
The Wandering Earth 2 (Chinese: 流浪地球2) is a 2023 Chinese science fiction action-adventure film directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Andy Lau, Wu Jing and Li Xuejian. The film is a prequel to the 2019 film The Wandering Earth, which is based on the short story of the same name by Liu Cixin, who serves as the film's producer.
After the major box-office success of its predecessor, a prequel was announced by Guo on 20 November 2019 before being greenlit on 21 July 2021, with production officially starting on 13 October 2021. The Wandering Earth 2 was released on 22 January 2023, the same day as the Chinese New Year Day, in CINITY, IMAX and other formats. The film has grossed $589 million, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2023.
The film was submitted for nomination in the Best International Feature Film category of the 96th Academy Awards, as Chinese entry. The third film in the series, The Wandering Earth 3, is set to be released in 2027.