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After reconciling with Chen Hsing-yu, Fan Chih-fei turns star-struck at Hope premiere

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korean director Na Hong-jin held the Taipei premiere of his new film Hope: The Bloody Battle, his first movie as both director and screenwriter in 10 years.
  • Taiwanese media personality Fan Chih-fei, who recently reconciled with Chen Hsing-yu, said she most wanted to see Zo In-sung, turning part of the premiere into a fan event.
  • The film opened nationwide in Taiwan in eight formats, including 2D, IMAX, 4DX, D-BOX, SCREENX and Dolby Cinema.

The Taipei premiere of Hope: The Bloody Battle briefly became a Zo In-sung fan gathering when media personality Fan Chih-fei was asked which star she most wanted to see. After recently reconciling with Chen Hsing-yu, Fan appeared in high spirits and immediately answered, “I like Zo In-sung the most!”

I like Zo In-sung the most!

· Fan Chih-feiShe answered enthusiastically when asked which person she most wanted to see at the premiere.

The premiere marked South Korean director Na Hong-jin’s return after 10 years. Taiwanese film figures including directors Yu Ning Chu and Hsiu-Lung Hsu, actor Tuan Chun-hao, actress Annie Chen and Fan attended the event, held on a giant screen.

Host Hsu Hsin-yang said the film had “no dull moments” and that its special effects were explosive. Tuan said he was most interested in seeing how Michael Fassbender would play against the Korean actors. Chen, who described herself as a major science-fiction fan, said the film’s combination of elements was exactly her taste and was already considering a second viewing in 4DX after seeing the standard version.

There were no dull moments, and the special effects were explosive!

· Hsu Hsin-yangThe host described his reaction after watching the film before the premiere.

Taiwanese directors also focused on the cast and Na’s long-awaited return. Hsiu-Lung Hsu highlighted Fassbender and Hwang Jung-min as two “chameleons” whose acting styles could collide. Yu Ning Chu said he wanted to know what Na had been thinking during the decade since his previous film and joked that the director might actually be an alien.

Everything is exactly my taste.

· Annie ChenThe actress said she was excited by the film’s mix of science-fiction elements.

Korean actor Kai, who works in Taiwan, joined the joke by saying, “I can play an alien!” He explained that he is an Aquarius and has type B blood, so people often tell him he has an extraterrestrial quality. The distributor released the film nationwide in eight viewing formats from July 4.

I can play an alien!

· KaiThe Taiwan-based Korean actor joined the directors’ joke about Na Hong-jin possibly being an alien.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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