![]() ![]() The cast and crew of "The Wandering Earth" pose for a group photo at its premiere held in Beijing, Jan. The film centers around the Earth's close flyby with Jupiter, which poses a grave risk of collision due to the giant gas planet's strong gravitation pull. To avoid extinction, people from all around the world built giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its current orbit and to a new star system in a 2500-year odyssey journey. The film is set in a future in which the sun is dying out and exploding. The cinematic adaptation was initiated in 2014 with an announced budget of US$50 million. The Galaxy Award is China's most prestigious literary science fiction award. "The Wandering Earth, " is based on a story by China's Galaxy Award winning author Liu Cixin, who is best known for "The Three-Body Problem" and its sequels. The interstellar sci-fi spectacular "The Wandering Earth" held its premiere in Beijing on Monday and received rave reviews from the audience, signaling that the film may become China's first breakout sci-fi blockbuster film. Actor Wu Jing (L), director Frant Gwo and renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin (R), join together on stage to promote "The Wandering Earth" at the premiere held in Beijing, Jan. ![]()
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