Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which
includes Hong Kong film star Chow Yun-Fat in the cast, has
successfully gone through film examination in China and is waiting
for a general release this summer.
The film was brought in by the China Film Group Corporation in
early April.
It has been ratified for general release in the Chinese
mainland, after abridgement was done for several of its plots,
requested by the State Administration of Film Radio and Television
(SAFRT).
The movie will meet with the Chinese audience no sooner than
June, since Spider-Man 3 and Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (TMNT) has taken up the schedule of May.
Previously the image of Chow Yun-Fat in the film has been under
criticism. The Hong Kong star played cunning baldheaded Chinese
Pirate Sao Feng in the film.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is the
third?installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean
franchise. The first flick, The Curse of the Black Pearl,
was introduced into Chinese movie theaters in 2003.
The second, Dead Man's Chest, missed the chance of
meeting its Chinese fans on the big screen for reportedly too many
horrific figures and plots.
(CRI.cn April 20, 2007)
