The movie "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will be released this year, Xiao Zhan plays Guo Jing

Recently, Fu Ruoqing, chairman of China Film Group Corporation, revealed at an event that the movie "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Tsui Hark is currently in production and will be released this year.

Fu Ruoqing introduced that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will combine the familiar martial arts stories with the spirit of the times and contemporary aesthetics, and will present the chivalrous spirit and family and country ideals that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people on the big screen.

Fu Ruoqing also responded to why he chose Xiao Zhan to play the role of Guo Jing. He said: "Xiao Zhan meets all the characteristics of the film. We also conducted repeated evaluations, including makeup photos and various trainings, and finally decided that Xiao Zhan would play the role in this film."

The film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is adapted from Jin Yong's original novel. Xiao Zhan will play Guo Jing and Zhuang Dafei will play Huang Rong. The film tells the story of the Mongolian army led by Genghis Khan to the west to destroy the Jin Dynasty and to the south to destroy the Song Dynasty. The masters of various martial arts schools in the Central Plains fought in the chaos. The great knights represented by Guo Jing gathered the strength of the Central Plains martial arts for the country and the people and defended Xiangyang.