“Sharpshooter” Teaser Poster
Zhang Yimou, the acclaimed filmmaker of Hero, The Great Wall and Shadow, is putting final touches on Sharpshooter (aka The Coldest Gun), a historical biopic that revolves around a 22 year-old Chinese sniper named Zhang Taofang, who killed 214 U.S. soldiers in a month (without a scope!) during the Korean War.
The upcoming film stars Zhang Yi (Operation Red Sea), Liu Haocun (A Little Red Flower) and Zhang Yu (Manchurian Tiger).
“With historical facts, the film is going to make audiences once again realize that although the U.S. is strong, it is not unbeatable,” movie critic and film producer Tan Fei told the Global Times, saying the film will undoubtedly stimulate Chinese people’s patriotic sentiments.
Sharpshooter releases later this year. Until then, we leave you with the film’s First Trailer below (via AFS):
I wanna see it. Now. It’s gonna make a lot of people angry, that’s very fine by me!
Probably coming to iQiyi streaming platforms soon – Sharpshooter vs American Sniper: The Legend of Zhang Taofang vs Chris Kyle.
That’s a Zhang Yimou movie. He’s on fire since the awesome Shadow. Well Go USA, bring on the Blu-ray!
How do I get a cd of the movie
I want to buy the poster to hang on my wall
Is there another way to get the movie. I admire this sniper’s skill. I read about him in a NRA publication. I am a target shooter. 7.62×54 308
The movie hasn’t even been released yet (it was originally supposed to be released in July). As far as posters, I’d check occasionally on ebay (your best bet).
Well… I was waiting for this one… But this horrible trailer… Hey, Zhang, the thing with the bullet, that’s been awfully cheesy since Robin Hood with the arrow…
Looks interesting. They do seem to be overdoing it with the slow motion cgi bullets. I wonder how a US release would fair since it’s about a dude killing Americans.
I can’t see the American Sniper crowd going to see this one, that’s for sure.