Chinese Hit Satire ‘Johnny Keep Walking!’ to Get French Remake Through Master Movies (EXCLUSIVE)

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French production company Master Movies has acquired the French remake rights for the 2023 Chinese comedy feature “Johnny Keep Walking!” The deal was struck with Chinese film company Tiger Pictures Entertainment and marks one of the rare instances of a mainland Chinese film getting a foreign language remake.

Described as a pointed satire on corporate bureaucracy and office politics, the original film was directed by Dong Runian, with a screenplay by Dong and Ying Luojia, and starred journeyman comedian Da Peng.

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