Pearl River Film Launches Studio With Author Guo Ni, Sets Eight-Franchise Slate

By Jenny S. Li

Jenny S. Li

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Pearl River Film and Media has joined forces with Black Body Interactive and Meng Guo Ji Media to establish a dedicated studio with Chinese author Guo Ni, committing to adapt eight of her youth and sci-fi franchises for the screen, with Baidu AI Cloud on board as a production technology partner.

The first title out of Pearl River Film and Guo Ni Studio will be “Dreamship,” an animated feature adapted from a novel that has sold more than five million copies. The film is slated for Chinese theatrical release on June 27. A new music video for “Us,” the “Dreamship” soundtrack song performed by Chinese idol group Teens in Times, has been released as a preview.

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