The sequel to the disaster movie titled "The Crossing" is set to hit Chinese cinemas on July 30.
Titled "The Crossing: The Other Show," the second part of the movie revolves around the passengers and the actual sinking of the ship "Taiping," which was on a journey to Taiwan during the civil war in the 1940s.
The first part of the movie, "The Crossing," is a romance, a disaster film, and a war film all in one. It did not receive glaring reviews primarily due to the film's slow pace. Critics also did not think that the first movie needed to be split in two parts.
The initial movie's story was set during the Chinese revolution in 1949, where three couples decided to run away from China to head to Taiwan.
"The Crossing" only gained 200 million yuan at the box office, much lower than the 400 million yuan it cost to finish the film.
Tagged as China's version of "Titanic," the movie directed by action movie director John Woo was described to be confusing and disappointing at the same time.
The Titanic sailed four days before it hit an iceberg, whereas the final voyage of Taiping only lasted a few hours.
"The Crossing: The Other Show" stars Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei, Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, and Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa.
Many viewers are hoping that the second installment will be a much better success than the first movie, both in delivery and box-office standing.