Li Xuejian joins "The Wandering Earth 2" as the lead actor, Wu Jing has not yet received his salary

Recently, the official Weibo account of the movie "The Wandering Earth" announced that Li Xuejian will join the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" as the leading actor. Li Xuejian has starred in classic film and television works such as "Jiao Yulu" and "Water Margin", and is a first-class actor of the China National Theatre.

At the Beijing Film Festival Tiantan Award judges meeting, director Guo Fan announced more news about "The Wandering Earth 2". Guo Fan said: "The budget for the first episode was very limited, and Brother Jing decided to help us. Not only did he not take any salary, he also invested some money to help us. For the second episode, I was grateful and said that I must pay the salary, but the budget was tight again. Brother Jing said he would pay it later, so I haven't paid it yet, but I will definitely pay it."

A reporter asked Wu Jing why he would be in the sequel since he was "blown up" at the end of the first film. Wu Jing did not directly reveal the spoiler. It turns out that in the first film of The Wandering Earth, when the countdown reached 0 seconds, Wu Jing's character Liu Peiqiang still died in the cabin. There are several speculations about Wu Jing's participation in the sequel, such as Wu Jing playing Liu Peiqiang's son, some speculate that the second film is actually a prequel, and some say that Wu Jing may just be a cameo...

At the meeting, Wu Jing praised Guo Fan's dedication: "I admire Guo Fan very much. For 14 months, he slept four hours a day and drank five cups of iced coffee. Later, he was honorably hospitalized. I was the one who sent him there. It is my honor to film with such a director. The 1,500-person crew worked together, which is a very memorable experience."

"The Wandering Earth 2" is a science fiction film directed by Guo Fan, produced by Liu Cixin, and starring Wu Jing and others. It will be released on January 22, 2023. In addition to Li Xuejian who has confirmed his performance this time, big names such as Andy Lau and Zhang Fengyi have already confirmed their participation.