The new "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" network premiere time announced, Wang Jing responds to the controversy over the female lead

The new film "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" directed and written by Wang Jing has been scheduled to be broadcast online.

The Tencent Video page shows that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Nine Yang Divine Art" is scheduled to premiere at 10 a.m. on January 31. VIP members will enjoy a special price of 6 yuan, while non-VIP members will enjoy a special price of 12 yuan, and will enjoy benefits such as unlimited replay for 7 days.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Sacred Flame" is scheduled to premiere on February 3 (the third day of the Chinese New Year), and the price is also 6 yuan for VIP members and 12 yuan for non-VIP members.

In addition to Tencent, Youku will also be launched simultaneously.

Although the plot overlaps with the 1993 Wong Jing-directed Jet Li/Zhang Min version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Demon Cult Leader", the casting is completely different. In the new version, Raymond Lam plays Zhang Wuji, Janice Man plays Zhao Min, Qiu Yinong plays Zhou Zhiruo, Louis Koo plays Zhang Cuishan, Donnie Yen plays Zhang Sanfeng, Chen Zihan plays the Purple-Shirted Dragon King; Liu Haolong plays Song Qingshu; and Natalie Tong plays Yin Susu.

Regarding the controversy over the casting, especially the female leads, Wang Jing also spoke out on Weibo many times, saying:

"Today, the youthful and lovely Yun Qianqian and the graceful and charming Qiu Yinong made their debut, but they met the same vulgar people who said the same things they did thirty years ago, such as "Internet celebrity face" and "looking the same". Do you dare to show a photo to see how beautiful you are? With these words, I feel relieved. This guarantees that Qiu and Yun are already on the path to becoming goddesses."