The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team

The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team
Directed by	Robert Rodriguez
Screenplay by	Nicholas Stoller Rodney Rothman James Cameron Robert Rodriguez
Produced by	John Lasseter James Cameron Robert Rodriguez
Starring	Tenzing Norgay Trainor Jamie Chung Ming-Na Wen Natasha Liu Bordizzo Gina Rodriguez John Cena John Cho Wu Jing Tyler Posey Chaelet Chung Jimmy O. Yang Gal Gadot
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Edited by	Sabrina Plisco Pam Ziegenhagen
Music by	Henry Jackman
Production company	Movie Land Animation Studios Panko and Panda Studios CMC Pictures DF Pictures Legendary Entertainment Lightstorm Entertainment Double R Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) (SIFF) November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17) (United States) December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) (China)
Running time	127 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States South Korea China
Budget	$95 million
Box office	$167.5 million

The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team is a 2023 science-fiction action film directed by Robert Rodriguez from a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Rodney Rothman, James Cameron, and Robert Rodriguez. Serving as the sequel to The Chinese vs. The Korean (2021), the film stars Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Jamie Chung, Ming-Na Wen, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Gina Rodriguez, John Cena, John Cho, Wu Jing, Tyler Posey, Chaelet Chung, Jimmy O. Yang, and Gal Gadot.

Plans for the sequel were announced to be in early development in July 2019. Filming began in various locations in Asia and the London-based Leavesden Studios in February 2022, with many of the cast joining the same month until May 2022. John Lasseter replaced William Renschen, with the script being written by returning writers Nicholas Stoller, Rodney Rothman, James Cameron, and Robert Rodriguez.

The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team had its premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on September 29, 2023 and was released in the United States on November 17, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has grossed $167.5 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

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Cast

• Tenzing Norgay Trainor as TBA
• Jamie Chung as TBA
• Ming-Na Wen as TBA
• Natasha Liu Bordizzo as TBA
• Gina Rodriguez as TBA
• John Cena as TBA
• John Cho as TBA
• Wu Jing as TBA
• Tyler Posey as TBA
• Chaelet Chung as TBA
• Jimmy O. Yang as TBA
• Gal Gadot as TBA

Production

Development

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Casting

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Filming

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Filming wrapped on August 4, 2022.

Visual effects

The visual effects were provided by Movie Land Digital Production Services, returning from its predecessor, Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, La Femme Rouge VFX, ONYX Visual Effects, and Milk VFX, with DNEG handling the 3D conversion and La Femme Rouge VFX also handling the visualization. Pete Bebb and Gavin Round served as production visual effects supervisor and production visual effects producer respectively.

Music

Henry Jackman composed the sequel, returning from the first film. The soundtrack is set to release on November 3, 2023, while Jackman's score will be released on November 17, 2023 by WaterTower Music.

Release

The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on November 17, 2023. The film had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on September 29, 2023. The first trailer for the film was released on July 21, 2023 and was attached to screenings of Barbie. The final trailer was released on September 29, 2023 and was attached to screenings of The Creator and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.

Home media

As part of their 18-month deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Max for the first four months of the pay-TV window, then will move to Netflix for the next ten, and then will return to Max for the remaining four.

Reception

Box-office

Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film could break-even with a domestic gross of $160 million, as much of the production budget of $100 million had been financed by pre-sales and partner participation.

In the United States and Canada, The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team was released alongside The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Next Goal Wins, Trolls Band Together, and Thanksgiving, and was projected to gross around $65 million from 3,776 theaters in its opening weekend, with some industry estimates going as low as $50 million or as high as $90 million.

Critical responses

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 25 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.3/10. Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Accolades

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External links

• Official website
• The Chinese vs. The Korean: A New Team at IMDb

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