ShanghaiFortress (Chinese: 上海堡垒) is a 2019 Chinese science fiction action film directed by Teng Huatao and stars Lu Han and Shu Qi.[1][2] Based on Jiang Nan's eponymous 2009 sci-fi novel (also translated as Once Upon a Time in Shanghai), the film depicts the human race's last stand in Shanghai fighting against aliens who try to seize a hidden energy source on earth in 2042. The film premiered in China on August 9, 2019.[3] It was Godfrey Gao's final film before his death on November 27, 2019.
In 2042, Shanghai becomes the last hope to defend humanity against the attack of an alien force that is besieging many cities around the world, to harvest hidden energy, found on earth. Young student Jiang Yang falls in love with Lin Lan, whom he follows to the fortress of Shanghai. From a young schoolboy in love and innocent, he will have to go through these dark and merciless hours to become, whatever the cost, the hero that humanity needs.
6 years in production, and about 400 million yuan (US $57 million) budget, the film raked in just 119 million yuan in its opening weekend.[4][5] Lu Han's salary for the film was rumoured to be 120 million yuan, however the director Teng Huatao clarified that it was not this high and sources suggested that Lu Han's salary for the film was between 2 - 4 million yuan.[6]
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