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This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the early 2000s, long before China began opening up to the commercial possibilities of Western cinema, the idea of filming a potential blockbuster in the country seemed nothing short of revolutionary.<\/p>\n

Previous efforts were either prestige pictures, such as 1987\u2019s The Last Emperor<\/em><\/span> or tiny indies like A Great Wall<\/em><\/span> (1986). But anyone who could mount an international crowd-pleaser in the region stood a chance to score big at the worldwide box office.<\/div>\n

Step forward Impact Pictures, founded by British producer Jeremy Bolt and director Paul W.S. Anderson.<\/p>\n

They had already hit the jackpot with the Resident Evil<\/em> series<\/span> and were looking for a new property with pan-global appeal. It probably did not escape their notice that Ultraviolet<\/em><\/span>, starring Resident Evil<\/em> lead Milla Jovovich (Anderson\u2019s future wife), which was filmed across China and released in 2006, was looking to achieve the same appeal, albeit in the sci-fi\/horror genre.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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