Vietnam’s BHD & Vietnam Media Corp are launching gross sales right here in Cannes on historic martial arts motion film The Final Secret Of The First Emperor, set to star Johnny Tri Nguyen (Da 5 Bloods).
The movie might be directed by Nguyen Phan Quang Binh, recognized for struggle drama Tune Of The Stork (2002), which was offered to greater than 25 territories, and The Floating Lives (2010), which on the time of its launch was Vietnam’s highest grossing arthouse movie ever. His current credit embrace romantic drama Secrets and techniques Of The Wind (2019).
Johnny Tri Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American actor whose credit embrace Spike Lee’s Vietnam-set Da 5 Bloods, may also function martial arts motion director on the movie. Nguyen, who works between the U.S. and Asia, has additionally had roles in motion movies similar to Charlie Nguyen’s The Insurgent and Fanatic and Prachya Pinkaew’s The Protector.
BHD says the movie will function high-octane martial arts motion sequences, however may also be a story of household bonds, romance, noble sacrifice and Vietnam’s wealthy historical past and tradition. Will probably be filmed in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province, recognized for its beautiful landscapes, with help from the provincial authorities.
The story follows seven warriors on a top-secret mission: to move 99 coffins as a strategic diversion designed to mislead hostile forces. Their true goal is to make sure that the tomb of Vietnam’s first Emperor stays an everlasting thriller.
Presently in pre-production, the movie will shoot for 60 days in November and December 2025 for launch within the second quarter of 2026.
“There’s one thing about Vietnamese martial arts that could be very particular for us, as a result of all through historical past, the little nation of Vietnam has been going through a whole lot of massive enemies, and there’s one thing distinctive concerning the martial artwork that carried us by means of,” Nguyen mentioned.
“I need to current that little secret to the viewers within the movie. We’re going to place a whole lot of consideration into ensuring that it’s traditionally appropriate, even right down to the wardrobes and costumes and set.”
Vietnam has a pavilion and is internet hosting a collection of occasions at this yr’s Cannes Marche organised with the help of the Vietnam Ministry of Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism, Vietnam Tourism Improvement Fund (VTFF) and the Vietnam Movie Improvement Affiliation (VFDA).
On the delegation’s opening convention, BHD Senior Vice President Ngo Bich Hanh mentioned the challenges and alternatives for Vietnamese movies within the worldwide market: “Within the final decade, the worldwide business and audiences have primarily acknowledged Vietnamese cinema by means of impartial movies which have gained awards at prestigious worldwide movie festivals similar to Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Busan,” she mentioned
“In the meantime, Vietnamese industrial movies, which obtain excessive home field workplace success, are sometimes comedies, a style that doesn’t all the time translate simply to the worldwide market, although some similar to Mai have reached over $2M internationally.
“We consider that the native business has developed strongly, and this decade, the Vietnamese film business will be capable of inform its tales in a giant, epic approach that appeals to each native and worldwide markets. The Final Secret Of The First Emperor, a historic epic martial arts movie concerning the thriller of Vietnam’s first Emperor, may very well be a type of movies.”
