Into the Rainbow
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Into the Rainbow
| image = The Wonder (film) poster.jpeg
| alt = The Wonder 3D
| caption = Teaser poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| c = 奇迹：追逐彩虹}}
| director = Norman Stone
Gary Mak
| producer = Iain Brown
Richard Fletcher
Emma Slade
Zhou Difei
| writer = Ashley Sidaway
Robert Sidaway
Lindsay Edmonds
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Willow Shields
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
| narrator =
| music = Tom McLeod
| cinematography = Richard Bluck
| editing = Peter Roberts
| studio = Beijing Tianrun Media
Libertine Pictures
TW Films
| distributor = Stellar Mega Films (China)
Rialto Distribution (New Zealand)
| released = {{Film date|2017|04|08|TIFF Kids|2017|11|01|Canada|df=y}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = China
New Zealand
| language = English
| gross =
}}
Into the Rainbow (titled: 奇迹：追逐彩虹; The Wonder: Chasing Rainbows) is a fantasy adventure film directed by Norman Stone, co-directed by Gary Wing-Lun Mak, and written by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway. The film stars Willow Shields, Leo Wu, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Joe Chen, Jacqueline Joe, Archie Kao and Christy Chung. The film is a co-production between China and New Zealand.{{cite news |url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/afm-metro-international-heads-into-the-rainbow/5110878.article|title=AFM: Metro International heads 'Into The Rainbow'|date=2 November 2016|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|accessdate=4 October 2018|work=Screen Daily}}{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/archie-kao-joins-china-the-wonder-1201629534/|title= Archie Kao Joins China-New Zealand Fantasy Film 'The Wonder' (EXCLUSIVE)|author= Patrick Frater|date= 29 October 2015|accessdate= 29 October 2015|work= variety.com}} The film was shot in 3D.
Plot
Two troubled teenage girls, Rachel and Grace, discover an incredible natural phenomenon and find themselves transported inside a super-powered rainbow to China. Due to this, they disturbed nature's balance and are chased down by an obsessed scientist and her mysterious international organisation. Using Rachel's connection to the energy of the rainbow and with help from their new friend Xiao Cheng, they must race against time to restore nature's balance before catastrophic storms destroy the entire Pacific and threaten the world.
Cast
{{castlist|
- Willow Shields as Rachel
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Julia Bianchi
- Leo Wu as Xiao Cheng
- Jacqueline Joe as Grace
- Joe Chen as Lian
- Archie Kao as Song
- Christy Chung as Mei
- Emmett Skilton as Tom Williams
- Tania Nolan as Lindsay
- Bruce Hopkins as Major
- Chelsie Preston Crayford as Susan
- Peter Feeney as Scientist
- Colin Moy as Ben
- Tessa Rao as Koia
- Sophie McIntosh as Koia's girl
- Sylvia Rands as Gini
- Talia Pua as Sea Shore customer
- Scarlett Sills as young Rachel
}}
Production
The film was shot in Qingdao, China and Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/the-wonder-3d-fantasy-heads-for-china-shoot/5094686.article|title='The Wonder' 3D fantasy heads for China shoot|author=Andreas Wiseman|accessdate= 14 February 2017|work= Screen Daily}}{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/wanda-qingdao-production-incentives-1201907449/|title= Wanda's Qingdao Complex Is Set to Lure Producers With Hefty 40% Incentive|author= Variety Staff|date= 4 November 2016|accessdate= 6 November 2016|work= Variety}}
Release
The film was shown at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival during April 2017.{{cite web |url= http://torontoguardian.com/2017/03/tiff-kids-film-fest-2/|title= TIFF Kids Film Fest is coming to Toronto and here's what we're excited to see!|author= Sonya Davidson|date= 15 March 2017|accessdate= 21 March 2017|work= Toronto Guardian}}{{cite web |url= http://www.tiff.net/films/into-the-rainbow/|title= Into the Rainbow|accessdate= 21 March 2017|work= TIFF Kids International}}{{cite web |url= https://cinemaaxis.com/2017/03/02/smurfs-ballerina-and-more-play-20th-anniversary-of-tiff-kids-international-film-festival/|title= Smurfs, Ballerina, and more play 20th Anniversary of TIFF Kids International Film Festival|author= Courtney Small|date= 2 March 2017|accessdate= 21 March 2017|work= Cinema Axis}}
The film received its United States. Premiere with a Gala Screening at the Savannah Film Festival on 4 November 2017.{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2017/10/scad-film-festival-2017-lineup-movies-1202179796/|title= SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup Set|author= Bruce Haring|date= 2 October 2017|accessdate= 6 October 2017|work= Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web |url= http://filmfest.scad.edu/schedule|title= SCAD Savannah Film Festival Schedule|accessdate= 6 October 2017}} and was Opening Night film of the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Auckland on 28 October 2017.{{cite web |url= http://www.apff.org.nz/2017-nzapff.html|title= Asia Pacific Film Festival 2017|accessdate= 26 October 2017|work= Asia Pacific Film Festival 2017 Schedule}}{{cite web |url= http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1710/S00102/auckland-to-host-5th-nz-asia-pacific-film-festival.html |title= Auckland to Host 5th NZ Asia Pacific Film Festival|accessdate= 26 October 2017}}
After a limited theatrical release in China during April 2019,{{cite web |url= https://chengdu-expat.com/9-foreign-films-in-chengdu-april-2019/ |title= 9 Foreign Films in Chengdu|accessdate= 30 March 2020}} the film was scheduled for a nationwide release on January 25, 2020, during the Chinese New Year holidays.{{cite web |url= https://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-a-look-at-2020-chinese-new-year-films/ |title= A Look at 2020 Chinese New Year Films|accessdate= 30 March 2020|work=China Insider}} Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the release was delayed and the film made available through the Smart Cinema online app.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/china-virus-crisis-video-streamer-online-games-donnie-yen-1203488032/ |title= China's Virus Crisis Hands Initiative to Video Streamers, Games Firms|accessdate= 30 March 2020|work= variety.com|date= 31 January 2020}}{{cite web |url= https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4464670071324959 |title= Smart Cinema release|accessdate= 30 March 2020}} It was subsequently announced that the film's theatrical release in China was scheduled for April 5, 2020.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/cinemas-china-reopen-coronavirus-recedes-1203542000/ |title= China Theaters Begin To Reopen|accessdate= 30 March 2020|work= variety.com|date= 23 March 2020}}
Novel
A novel titled The Wonder, Into The Rainbow was written by Robert Sidaway and Ashley Sidaway based on the story and screenplay.{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_H1tswEACAAJ |title= The Wonder Into The Rainbow|accessdate= 29 March 2020|isbn= 9781978458550|last1= Sidaway|first1= Robert|last2= Sidaway|first2= Ashley|year= 2017}} The book includes a foreword written by Willow Shields. It was first published by Steam Press, part of the Eunoia Publishing Group, in October 2017. In 2019 it was made available as an ebook in both English and Simplified Chinese.{{cite web |url= https://fivedogsbooks.com/the-wonder-into-the-rainbow-robert-sidaway-ashley-sidaway-9780994131676 |title= The Wonder book|accessdate= 30 March 2020| work=Five Dogs Books}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2374684}}
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Category:2010s fantasy adventure films
Category:Chinese fantasy adventure films
Category:New Zealand fantasy adventure films
Category:2010s English-language films