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The audience is scant and studiedly disinterested. Shadow Kingdom is a revelation that truly breathes new life and offers new insights into some very old songs.Р”Р‡ilmed in a variety of settings meant to replicate run-down theatres, juke joints, and saloons, Shadow Kingdom seems to take place in a parallel universe.

Those expecting the spontaneous, off-the-cuff attitude of his usual live show may have been disappointed by Shadow KingdomРІР‚в„ўs choreographed performances, but the format had plenty to offer in lieu of spontaneity.

A short black-and-white teaser that came out a few weeks ago featured a snippet of РІР‚СљWatching the River Flow,РІР‚Сњ suggesting - unless it was a capture of rehearsals - that the performance had already been filmed and that Shadow Kingdom wouldnРІР‚в„ўt simply be a streamed concert.Р”Вirected by the Israeli-American director Alma HarРІР‚в„ўel (of Honey Boy) and filmed in stunning black and white by Lol Crawley, Shadow Kingdom is an impressionistic, highly theatrical presentation of Dylan singing some of his earliest, rarely performed material. Would the $25 a ticket streamed special be a filmed version of a live performance, his first since 2019? Or would it be something else entirely? There were few clues and much conjecture. Thanks for all the encounters,РІР‚Сњ he wrote.The minute Shadow Kingdom was announced, rumors and speculations began to ripple through the rarified air of Bob Dylan fandom. РІР‚СљYou donРІР‚в„ўt ask, I donРІР‚в„ўt tell itРІР‚в„ўs a tacit understanding. РІР‚СљWe have no further comment on this project at this stage,РІР‚Сњ a spokesman for WongРІР‚в„ўs production company Jettone told VarietyР’В by email.Р”В¬hinese media reports speculate that the future portion of this film will unfold in the actual Chinese city of Chongqing (formerly spelled as the titular РІР‚СљChungkingРІР‚Сњ), where Wong (aka Wang Jiawei in mainland China) has been publicly spotted over the past year, sporting his signature look of a black cap and sunglasses.Р”Р„fter one of the early sightings last fall, he posted to his Weibo social media account a cryptic photo of a text that read РІР‚Сљ25-25,РІР‚Сњ which fans interpreted as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the original film and hint that a revamp could be in the works.

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РІР‚СљWong is currently shooting the TV series in China, where he has been for some time,РІР‚Сњ the source said.

The timing of the РІР‚СљChungking Express 2020РІР‚Сњ film is unclear. РІР‚СљWong was planning to film a coda to РІР‚ВChungking Express.РІР‚в„ў Now it seems to be a feature,РІР‚Сњ a source close to the director told Variety. It would seem that WongРІР‚в„ўs new film may be a sort of continuation of this original, but with a portion of the story unfolding in the future, where some sci-fi sounding elements are introduced, and with the addition of new characters such as May and Xiao Qian. The first is getting over a break-up with a woman named May when he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, while the second overcomes his break-up blues as he falls for a girl in a fast food restaurant. That film tells two sequential love stories about two heartbroken policemen. The original РІР‚СљChungking ExpressРІР‚Сњ written and directed by Wong was released in 1994, and starred Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, and Takeshi Kaneshiro.