Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Movie Details:
| Traditional Chinese | 封神第一部：朝歌風雲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 封神第一部：朝歌风云 |
| Based on | Investiture of the Gods by Xu Zhonglin |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Release date | July 20, 2023 (China) September 22, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 2h 28m |
| Starring | Fei Xiang Li Xuejian Huang Bo Yu Shi Chen Muchi Narana Erdyneeva Xia Yu |
| Directed by | Wuershan |
| Written by | Ran Ping Ran Jianan Wuershan Cao Sheng |
| Produced by | Du Yang Wuershan William Kong Barrie M. Osborne |
| Cinematography by | Wang Yu |
| Edited by | Ka-Fai Cheung Yuan Du Shuo Huang |
| Music by | Gordy Haab |
| Production Company | Tencent Pictures Beijing Jingxi Culture & Tourism Mongketengri Pictures Dongyang Mongketengri Film & TV Production Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Cultural Media Shanghai Tencent Penguin Pictures Qingdao Haifa Pictures |
| Distributor | Beijing Jingxi Culture & Tourism Huaxia Film Distribution Well Go USA Entertainment (North America) |
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Movie Cast & Characters:
- Yu Shi as Ji Fa — the second son of Ji Chang and the future leader of the Xizhou, who served as a hostage-son and royal guard of Yin Shou, also the narrator of the story
- Fei Xiang as King Yin Shou — the second prince and later King of the Shang dynasty
- Li Xuejian as Duke Ji Chang — the lord of Xiqi and Duke of the West, and father of Ji Fa
- Huang Bo as Jiang Ziya — a Kunlun monk who is entrusted the Investiture Scroll, later becomes the chief strategist of Xiqi
- Narana Erdyneeva as Consort Su Daji — the concubine of Yin Shou, whose body is possessed by a nine-tailed fox
- Chen Muchi as Prince Yin Jiao — Yin Shou’s only son and crown prince of Shang dynasty
- Xia Yu as Shen Gongbao — a rival monk to Jiang Ziya who came to serve King Shou as a magical strategist
- Yuan Quan as Queen Jiang — Yin Shou’s wife and queen consort, and Yin Jiao’s mother
- Wang Luoyong as Bi Gan — Yin Shou’s uncle and the High Priest of Shang dynasty
- Yang Le as Bo Yikao — the eldest son and heir of Ji Chang, and brother to Ji Fa
- Cisha as Yang Jian — a nephew-disciple to Jiang Ziya, who specializes in water magics
- Wu Yafan as Nezha — a nephew-disciple to Jiang Ziya, who specializes in fire magics
- Hou Wenyuan as Chong Yingbiao — the hostage-son of the Duke of the North, and fellow royal guard and bitter rival to Ji Fa
- Huang Xiyan as Jiang Wenhuan — the hostage-son of the Duke of the East, a fellow royal guard to Ji Fa
- Li Yunrui as E Shun — the hostage-son of the Duke of the South, a fellow royal guard to Ji Fa
- Xu Huanshan as King Yi — Yin Shou’s estranged royal father
- Gao Shuguang as Yin Qi — Yin Shou’s estranged elder brother and the previous crown prince of Shang dynasty
Storyline:
Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Worldwide Collection | $373.9 million[1] |
About Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Movie:
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (封神第一部：朝歌风云) is the first film in the Creation of the Gods trilogy, adapted as a fictitious interpretation of the 16th-century fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods written by Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin.
Principal photography for the film started on September 9, 2018. The three films of the trilogy were filmed back-to-back.The filming location was set in Qingdao, Shandong, primarily in the studios of the Oriental Movie Metropolis.
In February 2019, the first part of the trilogy has completed filming and preliminary editing.
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms was released on 20 July 2023, in China.
By the 6th day after release, it received 7.9 out of 10 points on the Chinese review website Douban.com.
The first film mainly narrates the political fallout following the ascension of the last king of Shang dynasty. The two sequel films of the trilogy are due to be released in 2024 and 2025, with the second film focuses on Xiqi’s defense against Shang’s attack, while the third film feature Xiqi’s counterattack, eventual victory and establishment of the Zhou dynasty.
On the opening weekend, its box office was ranked as No.1 in the Chinese market. By the 6th day, its gross reached $70 million.
The reported budget for all three films was CN¥3 billion.
