China Submits ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ As Its 2024 Worldwide Oscars Entry (Unique)

China’s The Wandering Earth 2 and Pakistan’s In Flames had been added to the Academy of Movement Footage Arts and Sciences’ members-only streaming service, Academy Screening Room, on Friday, sources inform The Hollywood Reporter. Which means that these are the respective international locations’ official alternatives for the 2024 Oscars in one of the best worldwide characteristic movie class.

2019’s The Wandering Earth was directed by Frant Gwo and was loosely based mostly on the 2000 brief story of the identical title. It turned China’s fifth highest-grossing movie of all time. The prequel was launched in January.

China has submitted greater than 20 movies for an Oscar since 1979, with two happening to obtain a nomination. Each had been directed by Zhang Yimou. A Chinese language movie has not received an Academy Award within the worldwide characteristic movie class.

In Flames is written and directed by Zarrar Kahn and had its North American premiere on the 2023 Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition. Pakistan has submitted a movie 11 instances, with one movie, Joyland, making the shortlist in 2022.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to In Flames’ distributor XYZ Movies for remark.