Into the Rainbow

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.[2][1] The film was shot in 3D.

Into the Rainbow
The Wonder 3D
Teaser poster
Chinese奇迹：追逐彩虹
Directed byNorman Stone
Gary Mak
Written byAshley Sidaway
Robert Sidaway
Lindsay Edmonds
Produced byIain Brown
Richard Fletcher
Emma Slade
Zhou Difei
StarringWillow Shields
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
CinematographyRichard Bluck
Edited byPeter Roberts
Music byTom McLeod
Production
companies
Beijing Tianrun Media
Libertine Pictures
TW Films[1]
Distributed byStellar Mega Films (China)
Rialto Distribution (New Zealand)[1]
Release dates
  • 8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) (TIFF Kids)

  • 1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) (Canada)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesChina
New Zealand
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$20 million[1]

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 organization. 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.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Qingdao, China and Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4]

Release

The film was shown at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival during April 2017.[5][6][7]

The film received its United States. Premiere with a Gala Screening at the Savannah Film Festival on 4 November 2017.[8][9] and was Opening Night film of the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Auckland on 28 October 2017.[10][11]

After a limited theatrical release in China during April 2019,[12] the film was scheduled for a nationwide release on January 25, 2020, during the Chinese New Year holidays.[13] Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the release was delayed and the film made available through the Smart Cinema online app.[14][15] It was subsequently announced that the film's theatrical release in China was scheduled for April 5, 2020.[16]

Novel

A novel titled The Wonder, Into The Rainbow was written by Robert Sidaway and Ashley Sidaway based on the story and screenplay.[17] 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.[18]

References
  1. Patrick Frater (29 October 2015). "Archie Kao Joins China-New Zealand Fantasy Film 'The Wonder' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (2 November 2016). "AFM: Metro International heads 'Into The Rainbow'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. Andreas Wiseman. "'The Wonder' 3D fantasy heads for China shoot". Screen Daily. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. Variety Staff (4 November 2016). "Wanda's Qingdao Complex Is Set to Lure Producers With Hefty 40% Incentive". Variety. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. Sonya Davidson (15 March 2017). "TIFF Kids Film Fest is coming to Toronto and here's what we're excited to see!". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. "Into the Rainbow". TIFF Kids International. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. Courtney Small (2 March 2017). "Smurfs, Ballerina, and more play 20th Anniversary of TIFF Kids International Film Festival". Cinema Axis. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. Bruce Haring (2 October 2017). "SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  9. "SCAD Savannah Film Festival Schedule". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  10. "Asia Pacific Film Festival 2017". Asia Pacific Film Festival 2017 Schedule. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  11. "Auckland to Host 5th NZ Asia Pacific Film Festival". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  12. "9 Foreign Films in Chengdu". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  13. "A Look at 2020 Chinese New Year Films". China Insider. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. "China's Virus Crisis Hands Initiative to Video Streamers, Games Firms". variety.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  15. "Smart Cinema release". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  16. "China Theaters Begin To Reopen". variety.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  17. Sidaway, Robert; Sidaway, Ashley (2017). The Wonder Into The Rainbow. ISBN 9781978458550. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  18. "The Wonder book". Five Dogs Books. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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