Cantonese Chinese title

Cheung Gong Chat Hou

 

Mandarin Chinese title

Chang Jiang Qi Hao

 

Literal title

Long River 7

 

English title

CJ7

 

Status

Post-production

 

Release date

China - Jan. 30, 2008
Hong Kong - Jan. 31, 2008

Australia - Jan. 31, 2008 
Singapore - Feb. 7, 2008
UK - Mar. 21, 2008
Finland - Mar. 28, 2008

USA - Mar. 7, 2008

Belgium - May 7, 2008
Netherlands - May 8, 2008

Japan - 2008

 

Plot outline

A single father, who can't afford buying a toy for his son, finds a strange device in the trash and gives it to his son. The device turns out to be nothing like it on earth...

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Stephen Chow's CJ7 Coming to America on March 7 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

 

 

January 13, 2008  

 

(Image: Star Overseas, China Film Group, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia.)

 

Mighty Ganesha, one of our greatest contributors, just pointed out that March 7th is the date for the film to hit theaters in the US, and possibly Canada as well.   The official website by Sony Pictures states "In Cinemas January 31". There is nothing wrong with that, except the date is only set for some areas of Asia.

 

Click here for worldwide release dates.

 

 

 
 

     
   
     
     

 

More Trailers of Stephen Chow's CJ7 (Sina.com)

 

 

January 10, 2008

 

 

(Image: Star Overseas, China Film Group, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia.)

 
   

New trailers:

A (1 minute)

B (2 minutes)

 

Narrator: He is a hard working man.

Foreman: You look tired, go home and have a rest. You'e fired.

Narrator: He is an honest guy.

Chow: There is a problem.

Lady: What kind of problem?

Chow: I feel I am so handsome. Ha-ha-ha.

Narrator: He is an incredible dad.

Son: AHHHHHHH Dad, what are you doing? No, no!

Narrator: To make his son happy

Son: This is called CJ1, all my classmates got it, it's awesome.

Chow: Let's get out of here, put it back.

Son: oh?

Narrator: He would do anything.

Chow: I got a toy greater than CJ1, you want to take a look?

Son: !!!... Are you here to invade our earth?

Chow: Wow! This kind of hi-tech toy I have never seen before! It's so elastic!

Narrator: Stephen Chow, after Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

Son: There is a test today. But last night I was having fun with you and didn't prepare for it. Would you mind to give me hand on that?

Narrator: Challenging the universe, a brand new comedy.

Blackboard: Chinese Literature Test

 
 

 

Trailers, Posters and Promo Shots of Stephen Chow's CJ7 (Sina.com)

 

 

January 8, 2008

 

 

(Image: Star Overseas, China Film Group, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia.)  

 

Stephen Chow's latest self-written, self-directed and self-acted CJ7 will start showing the 31st of this month. "CJ" is short for "Chang Jiang", the Long River, aka. Yangtze River, but "CJ7" is in fact referring to an alien pet somehow got lost on earth. In  the sci-fi comedy, Chow plays a single dad, who works very hard as a poorly-paid construction worker while still manages to support his son to attend a prestige school. One day he discovers a strange toy in the trash and gives it to his son. The toy turns out to be nothing like it on earth. Jointed-produced by Sony Pictures, which was behind Chow's last film Kung Fu Hustle, will handle the release in the US, the Netherlands and Singapore. (Release schedules in some countries.)

 

New trailers:

A (15 seconds)

B (30 seconds) - Chow's son swears he will get a full mark from that days' test.

 

Posters, stills and other CJ7 related images: A B

 

Official website by Sony Pictures.

 
 

 

Steven Chow's CJ7 Is an Alien Dog (Sina.com)

 

 

December 17, 2007

 

 

(Images: Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, China Film Group, Star Overseas)

 

In CJ7, Stephen Chow created a CG alien dog, lost on earth and adopted by a single dad (Chow) and his son (Xu Jiao). The  character was created partially for remembering Chow's own pet dog, died from cancer a few years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for the full set of alien doggie photos.

A clip showing the creation of the alien dog.

 
 

 

Stephen Chow's CJ7 (aka. A HOPE or Long River 7) Got an Official Site with a Teaser Trailer (..)

 

 

November 22, 2007

 

 

 

Single father Stephen Chow discovers a "toy" in a garbage dump. (Images: Star Overseas, China Film Group Corp.) 

 

Two China-based  websites, NetEase.com and Sina.com lauched their own official sites of Stephen Chow's upcoming sci-fi drama, CJ7 (formerly known as A Hope / Long River 7) this afternoon.

 

NetEase.com: Official site  Teaser trailer

 

Sina.com: Official site   Teaser trailer

Teaser posters in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

 

 

 

 

 
 

   

Related Stories:

More Stills from Stephen Chow's A HOPE (aka. Long River 7) (Sina.com) October 27, 2007

Stephen Chow Gets High for LONG RIVER 7 / A HOPE (Sina.com.cn) October 12, 2006

Fist Official Stills of Stephen Chow's CJ7, aka. LONG RIVER 7 (Sina.com) September 6, 2007

More Pictures of Stephen Chow's LONG RIVER 7 (Sina.com.cn / CFP) November 29, 2006

Stephen Chow's LONG RIVER 7 Wrapped Up (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 17, 2006

The Alien Ship Stephen Chow Built for LONG RIVER 7 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) November 8, 2006

Stephen Chow Gets High for LONG RIVER 7 / A HOPE (Sina.com.cn) October 12, 2006

First Photos of Stephen Chow on the Set of LONG RIVER 7 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) September 29, 2006

Stephen Chow's LONG RIVER 7 Now in Production (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 28, 2006

Stephen Chow Announces LONG RIVER 7, Officially (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 24, 2006

Stephen Chow to Launch LONG RIVER 7 This Month (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) August 20, 2006

Stephen Chow Postpones KUNG FU HUSTLE 2 for a Space Adventure (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 16, 2006

Stephen Chow to Start Making THE ALIENS Next Month? (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) June 27, 2006

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Directed by

Stephen CHOW

 

Writing credits

Stephen CHOW
FUNG Chi-Keung
Vincent KOK
Sandy SHAW
TSANG Kan-Cheung
 

Cast

Stephen CHOW

XU Jiao

ZHANG Yuqi

LAM Chi-Chung

FUNG Min-Hun.

 

Produced by

Stephen CHOW
CHUI Po-Chu Chui
HAN Sanping
Vincent KOK
Connie WONG (AP.)

 

Cinematography by

POON Hang-Sang

 

Original music by

Raymond WONG

 

Production Design by

Oliver WONG
 

Costume Design by

Dora NG
 

Film Editing by

Angie LAM

 

Production Manager

Alice CHOW

 

Special Effects by

 Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company

 

Produced by

 Star Overseas

China Film Group Corp

Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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