A ‘Triumph in the Skies’ remake featuring Diliraba and Angelababy?

Hong Kong broadcasting company TVB recently announced that they will be filming a remake of the popular drama series, Triumph in the Skies, which holds the record for the drama with the highest viewership ratings in TVB history.

Triumph in the Skies, which first aired in 2003, ignited a craze for aviation, and propelled its leading actors, Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng, Flora Chan and Myolie Wu into super stardom.

Tentatively named Triumph in the Skies 2020, with Liu Caiyun, June Chan and Li Qianyi as copyeditors, the remake has a budget of RMB200 million (approximately S$40 million).

TVB will be pulling out all the stops for this production, and plans to use a top-notch filming crew, with filming set to take place across three countries. The crew is currently looking at European countries, as well as Canada, Australia and the US for potential filming locations, with filming scheduled to start in late 2018.

Fans of Triumph in the Skies have been beside themselves with excitement since the announcement of the remake, and have expressed their wish to see Francis Ng reprise his role as Samuel Tong. TVB has shared that they will take into account the wishes of the public, and that they are looking to invite celebrities like Diliraba, Huang Zitao, William Chan and Angelababy to take part in the drama as well.

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