Fan Bingbing-starring movie ‘Air Strike’ gets canned

following her tax evasion charges two weeks ago. The movie was originally set to have an Oct 26 release date in the US and China.

Director Xiao Feng, who had worked on this project for eight years and shot it three years ago, confirmed reports of its cancellation on Weibo. “Even the truth is of no remedy to the situation [and] no matter how innocent you are, it’s hard to avoid getting implicated,” he wrote.

The director also lamented that it was “time to let go” but was upset having invested—and wasted—years on his labour of love.

He thanked the production team for their support and apologised to viewers in his post too, writing that he believes the “heaven has eyes” and the people involved will get their “just deserts” in the end.

The film, which is headlined by Hollywood actor Bruce Willis, also features a bevy of A-listers from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, such as Nicholas Tse, William Chan, Liu Ye, Janine Chang and Korean actor Song Seung Heon, to name a few.

L-R: Song Seung Heon, William Chan, Liu Ye, Nicholas Tse.