First pictures have been released for a movie that has Oscar Winning Costume and set designers working on it and is considered to be the most expensive domestic movie ever produced in China with the costly budget of $100 million! ASURA is an epic fantasy film loosely based on Buddhist mythology! Although done in Chinese, the movie will have an

Matthew Knowles, left, is known to the Chinese audience from TV

international cast and crew lead by director Peng Zhang who worked so far as a stunt coordinator in Hollywood movies. The rest of the

Most Chinese blockbusters don't go over $50 million in budget

international crew also includes Lord of the Rings Oscar winning costume designer Ngila Dickson,  sound designer Martín

Lei Wu, known as Leo, is the newcomer to the big screens

Hernandez  and visual effects supervisor Charlie Iturriaga who worked on Deadpool and Furious 7!

  WAR IN HEAVENS
The story is set in Asura, the dimension of pure desire according to ancient Buddhist mythology. The mythical realm is threatened by a coup from a lower heavenly kingdom and the story follows from there.

As The Hollywood Reporter writes, sixteen year old Chinese rising star Lei Wu plays the film's young hero, alongside Hong Kong veterans

Leo and Zhang are the leading couple in the movie

Tony Leung and Carina Lau. Eighteen year old newcomer Zhang Yi Shang is the female lead and love interest. The international cast

Zhang Yi Shang takes the lead female role

members include American actor Matthew Knowles who is fluent in Mandarin and stars in Chinese TV series, Dragon Blade's Joel Adrian,

The movie has been shot all over China

Damien Walters, Caitlin Dechelle, Chinese Zodiac's Paul Philip Clark, Gigi Feshold,Warriors' Gate's Ron Smoorenburg, Jeannine

The movie is the second most expensive in all Asia!

Derbez, Joseph Castillo...  Shot all over China, the first movie of the possible trilogy, should hit cinemas sometimes next year and we're anxiously waiting for the first trailer!