Trailer for Chinese Remake of 'The Shallows' Starring Xiaoyun Chen

"The death loop." Another remake of an American movie! Check out this official trailer for The Shallows, a Chinese remake of the 2016 shark movie thriller that starred Blake Lively as a surfer attacked by a violent shark. This Chinese version keeps the same name - it's literally called The Shallows (also going by 鲨滩 in Mandarin) and is mostly similar. With a few crazy new technological additions - early reviews say that it features AI and VR - which this trailer hints at as part of her replaying this scenario. Of course in 2025 they add AI and VR. The Shallows is "the story of a girl who loves extreme sports. When she came to the beach alone to surf, she was attacked by a sudden giant shark." Xiaoyun Chen stars in the Blake Lively lead role, with a cast also including Sinan Li, Sen Wang, and Peng Bi Yao. The movie already opened in China in January a few months ago, but we're only catching up with it now. An early review says it's solid - "Clocking in at 73 minutes, there is entertainment a-plenty in this title, with a rather bloodthirsty opening." Hmmmm. Here's the first trailer […]

Apr 14, 2025 - 22:08

Trailer for Chinese Remake of 'The Shallows' Starring Xiaoyun Chen

"The death loop." Another remake of an American movie! Check out this official trailer for The Shallows, a Chinese remake of the 2016 shark movie thriller that starred Blake Lively as a surfer attacked by a violent shark. This Chinese version keeps the same name - it's literally called The Shallows (also going by 鲨滩 in Mandarin) and is mostly similar. With a few crazy new technological additions - early reviews say that it features AI and VR - which this trailer hints at as part of her replaying this scenario. Of course in 2025 they add AI and VR. The Shallows is "the story of a girl who loves extreme sports. When she came to the beach alone to surf, she was attacked by a sudden giant shark." Xiaoyun Chen stars in the Blake Lively lead role, with a cast also including Sinan Li, Sen Wang, and Peng Bi Yao. The movie already opened in China in January a few months ago, but we're only catching up with it now. An early review says it's solid - "Clocking in at 73 minutes, there is entertainment a-plenty in this title, with a rather bloodthirsty opening." Hmmmm. // Continue Reading ›