Rights to the novel were acquired by Beijing Forbidden City Film Corporation in 2004, and in 2005, it entered an agreement with New Zealand director Peter Jackson and his company Weta Digital to co-produce a film adaptation.
Rights to the novel were acquired by Beijing Forbidden City Film Corporation in 2004. It entered an agreement with New Zealand director Peter Jackson. This was in 2005. This was to co-produce a film adaptation. It entered an agreement with his company Weta Digital. This was in 2005. This was to co-produce a film adaptation.