Sometimes movies can get held up by the studio, and in rare cases held for several years before finally seeing release. To give you an idea of just how long this one has been waiting, we first posted pictures from SHANGHAI back in 2009, and posted a trailer in April of 2010, though even back then no definitive release date had been given. Since then it’s seen release in various foreign markets, but never in U.S. theaters. The Mikael Håfström (1408) CASABLANCA-esque film stars John Cusack, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, and Chow Yun-Fat, and is said to be a ’40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend. David Morse and Jeffrey Dean Morgan also appear. The Weinstein Company will release the film on August 21, though we don’t expect it will be in many theaters… which is sad, as it looks rather impressive. It’s also worthy of note that the film is written by Hossein Amini, who wrote DRIVE, a hit film that came out after SHANGHAI was supposed to see U.S. release. Check out the new trailer below and let us know your thoughts.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
