Epic effort

Film director Wuershan is spending a decade adapting a classic novel into a film trilogy, Xu Fan reports.

With a big budget and a crew of more than 2,000 members, Chinese film director Wuershan says he is spending a decade adapting a mythological epic into cinema.

"The Chinese film market has reached a phase and scale with which we can produce grand works that showcase the country's rich legacies in history and culture," Wuershan, who turned 47 in early June, says during an interview with China Daily.