Once Upon a Time 36: Descendants of the Sun God" officially premiered at 36 Lotte Cinema complexes nationwide from July 17, opening a new approach for children's drama stages when it was first commercially released on the big screen.
According to the distributor, the work has reached more than 6,000 pre-booked tickets before its premiere. Previously, two fan screenings also attracted nearly 1,000 audiences, showing the appeal of the theater brand associated with many generations.
The exchange at Lotte Cinema Go Vap gathered a large number of artists from the Idecaf Drama Theater such as Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc, Meritorious Artist My Duyen, Meritorious Artist Hong Anh, Meritorious Artist Dai Nghia, artists Dinh Toan, Bach Long, Thanh Thuy, Hoang Trinh...
Sharing at the event, artist Dinh Toan said that after more than 20 years of being attached to the program, he never thought that one day the characters of "Once Upon a Time" would appear on the big screen in the scale of a movie.
Meritorious Artist My Duyen expressed her emotion when witnessing many audiences of the 8X and 9X generations bringing their children to the cinema to enjoy the program. Meanwhile, artist Dai Nghia said that the cheering atmosphere in the cinema brings a completely different experience compared to traditional theaters.
Actress Hong Anh assessed that filming in cinematic language helps to fully preserve the artist's expressions, and also helps audiences in all positions in the theater to clearly follow every detail of the play.
Not only artists, many audiences also expressed their excitement when they had the opportunity to enjoy "Ngay xua ngay xua" in a new way. Many people said that it was very difficult to buy tickets or they did not have the conditions to come to Idecaf Theater, while the form of distribution at the cinema helped them access the work more easily.
The initial success of "Once Upon a Time 36: Descendants of the Sun" is expected to open up a new direction in digitizing, storing and disseminating theatrical works to the general public.
After the first days of screening, the crew and cast will continue to perform cinetours at many cinema complexes in Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Can Tho and An Giang from July 19 to 24 to interact with audiences.
