CHINESE novelist Cang Yue is said to have landed a deal to have her novel series “The Mirror” adapted for film at the Cannes Film Festival.

    The production of the movie will be in the hands of Liming Ke (“So Young” and “Tiny Times”), Danny Bergeron (“Jupiter Ascending,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past”) and Andrew Mason (“The Matrix”).

    “We want to create a Chinese version of ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ There are two rings in the story and the origin of the book comes from there,” Cang Yue told Xinhua in Cannes.

    “I finished this book eight years ago, and from the beginning I had the idea of adapting the story into a movie, but at that time, visual effects technology was not good enough like today,” Cang Yue told Xinhua in an exclusive interview during the presentation of the film project “The Mirror: Twin Cities” at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.

    “The Mirror” is an epic tale of love, war and magic, spanning decades and oceans. The story takes place in Eden, a fantastical world of powerful sorcery, tragic romance, meticulously detailed action sequences and thrilling quests, and it features a colorful cast of complex characters.

    More than 7 million copies of the book series have been sold in China. “The Mirror” series consists of six books. Cang Yue’s most recognized works include “The Mirror” series, “Tingxue Avilion,” “The Feather” series, “Wind Flowers” and “Deepest Dark.”(Xinhua)