A: No. This original screenplay was written by Justin Malen and Dayyan Eng. Some of the wishes were indeed wishes they made when they were children, but during the roadshow, Director Eng joked: “Those... teenage wishes were... Pan Binlong’s and Xia Yu’s — they have nothing to do with me!”
A: There is absolutely no relationship, and they are not even the same type of film. Waiting Alone is a more grounded romantic comedy, while Wished is a broad fantasy comedy film. The only things the two films have in common are that they were directed by the same director and star the same male actor. The story content and character settings and tone are completely different.
A: No, it was his first COMEDY again after 12 years. In between, he also made the psychological suspense film Inseparable.
A: Director Eng once said, “We didn’t take a single cent from any delivery company!” Indeed, because of the needs of the story, Li Fei, played by Pan Binlong, is an employee of a delivery company, so the film needed him to drive a delivery van and occasionally wear a delivery uniform. Director also said: “We’re not a big-budget film. If we just made up a delivery company that Li Fei works at, the costume and props departments would actually have had to spend more money. Later we decided we might as well find a real delivery company and borrow their location, vehicles, and uniforms. Some irresponsible so-called film critics even ‘deducted a lot of points’ from our film because of this. They made stuff up without verifying.”
A: Yes!
A: All the tracks that could not be found were original music the director had the composers created. During the theatrical release they could not be found online, but we later released an OST soundtrack album. You can search for it on major online platforms. For the non-original insert songs, you can look here: [Wished insert song list]
A: If audiences ask for one, it is possible that there could be a sequel. The story content and outline for a sequel already exist, but because Director Dayyan Eng needs to work on other projects first, nothing has been decided for the time being. But we can reveal a secret: Director Eng may possibly executive produce a TV series version of Wished, so please stay tuned!
A: Wished has indeed become one of the few Chinese films whose remake rights were purchased by a Hollywood company. But who will star in it, who will direct it, and when it might actually get made, we do not know. If there is any news, we will definitely share it with everyone right away.