New Releases to Watch: October 2026, Vol. 3

Fall Into The Mortal World (Chinese title: 落凡尘)

Mainland China release: July 12, 2024

Mainland China re-release: October 24, 2026

Director: Zhong Ding

Voice cast: Li Xin, Liu Xiaoyu and Xingchao

Fall Into The Mortal World, a fantasy animated film that reinterprets the Chinese legend of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl through a story of family bonds and growing up, returns to cinemas on October 24, two years after its original release.

John Wick (Chinese title: 疾速追杀)

Mainland China release: October 30, 2026

Directors: Chad Stahelski and David Leitch

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe and Ian McShane

John Wick (2014), the action classic starring The Matrix actor Keanu Reeves as a formidable former hitman, makes its mainland China debut on October 30—12 years after its US release. Celebrated as both the starting point and a high point of the globally successful John Wick universe, it follows a retired assassin on a brutal quest for revenge after the Russian mafia destroys his peaceful life. Its dark, stylish visuals and explosive blend of martial arts and gunplay make it essential viewing. (Min Ihyo)