Air Strike of Xiao Feng Cancelled Due To Fan Bingbing's Tax Evasion Scandal

The release date of the thriller Air Strike of Xiao Feng, starring Chinese prominent name Fan Bingbing, has called off due to the tax evasion scandal of Fan.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Air Strike (aka Unbreakable Spirit), starring Fan Bingbing and the two Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody, should have been released on October 26.

Air Strike is the story of Japan army's bombing of Chongqing (China) during World War II. The project started eight years ago with a budget of $65 million. The movie's release date was postponed firstly due to political issues between China and Korea. After that, its producer decided to change the release date from August 17 to October 26.

$65 million and eight years of shooting

Apart from Fan Bingbing and the two Hollywood stars, the film features many prominent Asia names like Song Seung Hun, Nicholas Tse, William Chan, Liu Ye, Janine Chang, etc.

In his Weibo, the director Xiao Feng wrote: "I sincerely apologize for the crew, the production house and all of the fans having great expectations for the thriller."

According to the tax authorities' investigation, Fan used two separate contracts during shooting for Air Strike. In fact, the star received 30 million yuan ($4.3 million) but not 10 million yuan ($1.46 million) as she claimed before.

$130 million for ending the prominent career

Fan Bingbing has to repay total $130 million for tax evasion charges. The 37-year-old said that she would overcome and return with the high-quality projects. Besides, her boyfriend Li Chen expressed his support and promised to help Fan to overcome these problems.

The tax evasion scandal seriously affected not only on her personal projects but also her personal images. Also, many top brands have recently refused to cooperate with her. Almost her project and promotion event stopped. This is the hardest time in the career of the Qingdao star.

Previously, Fan always remains the highest position in China entertainment. She has prominently starred Blink in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past. Recently, Fan appeared on the red carpet of The Cannes Film Festival.

If there was no tax evasion scandal, Fan Bingbing would be the prominent main in 355, a new project from Hollywood.

After a long status, Fan raised her voice on her Weibo: "I am not deserving the trust of the society and let down the fans who love me."

On October 16, Fan Bingbing posted the newest image on Weibo as a "signal" of return. Also, the representative of the star hasn't had any official confirmation on the upcoming plan for the star.