Hollywood pet stars hired for Chinese anthology love film

However, it's not going to be all Hollywood. Another terrific future star of the animal world is a local piggy named Bell, selected by the film crew from nearly a thousand piglet hopefuls. It had accepted the training very well and reportedly has turned in a stellar performance in filming.

Adoring could be China's last blockbuster of 2019 as it will hit Chinese theaters on the last day of the year – Dec 31. Presold tickets so far have been worth more than 10 million yuan ($1.42 million), and the film is being anticipated by nearly 1 million moviegoers on Taopiaopiao ticketing platform.

The film is a Chinese anthology film directed by Yang Zi and produced by renowned Chinese director-actor-producer Xu Zheng. It consists of six stories depicting various forms of love, as well as companionship, family and loneliness. In every story, there is a key pet to interact with humans and inspire the human characters to find and learn more about love.