"He-Man" to hit screen on April 1

Cast members of film "He-Man" pose for photography during the poster launching news conference in Beijing Thursday, March 3, 2011.[Photo:sohu.com]

Cast members come together to promote, "He-Man," the sequel to the 2008 action thriller, "The Underdog Knight" on Thursday, March 3, 2011 in Beijing, sohu.com reports.

The production team unveiled posters of the main characters at the news conference.

In the film, actor, Liu Ye, will reprise his heroic role, a retired soldier of the Navy, "Lao San," who continues to challenge what's unjust in the urban city and ultimately gets the reward of a girlfriend.

On site, a prop caught the attention of the media that all cast members were given a military-fashioned water container, used as a weapon that comes handy for actor Liu's character when fighting gangsters.

The film also marks the screen debut of fashion model, Zhang Zilin, the first Miss World of East Asian origin, who will play against Liu Ye in the film.

Other cast members include Vincent Chiao and Yoo Seung-Jun.

"He-Man" is slated for a nationwide release on April 1.