If Hollywood hears a wolf at the door, it may well be Chinese director-producer-star turned wolf-pack leader, Wu Jing, whose recent effort, Wolf Warrior II, has gobbled up the competition to become a genuine cultural phenomenon, not only in China but also for Hollywood.

Some critics have been shocked by the film's box-office performance. It has raked in $650 million since July 28 to last weekend in China alone.

Film Journal International contends that's because "Wolf Warrior II is like a propaganda movie, with Leng even unfurling a Chinese flag at one point to assure safe passage through a war zone".