Nomy Xu
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
Nomy Xu is a director and writer, known for "Detective Chinatown" movie franchise.
Childhood began serializing his novel "The Penguin Diaries" on the Internet in the fifth grade, and interacted with netizens in an adult tone while doing so. Also he created original paper games in the third grade and even designed exams about the game's worldview.
Unlike candidates who aim at film as the goal of their schooling, Nomy Xu applied across disciplines to the Central Academy of Drama and Shanghai Theatre Academy, gaining professional passes from the two highest art schools in China without relevant professional training. Then Nomy Xu went on exchange trips to Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, New York and the local customs of the four places gave him a different life experience.
After a thorough selection process, he took on the role of scriptwriter for "Detective Chinatown" (Tang ren jie tan an) movie series in 2018, becoming one of the youngest co-creators of the "Detective Chinatown Universe". "Detective Chinatown 3" becoming the highest-grossing non-American R-rated film of all time. It is also the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2021 and the sixth-highest-grossing non-English film of all time.
In 2021, He collaborated with Andy Lau as an original story writer, and will create a new film universe with oriental characteristics.
Childhood began serializing his novel "The Penguin Diaries" on the Internet in the fifth grade, and interacted with netizens in an adult tone while doing so. Also he created original paper games in the third grade and even designed exams about the game's worldview.
Unlike candidates who aim at film as the goal of their schooling, Nomy Xu applied across disciplines to the Central Academy of Drama and Shanghai Theatre Academy, gaining professional passes from the two highest art schools in China without relevant professional training. Then Nomy Xu went on exchange trips to Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, New York and the local customs of the four places gave him a different life experience.
After a thorough selection process, he took on the role of scriptwriter for "Detective Chinatown" (Tang ren jie tan an) movie series in 2018, becoming one of the youngest co-creators of the "Detective Chinatown Universe". "Detective Chinatown 3" becoming the highest-grossing non-American R-rated film of all time. It is also the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2021 and the sixth-highest-grossing non-English film of all time.
In 2021, He collaborated with Andy Lau as an original story writer, and will create a new film universe with oriental characteristics.
