Actress Zhao Wei attends the launching ceremony of the official website for Painted Skin on July 27, 2008. (Photo: sina.com)

The official website for Gordon Chan's new movie, Painted Skin, opened Sunday night, in an effort to warm up the climate for its September release, the Beijing Times reported Monday.

Gordon Chan started the launch ceremony with a group of spooky stills, representative of the elements of the breathtaking thriller.

Fans who log onto the site can view the plot, character analyses, video clips and other details on the star-studded production.

Actress Zhao Wei and actor Chen Kun were present at the launch. Zhao, who usually takes on strong characters, challenged a traditional feminine role in the film. She has tried hard to change her style, and said at the press conference that she felt good about her new image in the film.

Painted Skin is adapted from the ancient novel Liaozhai Zhiyi, or Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, written by Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty.

The movie will be released on September 28.

(CRIENGLISH.com July 28, 2008)