Out Of This World

MOVE OVER MICHAEL BAY, there's a new director of futuristic special-effects extravaganza. He doesn't speak fluent English and may never direct a Hollywood movie. But he can make a spectacular doomsday blockbuster as well as you can. And he can do it at a fraction of your budget.

We're talking about Frant Gwo, the 38-year-old Chinese director whose science fiction epic The Wandering Earth has grossed over US$700 million worldwide, which inc…