"War of the Worlds" opens in China in August

Hollywood tycoon Steven Spielberg's latest box office hit "War of the Worlds" will premiere in cinemas across China on August 25th.

China's media watchdog SARFT says the film will be put on screen with no censors, but kids under 12-year-old should not be allowed to watch it in cinemas.

Starring Tom Cruise and Miranda Otto, this 10 billion US dollar blockbuster is based on a contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic.

The sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it.

tycoon: 大亨，将军

retelling: a new account or an adaptation of a story（故事的新述或改写）

seminal : 开创性的；创造性的；以独创的方式产生巨大影响的