Fat Hope

Fat Hope (Chinese: 超磅名模) is a yet-to-be-released Singaporean comedy-drama film directed by Joyce Lee. It stars Alien Huang, Lin Yu-pin and Liu Lingling. Although it was initially announced that the film will open in Singapore cinemas on 8 February 2024, ^[1] it was eventually withdrawn at the eleventh hour.

Fat Hope
Theatrical release poster
Chinese	超磅名模
Literal meaning	"Overweight model"
Hanyu Pinyin	Chāo bàng míng mó
Directed by	Joyce Lee
Produced by	Joyce Lee Shelin Ng
Starring	Alien Huang Lin Yu-pin Liu Lingling
Production company	Encore Films
Distributed by	Golden Village Pictures Encore Films
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Singapore
Language	Mandarin

Synopsis

An aloof runway supermodel turns overweight after being cursed and must find ways to lose weight to save her career.

Cast

• Alien Huang as Nathan^[2]
• Lin Yu-pin as Alisa
• Liu Lingling
• Quan Yi Fong
• Sonia Chew
• Hong Huifang
• Wang Lei
• Henry Thia
• Jeffrey Xu
• Xixi Lim
• Abigail Chay

Production and release

Principal photography commenced in 2018, with post-production audio mixing work done in Thailand.^[3] Originally intended to play in theatres in 2020, the film's release was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lead actor Alien Huang’s death in September 2020 and production problems.^[4] In early September 2023, it was announced that the film will be released on 8 February 2024 in Singapore, during the Chinese New Year holidays.^[5][6] But however, it was still withdrawn at the last minute.