Gold Mountain is an upcoming American epic Western film directed by Ang Lee from a screenplay written by Chang-Rae Lee, based on the novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang.
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Premise
Two Chinese-American immigrants confront an unforgiving Western frontier near the end of the California gold rush.
Cast
Chedi Chang
Sophia Xu
Yao
Zine Tseng
Owen Teague
Production
In June 2025, Ang Lee announced that he would direct a film adaptation of C Pam Zhang's novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold, his first project since 2019's Gemini Man. Chang-Rae Lee penned the screenplay.
Production was set to begin in Sacramento County in the spring of 2026. In May 2026, Chedi Chang, Sophia Xu, Yao, Zine Tseng, and Owen Teague joined the cast, with production having officially begun.