The Chinese-made sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth" has been snapped up by Netflix, which means it'll soon reach a global audience online. The firm bought streaming rights to the movie which has already pulled in 600 million USD at the box office and it has plans to translate it into 28 languages, with releases planned in nearly 200 countries. CGTN's John Terrett recently took in the film in New York where he also sat down with its director, Guo Fan.

Last week I took CGTN's New York team to the movies at the AMC on 42nd Street.

"The Wandering Earth" was playing, China's first sci-fi blockbuster film.

Imagine my excitement then when the film's director Guo Fan said he'd meet me at a posh Manhattan hotel for a chat.

GUO FAN FILM DIRECTOR "To me when I was only fifteen years old my dream was to make a Chinese sci-fi film. That's why I began to make movies. And then in 2014 me and a group of Chinese directors had the chance to visit Hollywood. I realized there was a big gap between the Chinese film industry and Hollywood so I wanted to close this gap and make our own Chinese sci-fi film."

"The Wandering Earth" is based on a novel by Chinese writer Liu Cixin.

The synopsis - the sun is about to overwhelm the Earth, so the global government builds giant rockets all over the planet to propel Earth to a safer part of the solar system.

It's a great space romp and I told Gou Fan how much I enjoyed it.

GUO FAN FILM DIRECTOR "Thank you, but I think we have thirty years to catch-up with Hollywood standards and when we talk about special effects ten to fifteen years."

Guo Fan was being modest. The effects are spectacular.

And Netflix must love it too, the streaming service has just bought the rights to "The Wandering Earth".

Guo Fan, Film Director "I think the Netflix deal is very important especially as it will help people abroad to learn more about Chinese films and to realize there is another culture."

What does Guo Fan think of "Roma" winning three Oscars in the 2019 Academy Awards in Hollywood including "Best Director"?

GUO FAN FILM DIRECTOR "I think it's a director's sixth sense, the director of Roma's previous work is so much part of Hollywood industrialization but this film is an exception, it is very artistic and full of emotion among all of the commercial Hollywood films."

I asked Guo Fan what his next movie will be. I was angling for a part in it of course. "I don't know," he said "I'm still working on this one." Whatever it is Guo Fan, we'll be in the audience. JT, CGTN, New York.