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The premiere of Chinese director Jiang Wen's forthcoming 3D epic Gone with the Bullets has been delayed because of censorship issues, the film's production company Buyilehu Films said, but it should be ready for its Dec. 18launch date.

"There are some new last-minute developments regarding censorship, and we have to take time to make some adjustments, so the premiere will be postponed," the company said in a statement on its WeChat social media page.

Jiang, one of Chinas most talented actors and writers, is no stranger to censorship headaches. The one-time bad boy of Chinese cinema, he was banned for seven years from filmmaking after Devils on the Doorstep back in 2000.

Social media were speculating the film wouldn't make the launch date, but producer Ma Ke insisted it would go ahead as planned.

"We will take great care until the last minute. We are sure will not disappoint anyone," he said in a statement.

Many media figures are already in Beijing for the premiere and the producers apologized for the delay in getting their formal release approval from the Film Bureau.

"We tried our best, but unfortunately all the conditions are not in place. Thanks for your understanding. We will have the premiere on another date," the company said.

There have reportedly already been some adjustments made, such as changing some prostitute characters into less morally suspect dancing girls, and also changed some words related to social issues of the time.

A sequel to the wildly successful Let The Bullets Fly in 2010, has already run up more than $19.5 million in pre-ordered tickets weeks before its theatrical release.

The film's midnight bow IMAX pre-sale tickets have surpassed the same figure for the year's current box office leader Transformers: Age of Extinction, producers told a recent news conference in Beijing.

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'Gone With The Bullets' Chinese Premiere Delayed Over Last-Minute Censorship