On the other hand, Black & White, which was adapted from a television show that was a hit with critics and audiences alike, has money in the pipeline. Double Edge Entertainment, which is handling the executive producer role, announced in September that it had successfully drawn up a co-production agreement with the mainland's China Film Group.
選在霧社事件 79 周年紀念日（10 月 27 日）開鏡，為了劇中的爆破、戰役等場面，魏德聖幾次前往北京就教《赤壁》導演吳宇森，吳宇森也慨然答應擔任監製，讓魏德聖感受到「站在巨人肩膀上」的開闊視野。