The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 503 Difficult to Adapt a Movie

"Special Unit" is a big piece of cake, which is something everyone knows inside and outside DreamWorks.

Although the data of "Skyhawk Warrior" and "Special Mobile Team" cannot be compared with the popular live-action TV series when they are broadcast, they are mainly concentrated in the animation circle. They are watched by anime fans and young people who can accept animation dramas. s work.

But word-of-mouth is indeed quite high, and the title of animation masterpiece has also been established. In addition, there are many amazing sci-fi concepts and brain holes involved in animation, and it is natural to get out of the circle.

Many viewers who don't watch animation very much have also been trapped by these two animation masterpieces by Amway.

It has been more than a year since these two animated dramas were broadcast, and the cumulative broadcast volume of the entire network has reached 32 billion and 25 billion.

Of course, there is still a huge gap compared with national animations such as "Dinosaur Adventure" and "Bear Paradise".

"Dinosaur Adventure" has more than 400 billion views on the entire network. Of course, this is also related to its relatively large number of seasons. There are many main stories and rumors.

This is also the reason why its animated film can overwhelm DreamWorks' "WALL-E" in terms of momentum and film schedule.

But in non-sub-supply animations, it is already the most famous and profitable data, if you consider that these two animations have only been released for one season.

Among them, "Skyhawk Warrior" is more popular than "Special Mobile Team" because DreamWorks announced that it will be a film, and the actors also involve the currently popular young Xiaohua.

But in the eyes of most viewers, the quality of "Special Mobile Team" is not weaker than that of "Skyhawk Warrior", or even worse.

Therefore, many people are very concerned about the filming process of "Special Mobile Team".

Compared with the "Aquila" movie, which has a larger age limit for casting, and the protagonists are basically born in the 00s, "Special Machine" actually has a bigger pie.

And "Special Machine" is the heroine.

A commercial blockbuster with a heroine, this is even rarer than the hair on a bald man's head.

The film resources of actresses are generally inferior to those of male actors, especially the popular Huadans in China.

In fact, this cannot be mainly attributed to the professional ability of the actors.

Whether it is a big flower like Zhang Ziyi or Yuan Bingbing, or a 85-year-old flower, or a small flower born in the 90s and 00s, their acting skills are not really inferior to male actors of the same age.

There are men and women in the old drama, and there is no distinction between men and women.

There are a lot of male traffic with poor acting skills.

However, the market has created a wider track for male actors in the film industry, and few female actors can carry the box office.

It's similar to the popular heroine of TV dramas.

Zhao Liying acted in "Signal: Mirage" a few years ago, which can actually be classified as a major heroine movie, and the box office is also very good. The box office of more than one billion yuan made Zhao Liying the best among the 85 flowers at that time.

But until now Xiao Zhao is still acting in TV dramas.

Of course, TV dramas make more money than movies, the pay is higher, and it is easier to cultivate nationality. In fact, the actors themselves may not have any particularly regrettable thoughts.

But this is enough to prove that it is difficult to get reliable movie contracts even for top actresses in the TV drama circle.

Actresses who can gain a foothold in the film industry and play leading roles are rare.

And most of them are mainly literary films.

Of course, there are some actresses who are unwilling to return to the TV industry from the film industry, and Yan Xiaoyue is one of them.

Because of the "Matrix" series, Yan Xiaoyue stepped into the ranks of first-line actors. Although her nationality is not as good as 85 flowers, her commercial value is even better.

And there are countless fans overseas. The number of followers on ins has reached 2900 million, which is much higher than that of the heroine Wu Yue in "Gravity", and it is almost the same as the heroine Zhao Jinmai in "The Walking Dead".

It is also top-notch among Korean female artists.

Film and television dramas are much less efficient than pop music in attracting fans.

The only shortcoming is that the awards are somewhat lacking, especially compared with Zhou Dongyu, who is also the representative of the post-90s Xiaohua.

And Yan Xiaoyue didn't want to be returned to the TV drama circle.

At least not now.

Wu Yue also fell into silence after "Gravity" and "The Martian", and did not seamlessly join the group like male actors of the same level.

There are very few lead actresses in commercial movies, and even if there are commercial blockbusters, they are all supporting roles, or the lead actress.

So Wu Yue only acted in one literary film after "The Martian".

There were few suitable film appointments even for gift films, but I was lucky enough to take the role of the heroine in one of the units of the assortment film "My [-]" with Chen Kaige as the chief director.

Therefore, only Wu Yue, Yan Xiaoyue, Zhou Dongyu and Wan Qian who are still working hard to maintain their status in the film industry are left.

Although "Once Upon a Time on Earth: Prelude" played by Wan Qian is a TV series, it has the title of producer Chen Jingxing after all, and the investment is high, comparable to blockbuster movies, so it is not dropped.

That's right, from Yan Xiaoyue's point of view, the transition from acting in movies to TV dramas is a process of falling.

It would be self-deceiving to say that there is no gap between movies and TV dramas in terms of quality. It is more just that they don't care because they can't get what they want.

The "Matrix" trilogy is a windfall, equivalent to the heroines of three movies, and they are all top box office works.

It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality, and it is impossible for Yan Xiaoyue to return to the mentality of a second- and third-tier actor at this time.

Especially when my last movie is about to be finished, it is natural to plan for the future development early.

Chen Jingxing himself preferred Yan Xiaoyue's role as the heroine of "Special Mobile Team", so he didn't pretend to be sophisticated. Although he didn't say when "Mobile Team" was established, his words gave Yan Xiaoyue reassurance.

In particular, Chen Jingxing also revealed that "Special Mobile Team" is more than one movie in terms of planning, which also surprised everyone.

Yan Xiaoyue was even more overjoyed.

The adaptation of "Special Mobile Team" is not easy, and it is more difficult than "Skyhawk Warrior".

To put it bluntly, the filmization of "Skyhawk Warrior" is not fundamentally different from films like "Pacific Rim" and "Godzilla vs. King Kong" in Chen Jingxing's previous life.

The Mech War Monster itself is the biggest selling point.

Getting this shot right is enough for viewers to buy tickets.

Philosophy, connotation, these are unimportant things. I just borrowed the world background of the "Aquila Warrior" animation to give this mech vs. monster movie a deeper background, providing the audience with more discussion topics and second thoughts. creative resources.

Therefore, the movie "Skyhawk Warrior" is cool enough.

But the film adaptation of "Special Mobile Team" can't just play and fight, it's cool.

The live-action version of "Ghost in the Shell" in the previous life was not only a hit in word of mouth, but also hit the box office. The global box office was only 1.7 million US dollars, which belonged to grandma's family.

However, Chen Jingxing has an advantage, that is, the animated series of "Special Mobile Team" does not include the contents of the theatrical version.

Therefore, fans have lost a lot of benchmarking things.

In the previous life, there was a 95 version of "Ghost in the Shell" movie pearls, and to be honest, no matter how hard it is to make a live-action version, it is very difficult to get it right.

It's no wonder that fans are satisfied with the remake of an animated movie that has been praised to the altar.

Remakes of classics are a big pitfall.

"Skyhawk Warrior" is transformed in the direction of mechs fighting monsters. For a work with a strong narrative like "Special Mobile Team", if you want to make a live-action movie version, you must let the audience not watch the original animation movie.

To shoot a new story.

But even so, there are many difficulties.

Compared with the plot style of the movie, the drama of "Special Mobile Team" is relatively lighter.

And it mainly discusses social issues, collective unconsciousness, individuality and commonality.

Social issues will be more friendly.

The movie version of the story discusses the value of the soul, the nature of life, and the possible evolutionary direction of the entire human race.

Although the story is more charming, it will inevitably be a little difficult and more literary.

And art is the enemy of commercial blockbusters.

In his previous life, Chen Jingxing was somewhat disapproving of many fans of "Ghost in the Shell" criticizing the live-action version of the film. The live-action version of "Ghost in the Shell" was obviously intentionally modified to be more superficial, adding a lot of commercial routines.

However, if the filming is done according to the requirements of the fans, the final filming will be nothing more than the second "Blade Runner".

Of course, the film critics praised it wildly, with super high scores, and it is a science fiction classic.

However, both "Blade Runner 1982" and "Blade Runner 2049" hit the box office.

This runs counter to Chen Jingxing's philosophy.

He can accept not making so much money. For example, Chen Jingxing decided to start the production of "The Ninth District" and the animated film "Inside Out".

But he is unwilling to lose money for art and classics.

What Chen Jingxing wanted was to earn money while standing, not to throw money while standing.

The film script of "Special Mobile Team" obviously needs to be adapted a lot, and more commercial elements must be filled in without compromising its core concept as much as possible.

A work like "Matrix" is the ideal template he wants.

Also because the script is indeed difficult, and the heroine's box office appeal on the screen is indeed lacking, so he is relatively conservative about whether "Special Mobile Team" can really make a series of movies.

Compared with the determination of the serialization of "Skyhawk Warrior" and "The Wandering Earth", the future of "Special Mobile Team" really depends on the first part of the test. If the box office is not satisfactory, I am afraid there will be no follow-up.

But even so, the information revealed by Chen Jingxing made the other actors present have mixed feelings, and even felt envious and jealous of Yan Xiaoyue's luck.

If "Special Mobile Team" can really be made into a series of sci-fi movies, even if there are only three, this is equivalent to a long-term meal ticket for several years.

Especially for Lu Hongzhe, he is also facing a turning point in his career. Although male actors have a wider road in the film industry, there are also many competitors.

In addition, there is also the problem of image solidification.

As the hero of "The Matrix", it is much more difficult for him to get rid of the solidified image than Yan Xiaoyue.

In addition, he is not the kind of very talented actor. Although the starting point was directly dragged to the top of the mountain, there is a high probability that he will go down wherever he goes in the future.

But fortunately, he is still able to grab the top domestic niche.

Lu Hongzhe has already accepted several film appointments, and the film genre is highly similar to Wu Tingxuan, Lu Han and other top film resources, and he even snatched it from them.

As the films of the top-tier returnees are getting more and more popular, the domestic film circle has gradually realized that the traffic business is not so easy to do, and the so-called box office appeal is not as strong as imagined.

And Lv Hongzhe just caught up with this wave of doubts about the commercial value of idols.

It is regarded by the capital as a "meal replacement" for top idols.

Look at the top-tier actors who are born, and the box office appeal of top-tier actors with international reputation is not fidelity.

(End of this chapter)