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On October 2016, 10, the premiere of "Doctor Strange" was held in Shanghai.

Unlike previous premieres that Wu Yuan himself often hosted or attended, the premiere of "Doctor Strange" this time did not release the entire film. The prepared screening session would only show a 30-minute medley of exciting plots.

This plot mashup was also carefully prepared by Marvel Studios' editing team. It allows the audience to see the advantages and attractive highlights of the film without spoiling the plot to the greatest extent possible.

This is not an easy task. If Wu Yuan is asked to edit it, it will probably take one or two months. Fortunately, Marvel has a team of editors to produce it.

Of course, this kind of "half-hidden" behavior was not like this at the beginning. At least the first few films of the new Marvel century followed a normal premiere process, inviting film critics and guests to watch the finished film in advance, and then letting them go online to praise it and help hype up the popularity.

However, after more than a dozen Marvel Universe movies, "Marvel Movies" itself has become an IP with great value. The name alone can attract countless attention. At this time, "confidentiality" has become the top priority before the release of Marvel movies. The confidentiality is even maintained to the point that the complete film is not shown at the premiere.

Wu Yuan doesn't care about this. After all, it's just an industrialized commercial special effects movie, and it's not aiming for awards. He can accept any way the premiere promotion is done.

Therefore, the premiere of "Doctor Strange" in Shanghai was more like a lively fan meeting than bringing a movie to the audience and guests.

From China's own Wu Yuan and Wang Xueqi, to the two Benedicts who came from afar, as well as Rachel, Mads Mikkelsen and others, they all appeared at the premiere event one by one and interacted with the invited media and fans.

Benedict Cumberbatch even showed off his Chinese skills on the spot, which is also a basic operation for foreign celebrities when they come to China.

The last person who came to China to promote "Iron Man 3", Robert Downey Jr., performed a set of carefully prepared Tai Chi at the premiere. He praised Chinese Kung Fu and said that he has been a fan of Chinese Kung Fu for ten years.

Well, for the sake of box office, it’s not shabby!
The same was true of the premiere of "Doctor Strange". After each Hollywood star from the crew appeared on stage, they all said that they loved China. One liked Chinese food, another liked Chinese Kung Fu. In short, it was all praise and flattery.

Wang, who has a Chinese face, relied on his Chinese identity and showed off a few words of Teochew. I wonder where he, a second-generation immigrant whose parents are from Hong Kong Island, learned Teochew.

What’s even more embarrassing is that no one at the scene can understand Chaoshan dialect.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as you love Chinese culture and praise China, then you are an old friend of the Chinese people!

A premiere event was scheduled for three hours, but two full hours were spent on fan interaction with the cast and stars and interviews with reporters. In the remaining hour, after deducting the necessary procedures, there was only half an hour left for everyone to watch the movie.

The response to the half-hour movie viewing was quite enthusiastic.

If you really want to say how novel the movie "Doctor Strange" is, then it's not. This is a very Marvel superhero movie. Whether it's from the routine or the special effects, it has a strong Marvel flavor. If you say how amazing it is, then that's definitely nonsense.

But it’s not that bad to say.

Although domestic audiences have been influenced by a series of superhero movies such as "Iron Man 1, 2, 3", "Captain America", "Thor", and "The Avengers", they no longer find this type of movie as novel and amazing as they did at the beginning.

But it is undeniable that superhero movies are still the most entertaining movies in the world's mainstream commercial film field. The exciting fighting scenes with special effects are worth the price of the movie.

After all, it is rare to see this kind of superhero special effects blockbuster in China.

Not to mention that in the half-hour screening, the special features of "Doctor Strange", that is, the Time Stone and wizard power possessed by Doctor Strange, were also shown a lot.

Whether it is rewinding the time of the rotten apple and returning it to its fresh state, or going back in time for the final battle in the film, it is very cool to watch in the movie, especially when the time reversal is presented through the picture, the shocking effect is still very good.

In addition, the spells used by the wizards of Kamar-Taj in the film are also unique. Whether it is the mirror space that can pull people to another space to fight, or the portal with sparks while rotating, or the magic whip full of the flavor of melee wizards, they are all very cool!

At least the Chinese media people and invited film critics who attended the premiere were full of praise and were very satisfied!
This is a predictable, yet surprisingly well-executed Marvel movie.

Coupled with the added name of director "Wu Yuan", most of the invited guests put a filter on the movie "Doctor Strange", believing that this movie is a masterpiece in the Marvel series and is well worth watching!
On the day the premiere in Shanghai ended, many bloggers and articles appeared on the domestic Internet to promote the movie "Doctor Strange". They were all written by media professionals and film critics who were invited to the event.

They all followed the rules and did not reveal any spoilers. They just kept saying that the plot and scenes revealed in this movie were very cool, and with Wu Yuan in control, the quality of the movie was very trustworthy. Whether you are a Marvel fan or not, you can consider rushing to watch the movie after it is released!
To be honest, the two words "Wu Yuan" are really useful in China at the moment.

The success of "Ready Player One" has just passed, and Wu Yuan is not like Stephen Chow who overdraws his foundation to exchange for reputation. Whether it is his fans or ordinary audiences, they are still looking forward to his movies, or even more!
Although Wu Yuan really didn't put too much effort into filming the movie "Doctor Strange", and just treated it as a task, basically restoring the appearance of "Doctor Strange 1" according to his memory, but this was enough.

As long as people heard that this movie was directed by Wu Yuan and was backed by Marvel's previous masterpiece, it can be said that as soon as the premiere of this movie was over, countless netizens were looking forward to its official release on November 11.

Wang Xueqi has also become a hot topic of discussion among domestic movie fans. His "high-end" appearance in promotional posters and trailers has excited many mainland movie fans.

The character of "Ancient One" is completely different from the character he played in the Chinese version of "Iron Man 2"! (End of this chapter)