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Chapter 355: "The Mystery of the Talisman" and "Uncharted Waters"

The promotion of "The Return of the King" has reached the end of April, and "The Mystery of the Talisman" is about to be completed.

Little Gilbert came to the crew again and visited "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The Mystery of the Talisman".

Although there were many difficulties during the filming, the crew managed to overcome them.

Nolan’s filming was very meticulous and it took nearly four months to shoot.

Including preparations, this project has been going on for more than half a year and is now about to enter the post-production stage.

"The promotion for The Return of the King is very lively. My wife and my daughter both want to go to the cinema to watch the movie."

Nolan was walking around the set with little Gilbert and said this to him.

"Sure," Little Gilbert said with a smile, "There will be a premiere for the film, you can come and attend it together."

"Okay," Nolan did not refuse.

This was the planned arrangement.

Nolan will bring the main creators of "The Spell" to attend the premiere of "The Return of the King" to link the two films.

Gilbert Jr. said hello to Dwayne Johnson and continued to talk to Nolan:
“Insomnia performed well, and the investors are very satisfied with you.

This also secured a large amount of resources for "The Mystery of the Talisman", and the film will invest considerable publicity and promotion resources.

I would like to ask about the progress of post-production, can it be released in time for this year's summer season?"

Nolan recalled the progress of his work and nodded:
"Don't worry, it's too late in May, but the schedule in late July or early August is still fine."

Gilbert Jr. considered the release dates for this year's films:
“The Return of the King is in early May, and George’s Star Wars: The Prequels is in late May.

Sony's Spider-Man is out in late June.

The Matrix Revolutions is in early July, and the end of July is just right.”

"Aren't there other films to consider?" Nolan asked.

"These are the only competitive films. The remaining one, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is scheduled for Halloween, so there is no conflict," said Gilbert Jr.

Although "The Mystery of the Talisman" has a strong investment, it is, after all, a mainstream commercial film starring Chinese movie stars, so it should try to avoid clashes with competitors.

Since its release in March, Insomnia has grossed $7455 million in North America, and with overseas box office revenue, the film has grossed $1.39 million.
For a new director, this is a pretty good result.

Nolan currently has only two feature films, "Memento" and "Insomnia".

If it weren't for Gilbert Jr. insisting that he become the director of "The Mystery of the Magician", Nolan would probably still be a long way from directing an A-level commercial film.

After talking with Nolan, Gilbert Jr. talked with Cheng Long.

"How did it feel to film "The Mystery of the Spell" this time?" asked Gilbert Jr.

Cheng Long raised his eyebrows and looked very excited:

"This is actually similar to my "Eagle Project", but this film is more grand and contains many incredible and magical scenes."

“What about the collaboration with Director Nolan?”

"It's great. He is such a talented director. He and I have so many ideas, and we realized those crazy ideas together."

Cheng Long was beaming with joy.

Indeed, Nolan is a real-life director.

This is not to say that he doesn't use special effects, but in many scenes, real shooting will have better effects and sometimes save more money.

For such real-life shooting, it is necessary to ensure that the leading actors of the film can accept it.

Especially in "The Mystery of the Talisman", Cheng Long has to fly over eaves and walk on walls.

If the actor himself is not good enough, how to actually shoot it becomes a big problem.

But fortunately, in the field of live-action action movies, if Jackie Chan dares to admit that he is second, no one dares to claim to be first.

This is something that both Sylvester Stallone and Schwarzenegger would have to admit. Even Tom Cruise, who is preparing for Mission: Impossible 3, told Gilbert Jr. that he borrowed some of Cheng Long's real-life style in action movies.

At the end of April, "The Spell" was officially announced to be completed. Nolan did not even attend the wrap party and immediately plunged into the heavy post-production.

When filming "The Mystery of the Spell" for the first time, Gilbert Jr. hand-drew a lot of sketches for Nolan, many of which were famous scenes from the "Uncharted" game series.

Of course, the game "Uncharted" had not yet come out that year.

As for another adventure game, Tomb Raider, its early works were not up to the level of movie performance.

When Gilbert Jr. drew these sketches for Nolan, he asked Nolan to use them reasonably.

When Nolan saw these fantastic scene designs, he joked with Gilbert Jr.: "Why don't you be the scene designer of the crew? Your scene designs are amazing."

Little Gilbert was speechless: "Does the crew have such a high budget to hire me?"

"This is your project. You can bear with the injustice and reduce your pay." Nolan made a joke.

Although it was a joke, Nolan reasonably used these scene designs in "The Mystery of the Spell".

Gilbert Jr. has seen a few clips and does a pretty good job.

According to Nolan's idea, these scenes will not be released all at once.

If there is a sequel, these ideas will probably be added into the production of the sequel later.

After the filming, Bingbing Li and Shu Chang did not go back, but stayed in North America temporarily, waiting to attend the premiere of "The Return of the King".

This experience was very special for Bingbing Li and Shu Chang.

This is my first time participating in the filming of a Hollywood blockbuster, and the feeling is completely different from filming domestic film and television dramas.

Bingbing Li was fine, but Shu Chang's young heart was greatly shocked.

However, the little girl didn't understand what all this meant.

She is the leading actress, and if the film is successful, it will definitely be made into a series.

If the series is successful, even if it is only half as successful as "The Lord of the Rings" series, it will be enough for Shu Chang to become a legendary actress in China.

After the filming of "The Spell", Gilbert Jr. asked Nolan to edit a trailer first to whet the appetite of movie fans.

"Mystery of the Spell" is different from the "Lord of the Rings" movies, although it borrows a lot from treasure hunting movies.

But the story is original and has no basis in the original work.

Therefore, a film cannot be successful without a lot of promotion.

If the film achieves a certain level of success, related IP development work can be carried out.

For example, if we borrowed from "Uncharted", we could make "The Adventures of Jackie Chan" into a game.

There are also animations, TV series, etc. There are many ways to make profits.

However, commercial promotion is not all smooth sailing. Little Gilbert wants to promote Cheng Long, Shu Chang, and Bingbing Li. Those opponents will definitely not let Little Gilbert have it easy.

Let’s put the matter of the movie “Mystery of the Talisman” aside for now. The most important work now is the movie “The Return of the King”.

What is different from previous times is that this time there was no preview screening for "The Return of the King", so theaters, veteran movie fans, and film critics missed the opportunity to see the movie first.

But on the day of the premiere, there will be 2200 advance screenings held simultaneously with the premiere.

"The Return of the King" will also open in a record-breaking 4350 theaters in North America, which is quite shocking.

Disney and Warner Bros. are both busy, and this summer is destined to be very lively.

However, before the premiere, bad news came that Orlando Bloom was in a car accident.

To be precise, he was hit by someone on purpose.

(End of this chapter)