Big names rise

At the end of November, the most lively Lunar New Year stalls of the year kicked off. This time is also the busiest time for film companies, and various publicity battles ensue one after another.

In the Lunar New Year period of 10-11, Shuimu Forest shocked the whole country with "Zi Bu Yu", although the total box office was slightly lower than "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Let the Bullets Fly", but it was a global hit and contributed a lot to the spread of Chinese traditional culture. , He Mu also directly created a new record for the global box office of Chinese-language films as a new director. Now his sequel to "Zi Bu Yu" has become the most watched new film in China. Every time the crew reveals a new actor, every time A piece of news can be recalled by people for a long time.

However, everyone will definitely not be able to see "Zi Bu Yu" in this Lunar New Year file. Up to now, the filming work of the film has not been fully completed, and it is still in the final stage. Enemy would be a good choice.

"Intimate Enemy" is the first ambitious film for Wanda Cinemas to venture into film and television investment and production. It also joined hands with Shuimu Forest and Xu Jinglei's Blooming Flowers Company to try to repeat the box office miracle of "Du Lala's Promotion". The film is scheduled to be released on December 12.

But the real favorite is "Big Card". "Big Card" is a Sino-foreign cooperative project. The Chinese side is dominated by Shuimu Forest, and the foreign side is dominated by Universal Pictures behind "Fast and Furious". In addition, the Chinese side is also supported by China Film Group. Escort provides a series of conveniences.

This is a comedy, an action movie, and a drag racing visual blockbuster. Shuimu Forest invested a total of more than 9000 million (converted) in funds and resources for the film, plus Universal's manpower, experience, and technical input.The production cost of the film definitely exceeded 1.5 million RMB. Mizuki's announcement stated that the film was a large production of 2 million RMB, which is already very subtle and real.

The same is a strong soldier in the New Year's Eve.Guoshi Laomouzi's "Thirteen Beauties of Jinling" was praised by Zhang Weiping as a 6 million production, and he clamored that the film might break the box office record of "Avatar". In fact, anyone who has seen the movie knows that this movie It would not cost [-] million to die, and Zhang Yimou even broke the news that it was only [-] million. It can be seen how profound Zhang Weiping's bragging skills are, compared to He Mu, who is so sincere.

Equally sincere was Old Freak Xu.In this Lunar New Year file, there are only three Chinese-language blockbusters in the true sense, and one is "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" by Lao Mouzi.One is Ning Hao's "Big Card", and the other is Tsui Hark's 3D martial arts film "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate". Tsui Hark once revealed in an interview that the film's special effects cost 5000 million, accounting for a quarter of the total investment.So this is also a movie with a production cost of 4 million.The investment amount is comparable to that of "Big Card". As for Er Dongsheng's "The Great Magician", Lao Xu's "Intimate Enemy" and "Pleasant Goat [-]" are all considered to be in the second echelon.

This year, Huayi Brothers has entered a small year, and all major productions have been suppressed for 12 years. The best achievements this year are "New Shaolin Temple" and "Party Founding", which were jointly produced and launched by other companies. Not as a leader, but the Lunar New Year stalls, where Feng Xiaogang would basically step in every year, also died down, only watching the show and not playing.

Everyone attaches great importance to this Lunar New Year file. This is the new year after the mainland market exceeded 10 billion and the single chip exceeded [-] million US dollars.It is a new era, as early as the end of October.The box office in the mainland has exceeded [-] billion last year. Everyone hopes to see the mainland film market and Chinese-language films achieve another success. Everyone hopes that the three blockbusters will reach [-] million across the country, surpassing "Tangshan Earthquake" and making Chinese-language films more successful. come better.

This Lunar New Year battlefield belongs to New Picture, Bona, and Shuimu Forest. All three companies have come up with a strong enough lineup and housekeeping skills.

The new picture has brought in Hollywood's big-name Batman Christian Bale this time. Although there is a certain gap between Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio that was advertised at the time of the hype, the United States is still on the front line after all. He is an international star between the top and the top, and also starred in "The Dark Knight", which sold more than one billion dollars worldwide. , and kept it hidden until it was about to be released.

Lao Mouzi adapted Yan Geling's novel this time. The screenwriter Liu Heng was hired to write the script. Zhao Xiaoding, Zhang Shuping, and Tao Jing behind the scenes are all big names in their respective fields. To be able to bring them together, apart from money, they have to be An honor that only big-name directors can have.

In addition, before the finished film appeared, the film had already been designated to represent the mainland to participate in the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars in the United States, and the producer Zhang Weiping was confident that he would win the award. He believed that this kind of expression of human nature The movie will surely conquer the Oscar judges.

Although the production cost of [-] million is a bit exaggerated, it won’t take too long for the newcomers. Tong Dawei, Nie Yuan, Huang Haibo and other inland youngsters are not sure whether they should be paid for Lao Mouzi’s sake, but this film is definitely well-made. Not to mention, there should be [-] million, which is comparable to "Big Card" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor".

"Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" is an action special effects blockbuster created by Tsui Hark's painstaking research and technology. It is said that the filming of "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven" was the time when "Avatar" brought a huge impact to the Chinese people. At that time, Hua Yi hoped that The post-production of the movie was in 3D format, because 3D was too profitable at that time, and various Hollywood blockbusters were under the banner of 3D, and the ticket price increased a lot. Although it was crudely produced, it still defrauded many Hollywood fans.

But Tsui Hark did not agree. Although he was a techie, he was not that familiar with 3D at that time, and he was unwilling to easily use this technology in "Babel Empire". I made an experimental film called "Catch the Monkey", and I added the 3D dream to "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" after I felt that the technology was mature.

"Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" has two points that are most attractive to domestic audiences. One is Chinese 3D. Although many Chinese films have been released under the banner of 3D before, such as "Magic Heroes: Tang Dynasty" with a good plot and sloppy special effects Quixote", the horror film "Sleepwalking 3D", etc., but the 3D effects are very general. The audience generally believes that only the films of the technical madman Tsui Hark can become the benchmark of Chinese 3D movies. His decades of director career and achievements are his The biggest credit guarantee, and judging from the effect of the trailer, the special effects of the film are indeed worth seeing.

Another highlight of "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" is the reunion of Tsui Hark and Li Lianjie. The two have worked together to create the classic "Once Upon a Time" and "Swordsman". Tsui Hark made Li Lianjie, and Li Lianjie also made it Tsui Hark's brilliance, but later broke up because of conceptual issues, and Huang Feihong also replaced Zhao Wenzhuo to take over. I just broke my vow not to make action movies with "Legend of the White Snake", but "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" is of great significance, because it belongs to him and Tsui Hark, and it carries the dreams of many action movie fans.

In addition to Tsui Hark and Li Lianjie, the former golden partners, there are also a large number of popular star idols such as Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Li Yuchun, Gui Lunmei, and Fan Xiaoxuan joining the film. The lineup is luxurious. No wonder people love this film. Movie had high hopes.

If the last Lunar New Year file was centered on the three films "Let the Bullets Fly", "If You Are the One 2" and "Zi Bu Yu", then this Lunar New Year file is based on "Jinling Thirteen Beauties", "Dragon Gate Airplane" and "Daka" is the core, and it is also a three-core drive.

"Big Card" is also considered the most worth-seeing movie of the year, and the audience's expectations are as high as "Dragon Gate" and "Jinling".

"Big Card" is the first major production of Shuimu Forest in the true sense, and it is the only way for Shuimu to win the top domestic film company, because no top company is created by a small-budget dark horse movie, and only a blockbuster can complete a big movie. The influence and status of the company.

The director of this movie is Ning Hao, a young director who is loved by mainland movie fans for his crazy series. It is scheduled to be released on December 12th. "Intimate Enemy" has been more than half a month, and there are no strong blockbusters that week.

Although based on the principle of maximizing profits, "Big Card" did not confront "Dragon Gate" and "Jinling" head-on, but the three films will definitely have a fierce or even tragic contest. Beidou competed in the same field, and the young Ning Hao expressed his sincerity and fear. When he was interviewed by the media, he said that he grew up watching the works of the two directors. Meeting each other on a narrow road in the same schedule is really mixed, but since we met, Director Ning Hao is not afraid, because he is full of confidence.

"Big Card" is produced by an international team. Well, "Dragon Gate" and "Jinling" are both so-called international team productions. Regardless of this, the producer of "Big Card" is Lin Yibin, the director of the "Fast and Furious" series. He gave a lot of valuable suggestions for the specific shooting of the film, allowing "Big Card" to add some international style while retaining its local characteristics.

Justin Lin's "Fast and Furious 5" has been released in major film markets around the world, and has achieved a record of 4.4 million US dollars. It also has a record of 2.7 million US dollars in mainland China. It is deeply loved by audiences at home and abroad. With the escort of Hao, and the stunning appearance of a group of fast-paced men like Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dashi Johnson, Cheng Kang, etc., Ning Hao is not worried that no one will pay attention to the movie at first. He knows it too well, as long as there are big Hollywood names, they will definitely rush to see it.

However, this is not enough. After all, the audience that appeals to foreigners is not the mainstream, and it is becoming more and more small. Catering to the majority of Chinese film lovers in China is the kingly way. There are more things worth mentioning in "Big Card"... continued..)

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