China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 384 High-Intensity Road Show

In a university dormitory, a boy wearing glasses was lying on the bed and looking at the messages pushed on his mobile phone. He exclaimed: "I didn't expect that this guy from DreamWorks, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also start having sex?"

Under the bed opposite, Liu Hang was sitting on a chair, leaning on the table with his elbows and watching the anime playing on the computer. He absently responded to his roommate's words: "What's the matter? "District 9"?"

"That's right." The bespectacled man swiped at the screen of his mobile phone: "How many movies have Huamei Co-production made? Is there any one that isn't bad? The audience has been complaining about it for so long, and there are still people who don't believe in evil?"

As a loyal fan of DreamWorks, Liu Hang subconsciously retorted: "You are trying to reverse the cause. Other co-production movies are bad because they are not good. Is it good if they are not co-productions? And the director is Tian Xinye, "Signal"

, "The Walking Dead" and "The Mirage" were both directed by him, and the screenwriters were also screenwriters from DreamWorks. Will they be ruined just because they were co-produced?"

"Then who knows? There are a lot of foreign names, the producers are also foreigners, only Zhang Yi and Wan Qian are Chinese, the other actors are all foreigners, and it was shot in South Africa. It is very difficult to combine these two things in a movie.

It’s hard to make people feel optimistic, and it’s about fighting aliens, so this kind of subject seems a bit cliché.” The man with glasses is still not optimistic about it.

Liu Hang pressed the pause button and turned back to retort: ​​"Isn't "Edge of Tomorrow" also about fighting aliens? The idea is great, and even the clichéd plot can still produce new ideas. I saw DreamWorks' official Weibo saying that this is an alternative film.

A movie about aliens, maybe like "Edge of Tomorrow", it combines some novel science fiction concept."

The roommate curled his lips: "You have the mentality of a fan and are blindly optimistic."

Liu Hang was about to speak, but fell silent again, pressed the space bar, and continued watching the anime. Although he kept rebutting, he still had doubts in his heart.

Co-production films usually fail because of the integration of the two parties. If it is purely produced by a Chinese team, it may not be a bad film. If it is purely produced by a Hollywood team, it may not be a bad film.

And once you have me in it, and I have you in it, it will eventually become a nondescript and unflattering movie.

Liu Hang was somewhat disappointed, but he still tried his best to uphold his favorite DreamWorks: "Those are all inferior 3D animations, not as good as 2D animations, and the trailer feels very delicate, the movements are smooth, and the production is

The quality is not comparable to that of low-quality 3D animation."

Another thing is that there are no Chen Jingxing movies in this year's summer schedule, especially the much-anticipated "The Martian" which has been scheduled for the National Day. This is quite reasonable, after all, it can be regarded as a gift film with the main theme.

Just as DreamWorks' sci-fi animated series has caused a lot of enthusiasm in the animation circle and even some mainstream media, DreamWorks' summer schedule has also started.

But it was still a little disappointing.

The competition for this year’s summer season is indeed extremely fierce.

Of course, other film companies and media did not underestimate this movie. From project establishment to production to trailer, "Spike II" looked like a military action blockbuster.

The last animated series produced by DreamWorks was the year before last. Although animated movies like "Your Name" were released last year, for animation fans like Liu Hang, the series was more enjoyable to follow.

Therefore, when the two collaborate to make a movie, even DreamWorks fans like Liu Hang will worry that the powerful Hollywood company will interfere or even dominate the production of the movie project.

And this mecha is too ugly, it looks like a monster, with its arms and legs so long..."

Although it is not easy to shoot this kind of subject matter well, even if you think it is easy and you really start investing in production, you will find that it is not easy to shoot. This is not like hiring a big director and a few big stars to save one, like a costume blockbuster.

Good team, willing to spend money to make the photo.

Although DreamWorks did not produce "Battleship", and the sequels of "Evolution" and "Star Gods" made him a little disappointed, he still believes that the level of DreamWorks' animation works will not be bad, even if "Aquila Warrior" and "Special Forces"

》These two names are a bit too ordinary.

After all, the emergence of "Battleship" and "Evolution" is indeed amazing.

Seeing the popularity of "Mekong", as well as the filming of "Spike II" and "Operation Red Sea", the air force could not sit still. The United Nations Film Project approved the air combat theme movie "Eagle Attack", claiming to invest 300 million, exceeding

"Mekong River".

When DreamWorks announced last year that it would produce two new sci-fi animated series, he added them to his follow-up calendar.

From south to north, from east to west, there are a total of thirty cities and eighteen schools. It can be said that the propaganda intensity and intensity are the highest among the movies produced by DreamWorks.

Finishing the film is only the first half of the ideal, the audience's feedback and purchase is the second half that is truly important.

For Wu Jing, this not only fulfilled his personal ideal, but also placed a heavy burden on his shoulders.

Part of the plot that was originally deleted due to investment restrictions was not only added back, but also a larger background and scenes were added at the suggestion of Chen Jingxing.

Liu Hang came to the Anime Home Forum with mixed emotions and found that the discussion about the trailer of "Sky Eagle Warrior" had already filled the screen.

Chen Jingxing is busy filming "The Matrix II" and can't spare time to support the show, but DreamWorks still invests a lot.

"DreamWorks..."Sky Eagle Warrior"? Eh? Liu Hang? Your favorite cartoon seems to be airing soon. I remember you asked, is it called "Sky Eagle Warrior"? The news mentioned the trailer.

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On the one hand, two Hollywood blockbusters have been put on the summer schedule. Perhaps the unexpected and rapid growth of domestic films in recent years has given officials a lot more confidence.

"Tch, what do I think is new? Isn't this just a mecha animation?" The roommate held his glasses and looked disappointed: "During the winter vacation, my little nephew watched "Summoner" every day. I also watched "Summons" when I was young.

"Mecha Warriors", I still remember Flame Warriors, Goshawk Warriors, and White Tiger Warriors. Aren't these all for children? And they are not 3D. The "Summon Warriors" my nephew watched were all 3D.

Therefore, this year’s summer schedule has been moved out of the domestic film protection schedule.

The trailer of "Aquila Warrior" does not make people feel stunning at first glance. It looks like a campus background. In modern society, monsters and behemoths fight with mechas. This science fiction theme is not very interesting in terms of setting.

It's novel, even as my roommate said, there are not many domestic mecha animations.

However, although the movie has Universal's participation and even the actors are mostly foreigners, the director and screenwriter are both from DreamWorks, so it shouldn't be a failure like "The Great Wall", right?

Maybe the expectations he has built up over the past year are a little too high?

The military action movie "Wolf Fang II" directed and starred by Wu Jing has officially begun its nationwide road show.

There are only two Chinese actors in the whole movie, which only adds to this concern.

The man with glasses is not an animation fan, but half of it is for the reason Liu Hang keeps talking about. Usually the reputation of DreamWorks plays a role, so he wants to see what is new about this science fiction animation that his roommate who is an animation fan has been thinking about.

place, but he was disappointed after watching the trailer.

Since "Mekong", military action blockbusters have entered the sights of major companies. Chinese blockbusters have added another genre after period costume, comedy and science fiction.

"What? Is there a trailer?" After hearing what his roommate said, Liu Hang closed the video interface in surprise, switched to the search engine and started searching for "Sky Eagle Warrior".

Military action movies further test the level of the film industry.

Excluding the publicity and distribution budget, the entire film cost a total of 370 million yuan to produce.

Wu Jing really put a lot of effort into this movie.

After the two animated films "Your Name" and "The Return of the Great Sage", DreamWorks' status in the domestic animation circle has been qualitatively improved.

Although DreamWorks is well-known in China and has exported many film and television works overseas, its rise has been too rapid, coupled with the strong cultural status established by Hollywood for a long time. In the eyes of ordinary movie fans and audiences, Hollywood companies such as DreamWorks and Universal

The giants are still incomparable in terms of scale and strength.

At first glance, it reminds people of "Operation Mekong", which staged a big counterattack during the Spring Festival last year.

Even when filming in Cameroon, due to some problems and lack of preparation, the original filming schedule was greatly exceeded, DreamWorks did not take it seriously and continued to increase the budget without hesitation.

The news that a science fiction animated series is about to be released and a trailer of more than two minutes have aroused attention and discussion in the entire circle.

The leading actors may be able to take a day or two off. As director and leading actor, Wu Jing has to complete the whole process. It can only be said that he is a desperate style. DreamWorks' original publicity plan was not so high-intensity.

Although it can be seen with the naked eye that the animation is well-made - if DreamWorks hadn't specially produced a trailer of several minutes to fool comic fans, he still believes in DreamWorks' character and Mo's production level.

When Liu Hang opened the trailer, his roommate also got out of bed and came behind him to stare at the computer screen with him.

"Spike II" is not only a DreamWorks movie, Wu Jing's own company also accounts for nearly one-third of the investment share, so this movie can also be regarded as his personal work, something he dreams of realizing.

work.

However, for major studios, this obstacle cannot stop their enthusiasm, especially giants like China Film and Beijing Film.

Without heavyweight movies like "The Martian" or "The Matrix II", just "Fang II" seems a little less dominant.

Last year's "The Great Wall" was the result. The leading actors from Hollywood openly said on the show that after learning that director Zhang Yimou was forced to sacrifice and revised his original concept under tremendous pressure from Hollywood producers during filming, he understood that this film

The film was destined to fail.

Of course, it also has something to do with the game of interests. It is enough for DreamWorks to put one big production into the summer schedule. Investing in two blockbusters is a bit too much. You can't eat it all by yourself.

And with the support of DreamWorks, his dream has even reached a level beyond his own expectations.

Jingying Film also teamed up with Jiangho Culture to launch the project "Eight Hundred Revelation", with a higher production cost, claimed to be 600 million.

Both of these films started preparations in the second half of 2016. "Eagle Attack" has even been completed, leaving one and a half months for the second half of the summer release.

"Eight Hundred Revelations" started filming in January, but was later postponed due to some investment issues. It is expected to restart filming in August.

With the success of "Mekong" and the guidance of the military, major studios are focusing on this genre, so how can they underestimate "Spike II"?

But no matter how cautious we are, can "Wolf Fang II" still be the second "Gravity"?

Chapter 2 It’s about 12 o’clock

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