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Chapter 485 "The Wandering Earth" is completed and the super cruise ship is built

"When will the second part start?"

Guo Fan waved his hand: "You are the reincarnation of Zhou Papi, right? Can't you just let me rest for a while?"

The filming of "The Wandering Earth" officially started in April and lasted until November. It took nearly eight months of filming and was finally completed. Afterwards, a unique wrapping banquet was held in the atrium courtyard of DreamWorks' new headquarters building.

The reason why the shooting was relatively slow was mainly due to the unprecedented number of scenes, props and special effects. It can be said to be the most complex work DreamWorks has shot so far.

Of course, because DreamWorks' elite team was separated by Chen Jingxing's "The Matrix" II and III, and "Inception", a large part of the production team of "The Wandering Earth" was formed by Guo Fanxin.

It's also because Guo Fan is a director with very strong coordination skills, otherwise Chen Jingxing wouldn't be at ease if it were left to an average director.

Regarding the completion of "The Wandering Earth", DreamWorks is still relatively low-key. It did not hold it in a hotel and did not invite media reporters to hold any press conference.

It's too early to promote now. Fans who should pay attention to this movie have already paid attention to it. It won't be too late to start the promotion after the release is finalized.

Moreover, "The Wandering Earth" is not a sequel movie after all. Although the audience can get a lot of information from the name, now is not the time to reveal the plot. There will be a grand closing banquet and press conference, and reporters will not be able to ask questions related to the plot.

, it’s not even easy to write a draft.

Also, I don’t want to steal the spotlight from The Walking Dead.

There will be alien life among them.

Riding on the news that Universal Pictures has started filming the TWDB online movie version of "The Walking Dead", DreamWorks also announced that it will co-produce the "Walking Dead" sequel film with Universal Pictures, and the plot will follow the ending of "The Walking Dead II".

As the sequel to last year's global phenomenon-level hit drama "The Walking Dead," the second season has also been completed not long ago. Not only did it hold a grand closing banquet, but it also held a media meeting.

Because it was relatively casual and considered a relaxed gathering, everyone stood in the courtyard and chatted in twos and threes. Naturally, according to their profession and status, there were one group of directors and one group of actors.

Chen Jingxing was somewhat disapproving: "The second part and the first part of "The Wandering Earth" are basically two movies. The plot and characters are completely new. In addition to the preparation time, the production cycle is also very long. It is not too late to start now. Don't worry.

, you can’t lose this movie.”

However, Chen Jingxing had already planned: "It's not just for "Spike III", but also for my next movie——"

Chen Jingxing also started to work on the second part of "The Wandering Earth". Although the first part has just been completed, the script of the second part has also been completed.

When this architectural design plan was first adopted, Chen Jingxing had imagined the use of the atrium, and now it seems that the effect is good.

The plot of the second part will also change from a disaster type on the earth's surface to a space thriller and adventure type.

"I'm afraid this will take a long time. Not only is it equivalent to building a new super studio, but the ship and pool construction will also be huge."

The plot will focus on the exploration of Enceladus and Titan.

However, DreamWorks' official stance is still relatively cautious. Although there were previous plans, both the "Resident Evil" and "The Walking Dead" sequels planned to be introduced to the mainland in the name of separate films. This is also the reason why Universal Capital must be introduced.

After all, the final review still depends on the finished film.

The "Matrix" trilogy is a rare exception in the film industry, and even though the script for the trilogy was already prepared, "The Matrix II" was not started until "The Matrix I" was released.

Chen Jingxing just thought about it for a moment and made the decision: "If you want to build it, build it big, and directly build a super cruise ship scene with at least 100,000 tons."

"Brother, your "Spike III" is considered a gift film for our company. I guaranteed it in front of the leaders. Director Zhang of the National Film Festival even urged me a while ago."

There is a huge liquid ocean wrapped in a thick layer of ice, and there are even hydrothermal vents on the seabed.

“Let’s focus on real shots.”

In Chen Jingxing's previous life, the "Resident Evil" series of movies have been introduced to the mainland. The review standards in this plane are looser and can be operated in theory.

If you want to focus on building scenes for real-life shooting, at least half of the cruise ship must be built for shooting.

Of course it has definitely reached the level of Hollywood industrial movies.

One is a liquid lake composed of a thick atmosphere and many hydrocarbons, rich in organic compounds, nitrogen and other elements, which is similar to the environment when early life on earth was formed.

Both of these moons are planets where life is likely to exist.

Even Hollywood, with its mature film industry, cannot blindly develop a sequel movie before the first one is released.

Although "The Wandering Earth" is planned to be a series of movies, according to common sense, at least the first one must be released, and the next step can only be taken after the results are tested.

Wu Jing was also speechless: "You are really good at summoning people. I have just finished filming "The Wandering Earth" and I also want to spend some time with Xiaonan and my son."

Although there will still be scenes of warships and submarines, the scenes will not be as big as in "Spike II".

In the past life, although "The Wandering Earth" can be called the light of domestic science fiction movies, the level of special effects is actually not high. Of course, it is the top level in China, but it is still far behind the special effects quality of Hollywood A-level movies.

Small.

"Okay, by then, "The Matrix III" should have been filmed, and there will be enough manpower."

Wu Jing was a little surprised.

DreamWorks now also has such technical strength, so the budget is quite high.

At this time, if we quickly start the production of the second part, the production cost of the second part will not be much less than the first part, which makes the pressure even greater.

You must know that the production cost of "The Wandering Earth" is more than 100 million US dollars, second only to the 800 million of "The Center of the Earth" and the 700 million of "The Matrix II", and even higher than the star-studded "Inception"

A little higher.

In the end, there will even be scenes of the explosion, sinking and rescue of the cruise ship.

However, the shooting method has not yet been determined. Whether it will focus on scene construction or add special effects rendering work has not yet been determined. With current special effects technology, many shots of "Titanic" can actually be realized with special effects.

At present, domestic studios, even the largest studio No. 1 of the National Film Digital Base rented by DreamWorks, cannot accommodate such a scene.

With the idea of ​​doing it right, Chen Jingxing naturally believed that DreamWorks' "The Wandering Earth" should reach world-class levels in terms of special effects and completely surpass the original film in its previous life.

The main reason is besides Wu Jing's high salary - even if he is a contracted director with DreamWorks, his brothers have settled the score. Based on Wu Jing's performance in "Spike II", his salary is definitely among the top domestically, not even higher than that of Luo Jing.

How much is Chen Shao? There is also a massive amount of special effects work.

"Okay, let me rest for two months, and then we can officially start it after the Spring Festival next year."

In this exciting moment that foreign drama fans are eagerly awaiting, domestic audiences are also more concerned about whether the two "The Walking Dead" movies launched by DreamWorks and Universal Pictures can be released in China.

The plot of "The Wandering Earth I" is similar to the original version of the previous life, with some adaptations of course. The plot of the second part is set when it passes through Saturn.

The time of the first part will be set to pass Jupiter on the second lap, and the time of the second part will be set to pass Saturn on the fifteenth lap.

However, although in order not to steal the limelight of the second season of "The Walking Dead", the "Wandering Earth" wrap-up party was only a lively event within the company, but many so-called DreamWorks stars in the industry were still invited, and the event was very impressive.

"When will "Spike III" be launched? Aren't all the scripts completed?"

Wu Jing couldn't stand Chen Jingxing's urging: "Okay, let's do it early next year, but the scene is a problem. It will probably take a lot of time to set up, or else use special effects?"

"Don't you plan to wait until "The Wandering Earth" is released?" Guo Fan asked a little strangely.

Chen Jingxing and Qin Zhonghe, who was a consultant at DreamWorks, had in-depth discussions with the National Film and Film Bureau, but the leaders of the competent departments could only give a reply that could be considered, and it was impossible to say anything to death.

Chen Jingxing nodded, and then turned the topic to Wu Jing.

Moreover, this plane is different from the previous life. "The Center of the Earth", "Mars" and "The Matrix" all have top-level special effects. The audience has already set very high standards and expectations for domestic science fiction movies. "The Wandering Earth" has great special effects.

There should be no flaws on it.

In the circular courtyard surrounded by surrounding buildings, there are bright lights, shady trees, and a large space. There is also transparent tempered glass above the head, so you can see the night sky even if it is raining. The atmosphere is quite good.

It is very suitable for this kind of private gathering that is not open to the public.

However, it is still unknown whether it can be introduced in the end and how much modifications will be required before it can be introduced.

In the worldview of "The Wandering Earth", the Earth must orbit the sun fifteen times, with each circle getting larger and larger, before it can finally accumulate enough escape velocity to leave the solar system and embark on a long journey.

"The Walking Dead II" has also become the most popular film and television topic on social media around the world.

The plot of "Spike III" is smaller than that of "Spike II". It tells the story of the KB organization hijacking a cruise ship. The Spike Special Forces Brigade dispatched a red blood cell special operations team to perform a rescue mission. Wu Jing is not the protagonist, only

Will appear as a background board.

But this is pressure for Guo Fan. No matter how successful he and DreamWorks have been before, any director will have pressure on a movie with a production cost of 100 million US dollars, and the cost of publicity and distribution will be even more considerable.

At the same time, animation and game development plans were also announced.

However, the level of tension and excitement will not decrease, and may even increase. It is a script that combines shipwreck, espionage, military and other elements.

Guo Fan could only smile bitterly at Chen Jingxing's consolation, but it is true that the second film is almost a brand new film compared to the first one, and the production cycle will certainly not be short.

"Isn't your next movie "Interstellar"? Isn't it a space science fiction movie?"

"The next movie is "Once Upon a Time on Earth"."

The Guzheng Project will be shown in the movie "Once Upon a Time on Earth". Evans releases macro-fusion to destroy human civilization. He, most members of the ETO organization and the male protagonist are on a cruise ship, traveling in the depths of the ocean.

The cruise ship scene will also run through the entire movie and become a major scene in the film. Here the male protagonist is threatened by Evans and enters the three-body game world to solve the problems explained by Evans to prevent him from releasing macro fusion.

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