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Chapter 487 Except for "Tang Detective III", they are all local chickens and dogs.

The Internet buzz caused by the project and casting of "Interstellar," the final film in the legendary space trilogy, did not last long.

First, although movie fans and even aerospace fans are looking forward to it, the plot content of "Interstellar" is still quite confidential, and all speculations about the plot are groundless. It started to be exciting, but the popularity soon died down.

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After all, filming hasn't even started yet, let alone released. I'm afraid it will be difficult to wait for this movie in theaters for at least a year.

Second, the casting process is also very fast.

Chen Jingxing first cast Chen Kun and Lei Jiayin, and then cast other main roles through auditions.

The character of the female lead is the daughter of the person in charge of the CNSA's human colonization and exploration program for alien planets. She has a doctorate in biotechnology. She travels to the universe with the male protagonist and two other experts to inspect three planets that humans may colonize.

In the end, she arrived at a suitable planet alone, and the male protagonist returned to Earth and set sail again to live with her on the new planet and build a new home for mankind.

The role was eventually given to Yuan Chuan.

As a powerful domestic actress, Yuan Pan is not very active on the screen or on the screen, and her appearance is not high among the big and small flowers, but her acting skills are guaranteed.

What the two are talking about is the North American release of "Tang Detective III".

In addition, there is also a choice of shooting scenes on the ocean planet.

After thinking about it, Chen Jingxing still felt that the role should be handed over to an actress with guaranteed acting skills and good popularity with the audience, so that the shining points of her character could be brought out as much as possible, so as not to disgust the audience.

DreamWorks is one of the producers of "Tang Detective III", and Chen Jingxing has naturally watched the film. It can only be said that the content is slightly different from the previous life, but the overall quality has not changed.

To be honest, the role of the heroine in "Interstellar" is a bit weak. To a certain extent, it is not as outstanding as the hero's daughter. However, in the previous life, the original movie was played by Anne Hathaway, which made this role a lot more eye-catching.

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But in China's entertainment industry, actors are king, and movies and TV series are somewhat lagging behind, leading to their current embarrassing situation.

Now that you have decided to shoot in real life, determining the shooting scene in advance is the most important thing.

It's just that Greenwood's criticism of "Tang Detective III" was swallowed by Chen Jingxing and was still not conveyed to Chen Sicheng.

Although the current development of this girl is a bit embarrassing, not as good as Zhang Ziyi before, and not as good as Zhou Dongyu later, her acting skills are not bad, but her own positioning makes her less popular with the audience, she has no hit TV series, and her national popularity cannot be improved.

In a word, the feeling of alien planet is insufficient.

In the end, I chose Iceland’s unique topography created by thousands of years of glaciers, volcanic magma, and two heavens of ice and fire.

The crew and actors will also live on board during filming.

The emotional connection between the hero and his daughter is the theme of the entire movie and the main clue.

"Only 300 theaters? That's okay. It's better than nothing." Chen Sicheng said with a slight regret in his tone.

Inside Chen Jingxing's office.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that DreamWorks did not participate in this year's Spring Festival - animated movies are usually not discussed. According to common sense, unless it is a work like "The Return of the Monkey King" that uses the IP of Journey to the West, the box office of animation will not be

Taking away the box office of live-action movies is misplaced competition.

Of course, "Tang Detective III" was also handed over to Firefly for distribution. However, Firefly's president, Greenwood, who had worked for Universal Pictures and AMC, complained to Chen Jingxing that "Tang Detective III" was worse than the second part, and the market potential

If it is too low, it would be a waste of resources to insist on promoting the release.

Especially the interstellar scenery.

The model will be transported to the Black Sea by a ship with a relatively large tonnage, and will be lifted to the sea by a tower crane on the ship.

The frozen alien planet in the movie also had to be filmed on Earth, and with post-production special effects, the audio-visual spectacle in the script could almost be fully realized.

There is indeed no shortage of glaciers in Western Xinjiang, but the gap is quite large compared to the scenes in the script.

Finally, the Black Sea was chosen.

After all, most of the Hollywood distributors of domestic films are not very interested in buying the copyrights. Even if they can be sold, they are almost at a bargain price, hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is a lot.

In addition to the female protagonist, the male protagonist's daughter plays a very important role and is considered the second female lead.

The reasoning part is a bit weaker than "Tang Detective II", and the comedy part is not that good either.

In fact, both characters can be considered heroines, and even in terms of weight, the male protagonist’s daughter is even more powerful than the female protagonist.

"Matrix III" is divided into three groups, responsible for the Matrix Showdown, the battle between the real Huaxu Kingdom and the robot army, and other remaining scenes.

In addition, a huge spacecraft model needs to be built. A small model of the starwheel-shaped Eternal spacecraft can be built, but a one-to-one model of the landing spacecraft that lands on the planet needs to be built.

Chen Jingxing can also find time to follow up on the film's promotion and distribution work.

Originally, I wanted to find suitable scenery in Xijiang. After all, "Mars" was filmed near the Devil City in Xijiang.

However, although the characters have been decided, it will still take a long time to start filming. After all, the filming of "The Matrix III" has not yet been completed.

However, Chen Sicheng himself is still very confident in "Tang Detective III" and feels that the overall level is better than the second part. He even has a target of 4 billion, and wants to challenge the 4.3 billion box office record of "Spike II".

From the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, Chen Jingxing was working on three projects. It was not until the Spring Festival that the filming of "The Matrix III" was finally completed.

You need to find a place that looks endless, with nothing but water and no huge waves.

Chen Jingxing took a sip of coffee and suppressed the fatigue in his brain: "Green said that the market potential of this movie is not as good as the second one. If it weren't for me, let alone 300 or 200 companies, don't even think about it."

It is difficult for comedy movies to break language and cultural barriers. It is also difficult for Hollywood comedy movies to achieve good box office success in China. The "Tang Detective" series is inherently weak in the North American market. In addition, the setting of the third film was moved to Japan. Even if the quality is

If it doesn't decline, the box office potential won't be as good as the second part set in New York.

Except that the scene is a bit bigger, both lines are very hip-reaching.

However, in terms of the character's arc, the heroine, apart from being a bit of a virgin, can be considered a person with both sensibility and perseverance. Although she was deceived by her father like everyone else, she is very determined and will never give up to achieve her goal.

However, at Chen Jingxing's request, Firefly still managed to secure 300 theaters, which was considered a favor to Director Chen.

In addition to the fact that the waves here are not big and relatively calm, the main reason is that the sea water is very dark in color, which is also the origin of its name.

After post-processing, a somewhat scary atmosphere can be created.

Firefly Distribution Company has certain distribution capabilities in North America and is a holding subsidiary of DreamWorks. Chen Jingxing is also willing to let Firefly invest resources to help domestic films be distributed in North America, so it becomes the best choice for domestic films to land in North America.

Her appearance and temperament are far from the audience, and she is not suitable for playing sweet girls or idol drama heroines, although she is popular in the fashion circle.

In this way, the starring cast of Chen Kun, Lei Jiayin, Yuan Pan and Nini also makes "Interstellar" a star, not much inferior to "Inception".

In short, the preparation work is very tedious. Although there are still several months until the film is launched, it does not affect the development of pre-production work, and there is not enough time.

Because 80% of the scenes were shot in the studio, Chen Jingxing also acted as a hands-off boss and only focused on shooting the battle with the robot army in Huaxu Kingdom. The other two teams had their own assistant directors to coordinate.

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The "Tang Detective" series has been distributed in North America by Firefly since the second part. At that time, it secured 200 theaters and the final box office result reached 2.98 million U.S. dollars, which is quite good.

The rest of his energy is mainly focused on the preparations for the TV series "Once Upon a Time on Earth: Overture" and "Interstellar".

Based on his understanding of Chen Sicheng, this dear friend certainly cannot accept this kind of criticism.

It's just another step towards farce.

When she grew up, her role was decided to be Nini, who was Chen Jingxing's second girlfriend.

This requires contacting the Icelandic government in advance because it involves relatively complex preparations such as setting up the scene, storing equipment, and building a temporary location.

The young actor was selected through a small-scale audition. It turned out to be a children's clothing model. He was only 11 years old. He didn't have much acting skills, but he had great aura, which was what Chen Jingxing valued most.

Since Chen Jingxing acquired Firefly Distribution Company, more and more domestic films and even films from other Asian countries have gradually begun to hand over their films to Firefly for distribution in North America.

There is no doubt that for Yuan Pan and Nini, two actresses who are somewhat inferior to each other, Chen Jingxing's film appointment is naturally irresistible. Although they both have roles, after they were confirmed to be cast in roles by Chen Jingxing,

They also paid liquidated damages and canceled other drama contracts.

This kind of cooperation has indeed allowed many domestic films to achieve box office sales in North America that exceed their previous levels.

Without DreamWorks' live-action movies to join the fray, Chen Sicheng's confidence is even greater. In his eyes, other movies, namely Xingye's "The New King of Comedy", are somewhat challenging. After all, they are all comedies.

And even if the box office of "Journey to the West" the year before last was less than 1 billion, it was considered a failure to some extent, but after all, it was not directed by Xingye himself, and it cannot be said that the movie tickets given to Xingye by the audience have been repaid.

Other than that, they are all native chickens and dogs.

Of course, Chen Sicheng is very confident, and Chen Jingxing is also happy to see the success. Even if the investment share is not high, it can still be regarded as the producer of "Tang Detective III". The movie has a high box office, and DreamWorks also benefits.

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