It is worth mentioning that Christopher Nolan's new film "Dunkirk", which Li He is familiar with, will also be released in mainland theaters in September. However, this theme is not as popular as science fiction and action movies in the mainland.
Generally speaking, the box office has only exceeded 100 million so far.
The film's global box office performance is also average. The global box office so far is only over 400 million U.S. dollars, which is a new low for Nolan's films in recent years. Fortunately, the investment in the film is not large, only about 100 million U.S. dollars, and there is still a small profit from the box office.
.You can make a lot of money from peripherals and copyrights.
After this film, Nolan plans to return to the time science fiction genre he is best at. The new project is called "Tenet" and is currently in the script planning stage.
This information was told to Li He by a familiar Warner executive. The previous collaboration on "La La Land" was very enjoyable, so usually if there are any non-confidential projects within Warner, this executive would also reveal some information to Li He.
After hearing the news, Li Hyuk's mind became active. Nolan's new movie returns to the science fiction theme that he is good at. In an instant, movies such as "Inception" and "Interstellar" came out of his mind. The male protagonist did not dare to think about it.
, but it is still possible to fight for a supporting role.
Lee Hyuk had previously played a small role in "Interstellar", and later played an important supporting role in "The Martian", which can be regarded as the qualification to participate in a Hollywood A-level production.
This executive also promised that he would ask Nolan to let Li Hyuk star in the film at the right time. Of course, it will not be free. This Warner executive is responsible for the distribution of overseas films. Huali Film and Television and Da Mi Mi work
Films produced by the studio with Li Hyuk's name still have a certain market in Europe and the United States, so Warner Pictures attaches great importance to this business.
Warner Pictures has always been responsible for the distribution of Chinese-language films starring Li Hyuk in North America. This time Warner wants to win the distribution rights in Europe and Australia.
The biggest reason is that the so-called Chinese version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is entering post-production, and Warner is very optimistic about the prospects of this project. People who don't understand the history of Hollywood movies may not understand the influence of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the West.
Since Spielberg and George Lucas created this series in the 1980s, it has become an enduring adventure-themed movie.
As soon as "The Ancient City", which is known as the Chinese version of Raiders of the Lost Ark, was released, it immediately attracted the attention of Warner Pictures. Not only did it contact Industrial Light and Magic for the film, it even sent a producer to stay directly on the set to understand the quality of the film.
After returning home, the producer boasted to the top management, believing that "The Ancient City" was a pioneer film for the internationalization of Chinese-language films, and Warner should make every effort to fight for the distribution rights of this film.
Closer to home, the box office of "A Dog's Purpose" exceeded expectations, putting a little pressure on the National Day movies. But it doesn't matter. On September 29, "Sewing Machine Band" and "Sky Hunter" were the first to ignite the National Day schedule.
"Sewing Machine Band" is Dapeng's latest work. Although the previous "Pancake Man" directed by Dapeng received a poor reputation, it received a high box office. This time, Qiao Shan, Nazha, Li Hongqi, Xiao Yueyue and other good actors have once again gathered together
Coming, highly anticipated by the audience.
However, I did not expect that this "Sewing Machine Band" failed both in word-of-mouth and box office. On the first day of its release, "Sewing Machine Band" only made 38 million at the box office, and its rating on Douban was only 6.9. Such results are difficult to satisfy during the National Day release.
I know there will be many heavyweight films released tomorrow, and the quality of the films will depend on the follow-up.
And "Sky Hunter" is not bad either. Dahei Niu directed and acted, and Fan Ye Li Jiahang also starred in the film. The film also had the slogan of Li Hyuk's guest appearance. As a result, fans went for Li Hyuk, only to find that Li Hyuk only did not appear in the film.
Thirty seconds later, this made many Li Hyuk fans shout that they had been deceived.
When Da Hei Niu and Fan Ye were together, he proposed that he wanted to be a director: "I also want to be a director. Look at how much money Wu Jing made after filming "Wolf Warrior"! For our future, can you help us?"
Can I wait?"
Mr. Fan replied boldly: "It's on me to make your dream come true!"
As a result, Da Hei Niu made his own film debut "Hunting in the Sky". In order to support his boyfriend, Fan Ye starred in it for free, but Feng Dapao couldn't stand it anymore and cursed Da Hei Niu: "You can't be a director just by yourself."
, get out of the entertainment industry!”
If Feng Dapao's words work, maybe Dahei Niu won't have to bear the infamy after the film is released. The producer of "Sky Hunter" is Lu Jianmin, the chairman of Spring and Autumn Period. In 2009, Lu Jianmin and Wu Jing met, and the two military
Fans planned to make a military-themed movie "Wolf Warrior". At that time, military themes were not popular and the audience did not like to watch movies with the main theme. No one was optimistic about "Wolf Warrior", but as soon as it was released, it ignited the audience's interest due to its scarcity.
Film enthusiasm.
In the end, this movie with an investment of 30 million won a box office of 545 million as a dark horse, and Spring and Autumn Period received 91.82 million yuan.
When Lu Jianmin got the copyright of "Sky Hunter", he originally planned to cast Wu Jing, but Wu Jing was busy with the post-production of "Wolf Warrior 2", and it was an air force theme. He told Lu Jianmin: "I practice kung fu."
Yes, you made it impossible for me to use it in the cabin!"
Lu Jianmin had no choice but to look for other candidates. At this time, when Master Fan knew about it, he recommended his boyfriend Da Hei Niu. With Master Fan's protection, Lu Jianmin agreed. As a result, Da Hei Niu realized his dream of being a director.
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Dahei Niu attaches great importance to his directorial debut. He not only used his connections to obtain the latest air force equipment, but also shot all the scenes with real aircraft. The stand-in was also a real pilot, and the Chinese Air Force provided behind-the-scenes guidance throughout the entire process. In order to shoot a helicopter scene,
Due to Da Hei Niu's strong request, the latest helicopters were directly dispatched to him from Wuhan, thousands of miles away.
The initial investment in the film was 120 million yuan, but it went over budget after filming. Later, Dahei Niu spent more than 200 million yuan on his own money. Because there were many stunt scenes in the film, the production cost was relatively high, and most of the money was spent on
Above this.
In order to save money, Li Chen opened a friendship card, and the total remuneration for the actors was less than 20 million. As for his girlfriend Fan Ye, Da Hei Niu never raised the issue of remuneration. Because he didn't know how much he could give Fan Bingbing in the end.
money.
Seeing his concerns, Mr. Fan took the initiative to tell him: "It's very difficult for you to do this for the first time. I won't ask you for money!" This moved Li Chen greatly, and Bingbing was indeed very generous.
During the early promotion of the movie, it had enough gimmicks that even CCTV praised it in advance. The summer movie "Wolf Warrior 2" was released in the summer movie, breaking the Chinese movie box office record and reaching a box office of 5.6 billion, and it is still growing.
5.7 billion launched an attack.
Spring and Autumn Era, one of the producers of "Wolf Warrior 2", was also very optimistic about "Sky Hunter" and conservatively estimated the box office to be at least 1.5 billion. At that time, a film and television company also wanted a piece of the pie and wanted to take it with a guarantee of 1 billion
He was offered the publishing rights to "Hunter in the Sky", but was rejected by Lu Jianmin.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jianmin miscalculated. "Sky Hunter" only made 30.87 million box office on its first day of release, which is really unsatisfactory for a film with an investment of more than 200 million.
In the fiercely competitive National Day period, if you can't get a good box office on the first day, then the subsequent box office will be worrying. It seems that even Lee Hyuk's guest appearance is not so easy to use. After all, the box office lucky star still has to play the main role to be effective.