"The Vengeant" was originally prepared by Sun Peng for Liang Ren.
However, Mr. Liang was too ambitious at the time and looked down on "The Vengeance", which had a low cost of filming and didn't sound like a great plot. Instead, he chose "The Truman Show" which sounded cool and full of literary style.
world"!
But now that the script has been written, Sun Peng doesn't intend to waste it.
Song Qun and the others are not well-known in the industry. Even if they look for investment with Lao Bai's script, they may have the same difficulty as Wei Xiaolin in getting the opportunity to make a blockbuster, so this low-cost production is suitable for them.
and...
"After finishing filming "Assassin's League", Lao Xue seems to be quite free."
When the two directors Song Qun had just finished listening to the synopsis of the plot and began to excitedly consider the candidates for the male and female protagonists, Sun Peng reminded them with a smile.
"Xue, Xue Ligang?"
After hearing the words Lao Xue, Song Qun was stunned for a moment. Then he thought of who Sun Peng was talking about, and his eyes gradually widened!
They are also familiar with this person!
"Yes, it's Lao Xue!"
With a raised brow, Sun Peng smiled and nodded.
In a movie like "The Vengeance", there must be a male protagonist who can hold up the scene!
Just like the original version, without Denzel Washington, Sun Peng doesn't think that this film would have achieved a box office of 35 million US dollars in the first weekend. Even if the quality of this film is indeed very good, it would be better to use a superstar to star than to use an ordinary star.
Definitely two concepts.
Therefore, it is best for a superstar to play the leading role.
Apart from Xue Ligang, Sun Peng really can't think of anyone else who is a Chinese male star in his forties or fifties who also has huge appeal in the field of action movies.
However, Sun Peng's natural thoughts were surprised and then helpless to Song Qun, who smiled bitterly and said: "Teacher Sun, it would be no problem if you hired Xue Ligang to make a movie. He is even in our "Assassin's League"
He plays a big villain, but...are you sure he will star in our film?"
Having just finished working together on "League of Assassins", Song Qun and others are quite familiar with Xue Ligang's power.
It was decided to film "League of Assassins" before the release of "Rescue - True Lies". At that time, although Xue Ligang had the blessing of the first film, he was not very confident after all, so he acted as the villain as soon as he was asked.
And the remuneration is also horribly low. But now that the global box office has reached a billion dollars, leaving aside the issue of the size of the film investment, is there anyone who can pay him 50 to 60 million plus bonuses?
In Song Qun's opinion, Xue Ligang's salary alone is probably enough to make a whole movie!
Sun Peng is no longer a movie novice, so of course he understands their thoughts. He smiled and said: "Of course, I'm just a suggestion. You still have to discuss the specific decision with the investors. But...
.To be honest, if this movie doesn’t use a superstar, my appeal alone won’t be able to pull in a high box office!”
There are no big scenes, no gorgeous special effects, and no superstars joining in. What you have is the exhilarating feeling of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. How far can it go at the box office?
"this..."
Song Qun and others knew this better than Sun Peng, so they were speechless after hearing these words.
Looking at the entangled two people, Sun Peng secretly shook his head.
This is the difference between ordinary directors and famous directors. If it were other famous directors, why would they still have these problems? With Lao Bai's script and an investment of two to three billion in production fees, it is natural to invite Xue Ligang to star.
Next. But for Song Qun and the others...
"Okay, just think about it slowly."
Sun Peng didn't want to spend more time on this. He smiled and waved his hands and said: "I will optimize the script and give it to you later. Now you can consider who to invest in first..."
Sun Peng actually quite likes the movie "The Vengeful Man".
There was just one thing he always felt awkward about, that is, the villain who had the final battle with the male protagonist. He felt that it was a bit too lo-fi. In comparison, look at the villain in "This Killer Isn't Too Cold"
, simply does not exist on the same level.
However, considering the director's ability, investment and other factors, we can actually make do...
While talking and laughing like this, Sun Peng threw out another script.
Anyway, it's not a blockbuster script. Simply put, it's just to verify the level of Song Qun and the two of them. If the film is good, Sun Peng doesn't mind cultivating it like Wei Xiaolin, but if the film is not satisfactory,
, this "Avenger" can be regarded as a thank you gift from them for helping them film "Assassin's League".
So after the script was written and handed over to them, Sun Peng basically stopped interfering.
Fortunately, the two assistant directors have high professionalism. Even after receiving Lao Bai's script, they almost couldn't wait to start looking for investors, but the post-production of "Assassin's League" was not delayed. After all, there are
There were many shootout scenes and car chase scenes, and Sun Peng, who was inexperienced, needed their help in many places.
After the soundtrack and ending song were in place, the later stages of the movie were progressing exactly as planned, and time passed day by day with Sun Peng being busy at times, and sometimes having two days of free time.
And when the date entered November, the promotional campaign for "The Lion King" began to become more intense day by day!
The huge investment, exquisite pictures, and of course the script and complete soundtrack and songs created by the famous screenwriter and musician Lao Bai all make "The Lion King" an undoubted super blockbuster at the end of the year.
!Especially when the "Lion King" picture book has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, and after it hitched a ride on "Frozen" in the trailers and promotional posters, it has become a Christmas holiday
One of the most anticipated movies of the season.
With more than a month left before its release, "The Lion King" has already achieved a film scheduling rate of over 37% in China!
The two films "Spirited Away" and "Frozen" are the strong backing of "The Lion King".
Therefore, both Chinese filmmakers and ordinary movie fans know that 37% of the filming may still not be the final figure, and the little fans of Lao Bai are eagerly waiting for the second movie adapted from the picture book.
They were eager to see what they saw - their parents had already prepared the money for the movie tickets!
As for North America...
With more than 4,000 screens, the animated film ranks second in terms of the number of screens on its first day of release in history, and it also allows Hollywood filmmakers to see the power represented by the name "laobai"!
At this moment, China Xia Wang released a new song at his New York concert!
"can you feel the love tonight"!
The episode of the movie "The Lion King", just a glimpse at the concert in New York, attracted countless Luo Cheng fans to the movie!
At the same time, the producers of "The Lion King" released two trailers with completely different styles.
A powerful shot editing, the soundtrack is "the circle of life"!
A film full of joy and laughter, with the soundtrack "hakuna matata"!
It is the appearance of these three soundtracks and interludes that has completely ignited many people's expectations for "The Lion King"! As Lao Baichui Yiye Zhiqiu said on Weibo: "Perhaps we can't learn from the exquisite trailer.
Whether the entire animation is worth the high ticket price, but at least one thing is certain, just for these three songs, I will definitely walk into the cinema and want to use this old white dish to create another feast for us.