Chapter 682 Get It Together
"The King of Kung Fu" will be released in North America on April 18, six days earlier than in the mainland.
Maybe the producers also know that the quality of "The King of Kung Fu" will be difficult to impress mainland audiences...
Want to create the early advantage of painting outside the wall and adding fragrance inside.
After all, we all grew up watching kung fu movies. If you want to talk about other genres, we may not have much say, but kung fu movies...
We are still qualified to discuss the merits.
There's not much to say about the movie.
For many movie fans, the most important thing about "The King of Kung Fu" is that it fulfills the long-cherished wish of the Chinese people: the peak showdown between two kung fu superstars, Jackie Chan and Li Lian.
Now in 2008, these two are really unique!
——"The King of Kung Fu", such an arrogant title can only be tolerated by Double J. Anyone else would have lost his life.
Shen Xudong has always felt that there is an important reason why the two have never cooperated: who will play the leading role?
After all, they are also Chinese action superstars, but one of them always seems to be losing face when playing a supporting role.
In fact, in "The King of Kung Fu", Jackie Chan is considered a supporting actor, Li Lianlian plays the silent monk and Sun Wukong...
If we really want to make a serious calculation, Li Lianlian should not be cast as the actor of Sun Wukong.
Mr. Six is actually quite suitable, and the Sino-US co-production has blossomed!
Ahem...
In the different contexts of Chinese and Western cultures, it is indeed difficult to make an "action film" that can be both a big hit abroad and recognized domestically.
And we have to worry about the roles of the two actors...
Director Rob Minkoff has done his best!
The plot is that Jason, a seventeen-year-old boy, obtained a mysterious golden hoop at a pawnshop in Chinatown, and then traveled to China and was trained by two masters, played by Jackie Chan and Li Lien, making Jason a "Skywalker"...
Then they joined forces to deal with the Jade War God and the White-haired Witch, and summoned the fantasy war god "Sun Wukong" in ancient Chinese history to punish rape and eliminate evil!
Typical routine script: Act 1: Making a fuss in Chinatown; Act 2: Encountering the Golden Swallow; Act 3: Fighting for the Golden Cudgel; Act 4: The battle at the end of the film...
In fact, if Shen Xudong takes over as the screenwriter, he will change the plot and make Jason the real Skywalker!
Skywalker: Skywalker, walks the way of heaven and carries out the will of heaven.
Son of the plane.
In other words, he was the key to breaking the situation, but as a result, he was given a golden cudgel and it was no longer his problem!
Then what's the use of two of you studying art?
To be honest, the cast of Jackie Chan + Li Lianlian can only truly reflect its value if it is used in Hong Kong films.
——Even if Wang Jing is the director.
But the response was overwhelming!
Especially when Jackie Chan and Lee exchanged moves, the whole theater screamed...
Lionsgate secured 3,151 opening theaters for "The King of Kung Fu," which can be called a large-scale screening.
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Domestic News: "The King of Kung Fu" premiered in North America, Jackie Chan held Liu Yifei's hand tightly throughout the whole process;
"The King of Kung Fu" premiered in North America, Liu Yifei was praised as the Chinese version of "Hepburn"...
Well, Shen Xudong searched for the keywords ""The King of Kung Fu", Liu Yifei", and the real entertainment headline was ""The King of Kung Fu" premiered in North America, Jackie Chan and Li Lian faced off for the first time."
In one sentence, the selling point of the entire drama is summed up.
Quite accurate!
Oh, Shen Xudong briefly chatted with Jackie Chan and Liu Yifei, and then left.
When "The King of Kung Fu" was released, they not only had to promote in Los Angeles, but also in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Korea. Li Lianlian was entangled with everything and couldn't leave.
It will be released on April 16th, which is indeed a very good schedule - there is no contestant worth mentioning in the same schedule. The only opponent worth mentioning is "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", an R-rated comedy with an opening number of 2798 Home cinema…
Why is it worth mentioning?
Because the producer and screenwriter of this movie is Judd Apatow, and it belongs to the ‘Apatow’ party!
"The King of Kung Fu" became the weekly champion with a box office of US$20.87 million in its first weekend.
Oh, what Shen Xudong is more concerned about is that after "The King of Kung Fu" was released in Southeast Asia, it directly impacted "Zhao Zilong 2".
The box office comparison is very intuitive: in Singapore, the first weekend box office of "The King of Kung Fu" was US$1.1 million, and the second-place "Zhao Zilong 2" was US$100,000; in Malaysia, "The King of Kung Fu" made US$950,000 in the first weekend, and "The King of Kung Fu" took US$100,000 in its first weekend. "Zhao Zilong 2" still ranked second, with a closing price of around US$70,000...
The appeal of Jackie Chan + Li Lianlian is so powerful!
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At the end of April, Shen Xudong arrived at the set of "The Evil Dead" and briefly chatted with the creators about the weather, and then he went to find Joseph.
The framework of the film "The Evil Dead" is set here. Brad Peyton is also a capable director - his masterpieces are "Armageddon", "Rampage", and "Journey to the Center of the Earth 2: The Mysterious Island". Good at camera scheduling.
Shen Xudong had no objection to him.
Then don't bother!
Joseph took the initiative to chat about "The King of Kung Fu"...
He was a little disappointed with the movie: "The plot is stupid!"
"Haha... It's not stupid at all..."
Well, it is indeed quite stupid. Jackie Chan himself commented on "The King of Kung Fu": "The King of Kung Fu" was made for Americans, so don't have too much hope...
Joseph smiled, waved his hand and said, "But you can definitely make money, after all, selling the discs will be enough to recoup the cost!"
"Is the North American disc business still doing well?"
"Why isn't it easy to do?"
“You can watch it directly online!”
"Everyone is used to watching DVDs at home..."
"How are the sales of our discs?"
Joseph was speechless: "Why do you care? Our movies and disc proceeds are sold directly to Lionsgate!"
Shen Xudong smiled awkwardly...
Indeed, Wonderful Studio has not built a peripheral revenue network...
In North America, film copyright income usually requires the company to come forward to negotiate with the video disc companies. When independent film companies face these disc companies, they often have no say.
So, just sell it directly to Lions Gate...
""I Saw the Devil" will be released in June, do you think it's okay?"
"...September, when "Batman" is released..."
"Are you optimistic about The Dark Knight?"
"...Nonsense, that's Batman!"
"But the first one wasn't a big hit..."
We are talking about "Beginners". The North American box office of this movie was 206 million US dollars, and the global box office was 373 million US dollars. You must know that Tim Burton's version of "Batman", the first part, sold 411 million US dollars globally. Dollar…
Then, there are only 266 million left for the second part!
"Then don't worry about it... By the way, have you chosen the guest actress?"
Shen Xudong is talking about the little girl holding an umbrella in "The Legend of the Villain"...
This is a turning point in the plot. Because the little girl was killed, the black boss became furious and the whole city wanted the serial killer.
In fact, according to Shen Xudong's opinion, just find a little girl to make a cameo. If that doesn't work, let Kristen or Amanda come over to make a guest appearance...
There is still some friendship!
But Joseph says there are better options.
Although he didn't know who it was, Shen Xudong was quite looking forward to it after passing by Christine. Sure enough, Joseph did not disappoint him. He said: "Looking for it, Emma!"
"Emma Watson?"
Joseph rolled his eyes: "...Do you think I have the ability to invite Hao Min?"
"What about Emma? Emma Geller?"
"Emma Geller?"
"Friends, Ross and Rachel's daughter..."
"...Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts' niece, she asked me to introduce her, and I said she would make a cameo first..."
Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Joseph thoughtfully: "You guys are really having fun!"
"What's so fun?"
"You introduce her to me..."
Don’t you just want Xudong to preach and give liquids?
Joseph said indifferently: "These are the rules of the game."
Well, Shen Xudong can only accept it - do as the Romans do.
However, after meeting Emma Roberts, Shen Xudong suddenly remembered something. It seemed that he had gathered all four Hollywood beauties...
Are there any rewards for summoning the dragon?