Donnie Yen plays Qiao Feng, Guo Fucheng exposes new films, who will be the next Hong Kong film hit?
1905 movie network feature Those who had just bid farewell to Ye Wen and kung fu films turned their attention to the martial arts classics.
Recently, the official announcement, which was produced and starred by Donnie Yen, appeared at the Cannes Film Festival.
According to the report, Donnie Yen hopes to use the film to start with "the most powerful hero" Qiao Feng to establish a Chinese martial arts universe and export the Chinese martial arts spirit.
On the other hand, the crime films starring in the film also appeared in the Cannes Journal.
The movie will tell the thrilling story of a pair of fellow sufferers whose robbery plan is disrupted by ruthless gangsters, and the "temporary robbery" escalates again.
From recent years, to the recent success of breaking the billion yuan mark, Hong Kong films have frequently become popular in the market, demonstrating their vitality that cannot be ignored.
Major new films have been officially announced one after another, and new materials continue to be released. Who will become the next Hong Kong film hit?
Feelings and breakthroughs
"Flying Snow Shoots White Deer in the Sky, Smiling Book God Yibi < unk >" The martial arts rivers and lakes written by Mr. Jin Yong have influenced several generations, and "Eight Books of Heavenly Dragons" is a classic among classics. It has been remade into film and television works several times before.
Among them, the most popular "Qiao Feng" is the 1997 version and the 2003 version. After that, the two editions starring and starring both suffered word-of-mouth reversals, which shows the difficulty of film and television.
In contrast, Donnie Yen’s innovation this time is that he will "write a biography" for the male protagonist Qiao Feng alone, and claims to build a Chinese martial arts universe with "the most powerful hero" Qiao Feng as the core.
According to the report: "By telling the story of the protagonist Qiao Feng not bowing to fate in a difficult situation, and finally transforming into a generation of heroes, he created a’Chinese hero ‘with flesh and blood, and who is indomitable."
This is easily reminiscent of the "Ip Man" series that made Donnie Yen famous, which has built a relatively successful "Chinese superhero" image in four episodes in a decade, and also makes us have certain expectations for "The Biography of Qiao Feng".
Another source said that the film will be directed by the producer and director of "Chen Qing Ling". Wang Jing’s feelings for Jin Yong are well known, and the 1993 film was also regarded as a classic.
But the two online movie versions of "Yitian Dragon Slayer" that he restarted during the Spring Festival attracted a lot of scolding, and Donnie Yen’s role in Zhang Sanfeng also failed to satisfy the audience.
The two once again collaborated to adapt Jin Yong’s classics. Whether it was "love killing" or "fried cold rice" made people sweat.
Coincidentally, the starring film version of "Don’t Call Me" God of Gamblers "also played a card of feelings that spanned decades.
The "God of Gamblers" series is one of Fage’s representative works. 20 years after its release, Chow Yun-fat teamed up with Wang Jing again to create the "Macau Situation" series, and the unsatisfactory results consumed the gold content of this sentiment to a certain extent.
This time, "Don’t Call Me" God of Gamblers ", although borrowing the name of" God of Gamblers ", obviously has a different warm and inspirational temperament. In addition, the creative team of" Peerless "- screenwriters, supervisors Huang Bin, etc., make people look forward to it.
Twenty-one years ago, "Seeking Qin" could be called the originator of the time-travel drama, and Gu Tianle’s "Gu Xuan CP" was also the "white moonlight" in many people’s hearts.
This time, the film version was produced by Gu Tianle’s Tianxia First Company, and he also persuaded Xuanxuan, Lin and other original cast members to return, which shows the depth of his own feelings.
In addition to martial arts and crossing elements, science fiction was also a major highlight of "The Search for Qin". At that time, due to the technical level, the slightly rough crossing scenes were expected to be qualitatively improved in the movie version.
When it comes to sci-fi, we have to mention another sci-fi film that worries Koo Tianle.
It is also produced by Tianxia, starring an all-star lineup such as Gu Tianle, Gu Tianle, etc. It was completed in 2017, but it has not been released due to the epidemic and later reasons. Gu Tianle recently released a short video in person, looking forward to meeting the audience.
The story is set in 2055, in the face of alien invasion, elite troops will join forces to defend the earth. The film claims to have invested 450 million Hong Kong dollars.
Koo Tianle once explained his original intention in an interview: He hoped that through this film, the special effects of Hong Kong films have reached international standards. Hong Kong not only has police and gangster films and love sketches, but also serious science fiction films.
Police and bandits are still the "highlight"
Looking at the Hong Kong films that have sold well in recent years, apart from a few comedies and romance films, police and criminal films are still absolutely mainstream. In the future, there will also be a large number of films queuing up to book the "next hit".
Koo Tianle is recognized as a model worker in the film and television industry, but in the crime genre film reserve, he has to give way to Guo Fucheng. He starred in many heavyweight blockbusters such as "Temporary Robbery".
Among them, the directing of the era’s masterpiece "When the Wind Rises Again" kept audiences waiting the longest.
The film once again brings to the screen the stories of the four detectives who once dominated the Hong Kong police circle, including both police and bandits, as well as song and dance elements. They practice piano for the characters for three months and are expected to be finalized in the near future.
"Broken Network" and "Insider" have both tried to innovate their themes. "Broken Network" focuses on online financial crimes, blending Internet elements such as virus intrusion, hacker interception, and dark net transactions with Hong Kong-style characteristics such as undercover warfare and hand-to-hand racing. It has been scheduled for release on September 9. Mid-Autumn Festival.
The recently announced Insider, a film directed by the director and starring Guo Fucheng and the "Dangerous Man", will also take a different approach: lawyers will work with detectives to expose the shady scenes and crimes behind "charity".
As we all know, Hong Kong films love the elements of duality, and now "tripods" have gradually become standard. The "Temporary Robbery" mentioned at the beginning was produced by the supervisor, and Guo Fucheng, Lin Jiadong, and Ren Xianqi formed a "robber team", which was completed at the end of last year.
After the box office of "Anti-Drug 2" 1.30 billion, "Anti-Drug 3 Days Big Earth" continued to be directed, focusing on the Golden Triangle drug trafficking case. The lineup was also upgraded as a whole, Gu Tianle continued to lead, Guo Fucheng joined the new, and Liu Qingyun will return to play the villain.
Qiu Litao can be regarded as one of the busiest Hong Kong directors. In addition to "Anti-Drug 3", he also has an adaptation of Zhou Haohui’s novel, starring Gu Tianle, Wu Zhenyu; and Wu Zhenyu.
There are also collaborations with "War Epidemic Angels" and "Bomb Locker 3", the former has been completed, and the latter has long been on the agenda.
In addition, Liu Qingyun also has a film that must be mentioned. The film was set for this year’s Qingming Festival. After Liu Qingyun’s "Detective" 15 years ago, he cooperated with him again, starring in "Detective", and Lin Yanhe helped out, which can be said to have earned enough expectations.
Adapted from the manga "Kowloon Walled City", the movie "Kowloon Walled City · Siege" has finally come to fruition. Directed by Gu Tianle, Ren Xianqi, and Lin Yu, the real scene is restored to the style of Kowloon Walled City in the 1980s. It has been completed in April. For Hong Kong film fans, it is undoubtedly a "lifetime" series.
The screenwriter "Mai Zhuang Group" split up, Mai Zhaohui directed the above-mentioned "Insider", and Zhuang Wenqiang once again collaborated with Tony Leung and Andy Lau, bringing financial crime themes after 19 years.
The film is set in Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s, and the story is based on the "Canning Group Case", which tells the story of a Hong Kong-listed company’s rise to liquidation in just a few years.
According to the plot, Tony Leung may play the villain, while Andy will fulfill his promise of "being a good person".
It is not difficult to see from the above film list that although Hong Kong films are often officially announced, they cannot escape the controversy of "actors are young and yellow" and "selling feelings". But it is undeniable that in recent years, a large number of Hong Kong films and co-productions have emerged in the market, and these "actors" are also constantly achieving advancements and breakthroughs.
The "Hong Kong film is dead" argument is long outdated, and the next Hong Kong film hit is on the way.