After all the filming of "500 Days with Shamo" was completed, the crew was disbanded, the film entered the post-production stage, and Wang Yang also returned to Los Angeles to be busy with it.

There is not a lot of post-production time left for the film, although the release date is December 23, but minus the estimated time required for MPAA grading review, copy transportation, etc., it is only more than 2 months, and all departments have to race against time.

Another movie "Munich Tragedy", which was completed on September 29, was also released on 12-23, no wonder some media commented that this was "the race between the magical Jan and Spielberg" , you must know that the total box office of Wang Yang's director in North America has reached more than 2.5 billion US dollars, ranking second, with an average of more than 278 million each of the 9 films, while Spielberg, who has occupied the top spot for many years, has 3.38 billion, and the average of 23 films is more than 146 million each, the third place is George Lucas 1.743 billion, and the average of 6 films is 290 million each, and the fourth place is Robert Zemeckis 1.723 billion, and the average of 13 films is 132 million per film...... At the age of 25, there is a North American box office of 2.5 billion, Wang Yang is only more than 880 million away from the championship, no one knows how long the 58-year-old Spielberg can sit on the chair, three years, five years, ten years?

However, "Munich Massacre", which has a production cost of up to 70 million, is not a commercial blockbuster, it is a literary drama film going for the Oscars, which is Spielberg's counterattack to the question brought by "Happiness Terminal" "He can't shoot anything profound anymore", and topics such as terrorism, politics, and revenge are also very much in line with the melody of the awards, so it is also considered one of the strong contenders in the 05-06 awards season.

Although Wang Yang's slogan is "destroy "Firefly", probably no one thinks that "500 Days with Shamo" is qualified, but this does not mean anything, the later team led by Wang Yang has high morale.

In terms of editors, he once again found Margaret Goodspeed, who has already reached the highest level of cooperation, and Margaret is also the most experienced in editing his low-budget films, and the soundtrack found Love Kent (Legally Blonde, Wedding Proud, etc.) and MacChel-Danner (Ice Storm, Soul Shifter, etc.), who are familiar with this type of story and will join forces to interpret this love journey with music.

The length of the film is scheduled to be 120 minutes, rated PG-13, different from the rhythm of the 09 version, from the beginning of the script, the characterization and the description of feelings are more delicate, although the main perspective is Tom, Shamo also has a certain personal drama, so that her brilliance is enough to shine to the "Best Actress". "500 Days with Shamo" is an interesting editing, just like the temporal structure of "Fragments of Memory", which tells the ins and outs of the whole story in a messy and orderly manner through techniques such as inverted montage, and the before and after comparison between the period of love and the period of broken love creates a microsecond psychological feeling, which examines the relationship from a different perspective than usual.

Despite its name, it will actually contain four seasons of sunshine and climate, sometimes like the warmth of spring, the splendor of summer, the coolness of autumn, and sometimes the coldness of winter, which changes with Tom's mood. And it also has a handful of surreal special effects shots, which is a breeze for the graphics engine effects team, and there is no problem at all.

The theatrical trailer for "500 Days with Sammo" will land on the big screen in the pre-screening commercial period of "Saw 3", which will be released on October 28, which is also another "bundle" of fire movies after the release of the "Firefly" trailer in "SA2" last year.

"It's really exciting!" The audience who is both SA fans and Yang fans is very happy, who doesn't want to try the Christmas dessert after the summer dinner of "Firefly"? And the average audience who is looking for excitement on Halloween will also be inclined to watch "SA3" for this giveaway, not to mention the hardcore fans who make a special trip to the theater to get a sneak peek.

Of course, this also depends on the charm of "SA3" itself, as the last part of the first trilogy, the story of the old man will usher in an end, and his ending will undoubtedly affect the hearts of thousands of SA fans.

"Saw 2", which only cost 3 million to create, 80.65 million North American box office/145 million global box office; It turns out that Wang Yang made a smarter and correct decision than Lionsgate, without changing the main creative team, and "Saw 2", which was created by the original team at a cost of 5 million, collected 118 million North American box office/195 million global box office, and maintained a good audience reputation, with 8 million production fees and 340 million box office, which can hardly be described as a commercial miracle, a gold mine in a gold mine!

After the great success of the first two parts, this 10 million cost sequel that has accumulated superb popularity has no possibility of failure, and Flame Movies aims to break through the global box office of 200 million, and fans and box office lovers also have high hopes for "SA3", and the old man has the ability to scare the world! This necessitated a more aggressive release of FF, which set a new high for the series, and adjusted the release date in overseas markets from January-April of the following year for the first two games to November-December in most regions, and February-March in several markets, in order to fully realize its potential.

With absolute confidence in the film and the inevitability of the series to continue, before "SA3" was released, Flame Films had announced that "Saw 4" would be released on October 27, 2006, according to tradition, but it is still doubtful what the roles of the two key characters, James Wing and Ray Warner, will play.

"Jan, I want to take a break first, I need to sort out the past few years. Wen Ziren told Wang Yang that this is also Werner's attitude, for them, the ideas related to "SA" have been told through the story of the trilogy, and it is not much fun to not leave, the two are still young and do not want to be trapped by the jigsaw, but Wen Ziren expressed his willingness to be the producer of "SA4".

Wang Yang naturally understood and supported their choice, since the enthusiasm was lost, it would definitely become a bad thing to force them to stay. When it comes to future plans, Wen Ziren said that they will think about new works while resting, after all, there is a lot of rest time for a "SA" every year, and he laughed: "I don't know what else I can make except for horror movies? ”

The unsuspenseful horror film was the intention of the two good brothers, and they had already decided on the theme of the script, which came from a ghost story they heard: "A ventriloquist will tear out people's tongues and steal their voices forever." Both felt that there was a lot of material to be tapped into for this story, and that the theme of ventriloquist performances was not common in Hollywood, and if you added doll props...... They wanted to try something more traditional with horror films, making an old version of a ghost story.

It's not just Flame Movies staring at Wyn Warner, how much money is attracted to "SA"! God knows if the new work of these two guys from Australia will create another new series and a new gold mine? Universal, 20th Century Fox and other big studios are eyeing each other, but the two say that FF is a priority.

Excluding CGI cartoons, FF currently has four series: "SA", "Step-Up", "Furious Speed", and "Hangover", and next summer, "Hangover 3" and "Furious Speed 2" will make a strong debut, and the former trilogy will come to an end temporarily, and whether there is a "Hangover 4" in the future needs to wait for the market response. There are old and new, FF has been committed to the development of new gold mines, the blockbuster "League of Assassins" is almost certain to start filming the second part, and the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the news of "Firefly 2".

In fact, there is nothing about it in the outside world now, the ending of "Firefly" leaves clues to the G20 star, the madness of the Marauder forces, the resurgence of the independents, the wanted treatment of the Tranquility by the Star Alliance, the people's reaction to the Star Alliance, etc. are all stories, but what is the second part mainly about, and what about the complete plan of the entire trilogy? Wang Yang and Joss Whedon don't want to be too anxious, and at the same time, because of the work affairs of next year's TV series, Joss Whedon is a little too busy, so "Firefly 2" It needs to be released in at least 2008, or even 2009.

This will not have any adverse effects, the normal sequel time of a blockbuster is like this, not to mention that "Firefly" is different from other films, even if it is five years, seven years, ten years, fans and audiences will not forget it, on the contrary, the sequel is messed up, which is a regrettable thing.

"Captain Marl" Robert Downey Jr. is now one of the most popular and charismatic actors, and the image of a good man who gets married and has children also announces that he has really changed. Wang Yang didn't care about anything else, and called him directly: "Robert, you know I'm going to make "Iron Man", Tony Stark is you, don't say no." ”

How can you say no? Since Marvelous Young took over "Iron Man" and it was rumored that the normal director candidate Jon Favreau was released, this role has caused handsome Hollywood guys to fight with all their might, openly expressing interest, and privately asking the agency team about the intention of audition, who doesn't want to be a playboy genius Tony Stark?

Such a prodigal son who is bound to be cool and handsome is definitely suitable for Robert Downey Jr.! Susan Levine also recommends her husband very much, this is the superhero who can give full play to his charm! Of course, there is no reason to refuse Wang Yang's invitation alone, everything falls into place, and Downey readily agrees to the starring role. When the news reached the outside world, the media and fans were not surprised, and they already knew that the magic was determined to make Downey his "Harrison Ford".

But what everyone is more concerned about is whether "I Am Legend" is directed by Wang Yang himself, and who will star in it?

Because there has been no definite news on this since the news of the Flames and Warners deal, God knows if he will suddenly say "no!" or even the project has been put under cold storage for another decade.

(To be continued)