The combination of Lin Mingyang and Al Pacino alone is enough to make the whole of Hollywood flock to it, and with such a luxurious cast and classic 80s TV series as a base, there is reason to believe that this film will be another box office bomb this summer. Before the film started, all kinds of rumors about the filming of this film had been hyped by the media. Who can take charge of the director of this film has become a topic of keen concern among fans.

When it was learned that Cannell was preparing to shoot a movie version of "Dragon", director John Singleton once took the initiative to ask Ying to be the director of this film. However, after the script was finalized by MGM, he suddenly resigned and left the crew.

The reason for his resignation was that he was extremely dissatisfied with MGM's final revised script, and it was very different from the storyline he had negotiated with Cannell at the beginning. Later, Cannell hired Joe Canahan, who was similar to Michael Bay in terms of directing style, to be the director of the film. This is the end of the debate over the choice of director.

But the incident did not subside, "changing the commander on the spot" is a taboo in Hollywood, and at the launch conference of "Dragon Assault", a reporter reopened the matter.

The launch event exists to announce to the public that the film has officially entered the filming stage. Under Lin Mingyang's instructions, MGM did not make a big splash about the event, but several leading actors of the film were present, and the strong starlight charm of the event still attracted many reporters.

The event was a semi-circular stage with a giant poster in the center, with the heads of Al Pacino, Lin Mingyang, Chartol Koplay and Quinton Jackson patched together, with the film's title printed in the center, and the names of the four characters in the four corners printed in a smaller font.

There were five chairs on the stage, and Lin Mingyang and Al Pacino humbled each other, Lin Mingyang reserved the middle position for Pacino on the grounds that Al Pacino was the head of the "the-a-team", and he himself sat to the left of Pacino.

Once the two of them were seated, the others were much easier, with director Joe Canahan sitting to the right of Pacino, Charlto Coplay on the far left, and Quinton Jackson sitting next to the far right.

At the beginning of the press conference, director Joe Carnahan introduced the basic situation of the film, "I know that this film brings together Hollywood's super-first-line actors, their acting skills and box office appeal are undoubted, in comparison, maybe I am the most unknown one in this... Of course, I didn't want to mess it up, and I wanted to be able to make a TV series like that time. So this time we set the location in Vancouver. ”

"Compared to the United States, Vancouver is a relatively conservative and quiet city, and there are not many skyscrapers and modern transportation. So it presents a retro and old-fashioned feel. And this feeling is what was shown in the 1980s TV series "Dragon Assault Team". And, in order to be as visually different as possible from the current film, we will use a lot of gunpowder to create a realistic explosion scene. Of course, computer technology will be there, but CGI is not the dominant part of this film. I still advocate a realistic explosion scene, and I need that kind of visual experience of a hard bridge and a hard horse. ”

As soon as Joe Canahan put down the microphone, a reporter in the audience couldn't wait to raise his hand, and the host gave the opportunity to ask a question to a reporter sitting on the right in the second row. He was not the first person to raise his hand on the scene, but the host looked at him with a gentle and elegant appearance, and felt that his question should not embarrass several people on the stage too much, but unfortunately he was wrong.

The sharpness of the reporter's question is completely inversely proportional to his appearance, "Mr. Joe Carnahan, as the director of this film, what do you think of the plot of the film?" Your predecessor, John Singleton, is said to have given up on the film's plot being too bad, what do you think about that? ”

Joe Carnahan was stunned, he didn't expect that as soon as his speech ended, a reporter would jump out to "stir up the scene", he was unprepared for this question, and he was stunned for a while.

Producer Cannell was not at the scene, and the most vocal on this issue was naturally Lin Mingyang, who took the microphone from the host: "I'll answer you this question... MGM deeply regrets the departure of Mr. John Singleton and some of his subsequent remarks, but I would also like to reiterate the producer's position here that as an action movie, the plot is at the service of the action scenes in the film. The most important thing in action movies is to turn people upside down, and it's boring to find suspense and connotation in it. ”

Lin Mingyang snorted coldly: "I originally thought that there should be no market for this kind of boring remarks in Hollywood, but now it seems that there are many more brainless guys than I imagined..."

"Of course, I say this doesn't mean that the plot of this film is very weak, that's nothing, in my opinion, the story of the script is explained completely, there is no anticlimactic, and there is no beginning to make people guess the end. I think based on the TV series of the 80s, the plot of this film will not be too bad, of course, if you are a die-hard fan of the TV series, and you have a serious era complex, then you may be quite dissatisfied with such a remake, but we have tried to do the greatest respect for the original book, in addition to those classic elements, there should always be something new in the movie to present to the audience, this is our attitude! ”

Lin Mingyang's "aggressive" remarks shocked the reporters present, and his arrogant posture was supported by strong strength. In the following questions, the reporters' questions were obviously much more "peaceful".

"The funny element is a major signature in the 80s TV drama version of "Dragon Assault Team", in addition to the hot action, will the movie version continue this style?" With the experience of the previous questioner, the next reporter's questions are much more "cautious".

Director Joe Carnahan looked at Lin Mingyang, and he found that although Lin Mingyang was holding the microphone in his hand, he didn't mean to lift it. Sure that Lin Mingyang was not ready to answer this question, he said: "Of course, these jokes are the essence of the film's highlights. Without these funny lines, the film would have lost half of its viewing name. It can be said that the TV series is a funny TV series, and the movie is also a comedy movie. What worried me the most before filming started was that the movie would lose its jokes and become a hot, noisy blockbuster. But the good news is that the script is more hilarious than I imagined... I can tell you for sure that every action scene in the film will make people's blood gush, big and small, and at the same time, it will make the audience burst into laughter. ”

Joe Canahan obviously has nothing to ask here, and Lin Mingyang has a gloomy face over there, looking like he doesn't care about the reporters. Interested reporters naturally focused their questions on the "protagonist" Al Pacino, who had been overlooked.

"Mr. Pacino, what made you decide to star in this film?"

As a veteran actor, Al Pacino was already familiar with such questions, and he smiled slightly, and returned in a half-joking tone: "MGM has written me a check for dollars that will make any Hollywood actor happy, it's an interesting movie, and the point is that I love this character in the film... Whether it is in the movie or in reality, I will prove that ginger is still old and spicy! ”

Al Pacino said this to give people the feeling that he was "demonstrating" to Lin Mingyang, and in the face of his "provocation", Lin Mingyang's face, which had been flat, finally showed a smile. Al Pacino took the initiative to make a move, and Lin Mingyang naturally had no reason to back down. The first drama of the new and old Oscar actors was staged in advance before the film even started filming.

Not to be outdone, Lin Mingyang replied: "In the script, Colonel Hannibal is the soul of the A-team, a guy who combines wisdom and strength, I believe that Mr. Pacino's perfect acting skills will definitely make this character exude the ultimate charm, and my Pike in this film, this merry, ruffian and smart guy's task is to do everything possible to steal the limelight from Mr. Pacino... Maybe as long as the camera stays for 3 seconds, most of the attention in the movie theater will be focused on the character I played! ”

Lin Mingyang publicly declared that he wanted to steal the limelight of the protagonist in the film, and Al Pacino next to him sat there with a smile, saying that he had no pressure, and the two staged such an episode, which made the atmosphere of the scene a lot easier.

The reporters at the scene asked a few more questions to Charlto Koplay and Quinton Jackson, and the second half of the press conference went relatively smoothly. After the whole event, the crew will go to Mexico, where the opening scene of the film will be staged.

The first scene shot by the crew is Hannibal being tied to a chair and beaten, and Al Pacino's face is not shown in the shot, so this performance is naturally a stand-in.

In fact, Hannibal's face was never seen until two Mexican mercenaries left Hannibal in an abandoned warehouse, ready to let the dogs bite him to death. It wasn't until he broke free of the handcuffs and slowly walked out of the dimly lit corner of the warehouse that the familiar Al Pacino "made his debut" with his signature smile.

And the appearance of Quinton Jackson, who plays the "turning head" in the film, is also eye-catching, if Al Pacino's appearance is quite nostalgic, then Quinton Jackson's appearance can be called modern.

With the roar of motors, yellow sports cars roll up clouds of sand and dust in the Mexican town, arrogantly leaving behind the following police cars. The sudden fight at the car tuning factory, although a little inexplicable, fits well with the character of Quinton Jackson.

As a martial arts athlete, Quinton Jackson's fight scene certainly won't disappoint the audience, and the punching bag's big fist is swung cleanly, and a few gangsters are naturally easily leveled by him.

In contrast, Lin Mingyang's first appearance in the film was not so "glorious", he was tied in pajamas between a pile of tires, with a noose around his neck and gasoline doused around him. This guy slept with the woman who was the target of the action, and when he was caught, he didn't forget to laugh and scold as much as he could, and he looked like he wasn't afraid of the sky when he died.

His "arrogance" was naturally based on trust in Hannibal, but the end was somewhat "miserable". He rolled down the hill between the tires, and when he was finally rescued in the car, he had fallen and vomited without saying a word.

Lin Mingyang's debut can be described as "declining" at home, and of course Charto-Koplay is not much better. He plays a nervous pilot who pretends to be a doctor in a psychiatric hospital to mend Quinton Jackson's wounds, even burns half of Lin Mingyang's sleeve, and finally learns from Hannibal that he can return to the battlefield, he is so excited that he even hugs the propeller of the plane.

Charto-Kopré's performance in "District 9" has won him a lot of fans, and his nervous performance and amazing flying skills in this film are really eye-catching, without him, everyone would not know how many times he died.

The four leading actors' different ways of appearing successfully connect the entire opening story, and the helicopter chase battle becomes the first action in the film**. Whether it's rolling to dodge the strafing of the gunship, or turning off the fire in the air to avoid missiles, the action scenes in the film are exciting and fiery at the same time, but also highly imaginative.

Of course, the action scenes are exciting, and at the same time, the film's director, Joe Carnahan, has not forgotten his previous promise in front of the media, and the film has added a lot of funny lines to the performance. As the A-Team's helicopter took off from the roof of the hospital, the tail of the plane swept off a water tank and smashed right on Quinton Jackson's car, and the sturdy modified off-road vehicle became scrap metal in an instant.

Quinton Jackson, who was on the plane, clamored to kill Charlto Copeley, to which he replied, "Who told you to park your car here?" This is a handicapped-only area! ”

-- This opening story gives a general introduction to the identities of the four protagonists, and then the development of the plot enters the theme, and the filming of the film also shifts from Mexico to the Middle East. In order to reflect the color of the times of "keeping pace with the times", the film places the story in the context of the eve of the US withdrawal in Iraq.

According to top-secret information, during the Iraq War, a black army affiliated with the United States seized the Iraqi money printing machine and used it to produce counterfeit US dollars in large quantities. Despite Pike's ex-girlfriend warning them not to get involved, the A-Team members decide to go it their own way, and after careful planning, they succeed, but things take a turn for the unforeseen. The banknote printing plate is robbed, and the boss of the A-team dies in a bizarre accident.

After this, all four members of the A-Team were sentenced to prison by a court-martial, but the United States, CIA agent Lynch, who had encouraged the A-Team to snatch the banknote prints, found Hannibal and provided him with clues about the traitor, and with the assistance of the other party, Hannibal successfully escaped from prison.

In order to shoot this scene, Al Pacino can be said to have made a lot of "sacrifices", he appeared on camera for the first time in the movie, although it was just a quick glimpse in front of the camera, but it finally made up for a lack in the hearts of fans.

A-Team's collective prison break has become the third plot of the film after the helicopter chase battle and the snatching of the US bill printing plate in Baghdad**, and the way A-Team's "living treasures" escape from prison is also incredible.

Parker, played by Lin Mingyang, is still living like a fish in water in prison, he successfully "hooked up" with a female prison guard, and received a presidential-style cell treatment in prison, and when he was in the sauna, he was hijacked by Hannibal and released from prison with the sauna room.

When Hannibal Pike was in Hannibal Pike, a short "duel" was staged between Lin Mingyang and Al Pacino, director Joe Canahan took into account Al Pacino's age and did not arrange any difficult movements for him, and in order to prevent him from being physically exhausted when performing, Lin Mingyang was easily handled by him in the play "three times five divided by two".

After convincing Pike, the two worked together to plan the rescue of Quinton Jackson during his transfer. They pierced the back door of the cart with javelin hooks, and Quinton Jackson escaped by holding on to the dragged back door before the guards could react.

In this scene, Quinton Jackson did not use any stuntman, and only relied on his own excellent performance to complete this thrilling action performance. Although he was unscathed, during the filming, the crew still sweated for him.

The most interesting escape was from Charto-Kopré, who was sent back to a psychiatric hospital after a court-martial. After receiving Hannibal's suggestion, he agitated all the patients to collectively ask to watch a 3D movie. knew that he would escape from prison, but Parker's ex-girlfriend Sosa, who rushed to hear the news, didn't find any flaws.

Hannibal and the others broke in in a way that no one else could have imagined, and the slow-moving car in the 3D movie suddenly turned into a real car and crashed through the wall, and all the psychopaths were there cheering loudly, probably the most realistic 3D movie they had ever seen, while Charto-Kop took advantage of the chaos to sneak away from under Sosa's eyelids and fly away under the stunned gaze of a group of people.

(To be continued)