Chapter 363 New Film Conception - "Fuse"

On the third day of the second month of the solar calendar, that is, the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Shaoming led everyone to promote in Beijing, and then flew to Shanghai and stayed in Shanghai for a few days.

On February 10th, fly back to California!

"I Am Legend" was released in Hong Kong on February 4, and the results are not bad.

In the mainland, it was released on February 8, and on February 8, a total of more than 30 million box office was achieved, which is far worse than the results released in North America, but in mainland China, among the movies in a schedule, "I Am Legend" still won the first place.

And "I Am Legend" has been released in North America for almost a month, and so far, the total box office in North America has reached 850 million, according to this trend, the total box office in North America has exceeded 900 million, and there is no doubt that one billion is a bit dangerous.

"The Lord of the Rings 2" got a box office of 400 million, although it is worse than "I Am a Legend", but it is also a good result.

It's late February 2003, and the collision between "I Am Legend" and "The Lord of the Rings 2" is almost over, but the discussion about these two cosmic blockbusters is far from over.

"The box office performance of "I Am Legend" is twice that of "The Lord of the Rings 2", not that the results of "The Lord of the Rings 2" are not good enough, but that "I Am Legend" is too terrifying, with a box office of nearly one billion, it is really a legend!"

"Peter. The war between Jackson and Smith Week has gone from "Sparta" and "The Lord of the Rings 1" to "The Lord of the Rings 2" to the current "I Am Legend" to complete "The Lord of the Rings 2", I have to say that Smith Week's progress is too fast! "Chainsaw", "Cattle Herding Class", "Sparta" Whenever we think that Smith Zhou has run out of talent and will slow down, this talented director will achieve another great result. No one knows when Smith Week was at its peak, and no one knows when Smith Week was the focus! ”

"James. Cameron, Steven. Spielberg, Peter. Jackson, Michael. Seashell. It should be possible to add another Smith week! ”

"'I Am Legend' is coming to an end. Looking forward to Smith's next film this week! I wonder what kind of excitement the next film will bring us? ”

Major media outlets, newspapers. gave high praise to "I Am Legend", and at the same time, he was also optimistic about Zhou Shaoming and Supernova.

At this time, Zhou Shaoming was thinking about another thing, that is, about the acquisition of Blizzard.

"The Walking Dead" is still in theaters. I don't know how much money I make just for advertising supernovas, and with such exaggerated box office results in "I Am Legend", supernovas at this time can't be said to be a little bit, but they are not short of money. As for the promotion of Facebook, Mark and his team have done a good job, this social networking site is currently developing at a rapid pace, and has cultivated a large number of paid-conscious screen names, and it will not be long before Facebook will bring huge benefits.

With a lot of money, Zhou Shaoming is naturally dishonest, he won Marvel last year, and this year. Zhou Shaoming was paying attention to Blizzard.

Blizzard Entertainment is a world-renowned computer game and video game software company, and three classic games, StarCraft, Diablo and World of Warcraft, are Blizzard Entertainment's masterpieces.

Blizzard has always adhered to the principle of boutique. The so-called three years of sharpening a sword, and one sword eating ten years is a very vivid expression of the longevity of the game produced by Blizzard.

What more than ten years? Warcraft is still on fire even when Zhou Shaoming crosses, and if it is said that Blizzard is taken, then Supernova will undoubtedly go further.

However, the problem now is that Blizzard has no intention of merging with other companies or being acquired, and from Jon's feedback, it seems that Blizzard Entertainment does not want to be acquired, and even if it is, it does not want to be a supernova.

"Do you have to give up like that? Blizzard, Blizzard, absolute fat, just looking at it, I can't eat it, and I feel uncomfortable! Zhou Shaoming muttered to himself and sighed.

can't think of a way, Zhou Shaoming can only put this matter aside for now and think about things about movies instead.

From "Chainsaw" to "I Am Legend" all the way, Zhou Shaoming has been filming European and American films, and the main reasons for this are: 1 - The market is in Europe and the United States, and it needs to be catered to. 2. There are more European and American classics in my mind. 3 - Time is not yet ripe.

With the successful release of "I Am Legend", Zhou Shaoming's fame has increased again, and he is definitely a big director at this time, and he is also a big director with box office guarantees.

In addition, when I went to Hong Kong a year ago, I met Andry Lau, Zhang Guorong, and friends in the United States, Zhou Yunfa, Jackie Chan and others.

Zhou Shaoming finally has the idea of making a Chinese film!

""Baby Plan", starring Cheng Long and Gu Tianle, is a classic Cheng Long's humorous action movie!"

""Ip Man", starring Donnie Yen, is also a Hong Kong film with a good box office reputation."

"The Fuse", an action blockbuster starring Donnie Yen, Gu Tianle, and Zou Zhaolong."

Through systematic screening, in the end, Zhou Shaoming set the next movie to be filmed on these three.

After thinking about it for an afternoon, Zhou Shaoming first discharged "Ip Man", Ip Man's fight scenes are very retro, not hot enough, and the most important thing is that the cool point is in the abuse of the Japanese, not to mention that few people in the United States know Ip Man as a person, so the sense of substitution is not strong enough, and "Ip Man" is definitely not good.

As for "Baby Plan", this film is Cheng Long's, and there is naturally nothing to say about the fight, but this film is more about laughter, and Chinese-style laughter seems to be inedible in Europe and the United States, so it is not very suitable.

Thinking about it, "The Fuse" is the most suitable, this film has the most popular scenes, and the storyline is exciting enough, and the whole movie makes people's hearts beat faster and their blood boils.

In fact, in Zhou Shaoming's heart, if you want to shoot a Hong Kong-style police film, the best template is "Changing Face". The scenes and plot of this movie are the style of Hong Kong films, and the director is a master of Hong Kong gunfight films - John Woo.

However, it is a pity that this film was released long before Zhou Shaoming's crossing.

Zhou Shaoming only traveled to the United States in 1999, and at this time he had missed the golden age of Hong Kong films, if he could travel through decades earlier, whether it was "The True Color of Heroes" or "Bloody Heroes" or "Infernal Affairs" and "Across the Seas", which one was filmed, Zhou Shaoming could guarantee a big hit.

It's a pity that it's 2003 now, and there are too few movies after that, police movies from the past, or typical Hong Kong action movies!

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Shaoming decided to shoot "The Fuse", but for the script, he is ready to make a big revision, which is best to make the movie more tense and exciting.

Moreover, if you can, Zhou Shaoming's idea is that luxury cars, beauties, and action scenes are indispensable, in general, it is a film of the same type as "Fast and Furious", but the script is in accordance with "The Fuse", and the focus of the film should also be on the refreshing fight.

"Who does the lead actor use?" Zhou Shaoming said to himself, this is a very tangled question.

The first actor of "The Fuse" is Donnie Yen, but if he shoots this film, it is obvious that Donnie Yen cannot be used, not to mention Donnie Yen's personality or character, there is one thing that he is not suitable, that is, his fame in Europe and the United States.

The quality of a film is not only the quality of the script, the director's shooting skills, the level of post-production, but also the appropriate actors.

"Fuse" is a movie with very popular action scenes, and it seems that only a few people such as Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, Li Lianjie, Cheng Long and so on can shoot such a fight scene.

But the problem is that no one has heard of Donnie Yen and Wu Jing in Europe and the United States, and Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are a little old.

"With Hollywood actors?" Zhou Shaoming muttered to himself, and two people flashed in his mind - Jason Statham and Nicolas Cage.

These two are representatives of European and American action blockbusters, Jason Statham's "Death Speed", "Rage", "Very Human Trafficker", "Parker" and so on are all very good, a tough guy with chic and elegant action, it is very suitable to play him.

And Nicolas Cage also had wonderful performances in movies such as "Changing Face", "Air Prison" and "Brave Island" in the early days.

Overall, Jason Statham is younger, explosive, and fiery and agile in action. And although Nicolas Cage is a little older, he has better acting skills and a unique aura.

In the end, Zhou Shaoming still chose Jason Statham in his heart, after all, he was younger and more familiar.

Of course, as a typical Hong Kong film, the film "Fuse" cannot be without Hong Kong actors, and what Zhou Shaoming is preparing to shoot is a film that combines Chinese and foreign countries.

Because it is the first Hong Kong-style movie, Zhou Shaoming is still very careful, and Jason Statham has been selected in his heart for the actor, just to ensure that this movie will not be too cold, if the effect feedback is good, maybe the next film will use a Hong Kong actor as the leading actor.

In addition to the male protagonist, there are several powerful ruthless characters in "The Fuse", and Zhou Shaoming already has a candidate in his heart - Wu Jing!

If you want to say who can really be called a martial arts movie star in Huaxia ten years later, Wu Jing is definitely one of them, or even the only one.

When he was a child, Zhou Shaoming spent his childhood watching movies and TV series such as Wu Jing's "Tai Chi Grandmaster" and "Kung Fu Kid Breaking Love", and of course he had a lot of good feelings for Wu Jing.

And the biggest reason why Zhou Shaoming made up his mind to develop this martial arts movie star is the two roles in his heart who played the villains in "Slaying the Wolf" and "The True Colors of Men", which is really amazing.

One of the several villains in the fuse must be Wu Jing! (To be continued.) )