Chapter 309 Cinematic Universe Phase 2
Chapter 309: The Second Phase of the Cinematic Universe
To be honest, Wang Hao's new movie is in direct competition with Zhang Guoshi's new movie.
Among those present, there were many senior executives from film and television companies. They were of course aware that since the end of "Under the Hawthorn Tree", Master Zhang had plunged headfirst into the preparation process for his new film "The Flowers of War".
Perhaps due to the poor box office performance of "Under the Hawthorn Tree", it is said that Director Zhang is also aiming for box office success in this new film. As for the actors, he even privately said that he wanted to find "Hollywood's top male stars" to participate.
Everyone originally thought that if what Master Zhang said came true, then perhaps the actor who starred in "The Flowers of War" might become the biggest Hollywood star to have ever appeared in a movie.
Unexpectedly, Wang Hao has released the news first, and his new movie will also invite Hollywood superstars to join. This is going to be a good show to watch.
These two people are brothers who graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
One is a leading figure among the fifth generation of Chinese directors. He has directed popular works such as "Yellow Earth", "Red Sorghum", "Raise the Red Lantern", "To Live", and "Qiu Ju Goes to Court". He has a unique charm in the use of colors, has won numerous awards at home and abroad, and is respected as the "national master".
The other is a leader among the new generation of Chinese directors who single-handedly opened up a new track for Chinese science fiction films. The films he shot and produced, such as "Fatal Call", "Wushuang", "Source Code", "Taken" and "Wolf Warriors", have repeatedly broken the box office records of Chinese directors, and the total box office of his films ranks first among Chinese directors.
The strength of the two can be said to be equal now. Master Zhang has more experience and greater reputation. He has a good reputation among the older generation and has won many awards himself. He can be said to be a leading figure in the film and television industry.
As for Wang Hao, he has achieved great results at a young age, with box office revenue far ahead of others and a strong momentum. He still has great potential and possibilities in the future and is also very popular among young movie fans.
The confrontation between these two people is the best source of topics in entertainment news.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the matter of inviting “Hollywood superstars”. Who invites a bigger star is enough to cause movie fans and audiences to fight over it on the Internet.
But don’t think this is nothing. The entertainment industry is a world of fame and fortune.
During many movie promotions, actors would quarrel with each other over the so-called "ranking".
Even the order of the names on the poster caused a bloody dispute and became extremely ugly.
What's more, this is a competition between different movies. The actors I invited are bigger and more famous than yours, which proves that I am more capable, have a higher status, and have more connections than you.
This is not something Wang Hao can just say he doesn't want to compete. By that time, the media reporters and fans will be able to fan the flames to that extent.
Regardless of the way some people in the audience were watching for fun, Wang Hao, who was standing on the stage, had already ended the topic of movie actors and announced the final information about the new movie.
"After talking for so long, what is the name of this movie? Please look at the big screen!"
Wang Hao turned slightly to the side, and a timeline appeared on the big screen, starting from 2011 and ending in 2014, with a dozen [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] icons on both sides.
Then the icon in the first place gradually blurred, and four big words reappeared.
"Inception"!
"Inception?!"
There was an experienced person in the audience who kept muttering the name of the movie. Combining it with what Wang Hao had said before, he quickly guessed the general situation of the movie. He guessed that the movie should be a suspense action movie involving dream space, probably similar to "Fatal Call" and "Source Code".
Wang Hao on the stage continued:
"The film will start shooting after the new year at our neighboring Galaxy Studios. Because it is produced in 3D mode, the filming time will be longer.
In addition, because the scene that needs to be created is very large, the world's first 10,000-square-meter studio in the second phase of the Galaxy Film City project will also be used throughout the entire film.
As for the release date of the film, we have tentatively scheduled it for next year’s Spring Festival.”
There was another murmur of discussion in the audience regarding Wang Hao's words.
It’s not that there is any problem with next year’s Spring Festival period, it’s mainly because Wang Hao is too productive.
Since he officially started working as a director in 05, he has directed five films, excluding two low-budget TV movies. This does not include the works he served as supervisor or producer, which means he makes almost one film a year.
His "Wolf Warrior" is still in theaters in October, and his movie for next year is about to be launched. It can only be said that he is worthy of being a young man. He has good health and energy, and is as productive as a sow. Movie fans and audiences are blessed.
"It can be seen that everyone is very satisfied with the speed of the release of my new movie."
Wang Hao smiled slightly.
“Here, I would like to add one more thing: the success of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] is not the result of my own efforts.
The achievements made by Galaxy Group in the past few years are inseparable from the help of all employees of our company and countless related practitioners!
For this Chinese science fiction film universe, we have nearly a hundred screenwriters filling in the film universe, conceiving film plots, and writing film scripts.
We have dozens of professional scholars and professors, including some academicians, who provide technical and scientific support for this film universe.
We also have thousands of highly skilled, conscientious and responsible behind-the-scenes workers who are diligently contributing their efforts to film production.
Thanks to the efforts of our entire team, the works of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] can be released to everyone so soon."
There was another round of warm applause at the scene, this time for the behind-the-scenes staff who were not present at the scene but still contributed to the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe".
It’s not that movie fans and audiences don’t have the ability to appreciate things. They can all tell whether the film and television team are serious and attentive when making a work, whether they have invested their energy, and whether they have poured their emotions into the work.
In the hearts of the Chinese people, those sincere, hardworking, dedicated and focused workers, as well as the fruits of their labor, are worthy of respect.
Only after the applause faded did Wang Hao pick up the microphone and continue:
“We just introduced the first work of [War Age], the core of which is the subconscious therapy device and the concept of dreams that runs through the early stages of the movie universe.
Correspondingly, Dr. Ma Zhao, who is associated with the subconscious therapy device, will inevitably have a prominent role in the second stage of [Age of War].
Let us welcome Ning Li, the actor who plays Dr. Ma Zhao, with warm applause."
Amidst warm applause, Ning Li, who played Dr. Ma Zhao, walked onto the stage, stood in a row with Wang Jingchun and others, and waved to the guests.
"Hello everyone, I am actor Ning Li, playing the role of Dr. Ma Zhao in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, the inventor of the subconscious healing device." "In the War Era, our Dr. Ma will have his own personal movie."
Wang Hao stretched out his hand and waved behind him. On the big screen, the icon at the second position on the timeline began to disappear, and was replaced by the name of "Transcendence".
"This film will be Dr. Ma's one-man show. He will continue to explore the boundary between technology and ethics, following up on Inception.
In addition to the technology of dream consciousness in the early stage of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], we will also introduce more technological routes in [War Age].
What we also need to do is to turn our eyes to the vast universe and the sea of stars.
Therefore, in the future we will cooperate with the national aerospace department to shoot a movie that reflects aerospace technology. At the same time, this will also be a big step for the human beings in that world of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] to move towards the starry sky. "
In line with Wang Hao's words, the third icon on the timeline also changed, and the name "Gravity" appeared on the big screen.
“The earth binds us with gravity, and Gravity celebrates the great ideal of mankind to break free from gravity and head for space.
According to the information we have obtained from the aerospace department, next year, our country's Tiangong-1 spacecraft will be officially launched, and in the future, the Chinese people's own space station will also orbit the earth.
Maybe then, everyone will see this grand scene in this movie.”
Everyone applauded what Wang Hao said about China's aerospace industry, and he continued:
"Of course, because the movie script is still being written, the male lead of this movie is still to be determined, but we have decided to use a younger newcomer for the female lead."
As he spoke, Wang Hao waved to the side and said, "Let us welcome the young new actor - Jing Tian."
Jing Tian walked onto the stage in loose casual clothes, greeted everyone below the stage, and had a bright and cheerful smile on her face, which really added color to the entire stage.
"Hello everyone, I'm Jing Tian. I will play Cheng Xin in [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. This will be a female character who contributes to China's aerospace industry. I will also draw on her aerospace spirit and strive to do my best in my performance."
Jing Tian was smiling brightly on the stage, and many female stars in the audience were looking at her, almost biting their teeth.
[Galaxy Cinematic Universe] Each character has his own niche, and many characters often appear in multiple movies, so there is no so-called distinction between big and small characters.
Just like Wang Zhi and Shu Chang, one of them was the heroine in a TV movie like "The Shallows", and the other only appeared in the easter egg of "Fatal Call", but later she starred in "Source Code" and "Wolf Warrior".
Shu Chang has even reserved a role in the 3D science fiction blockbuster "Inception" in advance, which is enough to show how precious an opportunity it is to be able to star in Wang Hao's movie.
Especially the role of Jing Tian, which is very important at first glance, and is also related to China's aerospace industry, which is almost equivalent to half a main theme movie.
How could such a good opportunity be given to a little girl with no breasts and no butt? Could it be that Wang Hao likes this type of girl?
Not to mention how jealous those actresses were, after Jing Tian appeared on the stage, Wang Hao continued to introduce her.
“Of course, with new projects, we can’t forget our old friends.
I believe that the emergence of "Wolf Warrior" will inevitably become an extremely important contribution to the history of Chinese film, so "Wolf Warrior 2" has naturally been put on our agenda.
Next, let us welcome the hero of this celebration party, 'Leng Feng' Liu Peiqiang, and his comrades-in-arms!"
Amid the sound of inspiring music, Wu Jing, Xie Miao and Yang Yang, dressed in military uniforms, walked onto the stage in neat steps and introduced themselves.
“Compared to Wolf Warrior 1, we will get more help from the Chinese military in Wolf Warrior 2, so it is very likely that you will see more new weapons and bigger war scenes in this sequel.
There is another movie that also has a larger war scene, which is the movie of the same name adapted from a science fiction novel - "Ball Lightning".
The author of this novel is also one of the main creators of our [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], Mr. Liu Cixin, who has already published the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] series of novels "The Three-Body Problem: Past Events on Earth".
He also came to the scene today and brought the sequel to "The Three-Body Problem: Past Events on Earth", "The Three-Body Problem: War Era".
This is also the second phase of our [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] novel of the same name, which is a powerful supplement to the cinematic universe. So if you feel that the movie is not enough, you can support Mr. Liu Cixin's work and take a look at it."
Liu Cixin walked onto the stage holding "The Three-Body Problem: War of Ages" and was greeted with applause.
“Of course, in addition to the big scenes, in the second phase of [War Crisis], we will also focus on some small people around the world.
Some of these are derivative sequels of previous works, such as "Bad Genius", the predecessor of "Detective Chinatown 3", and "Vice City" and "Witch", the sequels of "The Man from Lone Ranger".
In addition, as the situation develops, it is not only the righteous camp that is gathering and growing, the villain camp is also recruiting troops.
The three works that involve this aspect are "Limitless", "Now You See Me" and "Point Break". "
As Wang Hao continued to narrate, movie titles appeared one after another at both ends of the timeline on the big screen.
If you count carefully, the second phase of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], [War Age], already has eleven movies.
But it's not over yet.
"Of course, just as the first phase ended with Wolf Warrior, a milestone in Chinese film history, the second phase will also have a closing film.
The name of this movie is..."
Wang Hao was just about to say the name of the last movie when suddenly a message came from his earphone. Then everyone saw that Wang Hao standing on the stage first kept silent, then listened attentively, then a look of surprise appeared on his face, and finally this expression turned into a satisfied smile.
“Everyone, I just received good news. The leading actor of the first film of the second phase of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, Age of War, has successfully arrived in Shangjing.
He also said that this was his first time to film in China, and he knew that many people here were his fans, so in order to thank everyone for their support and love, he had to come to the press conference to thank everyone in person.
Wang Hao smiled with a high voice, and in a proud tone, he stretched out his hand toward the backstage and shouted loudly:
"So, let us now give the warmest applause to welcome this friend who has come from afar, the Hollywood superstar, the famous...
Leonardo Dicaprio!"
(End of this chapter)