1905 movie network news 2020 is already halfway through, and the good news is getting closer and closer.
In the second quarter, a number of new films were officially filed for approval.
There are such works that have been completed.
There are finished films like "Crime Partners" that will be shown at the film festival;
There are even more works that are being filmed.
Overall, these positive news offer us countless hopes.
According to the public information of the State Film Administration’s filing and project approval in the second quarter of 2020, there are 755 story films in the country, including 630 modern themes (after 49 years) and 125 historical themes (before 49 years).
There are 49 animated films and 32 recorded films in the country. At the same time, among the Sino-foreign co-productions accepted by the Film Bureau, 9 projects were approved.
Overall, the number of filings has increased compared to the last quarter (Quarter 1 2020). So, what movies are we looking forward to in the future movie market?
"Me and My Hometown"
The film "My Hometown and Me" follows the successful model of inviting multiple filmmakers to participate in the creation.
The film is directed by Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao as the general director, Zhang Yibai as the general planner, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, Yan Fei & Peng Damo, Deng Chao & Yu Baimei, and Chen Sicheng. The five groups will form a director lineup, presenting a relaxed and enjoyable comedy.
Fu Ruoqing, general manager and vice chairperson of China Film joint stock company and chairperson of Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., has revealed that "Me and My Hometown" will be a film that shows the results of a well-off society in an all-round way.
Compared with last year’s "My Motherland and Me", which focused on history, this new work will presumably also promote patriotism and the Chinese dream in the new era through a more life-like approach.
"Home at One"
After completing the screenwriting of "Winning" and "Winning", Zhang Ji quickly handed over a new work – "Home at One Point".
The film will live broadcast, poverty reduction and other new era cultural elements into one, China film joint stock company general manager, vice chairperson Fu Ruoqing has revealed that the film will show the results of building a well-off society in an all-round way, originally planned to be released in 2020 National Day file.
It is worth noting that another screenwriter of the film, Zhou Yunhai, has participated in Chen Kexin’s production of "Demon Ringling". At the same time, the first producer of the film is the main producer of Chen Kexin’s past works – Jiaying Pictures.
According to the group information exposed on the Internet, Chen Kexin will serve as the producer of the film, and it will be launched in Yunnan in late June. At present, the starring information has not been announced yet.
"Moses on the Plain"
The movie was officially completed in early June.
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Shuang Xuetao. The content of the novel is more like a group portrait of Northeast China spanning nearly 20 years from the 1980s and 1990s to the early 21st century, reflecting a corner of Shenyang’s social life at that time.
Zhang Ji, as a rookie director, is quite a challenge.
Fortunately, Shuangxuetao himself served as the artistic director, and director Diao Yinan, who was good at crime suspense films, was in charge of the production. He believed that he could serve everyone with a "peace of mind pill".
Of course, for this movie, casting is also crucial.
According to the current "Reuters", Li Fei’s character is likely to be completed by Zhou Dongyu alone (no young actors will be arranged), which also means that the age span of the roles she needs to play is very large.
Judging from her performance in China, she really interpreted this girly feeling very well.
The same is true for Liu Haoran, who has always been a teenager.
Of course, Zhuang Shu has a 12-year age span in the movie, which poses another acting challenge for him.
"Hua Qiangu"
The film has attracted much attention and skepticism since its inception.
The film is adapted from the drama version, and many people have paid special attention to the casting issue. Previously, some industry insiders broke the news that the heroine was intentionally selected from Guan Xiaotong, Di Lizheba, and others.
Afterwards, it was revealed that the hostess chose to lock in as Zheng Shuang.
For a time, Zheng Shuang’s fans publicly boycotted the project and raised many doubts about it, believing that the "Hua Qiangu" project would not benefit her career. At the same time, fans pointed out that the original novel was suspected of plagiarism and other issues.
Now, there are rumors that the heroine has been replaced by Chen Turin. It is false and true. Who will play the role in the end has to wait for the official announcement.
In the face of various controversies on the Internet, the filmmaker Tang Lijun responded in a long post on Weibo.
According to her, in the main creative lineup, producer Li Jinwen has served as the production director of the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Kung Fu", as well as the producer of films such as "Di Renjie’s Tongtian Empire"; director Zhang Chaoli has participated in the "Ip Man", "October Siege", "Journey to the West", "Dear", "Monster Hunt" and other films, and the hit drama "I will wait for you in the future" is also one of his works.
With her long words, the audience hopes that "Hua Qiangu" will be "a high-quality and positive-energy good movie".
"Partners in Crime"
In the recently announced FIRST Youth Film Festival finalists, this "partner in crime" appears in the film list.
The director of the film, Gao Han, is a young director who stands out in the "2018 Penguin Film and Television Green Dream Director Support Program", and director Gao Qunshu is responsible for the production of this film.
"Partners in Crime" was inspired by a kidnapping case.
After 20 years of unremitting efforts, Chen Hanzhong, Dong Feng and his colleagues finally cracked a drug trafficking case covered up by a pyramid scheme organization. They established a strong friendship and witnessed the rapid development of public security criminal investigation technology in our country during the long process of solving the case.
At the same time, the film takes a lot of brushstrokes to describe the northwest environment, projecting the case story and characters’ emotions into the unique temperament of the northwest city.
"Country Girls Basketball Team"
Happy Twist has been very "enthusiastic" in the past six months. Quarter 1 has launched "Attack on Zheng Qian", and this time it has added a new work "Country Girls Basketball Team".
The film takes basketball as the starting point, focusing on a rural teacher and a basketball team composed of rural girls. From the synopsis of the plot, it may be a very inspirational story.
It is worth noting that this time the screenwriting team is not the fixed screenwriting lineup of Happy Twist in the past. One of the screenwriters, Saki Rengui’s past works, are mostly short films with realistic themes.
I wonder if this movie will eventually be an original "happy twist" work, or will it become its transformation work?
"The Boy Who Disappeared in the Old Street"
When "The Boy Who Disappeared in the Old Street" was announced, more viewers may be concerned about the luxury producer group composed of Du Qifeng, Liu Guochang, You Naihai and Zhu Shuyi.
But with the explosion, it may be possible to refocus on this film starring Rong Zishan.
It is understood that the film has been completed, and it was originally planned to meet the audience this year. I don’t know what arrangements will be made in the future.
"When Love"
Let the audience know the female director – Su Lun.
After two years, the new work "When Love" has finally been approved.
From the filing unit, it seems that this time Su Lun did not cooperate with Xu Zheng again, but chose to cooperate with Chen Zhixi, the producer of "Animal World".
At the same time, it can be seen from Tianyancha that the two also jointly founded Sweet Orange Films. I wonder what chemical effects will there be when these two female filmmakers cooperate?
From the perspective of the film’s synopsis, this "When Love", like its predecessor, will still be a female-oriented emotional film.
"Behind the Scenes Winner"
After the "embarrassing" series, Xu Zheng wants to create a "behind-the-scenes" series?
Written by director Ren Pengyuan, "Behind the Scenes Winner" tells the story: Chen Zhijian, as Chief Sales Officer, participates in a business bid, but accidentally falls in love with the female director of a rival company. At the same time, other competitors are also eager. In the face of career and love, he will know where to go.
The most anticipated thing is that this new "behind-the-scenes winner" will continue to feature Xu Zheng as the male lead?
"Goldfinger."
After "Peerless" won both the market and word of mouth, Zhuang Wenqiang finally brought a new work – "Goldfinger".
The story tells that in the 1980s, the Hong Kong-listed company Gali Group went from rise to liquidation in a few years, and its chairperson Cheng Yiyan turned from a shareholder idol to a rat crossing the street. The Independent Commission Against Corruption investigated across borders, evaporating tens of billions of market value, 15 years of investigation, 200 million litigation fees, the entire upper class, and several murders, uncovering the dark scene of the business stage in the British colonial era.
In recent years, anti-corruption works have been well received by the creative market, and the box office of the ICAC series "Anti-Corruption Storm" has been higher than that of the other films. Mak Zhaohui, who co-created "Infernal Affairs" and "Eavesdropping", also directed similar films.
This time, Zhuang Wenqiang also followed in the footsteps of Mak Zhaohui and joined the creation of the ICAC-themed film.
"The Legend of the Condor Hero: Nine Yin and White Bone Claw"
The news that Media Asia Pictures plans to shoot "The Legend of the Condor Hero" has been announced since 2017.
After the changes in the film industry’s internal senior management, the director was also replaced by Zhou Xianyang from the previous Chen Jia, but there was still no progress.
This time, this version of the movie was officially announced to the public, but in this story, the familiar Huang Rong and Guo Jing are no longer the focus, but Mei Chaofeng and Huang Yaoshi are the protagonists, creating a new way and attracting expectations.
"The Shadow Stealer"
The novel The Shadow Stealer is the masterpiece of French writer Marc Levy.
As early as 2016, when he came to China to promote his work, he held a conversation with producer Huang Bin, screenwriter Shi Hang, and others.
At the event, Mr. Huang announced that he was adapting the film, "The Shadow Stealer," which was originally scheduled for release in 2018 and was rumored to feature Mr. Huang and Ms. Zhao.
After many years, this work has not been seen with the audience. After successfully running the movie "The Best of Us", Huang Bin finally put the "Shadow Stealer" project on the itinerary.
How can he localize this French novel and adapt it into a Chinese story? We will wait and see.
In addition, Li Ruijun, the director of "Home in a Plenty of Water and Grass" and "Passing by the Future", has directed the new film "Hidden in Dust and Smoke";
"A Week of Friends" directed by the team of the movie "A Story More Sad Than Sadness";
The movie "First Close Contact" adapted from the novel of the same name by the ruffian Cai and the new work "From 1984" launched by Ning Hao’s "Bad Monkey 72 Movie Project" are also worthy of attention and expectation.
