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Chapter 398 Hot Search: #Hefang will not have any new movies released in the next year or so#
On March 3, all the actors of "Pacific Rim 10" arrived, and He Fang held a welcome banquet. The actors this time basically used some of the actors from the first film, although the timeline of the story has changed. Change, but only need to put on a middle-aged and elderly makeup.

In fact, the timeline of the second part is 10 years later than the first one. The first part of "Pacific Rim" filmed by He Fang took place in 2019, and now the second part takes place in 2030.

Of course, everyone's positions have changed. This is not the point. The point is that everyone is together again.

The actors joined the cast on March 3, and on March 10, the entire crew officially began reading the script and began simple rehearsals.

He Fang also had to rehearse with the crew every day, and discuss shooting plans with the photography, special effects and art staff. He was extremely busy every day.

This state will continue for several months, because the movie has not officially started shooting yet, and it will take several months to shoot before it starts.

On April 4, "Pacific Rim 2" was officially launched, and a grand opening ceremony was held at Lake Film City.

After all, this is the sequel to China's first hard science fiction movie, and its influence is still very great.Therefore, many reporters came. The last time He Fang held a press conference for a new film in China was when he was filming "Alita" a year ago.

After that, He Fang went to Hollywood to film "Room" and "Jurassic Park" consecutively. This was the first time he returned to China to film after a year.

"Director He Fang is filming in China after a year, and it is still a science fiction movie. What is the difference between this time and last time? And what is the difference between "Pacific Rim 2" and "Pacific Rim 1"?" the reporter asked He Fang.

"Compared with a year ago, there are not many differences. The biggest difference is that the story is different, the actors are different, and the shooting method is different. As for the difference between "Huantas 2" and "Umtai 1", the main reason is that the monsters are more different. It has become stronger, the war has escalated, and the scenes have become grander. Compared with the first part, the second part will definitely be upgraded in visual and visual aspects such as graphics and special effects to give the audience a better audio-visual experience.”

He Fang replied.

"Many movie sequels cannot surpass the first one. Do you think "Global 2" can surpass "Global 1"?"

"I don't think so. The sequel cannot surpass the first one. In fact, there are many sequels that have surpassed the first one, such as the "Transformers" series, such as the "Batman" series, and the "X-Men" series, " "Fast and Furious" series and many other examples.

The reason why some people think that the second part cannot surpass the first is because the script was not done well, or it was not done well during the production process. It does not mean that the sequel of the series will not be better than the previous one.Therefore, "Global Pacific 2" can definitely surpass "Global Pacific 1". "

He Fang replied.

"Is "Rantaverse 2" still scheduled for the 2016 Spring Festival?" the reporter asked.

"I can't give an answer to this now, but I personally think it's difficult. Because the post-production workload of "Huan Tai 2" is a bit heavy, it probably won't be able to make it in time for the 2016 Spring Festival."

This was indeed communicated by He Fang to the post-production team. The workload is relatively large, because the film is scheduled to be completed in June, and it has to be released in time for the 6 Spring Festival, which is less than seven months.

But in addition to the special effects, there is also post-production editing, sound and soundtrack, which takes at least two to three months, so there are only four months left for the special effects department. Four months of post-production can be enough for other movies.

For example, something like "Edge of Tomorrow" is basically not difficult, because there are not many modifications, adjustments and renderings required. The most is the mimic alien, which is not difficult.

But for a movie like "Ring 2", although the models have been built, there are quite a lot of special effects involved. In addition to the most difficult monster part, there are also disaster parts and ocean water simulations. etc. The most time-consuming one is rendering.

So, four months to complete the post-production of special effects is really a bit overwhelming, besides...

Judging from the current order volume of Huying's special effects department, it is impossible to use all servers to render a movie. This will take time.

"So you mean there will be no movies of yours released this summer or next year's Spring Festival?" the reporter asked, grabbing the crux of the question.

"It can be said to be so." He Fang nodded.

Then the reporter below immediately started typing in his notebook, and he couldn't express his excitement.

"Teacher Fan Bingbing, the last film you collaborated with Director He Fang was "Edge of Tomorrow". This is your second collaboration with Director He Fang after more than two years. Is there anything you want to say?"

"Actually, I don't have much to say. If I have to say something, it would be that it feels good to meet old friends again." Fan Bingbing didn't say much.

"Teacher Wu Jing..."

……

After the normal process was completed, "Pacific Rim 2" officially entered the intense shooting process.

"[Pacific Rim 2] launch conference, He Fang personally confirmed: there will be no films of his released in the 2015 summer, Lunar New Year and 2016 Spring Festival"

"If you want to see He Fang's new film, fans will have to wait for more than a year."

"[Pacific Rim 2] starts filming, He Fang says it will surpass the first one"

"Fan Bingbing laments working with He Fang again: It's great to meet old friends" "Wu Jing: I always learn a lot every time I work with director He Fang"

……

What's the biggest news among these?Films that have no place to be released in the 2015 summer season, Lunar New Year season and 2016 Spring Festival season are the top priority. This is a big deal.

For the production company, without He Fang, the ultimate devil, there will definitely be a lot of markets for everyone to share.

For movie fans, there will be no movies to watch until at least next year's summer season. This feels like something is missing.

"Why do I feel that director He Fang made three movies last year, but there are no movies released by He Fang in the past year or so? What part of the problem is this?"

"Last year, He Fang filmed "Alita," "Room" and "Jurassic World." "Room" was released in advance to compete for awards, "Alita" was released during the Spring Festival, and "Jurassic World" was in post-production. It's too long to be released in time for this year. One was released early and the other was delayed, so everyone felt that He Fang made three movies but no He Fang movie was released."

"I see, no wonder. Then "Huan Tai 2" is being filmed now, so can't it be released in time for the 2016 Spring Festival?"

"I don't know about this. It depends on the progress of the later stage. If we hurry up, it should be possible. However, the preliminary schedule given by Tuanhuo Culture does not include the "Huan Tai 2" movie."

"I didn't feel it before, but now that I have suddenly been unable to watch Hefang's movie for more than a year, I always feel like something is wrong."

"There are no movies released anywhere. It feels like we have been defeated by Hollywood. We have no people to carry the burden."

"Yeah, I suddenly feel like I have no goals and direction for the second half of this year and the Spring Festival next year."

……

No movie has been released for more than a year in a row. The impact is not likely to be low, whether it is on movie fans, box office market performance, or the film industry.

Of course, this topic has also become a hot search topic and has become a hot topic among movie fans and insiders.

For this reason, many people in the industry also jumped out to express their opinions.

For example, director Feng Xiaogang said: #何方will not have any new films released in the next more than a year. It was dawn, and the dark clouds pressing in the sky finally dissipated.Of course, there are no longer those who are on the front lines fighting with Hollywood blockbusters. It is time to judge the weight of other Chinese directors, whether they are enough to fight with Hollywood blockbusters.

Wu Ershan: #Hefang will not have any new films released in the next more than a year. Although Director He has always been a huge stone that weighs on the heads of Chinese film directors, he is also the face of Chinese directors.There have been no movies of his in the past year or so, so it will probably be hard to watch, just like when the tide recedes, it's clear who's swimming.

Wang Zhiyong: #Hefang will not have any new films released for more than a year in the future. Without He’s films to support the show, we, the directors of Tuanhuo Culture, are afraid that we will be under a lot of pressure, so we should cheer ourselves up.Dear friends, "The End of the World" directed by me and directed by He Fang and starring Deng Chao, Liu Yan, Zhang Hanyu, etc. will be released in July, so stay tuned.

"Here, he wrote a science fiction film? Why didn't he direct it himself? This lineup looks good."

"Hey, it's true. It's written by He Fang and starred by Deng Chao and Liu Yan. You can look forward to this."

"This Tuanhuo Culture has long been released, including "Baby Driver" written by He Fang, starring Zhu Yilong, Pan Zhilin, and Sun Honglei, and directed by Liu Chang. There are also a few other movies, but they are not written by He Fang, but It is also Tuanhuo Culture’s key film this year.”

"Yeah, I still have some expectations. As long as the story is written by He Fang, it should be good. I can't say that it can compete with Hollywood, but it is at least the top in the country, right? In addition, these directors have also been very stable in recent years. The quality of the films produced are not bad.”

"Not to mention, the new directors trained by Tuanhuo Culture are really good. Although the output is not high, with a rate of more than one film a year, the quality can still be expected."

"I thought that without He Fang's movie, my desire to go to the cinema would be reduced, but I didn't expect that I still have some expectations."

"He Fang has done a lot of practical things in recent years, not only improving the quality of Chinese films, but also opening up the film market, leading Chinese films overseas, and even cultivating a number of subsequent talents and improving the industry system... Gee, he is indeed a respectable industry leader."

"Hey, this big guy is only in his early thirties. I really think he's awesome. I admire him very much. I'm also in my early thirties and I'm still worried about finding a wife. Alas, why are there such big gaps between people?"

"Actually, what I have been thinking about is where and how did Fang get so many blockbuster stories? From his first "Pacific Rim" to "Three Dozens of Bones", "The Origin of White Snake", "Mermaid", "Operation Mekong", "Edge of Tomorrow", "Alita", etc., which one is not a high-quality blockbuster?
Moreover, the subject matter and content are completely incompatible, they are all different types. Such talent and ability really make the pursuers powerless.It's difficult for others to make a blockbuster movie, but he actually made blockbuster movies continuously without stopping.

When we thought science fiction was difficult, he made "Pacific Rim", "Mermaid", "Edge of Tomorrow", and "Alita".When we thought traditional stories were difficult, he made films like "Three Strikes of Bone Demons" and "The Origin of the White Snake."

When we felt that the military genre would not work in China, he made the popular "Operation Mekong" which made the audience excited and praised the military and police personnel on the front line so that we were not disgusted at all.

As Fang said, it's not that we don't have themes or good stories, but that we don't know how to write good stories.As a fellow filmmaker, I hear too many complaints in the industry that there are no good stories anymore, and I hear too many people brag that if they had a good story they would be able to make a movie like Pacific Rim.

In fact, why can He Fang write it?No one else can write it?Why?Why doesn't anyone think about it?What is the reason? "

(End of this chapter)