Movie: "Chasing Shadows"
Producer: Huayi Brothers
Producer: Wang Zhonglei/Wang Zhongjun
Director: Wu Zhenyu/ Mai Zishan
Screenwriter: Wei Haijun/Xing Hetao/Shao Qingming
Martial arts director: Ma Yucheng
Starring: Wu Zhenyu/Jaycee Chan/Pace Wu/Xie Na/He Gang
p>Released: January 12, 2009
Story summary:
The type of the film will be martial arts + treasure hunting, the theme will be inn + fighting, and the background will be the history of the Ming Dynasty +In troubled times, the style will be comedy + suspense. The film will be narrated in chapters and integrated into the classic formulas of five famous directors. Each chapter title is a movie title: "Chapter 1: Incomplete" - Chang Cheh's Panchang Battle, "Chapter 2: The Storm in Yingchun Pavilion" - —Hu Jinquan’s inn fighting, “Chapter 3: Ghost Fighting Ghosts” — Sammo Hung’s zombie fight against ghosts, “Chapter 4: No Door to Hell” — Tsui Hark laughing and cursing in troubled times, “Chapter 5: Moonlight Blade Annihilating Revenge on a Snowy Night” — Chu Yuan is romantic and weird. The main characters include: Ye He Changgong, Gu Yuejin, Xu Xiake, Hong Jialiang, Chu Wanwan, and Nalan Hanjiang. Fans who are familiar with Hong Kong movies should be able to glean the secrets from the main characters.
As for actors, Wei Junzi told reporters that Hong Kong artist Jaycee Chan will play Xu Sanguan, a scholar who is the landlord of several masters. While collecting rent, he falls in love with the adopted daughter of a Jurchen master and a female ninja. The treasure hunting life of the masters adds a lot of black humor. In addition to Jaycee Chan and Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung and others who may have guest appearances, the actors playing the heroes "will also be very interesting and very unexpected." However, Wei Junzi refused to reveal it now, "This is a very crazy idea, and even more so. It’s a big stunt, but it needs to be kept secret for now.”
Related news:
In addition to the Lunar New Year holiday season, the thing that has attracted the most attention from movie fans in recent times is that Hong Kong actor Ng Chun-yu is about to join forces with Huayi to start filming the new martial arts film "Chasing Shadow". Earlier publicity stated that the film would not only pay tribute to masters of martial arts films such as Chang Cheh in the Chinese film industry, but also star actors in the Hong Kong film industry such as Sammo Hung, Lau Kar-leung, and Tsui Hark. Yesterday, reporters interviewed the screenwriter Wei Junzi of the film. He called himself and Wu Zhenyu the two most powerful actors and hoped to work together to produce a satisfactory work.
Mr. Wei: The first person to have a fever for Hong Kong films
For a fan who loves Hong Kong movies, Mr. Wei is an absolutely familiar name. If we call him the Hong Kong of the Mainland It is no exaggeration to say that he is the first person to have a movie fever. Early yesterday morning, through his blog, Wei Junzi revealed the synopsis and progress of the movie "Chasing Shadows", which was adapted from his work "The Dark Moon" two years ago, co-directed by Wu Zhenyu and Mai Zishan, and invested and shot by Huayi Brothers .
In the blog, Wei Junzi revealed that the genre of the film will be martial arts + treasure hunting, the theme will be inn + fighting skills, the background will be Ming history + troubled times, the style will be comedy + suspense, and the meaning of the film will be He defined it as: a tribute to Chinese martial arts movies, combining the classic scenes of five famous directors into one, packaged in a new style.
Wei Junzi also introduced that the film will be narrated in chapters, integrating the classic formulas of five famous directors. Each chapter title is a movie title: "Chapter One: Incomplete" - Chang Chepan Intestinal War, "Chapter 2: The Storm at Yingchun Pavilion" - Hu Jinquan's inn fighting, "Chapter 3: Ghosts Fighting Ghosts" - Sammo Hung's zombie fight against ghosts, "Chapter 4: No Gate to Hell" - Tsui Hark's laughter and curses in troubled times, " Chapter 5: Annihilation of Enmity on a Snowy Night by the Bright Moon Sword - Chu Yuan is romantic and strange. The main characters include: Ye He Changgong, Gu Yuejin, Xu Xiake, Hong Jialiang, Chu Wanwan, and Nalan Hanjiang. Fans who are familiar with Hong Kong movies, Wei Junzi believes that they should be able to glean mysteries from the main characters.
"Chasing Shadows": A Tribute to Hong Kong Films
Although Wei Junzi revealed something in his blog, most netizens still may not understand it. In an interview with reporters yesterday, Wei Junzi Junzi explained to reporters in detail that "Chasing Shadows", which is about to be filmed in Hengdian, is set in the late Ming Dynasty when the Qing army is about to enter the country. In such a troubled atmosphere, "party leaders" (Jin Yiwei), "bodyguards", and "captains" " and the four "thieves" entered the palace in order to obtain the "Ming Dynasty Treasure Map" and happened to meet the Jurchen master who was waiting for his lover, the female ninja. After that, the treasure map disappeared. Due to a misunderstanding, the masters embarked on a journey of thousands of miles to seize the treasure. Finally, they lived together in the town where the treasure was located, but they continued to hunt for the treasure. Several masters work as tailors, barbers, and inns during the day, and at night they fight and hunt for treasures.
Wei Junzi said that the background of the story is very close to the popular "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" in recent years, and the bamboo forest, palace, desert, etc. are the scene elements that often appear in Hong Kong martial arts movies, and now they are all used Rubbed in "Chasing Shadows". "I want to make the symbols of these Hong Kong martial arts films more clear and prominent, just like "The Deer and the Cauldron" by Stephen Chow (News, Archives). It is funny but also has many exquisite fighting scenes. I even want to copy them.
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Wei Junzi also explained to reporters the meaning of the main characters. He has always wanted to make a film that pays tribute to Hong Kong martial arts films, so the protagonists have such names: Ye He Long Gong (Zhang Che), Gu Yuejin (Hu Jinquan), Xu Xiake (Tsu Hark), Hong Jialiang (Sammo Hung), Chu Wanwan (Chu Yuan), Nalan Hanjiang (Li Hanxiang), and these details reflect his relationship with There is an unspoken understanding of Hong Kong martial arts films, “Those who are familiar with Hong Kong martial arts films will probably smile knowingly. However, Wei Junzi also emphasized to reporters that the purpose of this film is not to spoof these famous directors, and there is no so-called copycat. ""Chasing Shadows" conveys Hong Kong martial arts film culture through details and also explores life." In the film, there is a treasure hunt until the end, and the treasure will surprise everyone. In fact, I want to ask the audience, what is the treasure in your heart? Martial arts is a method. Think about what is most important to you, that is what I want to express. ”
Francis Ng: Two Nervous Knives
Wu Zhenyu, who is known as the “Psycho Knife” in the Hong Kong film industry, will serve as the director of "Chasing Shadows" together with Mai Zishan*** , Wei Junzi said, "I think Wu Zhenyu has great confidence in me." The two people, who have always had a good personal relationship, have an amazing tacit understanding when it comes to making movies. "Wu Zhenyu is a person with a very clear theme. He wants to talk about one thing. He wanted to go to the extreme and was very thoughtful. He needed a script to express his thoughts. After seeing my script, he and Mai Zishan were excited for a long time and discussed with me several times how to film this film. "
According to Wei Junzi, he and Wu Zhenyu both love Kitano Takeshi and Quentin, so when preparing to make a movie with a striking Hong Kong martial arts style, of course it must be based on tribute," In this way, we need to make many scenes exquisite, so Huayi’s investment will be used in exquisite martial arts dramas. We will copy some classic scenes, such as some scenes in "The Invincible East".
As for actors, Wei Junzi told reporters that Hong Kong artist Jaycee Chan (News, Files) will play Xu Sanguan, a scholar who is the landlord of several masters. In addition to collecting rent, he falls in love with the adopted daughter of a Jurchen master and a female ninja, and provides services to the masters. The treasure hunting life adds a lot of black humor. In addition to Jaycee Chan and Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung and others who may play a cameo, the actors playing the heroes "will also be very interesting and very unexpected." However, Wei Junzi refused to reveal it now. "This is a very crazy idea, a bigger stunt, but it has to be kept secret for now."
In general, the filming of "Chasing Shadows" is about to start, which makes Wei Junzi's "dream come true", as for the box office and the audience. , “I can’t think about it anymore, I can only try my best to do it well. "
It is also understood that the early stage of "Chasing Shadows" is now ready. In addition to "Chasing Shadows", Wei Junzi is also stepping up to write another script in collaboration with Hong Kong filmmakers.
This is July 30, 2009