On October 15, Zheng Xiaolong's "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" was released. Jiang Wen, Hu Jun, Sophie Marceau, Guan Xiaotong, etc. co-starred in this big production, the first day of the box office was only 7.138 million yuan, which was a big surprise. According to Maoyan data, the first day of "Turandot" was 20.9%, second only to "Chosin Lake", but the average number of people per game was only 3. The market reacted quickly, and the proportion of the film on October 16 dropped sharply to 9.9%.
Inspired by the famous opera Turandot and based on the novel The Tricolor Bracelet, Turandot: The Origin of the Spell tells a love story with a new core. In addition to leiren's shape and awkward plot, many viewers also said that Guan Xiaotong's acting skills in the film are difficult to satisfy. The core character "princess" she plays is not attractive enough, and the emotional basis with the male protagonist is not convincing, making the logic of the whole love story more sparse.
Interestingly, Zheng Xiaolong, director of "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell", and screenwriter Wang Xiaoping revealed in an interview that "Turandot" has selected more than 9,000 candidates of the right age around the world, and Zheng Xiaolong personally screened the information of more than 100 people before finally settling on Guan Xiaotong.
Zheng Xiaolong said: "We hope that Turandot's actors are actors who can act and are very experienced, because this role is cold inside, but at the same time very eager to release, there will be a huge change before and after." We expected a stranger face, but after combining performance experience, investment, market and other considerations, we still think that Guan Xiaotong is the most suitable candidate. ”
Synthesized from Sina Entertainment, Maoyan, Weibo, etc
Editor: Xu Luming