The era of big IP in Chinese movies may be coming.
In the past, sequel films were mainly Hong Kong films, but after the film industry in the mainland gradually matured, sequel films also began to set up frequent projects.
Among the projects that have been established, at least 5 have the potential of "1 billion +".
(1) "Chosin Lake No. Pramon Bridge"
Previous box office: 5.4 billion+.
The rumored sequel to "Chosin Lake" is really coming.
However, unlike the rumors that the Spring Festival file will be fixed before the official announcement, "Watergate Bridge" will also be reshooted in winter, which is undoubtedly to take the real snow scene for shooting like the previous work. The schedule should be determined according to the production progress.
After all, if you want to cut the unused material into a movie, it will definitely be a bit blunt, make up for it, and tell a complete story with quality and quantity, that can be worthy of the audience.
The Battle of Watergate Bridge has always been a highly popular material for the audience, with a mature team, perhaps focusing on a small pattern of stories, and the reputation can be better than the previous work.
And in the case that the audience already has a certain degree of familiarity with the character, the war is bound to be more thrilling.
Whoever sacrifices it is a perfect tear gas.
The two films in the series add up to tens of billions, and I don't know if there can be a drama.
(2) The Wandering Earth 2
Previous box office: 4.686 billion.
The project has been officially launched.
The addition of Andy Lau, the return of Wu Jing, and the success of the previous game have made the expectations of "The Wandering Earth 2" high.
Because the story was kept secret, it is still unknown whether it will be a prequel or tell the story of the previous game many years later.
It is roughly a bold guess that the plot will definitely jump out of the original novel. Doing an "original sequel" like Blade Runner 2049 might work better (easier to get through).
Although "The Wandering Earth" failed to really open the sci-fi first year of Chinese movies, the sequel is expected to serve as a vanguard to make up for the previous regrets.
Science fiction themes including "Tomorrow's War", "Lone Moon", "Star Pioneer" and other science fiction themes will be released one after another, just waiting for the arrival of "Science Fiction First Year 2.0".
(3) "Manslaughter 2"
Previous box office: 1.333 billion.
It adopts the "pseudo-sequel" model used by Hong Kong films to tell a new story and characters.
After all, the previous work is a remake, and the traditional sequel also has to pay royalties, and the script creation will be limited, but it is better to start a new stove.
"Manslaughter 2" has more Hong Kong actors to join, "The Thief of Years" father and son files Ren Dahua, Li Zhiting joined forces to join the reunion, and wen Yongshan, who was highly praised, was the female number one. Xiao Yang continues to play the black-bellied anti-hero male protagonist, and I don't know what kind of chemical effect it will have to match these Hong Kong actors.
In any case, as long as the script does not pull the crotch, the word of mouth does not fall very strongly, in the case of an audience base, the box office goal can be set to surpass the previous work.
(4) "Mermaid 2"
Previous box office: 3.391 billion.
The most stressful sequel.
Who could have imagined that only 5 years after the success of "The Mermaid", the Chinese film market has become a different story.
The hegemony of comedy was gradually replaced by mainstream films, and Stephen Chow fell into a new dilemma in his directorial career after selling his feelings.
The cost of "Mermaid 2" is certainly not less than the previous work, originally to catch up with the 2019 Spring Festival file but failed to catch up, Star Ye simply turned to the first filming of "The King of New Comedy", resulting in the production progress dragged on for two years and there is no new news.
This is the first sequel film independently directed by Xingye himself, and it is also a "counterattack work" that he proves that he is not exhausted by Jiang Lang.
It's just that many viewers are not optimistic about the starring lineup, Deng Chao has not returned, and Wu's arrest has made the plot synopsis on the record, that is, the original script, likely to be rewritten. If it is not forced to change the actor to play the previous role, I can only hope that Star Ye's improvisation skills can still support an entire movie.
If there is no accident or will go to the Spring Festival file, it depends on whether it is time to go to 2022, which is a young director for the time being, or to brew for a whole year, to meet "The Wandering Earth 2" in 2023.
(5) "Dragon Hunt 2"
Previous box office: 1.679 billion.
Has entered the preparation for the start-up stage, after the failure of "Yunnan Bug Valley" reputation, "Dragon Hunt 2" has become the only sequel to save the ghost blowing lamp IP.
Because the director of the previous work Urshan had to be busy with the "Fengshen Trilogy", the director was replaced by the new director Tian Li of the drama "River God", which is fortunate, that is, the old screenwriter Zhang Jialu has not returned, which has become a suspenseful place whether the quality of the previous work can be maintained.
What worries fans even more is that at present, whether Chen Kun, Huang Bo, and Shu Qi's iron triangle will return is still in doubt, and it still needs enough patience and courage to break the film and television "curse" of the ghost blowing lamp IP.