Following the 2019 Netflix series "Wu Assassins", Chinese director Feng Delun will direct Hollywood movies, and the script story is derived from the French literary classic "The Count of Monte Cristo", but the plot of the movie has been greatly changed, the story is set in the United States and Asia, and the core is still a story of a man's revenge.
Jack Houston (left) and von der Leyen serve as producers for a new version of The Count of Monte Cristo. (Image source: Constantine Pictures official website)
According to the comprehensive "Variety" and Deadline websites, Constantin Film recently announced that it will remake the French writer Alexandre Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo", and Von der Len will co-produce with British actor Jack Huston, who will also play the male number one. Konstantin Pictures said the film will add some classic action style to create a hot, grand thriller feature film spanning East and West.
It is reported that this new version of the "Count of Monte Cristo" movie is set in Asia and the United States, telling the story of a poor man who was framed and betrayed and thrown into prison for more than a decade, and now wants to find justice in this more cruel and corrupt world.
Von der Len, who directed the film, said: "I am delighted to be on this journey with Jack, Ian Duncan, Simon Boyes and Constantine Pictures. I believe we have the same enthusiasm and excitement to reimagine this classic story of revenge and redemption. ”
Von der Lun, 47, is still handsome, but he doesn't star in the new film. (Image source: Feng Delun Weibo)
According to the Chengdu cover news, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a novel created by the French writer Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844-1846, later translated into dozens of languages and published, and has been made into films in France and the United States.
The original novel tells the story of France in the early 19th century, the male protagonist was framed, unjustly imprisoned for 14 years, he later escaped from the island, was told the secret of the treasure of Mount Kiddu by the old prisoners, and then changed his identity to become the "Count of Monte Cristo", and took revenge on the people who framed him. The original novel takes the promotion of good and punishment of evil and revenge as the main line, the plot is ups and downs, the vignettes are compact and wonderful but not noisy, and the plot is bizarre but does not violate the reality of life. For this reason, the Count of Monte Cristo is recognized as a model of popular fiction.
Von der Leyen on the set of "The Badlands". (Image source: Von der Lun Instagram)
Feng Delun, an actor by training, has developed in Hollywood in recent years, and collaborated with his friend Wu Yanzu to shoot the American drama "Into the Badlands", which won the new drama ratings quarterly championship. In 2019, Von der Leyen became the first Chinese director to independently direct a Netflix American drama with the kung fu drama "Five Elements Assassin". But he only works as a producer and director, and does not act.
Taipei ETtoday reported that Feng Delun once admitted that there is a problem of cultural differences in Filming in Hollywood, "Foreigners are not used to our working methods, they will design a general action flow in advance, let the action director shoot a paragraph for the director to see, in the formal shooting, the photographer shoots a few shots from different angles, and then goes back to cut." But our martial arts instructor is a little improvised, and we'll keep shooting until it's good. Why do they think they spend so much time? You need to explain, cut it out so they can see the difference. This communication process is quite painful." (End)