In the past 12 hours, there have been many big things, and Time.com has selected them exclusively for you
01. It's too hard! "Star Wars Episode 9" broke 100 million at the mainland box office
Today, the producers of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" ("Star Wars 9") released a celebration of the Chinese mainland box office breaking 100 million, after nearly 7 days of release, "Star Wars 9" finally in the mainland market picture 100 million yuan box office, quite difficult.
The same is Disney, "Avengers 4" mainland market breakthrough speed is calculated on an hourly basis, and the pre-sale alone has broken 100 million.
<b>02. Robert Pattinson: Batman smashed, I went to act in A-movie</b>
When Robert Pattinson starred in the "Twilight" series, he dared to say that as the new "Batman", his personality has not changed. According to foreign media reports, in a recent interview, Robert, who is currently making preliminary preparations for the filming of the new "Batman" film directed by Matt Reeves, when asked what he would shoot next if this DC movie was thrown, his answer was very straightforward, "A film, but it must be an art A film." ”
03. "Joker" Director: The chairman of DC Pictures did not understand the film that year
DC's latest work, "Joker", has a double reputation and box office success, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film in film history, and also becoming the comic book film with the highest return on investment. In a recent interview with foreign media, director Todd Phillips talked about the struggles he had when he wanted to make this film, especially Walter Hamada, who has been the chairman of DC Film since January 2018, and does not understand how the film is going.
At that time, There was a change in Warner's personnel, and there was a change in DC, and Walter Hamada became the head of DC Pictures, who was previously in charge of New Line's horror films (The Conjuring, Joker Returns, Annabelle series). He didn't try to stop me, but he didn't understand Joker. Just by looking at the script, Joker is crazy, Hamada has just taken over DC, and is still in the 'Thunder Shazam! And Wonder Woman are both successful, we're doing a good job now, do we really want to take the sword to the side? I do understand his concerns. ”
At that time, Todd had already conceived "Joker", And Jacqueline Phoenix was ready to star, compared to other comic book movies, "Joker" 's $60 million budget was simply not worth mentioning, so Warner finally decided to take this risk. Eventually the global box office exceeded $1 billion and their investment paid off.
"I was under a lot of pressure because Warner would have vetoed me easily, but we kept our feet on the gas. To be honest, the $60 million budget is too low, of course, compared to other comic book movies, which is not a small number in itself, but for Warner and DC, it is like making an independent film. So our mentality at that time was almost, 'If you really shoot it, no one is watching, it's boring, what is there to lose?' So we did. ”
04. The animated version of "Fast and Furious" exposed trailers and clips
Animated version of Fast & Furious official trailer + clip
Netflix's animated version of Fast and Furious: Spy Racer, which is a collaboration with DreamWorks Animation and Universal, will be released tomorrow on December 26. The series was produced by Van Diesel. What is the situation of this cartoon that targets teenagers, let's take a look at the trailers and clips released by the filmmakers
The story of the animated series focuses on the story of Tony Torreto, the cousin of Dominique Torreto, the character of Van Diesel in the live-action version. Tony and his friends were hired by the government to go undercover and embedded in an illegal racing group to combat the crimes behind them.
Developing animated films is also an expansion of Universal's Fast and Furious Universe, with "Fast and Furious: Special Ops" released in August this year, "Fast and Furious 9" next year, and "Fast and Furious 10" in 2021.
01. Interview with Ip Man 4 Director Ye Weixin "How Can People Be Unpatriotic"
"Ip Man 4" Interview with Wilson Ip
On the eve of the release of "Ip Man 4", Ip Wai Shin accepted an exclusive interview with Time Network. From the release of "Ip Man" in 2008 to the release of "Ip Man 4" in 2019. In 11 years, the canonical transmission of "Ip Man" has only produced four works, but Ye Weixin still feels that he can come up with a fourth part, and he admires himself.
The "Ip Man" series has allowed kung fu films to flourish a little in the harsh environment. From the first film, "Ip Man" has always been a blockbuster film. The audience won "Ip Man", but after a long time, they will also spit on "Ip Man": Is the Ip Man series going to be filmed indefinitely? Ip Man is so powerful, next time is it going to fight aliens? Ip Man beats foreigners every time, is he consuming patriotism?
These questions and even criticisms, Ye Weixin has seen, but as a director, he has a different view. First of all, the "Ip Man" series will definitely not continue to shoot, "even if someone asks me to shoot, I will not shoot." I don't think there's a story to shoot. ”
In fact, Ye Weixin admitted that he was already very rational in shaping the character of Ip Man, and let Ip Man and Tyson fight, and did not dare to let Ip Man win. But as a commercial film, how can he let Ip Man lose?
As for the "crime" of "consuming patriotic feelings," Ip Wai Shin did not approve of it. "How can a man not love his country?" As a generation that grew up watching "Jingwumen" and "Raptors Crossing the River", Ye Weixin firmly believes that "Ip Man" was filmed in the situation of that era, and even related to today. "When you encounter injustice, do you think everyone can get out?"
02. "SWAT Team" exposed the "Pinnacle Showdown" version of the ultimate trailer & poster
"SWAT Team" revealed the ultimate trailer
Directed by Ding Sheng, starring Ling Xiaosu, Jia Nailiang, Jin Chen, Zhang Yunlong, Liu Junxiao, etc., the action police movie "SWAT Team" with the participation of real front-line SWAT team members released the ultimate trailer and poster of the "Peak Showdown" version today.
The ultimate trailer of the "Peak Showdown" version released by the film not only continues to exert efforts in large scenes and extreme visual effects, but also presents the full lineup of the film to the audience. At the beginning of the trailer, the special mission was issued to put forward strict requirements for the SWAT team members, and the individual combat ability was excellent, and they also needed to cooperate with each other. The elite players who clicked on the name came to the battle one by one.
<b>01. Kyo Ani "Violet Eternal Garden" confirmed the introduction</b>
Violet Eternal Garden Epilogue Trailer
Kyo Ani Animation's new work "Violet Eternal Garden: Forever and Automatic Hand Puppets" released Chinese mainland version of the poster and the preview of the mainland version, announcing the confirmation of the introduction.
The story tells the story of Violet Evegarden, a young girl who returns from the battlefield, who writes letters to those in need, and this story focuses on the story of Violet and a pair of sisters who are swayed by fate. The film is directed by Haruka Fujita and voiced by Yui Ishikawa, Naoko Sumi, and Bi Yugi. The film was released in Japan on September 6, 2019, and the current mainland file is expected to be determined.
<b>02. Japanese actress Eita changed her name</b>
Japanese actress Ying tai ("The Most Perfect Divorce", "Rhapsody in Front of The Manho Station") announced on her official website that she will change her real name "Nagayama Eita" to perform acting activities from next year. Ying Tai said that she had previously considered changing her name, and this time she took the opportunity of entering the ling and the era to change back to her real name. In the TBS drama "Tomorrow Family", which aired on January 5, 2020, Ying Tai will meet the audience under the name of "Yongshan Ying Tai"
<b>01. Bruce Lee's daughter claimed 210 million yuan from the restaurant brand "True Kung Fu"</b>
According to media reports, Bruce Lee's daughter Li Xiangning claimed 210 million yuan from the restaurant brand "True Kung Fu". True Kung Fu Restaurant, which used a Bruce Lee-like image icon for 15 years, was sued by Bruce Lee Enterprises, LLC (Bruce Lee Limited) to the Shanghai Second Intermediate Court for 210 million yuan.
According to the information, Bruce Lee's legal representative, Bruce Lee's daughter (Chinese name: Li Xiangning), demanded that True Kung Fu immediately stop using Bruce Lee's image, clarify in the media for 90 consecutive days that it had nothing to do with Bruce Lee, and requested the court to order True Kung Fu to compensate him for economic losses of 210 million yuan and reasonable expenses of 88,000 yuan for rights protection.