Zhang Yimou's spy war movie "On the Cliff" exceeded 1.1 billion yuan at the box office after its release this year, which has attracted much attention from the industry's films on the theme of spy wars. On September 3, Red Star News reporters learned that a spy movie called "Hibiscus Flowers and Red" will be launched in Chengdu in October. The film is starred by actors Shao Bing and Mu Lan.
On September 3, Shao Bing, a "tough guy" actor who has starred in many film and television dramas such as "Red River Valley", "Emergency Landing", "Let the Bullets Fly" and so on, appeared at the film "Furong Flower Red" held in Chengdu's Longquanyi District, and Shao Bing said that he liked Chengdu very much and had spent some time in Chengdu because of his experience of life.
Film director Jia Xiaotie introduced that the story of "Hibiscus Flower Red" takes place in the 1940s and 1950s, "We hope to add elements such as espionage and suspense to present that period of history through artistic creation." Jia Xiaotie said that in recent years, there have been the emergence of "On the Cliff" and other audience-favorite spy films, and in the film "Hibiscus Flowers", the theme of "rescue" will be highlighted.
Shao Bing (left) and Jia Xiaotie
It is reported that the film is composed of Zhang Dewen as the chief planner, Gong Yongqin as the producer, and Shao Bing, Mu Lan and other leading actors. In order to play the characters in the film, Mu Lan inquired about many historical materials in advance and made a lot of preparations.
Shao Bing will play an important role in the film this time, asked about the reasons why it has been relatively low-key and new works in recent years, Shao Bing said bluntly: "It is not low-key, it is not fire, there is no certain traffic... It is difficult to receive roles, but now that it is getting better, there should be more roles. ”
According to reports, this film will be launched in October this year, the main scene is filmed in Chengdu Luodai Ancient Town, where chengdu bus station, hard work dining building, etc., will be built to restore the style of Chengdu in the 1940s and 1950s.
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