It is said that Hong Kong's Ming Pao reported that director Mak Junlong revealed new progress in the production of "When the Wind Rises Again" at the launch ceremony of the Hong Kong film "New Power". It is reported that "Wind Forest Volcano" directed by Mai Junlong , starring Takeshi Kaneshiro , Liang Jiahui , Liu Qingyun , Koo Tianle and Gao Yuanyuan starring crime movie " Wind Forest Volcano " was officially completed as early as 2017, but unfortunately it has not been released successfully five years later.
What makes this movie so difficult to produce?
(1) Big stars are a double-edged sword:
The cast of "Wind Forest Volcano" gathers three actors Leung Ka-fai, Liu Qingyun and Koo Tianle, four charming male gods of "Asia's first handsome guy" Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Gao Yuanyuan, the "first beauty in Taiwan, China", such a cast can be called a top configuration. But everything has two sides, the stronger the cast, the more difficult it is to control, under normal circumstances, a movie can only have one big coffee or two big coffee. Hong Kong directors who can control more than 3 big names of the same level at the same time are only Wang Jing and Wong Kar-wai, Wang Jing's means is to use high salaries to let big coffees cooperate, Wong Kar-wai's means is to confiscate the actor's passport or ID card and other documents, so that the actor can not escape control, can only let the director "ravage", of course, when the actor is reborn and gets the award soft, he will definitely be very grateful to Director Wong Kar-wai. In short, Wang Jing's means of controlling actors is to make profits, and Wong Kar-wai's means of controlling actors is to keep his name.
Mak Junlong's ambition is to be the first director in Hong Kong, and the goal of "Wind Forest Volcano" is to point to the Oscar. However, when the film crew was disbanded, Mak Junlong was not satisfied with some of the good materials filmed, and at the same time had new ideas. But the five leading actors are big coffee, their schedule is quite tight, when Mai Junlong put forward a reshoot appeal, Liang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun and Koo Tianle three actors expressed their willingness to cooperate, but to make up the shooting when the schedule allows, Takeshi Kaneshiro believes that according to the contract has been filmed, the actor is just a job for him, since it is a job, no one can force himself to work extra overtime, even if he increases the salary to make up, he resolutely does not agree to make up. According to Chen Kexin, Takeshi Kaneshiro is not much interested in acting, and it is quite difficult to ask him to make a movie, and many olive branches of big directors have been rejected by Takeshi Kaneshiro. And Takeshi Kaneshiro's desire for fame and fortune is very low, and in the face of such an actor, Mai Junlong has nothing to do, and Mai Junlong and Takeshi Kaneshiro are very unhappy because of this matter.
(2) Helplessness under the epidemic:
Mak Junlong has very high expectations for "Wind Forest Volcano", in order to achieve world-class film standards, every aspect of post-production must be improved. Because of this, he hired more than 30 companies in Hollywood, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan to be responsible for post-production, which can be successfully completed in 2020 according to the original plan. Unfortunately, at the end of 2019, the outbreak of the epidemic swept the world, and many companies closed down in the middle of the production of "Wind Forest Volcano", resulting in the disruption of the plan, and to make matters worse, some distribution companies in the mainland also withdrew halfway, resulting in a shortage of budgets, and Mak Junlong did not want to be perfunctory, so the whole project was stalled for a while.
Fortunately, there is no way out in the sky, and Mak Junlong's determination to pursue art has been appreciated by masters, and he is willing to help Mak Junlong be responsible for distribution, so he invested 80 million yuan in post-production budget to bring the stagnant project back to life. A few days ago, Mak Junlong revealed at the launch ceremony of the Hong Kong film "New Power" that the actor dubbing of "Wind Forest Volcano" is a problem first, and it is necessary to allocate the schedule to the actors, but this difficulty has been overcome, and 70% of the post-production has been completed, and 30% has not been completed.
According to the current rhythm, it is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023, and it is expected to represent Hong Kong in 2024 to compete for the Oscars, or participate in the three major European film festivals, and after the film wins awards overseas, it is expected to be fully released in Chinese mainland in 2025. is also the rich second generation Wang Sicong lights up every day, but Mai Junlong lives like an ascetic because he loves art, a "Wind Forest Volcano" was produced, he lost 30 pounds before he was old, and his brows were locked on Alexander! I hope that "Wind Forest Volcano" will live up to expectations and fulfill his dream and successfully win the 2024 Oscar for Best International Film Little Golden Man!