Movie filing in February: Rao Xiaozhi directed "The Nameless 2", and Nai An and Guan Hu supervised the production and blessed the young director

Author|Sun Yuzhou

On March 27, the National Film Administration issued a notice on the filing and project publicity of national film scripts (synopsis) in February 2023. In late February, a total of 108 films were processed for filing nationwide, including 104 feature films and 4 co-produced films. Together with the 63 films filed in February, 171 films were processed for filing nationwide in February, including 167 feature films and 4 co-produced films.

Compared with 209 in January, the number of films on file has decreased, and the types of filings are very single, except for 4 co-produced films, the rest are feature films.

Among the movies filed in February, the IPs of "Nameless 2" and "SWAT New Humans 3" have been developed for a sequel series of movies, and will meet the audience again; Nai An and Guan Hu served as executive producers, supporting young directors to reach a bigger stage; Artificial intelligence and science fiction themes agreed to shoot, attracting much attention. Here are some of the films that deserve our attention.

Rao Xiaozhi directed "The Nameless 2", and the original cast starred in "SWAT New Humans 3"

"The Nameless 2"

Filing unit: Emperor (Beijing) Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd

Screenwriter: Rao Xiaozhi, Wang Lili

Synopsis: The owner of a small factory, whose loan was swept away by a merchant from a South American country, was determined never to do business with the people there again. Unexpectedly, the mysterious order was sent from the same place again, setting off a storm that involved the life of the old news and half the world

"The Nameless" was released in a small schedule in 2018, but eventually became a dark horse and won a box office of 794 million. The absurd story of black humor reflects the marginal life of people at the bottom of society.

This time "Nameless 2" is still written and directed by director Rao Xiaozhi, who also revealed that the film will focus on the small characters in Yiwu, still using a multi-line narrative and black humor style, there may be a continuation of the actors, but there will be no continuation of the characters and plot. From Chongqing to Yiwu, the "Nameless" series has a strong style in the choice of filming locations.

According to the synopsis of the story, "Nobody" is more internationally oriented in its creation, which can't help but make people think whether the film can go abroad in the market? Let's wait and see.

SWAT New Humans 3

Filing unit: China Film Huanya Audio and Video Products Co., Ltd  

Screenwriter: Lu Guannan

Synopsis: Special police instructor Guo Yongfeng, who broke the conspiracy of the hacker group "Sun Thief" during special training on the high seas; Police officer Zhang Weizhong discovered that former special police officer Wang Shaojie was also in the operation.

In 2019, Nicholas Tse revealed when attending the event that "SWAT New Humans 3" will be filmed by the original team, and "filming will start when Chen Musheng has a script." But director Chen Musheng has already left us, and there is no further information about who the director will be this time. From the synopsis of the story, "SWAT New Humans 3" is still inseparable from the action type and police and bandit theme, and Nicholas Tse may personally direct.

Lu Guannan + original cast + Chen Musheng director IP, a strong lineup brings a certain quality assurance to this film.

Famous producers help young directors, and romance films become the first choice

"Nobody Knows"

Filing unit: Beijing Tianhao Shengshi Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd

Screenwriter: Chen Jianying

Synopsis: In the extremely cold city where everyone is numb to fame and fortune and love is marginalized, modern dancer Gu Chen and architect Xu Chu, who regard success as the highest goal, accidentally fall in love. When their life creeds conflict with their reawakened belief in love, how do they choose?

As a producer, Nai An has cooperated with director Lou Ye many times and won many international awards, this time as the producer of "Nobody Knows", helping young director Chen Jianying make her feature film debut. Chen Jianying once directed the short film "A Cliff Rises by the Sea", which won the 75th Cannes Short Film Palme d'Or, which also made the audience have more expectations for "Nobody Knows".

"Trouble is wrong"

Filing unit: Seven Impressions (Shanghai) Film Co., Ltd

Screenwriter: Liu Ziyang

Synopsis: The boy Xiaobai fell in love with the girl Xiaole at first sight without leaving contact information, and in the process of looking for her on the mobile phone, because of a photo, he entered the trap of a gang that threatened to control others by stealing user privacy, and almost went astray, and finally cooperated with the police who have been investigating deeply for a long time to destroy this gang and harvest love and growth.

Guan Hu, as the chairman of the 2022 Directors Guild Green Onion Project, and Liang Jing, as a producer judge, carefully selected Liu Ziyang's "Trouble" for support. Liu Ziyang takes love as the main line of the film, focusing on the current big data and the environment of live broadcast everywhere, and ingenious creativity is the key to the selection of the film.

"It's My Son" and "The Wizard of the Road" are recorded, and artificial intelligence has become a hot topic

"It's My Son"

Filing unit: Beijing Wonderful Time Culture Media Co., Ltd

Screenwriter: Xu Wei

Synopsis: Lawyer Gao Zhenyu mistakenly represented a lawsuit against the owner of the escort robot, originally he just wanted to use this case to make more money, but in the process of the lawsuit, he found that the escort robot hides huge secrets and scandals, he must make a choice, whether to continue to fight the lawsuit...

Recently, the explosion of artificial intelligence technology brought by ChatGPT has become the hottest topic in the world. According to the synopsis, "It's My Son" attempts to discuss the relationship between artificial intelligence and humans, moral and ethical issues, while also showing the deepest side of human nature, which deserves the audience's attention.

"The Wizard of the Road"

Filing unit: Shanghai Maoyan Film Co., Ltd

Screenwriter: Ren Pengyuan

Synopsis: Chen Xun accidentally uses a brainwave therapy helmet to enter other people's memories and discovers clues about his long-disappeared mother Ning Yu. Chen Xun and his alcoholic father Chen Zheng decided to embark on a journey of memory and reality to find Ning Yu, who had left him more than ten years ago.

Speculated through the synopsis, the film tells about family affection through a new sci-fi concept. The film's director and screenwriter Ren Pengyuan has directed and written the movie "Behind-the-Scenes Player", which deserves the attention of the audience.