Wu Jing has been too busy this year.
"The Wandering Earth 2" achieved 4 billion + box office results in the Spring Festival file, Wu Jing was busy running publicity, and not long after the break, he began to promote the new film again.
Recently, the new film "Megalodon 2: The Abyss" starring him and Jason Statham was officially announced that it will be released worldwide on August 4.
Both actors have super popularity in China, so this new film is naturally "popular before it is released".
Interestingly, Wu Jing's character in the film is named Jiu Ming.
When he forwarded the trailer today, he also specially took the character's name silently:
"Attention, Jason is calling my name Jiu Ming, not help."
After that, he came to a linkage with director Guo Fan:
"Heaven has been, go to the sea to play."
However, the homophonic terrier belongs to the homophonic terrier, and the name "Jiu Ming" really has a great origin.
Netizens in the comment area explained its source for us.
"Upper Lingxiao Han, Lower Candle Jiu Ming" is really a name for the ocean.
The word "Jiu Ming" has the meaning of abyss, and the title of "Megalodon 2: The Abyss" is called the abyss, and the relationship between the two is worth thinking about and looking forward to.
Judging from the trailer, he should play an oceanographer with scientific research in the story.
His research object was megalodon, trying to establish some kind of connection with the giant beast.
Wu Jing's first appearance was in an underwater experimental base.
He wears an advanced mechanical equipment, like an "iron man".
As soon as he raised his hand, he broke a boulder.
But this set of hardcore equipment, really in front of the megalodon, looks so powerless.
No way, megalodon is indeed too fierce.
For the ferocity of the megalodon, a wonderful "character biography" was also given separately in the trailer.
65 million years ago during the Ancient Cretaceous period.
Two amphibious dragons with sharp teeth roared at each other in order to prey on a lizard.
Before the lizard could get down, a tyrannosaurus rex rushed out of the forest, running, and the sky shook.
The two dragon hunters instantly became a plate meal.
And that's not the end of it.
Immediately after the film's protagonist, the megalodon, jumped out of the sea without warning.
What kind of beast is this?
With the strongest bite ever made on Earth, it swallowed this Tyrannosaurus rex in one bite like a biscuit.
A good monster "three consecutive eats".
In our words, "the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind".
And that was only 65 million years ago.
In modern times, megalodon is still the top predator of the "smiling food chain".
It sneaks out into the coastal waters where humans play.
When a long, shining white dorsal fin crossed the bottom of the sea, tourists on the sea immediately panicked.
But the giant beast does not talk about human feelings, it wants a full meal.
Soon a vertical leap jumped, and the tourist, along with the dinghy, was swallowed into his mouth.
"This is the biggest megalodon I've ever seen."
With this line, the sense of oppression that comes out makes the audience's heart suddenly raise the throat eye.
However, whether it is "monster three consecutive meals" or this "human sea predation", it is just an appetizer.
In the subsequent scene, Wu Jing and Jason Statham took us down to a depth of 7,000 meters into the ocean abyss.
Judging from the plot, this place should be the deep-sea thermocline mentioned in the first part.
"Under the thermocline, there is a new world."
The two male protagonists led an expedition team to cross the thermocline and explore the original traces of megalodon.
The journey was dangerous.
There is both endless unknown and darkness, as well as mysterious "ghost fire" that glows strangely brightly.
And the unknown dangers of the deep sea may suddenly appear and catch you by surprise.
Dragon hunters, giant octopuses, and ghostly schools of megalodons...
Even if you are in the adventure cabin, you are always on fear.
Of course, the brilliance of a sci-fi adventure blockbuster does not only depend on the portrayal of the "villain".
The performance of positive characters is equally important.
In the film, Jason Statham and Wu Jing are the two leading actors, fighting side by side.
In the trailer, the two characters basically appear together.
If measured from the scene, the two characters should be similar.
To sum it up in one word, it is "two heroes join forces".
However, under the partner, there are also subdivisions.
In the film, the two form the CP of "one brave and one wise".
Jason is responsible for Yong and Wu, and Wu Jing is responsible for brain power.
Jonas, played by Jason Statham, continues the character style of the first part.
The move is unambiguous, and in the trailer, a turn and side kick, the demeanor is still the same.
Wu Jing in the trailer is obviously slimmed down, his appearance is rejuvenated, and he reproduces the shrewdness and ability of his youth.
Compared with Jason's "brave fight", Wu Jing's "outwit" can highlight the wisdom of Orientals.
Such a role of marine researchers is also in great contrast with his previous action image, which is exciting.
Together, they are still two tough guys, but they have "wisdom and courage", and they have the capital to confront megalodon head-on.
In addition to being born and dying together, the two also have a large number of gags and "flirting" in their daily lives.
For example, Jason ridiculed Wu Jing's experiment called "Am I delicious?" ”
In turn, Wu Jing said that Jason was playing more and more every time, and Jason replied "each other".
The two teammates choked each other, but they had a special fun in it.
Under the tense and exciting tone of the film, the mutual fear of the two is a lubricant to soothe emotions.
But when it really comes to the moment of life and death, the two must be "two swords combined".
This scene is also presented in the trailer.
Jason rides a motorboat, rides the wind and waves, holds a spear, and singles out megalodons;
And Wu Jing, in order to rescue the little girl entangled in megalodon, jumped directly from the helicopter.
The trailers are so cool, I believe the feature film will be more exciting.
After saying this, let's talk about a topic that is more discussed on the Internet -
Why did Wu Jing make such a movie?
In 2018, "Megalodon" was released worldwide.
The film grossed 1.053 billion at the mainland and 533 million US dollars (equivalent to about 3.67 billion yuan at the exchange rate at that time), which also allowed the film side to see more possibilities of this deep-sea monster theme.
In 2022, Wu Jing announced that he would join the filming of "Megalodon 2".
In fact, we can see from the dynamics forwarded by Wu Jing that Wu Jing was very relaxed when shooting this international blockbuster with the theme of deep-sea monsters.
When talking about the original intention of shooting "Megalodon 2", Wu Jing confessed that he had never acted in a monster movie, and he wanted to understand the process of making a monster movie.
After getting the movie script, what Wu Jing thought in his mind was that the picture in the script needed to go through several processes, what to do at the beginning, and what to do later.
Especially the ocean part, how to fight monsters at the bottom of the sea.
He wanted to know all of this so that we could use this kind of cutting-edge technology later when we shot ourselves.
In the tidbits, we can also see that Wu Jing has been holding a notebook to record the main points.
Understand it, Wu Jing is "mastering and destroying with long skills", pushing Chinese movies one step further.
This is called pattern.
In the interview, Wu Jing also revealed that he has been afraid of monsters since he was a child.
"Maybe jumping from dozens of floors will be easier than fighting monsters."
So this shooting trip is a refresher class on Wu Jing, and it can also allow us to appreciate his tough and tender side.
And Wu Jing may also use this experience to embark on another big road as an actor.
Finally, we look ahead to the box office of "Megalodon 2".
"Megalodon 2" will land in the summer season, which is the hottest schedule of the year except for the Spring Festival file.
The previous work of this film can sell 1 billion +, and this new work Wu Jing joined strongly.
Coupled with the IP of "Megalodon" and Jason Statham's appeal in China, this film is likely to break the box office of the previous work and become a bombshell in the summer file.
With this "turning over the river and the sea", the Chinese film market may also usher in a wave of complete outbreaks after the slightly silent May 1st file.
Looking further, since Jackie Chan and Jet Li, international blockbusters have been difficult to find in the east.
If "Megalodon 2" can be sold worldwide, it marks that Wu Jing has stepped into the door of the world film industry with one foot, and we can see him in more international super blockbusters in the future.
Don't forget that he also has an identity as a director.
When he comes back from his studies, we may see China's own monster blockbuster, and the shooting of Chinese blockbusters in the future will also have more possibilities!
There is arrogance, but also know humility, can climb Mount Everest, can also dive into the deep sea.
I wish Wu Jing's "Megalodon 2" a box office hit!
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