Recently on Lin Junxian's personal short video account, I actually found the news that "Wind Forest Volcano" is scheduled to be released in December, this most anticipated Chinese film is finally going to be released, from March 27, 2018 to the announcement of the end of the year, it has been a full 4 years, the heroine Gao Yuanyuan's daughter has been born, and this movie has not yet been released.
"Wind Forest Volcano" is directed by Mai Junlong, Jin Chengwu, Liang Jiahui, Gu Tianle, Liu Qingyun, Gao Yuanyuan starring, in addition to these 5 main actors, there are Lu Haipeng, Bao Qijing, Lin Junxian, Wu Jialong, Cheng Dong, Wei Shiya, Jiang Peiyao and other actors, according to the data of Douban Network, there is also a long disappeared actor Li Yuanba.
Originally, Ren Xianqi also participated in the performance of the film, but because of an action scene, he had a disagreement with director Mai Junlong, which eventually led to Ren Xianqi being injured and quitting the crew after the contract expired. Jin Chengwu, who played the heaviest role, also left the crew after the contract expired, and the post-production director needed to make up some shots, and Jin Chengwu also refused on the grounds that there was no time.
This movie from the beginning of the investment of 200 million, serious overruns into the later 400 million, a part of the investment of the film company said that they will not inject more capital, even Mai Junlong's gold lord father Mai Shaotang decided not to continue to invest money, resulting in post-production suspension, and then came out of the news that Mai Junlong and the actor are not compatible, more let the netizens who pay attention to this movie worry, can it still be released?
"Wind Forest Volcano" has not yet had a formal trailer, whether it is a poster or a still is all black and white, which is also the usual cold color of Mai Junlong, open Mai Junlong's personal social account, all photos are all black and white tones, there is no color photo.
Where did this Mai Junlong come from? Even the good old men Ren Xianqi and Jin Chengwu will be offended?
A netizen answered very well, here I borrowed: "His father is a billionaire, because he has money, so the movies, music are his own distribution, do not consider popularity and popularity, Mai Junlong only engages in his favorite things, at present, in terms of the depth of music, the existence of the only Cantonese song file, before the movie, a group of old zombie film actors made a "Zombie" to win the best newcomer director, in short, his work is maverick, has ideas and talents, and because he has money, not bound by capital, both music and movies are fine! The creation of music is also only looking for big coffee lyrics, cattle are very much. ”
What is the concept of a police film investing 400 million? You can refer to and "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" starring Andy Lau, which invested 280 million yuan, and the main funds were spent on the one-to-one construction of the "fake Hung Hom Tunnel" and the real explosion scene. The effect of Mai Junlong's "Wind Forest Volcano" is: "I created a very cold world, because the weather, daylight and night all affect the state, thoughts and worldview of the characters." From this point of view, I slowly established the worldview of "Wind Forest Volcano". ”
So the crew spent 3 months in a steel factory in Huizhou to restore the real scene of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, the shops in the scene were built according to the purchase of copyrights from the real shops in Hong Kong, from the arrangement to the beef jerky sold in the shops, etc., all of which were exactly the same as the actual scene of Causeway Bay, creating a long-term snowy Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
"Bomb Disposal Expert 2" finally achieved 1.3 billion box office results, according to the current box office accounting system, Andy Lau's film is only a small profit, 57% of which is distributed to the theater, the remaining part of the money also needs to be distributed to the distributor, and then the rest will be given to the film. And Mai Junlong's "Wind Forest Volcano" box office needs at least 1.2 billion to be able to return the cost, if it is really released in December, it is likely to choose the same date as "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" is December 24th, I think "Wind Forest Volcano" is a bit hanging.
According to the plot synopsis, a sudden explosion kills wealthy Hong Kong businessmen and draws a struggle between drug traffickers and the police. The heirs of the drug cartels are doing whatever it takes to create social chaos for the best reason, and a world without drugs is more terrible and chaotic than imagined.
Jin Chengwu plays the heir of the drug cartel, Leung Ka Fai plays the psychologist who serves the police force, Gao Yuanyuan plays a "retired" psychologist, Liu Qingyun plays a "two-faced" policeman, and Gu Tianle plays a killer who is both good and evil. Doesn't the synopsis look a bit like Sweeping Drugs 2: Showdown Between Heaven and Earth? The role of Jin Chengwu is equivalent to a combination of Yu Shuntian and Jizo.
The killer role played by Gu Tianle is somewhat similar to the killer role in Zhang Jiahui's "Witness", whether the story of "Wind Forest Volcano" can be made new is a big problem, once the role in the film is similar to these movies that have been released, the reputation after the premiere may not be very good, and it will have a great impact on box office results.
Another reason for the film's delay in releasing may be the review problem. Whether as an actor or a director, Mai Junlong's works have always been mostly dark style, "Death of the Avengers" and "Zombies" are films that cannot be released in the mainland, and "Wind Forest Volcano" is based on the drug dealer played by Jin Chengwu as the core of the story, and Liu Qingyun plays the "black police", which is more challenging the limits of the censorship system.
So I guess the style of this movie will be similar to "Wisdom Teeth" starring Lin Jiadong, but the pattern will be higher and more literary, and Mai Junlong wants to subvert the conventional police film and present a more international and humane crime world on the big screen.
From the above point of view, only Liang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun, Gao Yuanyuan three starring, missing the "core protagonist" Jin Chengwu and the quarrelsome Ren Xianqi, but also from the side to prove the authenticity of the rumors, can't help but worry about the final completion of this movie, but because of Mak Junlong's persistent attitude to the movie, everyone is still looking forward to this movie, in order to prepare for the script for 5 years, in order to make the actor understand the role more, he will repeatedly meet with the actor, until the actor becomes that role, than Wong Kar-wai also tortured the actor.
Even Gao Yuanyuan, who was born in Beijing, is the first movie after his vacation comeback, and he learned to read his lines in Cantonese for this movie, the film began filming in May 2017, announced the killing on March 27, 2018, and on April 8, 2019, Zhao Youting announced gao Yuanyuan's pregnancy on Weibo, and on May 21, Gao Yuanyuan gave birth to his daughter Rhea, who is now more than 2 years old, and the movie has not yet been released.
It is precisely because the first work of director Mai Junlong,"Zombie" is so successful, so let everyone look forward to the second work "Wind Forest Volcano", the first work uses "past" stars, can be filmed so amazing, then this time the investment of 400 million, the use of film emperor film superstar level actors, what can be filmed? This is a question that everyone is curious about.
Finally hope that Lin Junxian's news is true, this time it can really be released in December, initially Mai Junlong said in an interview with the Hong Kong media that he will make "Wind Forest Volcano" into an epic police quadrilogy, or forget it, please, let's see a release first.