There is no movie that can make 80,000 viewers willing to wait for 3 years, unless it is Jin Chengwu, Liang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun, Gu Tianle, Gao Yuanyuan, and director Mai Junlong.
Filming began in 2017, gathering a group of movie emperors on the same stage, directed by talented director Mai Junlong, and joined by the goddess Gao Yuanyuan, who has not been seen for many years, this "Wind Forest Volcano" with an investment of more than 400 million yuan has attracted much attention since the preparation.
Unexpectedly, after the filming in 2018, the film was delayed again and again, until this year, it was finally possible to release.
It is reported that there is news that "Wind Forest Volcano" will be released in December this year, and the theater has already released a trailer, I believe that soon we will be able to meet this movie on the screen.
What are the highlights of this luxurious lineup of "Wind Forest Volcano" that deserves the anticipation of so many audiences?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" >01 explosive police bandit plus luxury production</h1>
Due to historical reasons, Hong Kong has left many legendary stories, so that this city, with a kind of jianghu atmosphere, those hidden in the narrow laneways, has become the inspiration for Hong Kong movies.
This time, "Wind Forest Volcano" is no exception. The film tells the story of a sudden explosion that accidentally kills a wealthy Hong Kong businessman and implicates a large drug trafficking gang in which anti-drug activists expose the complex cruelty of human nature in the course of their struggle.
Police movies are a very important classification of Hong Kong movies, in our impression, the police and bandits in Hong Kong films compete, indispensable explosions, street chases, weapons melee and other explosive scenes, plus the director is Mai Junlong, such a combination itself is full of points of view.
From singer to director, Mai Junlong's first work was the classic Hong Kong horror film "Zombie", which received numerous praise once it was released, and won 9 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards. His unique dark style is also quite popular with the audience and makes people shine.
As we all know, in recent years, Hong Kong movies have declined, and Mak Junlong's "Zombie" makes people feel as if they have seen the shadow of the past glory of Hong Kong films, so when he said that he wanted to make police films, the audience naturally looked forward to his performance.
And he also said that he wants to make a film that is a little different from the traditional police film, and wants to use the carrier of the film to better deconstruct Hong Kong and reverse the traditional performance angle of the police and gangster theme.
He named the movie "Wind Forest Volcano", taken from the "Art of War of Sun Tzu" military controversy, the original meaning is: its disease is like the wind, its Xu is like the forest, the invasion is like fire, and the immovable is like a mountain. This metaphor describing the state of the army is also the mental state that a righteous policeman should have in Mai Junlong's heart, so he used four of them and named it "Wind Forest Volcano".
It is reported that this film created by Mak Zhenhong, with an investment of more than 400 million, is a real big production. In order to perfectly show the Hong Kong in his heart, he spent 3 months in a large steel factory in Huizhou to copy the store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, 1:1, from the store display to the placement of ingredients, exactly the same as the physical store.
Such a large stroke, not to mention the plot, just the visual effects, can already guess very shocking.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" >02 All-Star lineup, Gao Yuanyuan reappeared on the screen after 3 years</h1>
The production of the film has been very arrogant, and I did not expect the starring lineup to be more luxurious.
The four major film emperors play on the same stage, Jin Chengwu, Leung Ka-fai, Liu Qingyun, Gu Tianle, these Pillars of the Hong Kong film industry are in the same frame, which is a walking history of Hong Kong films, but also the youth of a generation of audiences.
There is no specific cast list on the Internet now, so it is not known who will be the party of justice and who will be the dark side. But according to the current order of actors, Jin Chengwu and Leung Ka-fai are likely to play each other.
As a multi-change emperor, Liang Jiahui has created many classic images, which can be a personable nobleman or a vicious and cunning underworld boss.
And Jin Chengwu came out of the circle with a divine face in the early years, and is the male god in the hearts of countless young girls, even if he enters middle age now, he is still charming. In the early years, he was also spat on because of his handsome appearance but his acting skills were generally complained about, but with the accumulation of time, his acting skills gradually became better and better, and in 2016, he finally won the Golden Horse Award with his excellent performance in "The Ferryman".
In addition to the male gods, the goddess of Gao Yuanyuan, who had rested for three years, finally returned to the screen. After Gao Yuanyuan and Zhao Youting married in 2014, they were once in a semi-retired state. It was not until he met "Wind Forest Volcano" that Gao Yuanyuan returned to his role as an actor again, and challenged Cantonese for the first time in the play, which is also a major highlight of the film.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" >03 conclusion</h1>
It is reported that "Wind Forest Volcano" has long been ready, and the broadcast license has been obtained, just waiting for the cinema to shoot the film. Although there is a lot of news that it will be released in December. However, the epidemic is still recurring, and the theater may be closed at any time. Just like this year's summer vacation file, there have also been sudden closures of theaters and tight gatherings of entertainment activities.
Therefore, even if "Wind Forest Volcano" itself is ready, it must be decided according to the actual situation when it is released.
However, I still expect this movie to be released as soon as possible.