As 2020 draws to a close, the finalization of the 2021 film has begun to be put on the agenda.
The date of the film is no longer just staring at the Spring Festival file, but aiming at the schedule available for play in 2021.
On December 29, the official micro of the movie "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" released a "surprise" trailer, followed by, at 9:00 a.m. on December 30, the film official announced that it would be released on April 30, 2021, officially entering the May Day file.
This is another action after the release of the first trailer by the official micro, although the film has not given much material so far, but the discussion caused is still not small.
On November 23, the movie "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" starring Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei, Ge You, etc. released a pilot trailer, and several leading actors were officially exposed in the film, and the trailer was released for 1 hour, and the playback volume was as high as 1.19 million.
Of course, the reason why there can be such a high degree of discussion is on the one hand the appeal of the IP of "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau", on the other hand, the main creative lineup of the film version.
Let's elaborate on that below.
First of all, from the perspective of the starring lineup, the film version does not have "soul casting" Xia Yu, and the two new protagonists, one is expected and one is questioned.
The film version of "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" is starring Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei, Ge You, etc., from the perspective of the cast, it belongs to the acting skills and traffic.
Although Lei Jiayin is famous for her "big head", her acting skills are also not to be underestimated, and she has played well in the fields of movies and TV series.
In terms of movies, he won the Golden Deer Award for Best Actor at the Changchun Film Festival for "The Great Golden Robbery", and then was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Embroidered Spring Knife 2".
In terms of TV dramas, because the role of Chen Junsheng in "The First Half of My Life" was nominated for the best actor of Magnolia, and then the starring "Twelve Hours of Chang'an" also received the best actor nomination of Magnolia.
Li Is now not only in the name of "current boyfriend", but also has the strength in acting.
His own debut work is the excellent film "Ten Thousand Arrows Through the Heart" that allows the powerful actor Yan Bingyan to win the award, and the Douban score is as high as 8.6.
At the Hainan Island International Film Festival held in early December, the love film "Love Song 1980" starring him and Chunxia was also used as the opening film and received a lot of praise.
Xin Zhilei's acting skills are also there for all to see, "Painted Skin", "Woman Gang", "Partial Like You", "Ruyi Chuan", "Qing Yu Nian", "Emergency Rescue", who watched not to say a "strong actress", and the figure is also very good.
Not to mention Uncle Ge Youge, far from talking, even in the National Day file platter movie where big coffee gathers, Uncle Ge's acting skills are also fascinating.
This time, the image of hair looks a bit "not a good person".
But although the acting skills have been guaranteed, there are still "problems" in the casting of the film version, and this problem is mainly due to the concept of "preconceptions".
As we all know, before this movie, "Antiques Central Bureau" has had 2 web drama versions, of which the first one broadcast in 2018 is known as "fairy casting".
In the play, Xia Yu's wish, Qiao Zhenyu's medicine is not, Cai Wenjing's yellow smoke, Anda Tanaka's Kido Kanadu is highly compatible with the characters in the book.
And the supporting roles are simply out of the book, such as Wang Gang's Medicine, Zeng Jiang's Huang Kewu, Lü Zhong's Shen Yunchen, Pan Yueming's cameo Xu Yicheng, Huang Haibing's Liu Yiwei, Tang Zhenzong's Ji Yunfu and so on.
Whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role, it is perfect, and the movie version has undergone a major change in staffing, and whether it can meet the taste of the original fans is indeed a little worrying.
In contrast, Lei Jiayin plays Xu Yuan, Li Xian plays Yao Otherwise, Xin Zhilei plays Huang Yanyan, and Ge You plays The old delivery of Wishing's grandfather is very different from the casting of online dramas.
Moreover, Lei Jiayin and Li Xian look a bit like two generations, which is not very much in line with the description of wishing and medicine.
However, from the materials revealed so far, Li's current version of the drug is still quite expected, and it will be time to see if Lei Datou's wish can withstand the pressure of being questioned.
Secondly, the director's works in the past five years have averaged less than 5 points, and it is doubtful whether they can shoot this story well.
"Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" started in Beijing in September 2019 and took more than three months to shoot, directed by Guo Zijian, who has directed "Journey to the West and Descending Demons" and "The Legend of Wukong".
Guo Zijian is a Hong Kong that has developed in the north, and his works are also mixed, including high-quality works of Douban 7.3 and 8.3, as well as middle and lower reaches of works such as "All Out Smash" and "The Legend of Wukong" with a Douban score hovering around 5 points.
Therefore, in the case of the starring role, the director has become the key to the success or failure of a movie.
Judging from the director's works in the past five years, whether it is directed alone or participated in the screenwriting and production, the highest score is "The Legend of Wukong" in 2017, with a Douban score of 5.1, which is also written and directed by the director.
This time "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau", the director is also in the screenwriting team, what will be changed, what kind of filming, it is indeed doubtful.
However, although the director is not reassuring, the film's executive producer Han Sanping is still worth our expectations.
The film and television works produced by Han Sanping are basically quality guaranteed, both "Long Days on Earth", which won awards and won soft hands, and the 2020 annual masterpiece "The Hidden Corner", which can at least give the director a pull point.
Finally, let's talk a little bit about the movie version of the story.
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Ma Boyong, the "character ghost", and from the introduction, the film version of "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" mainly shoots the story of the first novel, "Buddha Head Case".
The story begins with Kido Kana's attempt to return the "Jade Buddha Head of Zetianmingdo", which leads to the "unjust case" of Grandpa Wishing.
In order to restore the innocence of his grandfather Xu Yicheng, Xu Yuan embarked on the road of finding evidence of the jade Buddha's head.
He successively found his grandfather's former good friend Inspector Fu Gui, and then through the clue, he went to Qishan, where he met Ji Yunfu, and through Ji Yunfu found the conch mountain where the jade Buddha's head was buried.
In the end, it was found that the Jade Buddha Head itself had problems, and the key to solving all this was the notes left by Xu Yicheng, the grandfather of wishing.
The story of the original book has both suspenseful reasoning, conspiracy and trickery, as well as various thrilling experiences, and this story is very watchable from the perspective of the original.
The first part of the drama version only received a score of 6.7 in Douban in the case of immortal casting, the main reason is that the story was changed by magic, and prince Ma's story was already biased towards the script, and there was no need to move anything to look good.
Unfortunately, the story of the drama version not only forcibly added a lot of side stories, but also slightly collapsed in the later stages.
Although the film version of the story is still about the "Buddha Head Case", but limited by the length of time, there will definitely be a certain adaptation, so whether the film version of the story can take the essence of the original work depends on the skills of the four screenwriters.
In short, this "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau" with new faces should first hold a cautious and wait-and-see attitude to see what new materials will give us confidence in the future.
Bluestone Film Editorial Office | Old Meng
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