The 20th Shanghai International Film Festival officially opened on June 17, and the blood sports film "I Am Marbury" was shortlisted for the GALA premiere section of the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the first public screening was held at the Shanghai Tianshan Cinema on June 18. The guests attending the ceremony included Liu Yanming, chairman of Hairun Pictures, Chen Guoqing, vice president of Hairun Pictures, and Shu Huan, famous screenwriter. Director and screenwriter Yang Zi, producer Han Ken and actors Stephen Marbury, Jin Rong, Yu Haolei and other main creators, new actors Zheng Peng, Shen Yao, as well as the film "I Am Marbury" domestic and foreign investor representatives.
The movie "I Am Marbury" will be released in the summer of August 11, the film is written and directed by Yang Zi, who has directed "Shout Mountain", escorted by gold medal producer Huang Jianxin, filmed in China and the United States, is a Hollywood-style film of hot blood and youth and fashion movement created by the powerful teams of the two countries for two years. This time, director Yang Zi and the film "I Am Marbury" once again entered the Shanghai International Film Festival. Compared with the rural theme "Shout Mountain" filmed in the Taihang Mountains, the movie "I Am Marbury" spans the Pacific Ocean, showing the story of the bloody movement from New York to Beijing across two international cities, talking about such a large span of transformation of the two films, director Yang Zi frankly said: "As a creator, a good story can hit people's hearts, whether it is "Shout Mountain" or "I Am Marbury", it is a story that can shock people's hearts and make people unable to put it down, so in this sense, the two films have something in common."
On the night of the event, the film "I am Marbury" starring Marbury, Jinrong, Yu Haolei appeared one after another, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to a climax, mentioning the cooperation with director Yangzi, Jinrong joked that this was the second cooperation with director Yangzi, just like home, and enjoyed the shooting process of "I am Marbury". Marbury was even given a fan comic and a signed personal autobiography book in return. Teacher Shu Huan, who has always appeared as a screenwriter, appeared as Marbury's number one fan this time, and recalled that Marbury won two championships and was on the scene, excited to step on the chair. At the event site, he revealed that he would direct his first film "Rat Hero", which will start filming in Shanghai and be starring Yue Yunpeng.
The movie "I Am Marbury" tells the story of NBA star Marbury's pursuit of his dreams in China, and also the story of a group of passionate boys who fight passionately to reach the peak of their dreams. "I Am Marbury" is very much in line with the current public's viewing tastes, is a film starring few professional athletes in recent years, and the current youth sports theme of the film has a gradual recovery trend, so that this film has more advantages. In this film, different people can find spiritual resonance and identification, and the audience can not only see themselves in the moment, but also see their own growth figures.
As a summer blockbuster of Sino-US cooperation, "I Am Marbury" has a high degree of attention on many video platforms and ticketing platforms, and it is very worth looking forward to both in terms of basketball professional standards and starring appearance. At the same time as burning the dream, the movie "I am Marbury" also created a high-value "Basket God Heavenly Group", in addition to inviting Stephen Marbury to play, Wu Zun, Gao Yixiang, Jin Rong, Wang Yangming also showed their skills on the field, and also invited NBA superstars Aaron Iverson, Byron Davis and other helpers, and He Bing, Wang Qingxiang, Yu Haolei, Zheng Xiuyan and so on joined in, so that the audience can enjoy more basketball stories while feasting their eyes.
Talking about the original intention of shooting the film "I Am Marbury", Liu Yanming, chairman of Hairun Pictures, said frankly: "Hairun Pictures has been innovating, from "Drug War" to "Gorgeous Office Worker" to this "I Am Marbury", which is constantly trying to create multiple types, and it is also an important step in the global layout of Hairun Pictures. At the same time, the company is also supporting some new filmmakers, Yangzi is a very good director, I have witnessed the growth of Director Yangzi and the birth of "I Am Marbury"."
To be shortlisted for the Gala premiere ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival and allow many media friends and audiences to enjoy this explosive film in advance, director Yang Zi said: "I welcome everyone's arrival very much, I hope you can feel the touch brought by sports and enjoy the charm brought by competitive sports." Some viewers also said that night: "It's worth the trip, you can see a lot of fierce confrontation in the movie, but what is more touching is the warmth behind it, which is great." ”
