An epic movie with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, the beauty is sexy and hot, and the scene is spectacular and shocking;
But it barely recovered the cost, what is the reason?
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In 2013, MGM and Paramount were planning to co-produce an action-adventure movie;
Based on Steve Moore's comic strip Son of Zeus: Hercules,
It mainly tells the legendary story of hercules, the son of the god Zeus and queen Thebes.
The film was directed by the famous American director Brett Ratner.
He was once a household name with the "Rush Hour" series;
In 2005, the crime thriller "Prison Break", which he was a producer, was rated as the first high-scoring American drama by Chinese audiences.
With a good director, you also need to have the right actors;
The male number one in the play is the son of God, and he must be strong enough and powerful.
At this time, Dawn Johnson established himself as a tough guy on screen with two blockbusters, Special Forces 2: Total Strike Back and Fast & Furious 6.
The producer and the director, so he was invited to play the male number one.
In order to better portray the role of Hercules, Johnson spent a year adjusting his diet and 8 months of intensity training.
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Dawn Johnson, born in California in 1972;
Both his father and grandfather were world-class celebrities in professional wrestling, and his genes made him very strong from an early age;
He was sent by his father to Pennsylvania to study American football, and then joined the American football team at the University of Miami, where he won his first national championship in 1991.
Four years later, Dawn Johnson ended his american football career;
I dream of becoming a professional wrestler like my grandfather and father!
In the days of the World Professional Wrestling League, his muscle lines were more perfect;
It feels a lot like Stallone and Schwarzenegger.
In 2001, Dawn Johnson was invited by the director to participate in his first film, The Mummy Returns.
This is where my career as an actor begins, and I sing all the way!
03
"Son of Zeus: Hercules" has a total investment of $100,000,000, in addition to Dawn Johnson, there are old drama bones such as Ian McChorthorn and Lufus Sevier;
In addition, two world-class models, Irina Shayk and Barbara Parr, were invited to participate.
Irina Shayk is the ex-girlfriend of the famous Russian model and star C Ronaldo;
In 2010, I met Cristiano Ronaldo while attending Armani's spring and summer fashion shows, and then began to associate.
In 2015, rumors broke up because they refused to attend Ronaldo's mother's birthday party.
In 2017, Irina Shayk gave birth to a daughter for actress Bradley Cooper, who broke up again two years later.
Hot and sexy, she played Hercules' wife Megara in the film, which is also her screen debut!
The famous Hungarian model Barbara Parvin, who has seen Victoria's Secret, should still be remembered!
Ranked 23rd in the World Model List;
Endorsed many high-end brands such as Chanel, L'Oréal, Lancôme and so on;
Played Antimache in the play;
These two "Victoria's Secret" royal models added a lot of points to the film, full of highlights, and let the audience feast their eyes!
04
In the story, the half-human, half-god Hercules, grew up in the human world since childhood and suffered from various tribulations in the world.
He mysteriously killed his family by mistake and completed the atonement in the terrible "Twelve Trials" of Greece;
Physically and mentally exhausted, he turned his back on the gods and became a mercenary with a group of teammates;
Never cared about what justice was, only about the bonus for killing.
Hercules anesthetized himself in a bloody and brutal war;
But he knew in his heart that this was not God's glory at all.
The King of Thrace and his daughter found Hercules,
Invite him to train a powerful army for himself;
to repel the attacks of barbarians and warlords.
Under the heavy reward, Hercules agreed;
He led a group of life-and-death companions and began to train soldiers;
From individual combat to group formations, the strength of the troops was quickly counterattacked.
The two war scenes are very good, and the director shoots the texture that tactics and cold weapons should have.
Originally thought to be a muscle man and beauty of the big scale of bad film,
But in these two battles, I found the feeling of a blockbuster!
The false beard worn by Dawn Johnson in the film is said to have been made from the hair on the testicles of a yak;
It makes people get goosebumps, and it's not easy for actors!
He also asked the director to add a shot of himself naked, in order to meet his girlfriend's viewing needs.
The Archer Woman is a warrior from the Amazon, the only female member of the team, who is highly skilled in archery;
She is a survivor of royalty in the Kingdom of the Amazon.
Isn't it a bit like Nicole Kidman?
Hercules realized that for the sake of justice and victory, he must become the hero he once was.
05
Johnson suffered a serious injury 6 months before the start-up, tearing two tendons in the pelvis, and the abdominal cavity was supported by implanted metal.
During the filming, he also fainted five or six times due to excessive force.
The actors work hard and the script is perfect;
Many of the scenes in the film are set up in real time, and there are not many special effects, in order to create a sense of realism as much as possible.
But the subject matter of the son of Zeus seems to have been filmed badly, and it is really difficult to have a new plot;
The director and screenwriter originally wanted to innovate, but the result was a random tampering, and finally screwed up!
After the release of the film in 2014, it grossed $240 million worldwide, barely recovering its costs;
Douban scored 6.1, and won the Douban annual list of "lowest rated foreign language movies" (nominated).
Irina Shayk, it is a pity that she did not use this movie to successfully start the road of acting!
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