Tang Jili and Jackie Chan at the "Vanguard" press conference.
Beijing News (reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On September 1, the movie "Vanguard", directed by Tang Jili and starring Jackie Chan and Yang Yang, officially announced that it would be released in the mainland on September 30. During the just-concluded 10th Beijing International Film Festival, a reporter from the Beijing News interviewed director Tang Jili. In Tang Jili's view, this participation in the Beijing International Film Festival is a warm and meaningful honor, he said that he is too nostalgic and long-lost peers in this grand event, but the only regret is that many activities this year are carried out online, it is also rare to see a large number of missed fans and friends, he hopes that the epidemic will pass as soon as possible, so that the festival atmosphere of the film festival can be stronger. He also attached the concept of "going out" that he had always believed in to the film festival, "I thought that the Beijing Film Festival could one day go out, not only in Beijing, but also in some sub-venues around the world." ”
Stills from "Red Fan District".
Tang Jili directed "Police Story 3: Super Police" released in 1992, and then directed the action comedy film "Red Fan District" and served as an action director, which broke the record of the highest-grossing Chinese film in the United States, and became the starter of Chinese new year films after the Spring Festival in 1995. Tang Jili believes that the market attribute of the film is a product, and the good future development of Chinese films can be expected, "I have always emphasized that Chinese films should go global, and in this process, the successful genre characteristics and the characteristics of Chinese films will gradually establish a brand that belongs to Chinese films, and at the same time can promote Chinese culture." ”
The new crown pneumonia swept the world, Tang Jili also said that many projects were more or less delayed or shelved, the film market closed, the box office evaporated, and the "Vanguard" originally scheduled for release in the Spring Festival was also forced to withdraw, "It was still very difficult to stop this project, the delay of the project made the theater and the project process become the hardest hit area, but the epidemic made us stronger, and we calmed down to sort out our work, and later we worked online with staff everywhere." Let us cherish the opportunity to shoot, and those who are still sticking to the industry are more convinced of the dedication to this line. ”
Directed by Tang Jili. Beijing News reporter Zheng Xinqia photographed
Previously, the film "Legend of National Treasures", written by Tang Jili, was established, which will tell the adventure story of the treasure hunting team guarding the national treasure, embarking on an archaeological treasure hunt, and fighting wits and courage with cultural relics dealers. Tang Jili introduced that he has been working on this project for several years, and he is also working on "Vanguard 2", and he is also making a movie about the theme of love. But who the specific lineup is, whether it will continue to cooperate with Jackie Chan, whether there will be young actors to join, he laughed and said that this is still a secret for the time being, and it will naturally be announced when the time comes.
In the past, the handsome Tang Jili often used to be a stand-in, when asked if he wanted to live a former actor's addiction again, he resigned that he had been in the industry for 41 years, and his favorite thing was to hide behind the scenes, generally go home directly after work, and wanted to let the actors perform in front of the stage, which was a person who did not want to be under the camera lamp. Asked what they think of the label when everyone says he is "the man behind Jackie Chan", he laughs and says, "There are a lot of men behind Jackie Chan, I'm just one of them, a loyal man." Jackie Chan's international label can be said to be an action comedy, so many years his achievements are obvious to all, he now has a good experience in filmmaking, so he can do it regardless of literature and martial arts, so he can lead young actors forward in the current movie, just like in "Vanguard" his play frequency may not be as high as before. ”
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan
Edited by Huang Jialing Proofreader Li Lijun
Source: Beijing News