Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, offline theaters have been greatly impacted, and their operations are full of difficulties.
Compared with the cinema line, online streaming media is very hot, and the number of subscribers has reached a new high. As the world's largest streaming platform, Netflix is undoubtedly one of the biggest beneficiaries.
Netflix also seized this period when people stayed at home to watch movies, high production like sows, original dramas and movies at the same time, one after another online.
Under such a dense schedule of films, there have been many highlights, such as the action film "Sky Rescue", which has just been launched, which has created a record for the highest month of viewing users of Netflix's original movies.
And this time Oscar actress Charlize Theron also brought her new film to join in the fun:
Legion of the Undead (Immortal Guard)
Based on the comic of the same name by renowned American cartoonist Gray Luca, the film was directed by Gina Prince-Byswood (Love and Basketball, Beyond the Lights) and starred Charlize Theron, Oscar-winning actress Chevat Edgarfort, and Kiki Rhine (If Beale Street Could Speak).
In recent years, Theron has starred in most of the big female protagonists, including "Extreme Cold City", "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Fast and Furious 8".
In "Mad Max: Fury Road", her inch appearance left a deep impression on the audience, especially the combat posture on the oil-coated brain door, which was simply handsome and admirable, and she was also known as the "Hollywood Goddess of War".
Theron, 45, seems to like to challenge tough characters the more he gets.
In this "Army of the Undead", she also played an almost "superhero" role - a tough woman who has lived for more than 6,000 years, is immortal, and has the strong self-healing ability of Wolverine.
The film tells the story of a warrior named Andy who leads a secret group of mercenaries with mysterious immortal bodies who fight for centuries to protect the human world.
But the team suddenly exposed their unusual abilities when they were hired on an emergency mission, and they engaged in a battle with the villains who coveted their abilities.
In late May, "Army of the Undead" released the first Chinese character trailer.
At the beginning of the film, Andy, played by Charlize Theron, appeared first, with short hair and sunglasses.
Through dialogue-style lines and memories, Andy explains her background and career:
She and her squad are a secret group of mercenaries, all of whom have immortal bodies, who fight in secret and protect the world.
During a mission, Andy and her squad were ambushed and fell to the ground under a salvo.
The next moment, they activated the "immortal" ability, all resurrected, and Andy pulled out a battle axe to destroy the opponent.
But because of this operation also exposed their ability.
As the camera pans, the camera is given to another initiator of the conversation, Nell, played by Kiki Rhine.
Nair is a wild "undead", but she has a lot of potential, and Andy finds her to help her discover and control her abilities.
On the other side, the villain played by Chevat EdgarFort was on the field.
Chevat and the team behind him covet the "undead gene" in a vain attempt to replicate the undead ability, transform it into a weapon, and profit from it.
So Chevat's gang launched a hunt for Andy and his companions.
Nair, who also has the "undead gene", is also in the range of Chevat's pursuit target.
Eventually, Nell teamed up with Andy's squad to form a five-player team, the Undead Legion, to begin a confrontation with the villain.
In addition, there are also some flashbacks in the trailer.
In the original comics, Theron's character fought in ancient Greece and participated in the American Civil War, and his long life spanned many historical coordinates.
And what appears to be the medieval execution of infidels in the trailer may be the "answer" – about the origin of the ability to die.
From the trailer, it is not difficult for us to find that the film takes a simple and rough style, without burning the brain at all, and watching is enjoyable.
The action scenes are a highlight of the film, and the high-energy battle throughout the whole process is very exciting.
For the members of the "Undead Legion", whether it is hot weapons or cold weapons, close combat is fist to flesh, coupled with the "undead ability" of the hanging, handsome to explode.
Another highlight of the film is Charles Theron.
Every action movie Theron has starred in over the past few years has a sense of challenge.
The fierce tyranny of the female warrior with the broken arm in "Mad Max 4" to the cunning and neatness of the villain in "Fast and Furious 9", the Theron known as having the "Queen's Aura" has successfully challenged.
And "Undead Legion" can be said to be another new type of action movie for Theron.
Judging from the current trailer, Theron has short hair and is full of aura. The fight scene is also high-burning throughout the whole process, and various cold weapons are intertwined in the rain of guns and bullets.
No wonder the film has not yet been released, fans are ready to look forward to the melon bench:
"Theron Blows Up".
"Watch wet seat reservation..."
"My Queen Theron is really beautiful and sassy."
But at the same time, "The Undead Legion" has also gained a lot of complaints, because the theme of "Undead Heroes" is really about to be used badly, and the audience has aesthetic fatigue about it.
As soon as the trailer came out, "European and American versions of Asians", "Deadpool Legion" and "female wolverines" all kinds of joking titles came and went.
Audiences always seem to be able to find commonalities with other films in some of the settings and details of the film.
This is also the point that the film needs to challenge, compared to attracting the audience with novel themes, it is a long way to play with the themes that the audience is accustomed to.
The film will be released on Netflix on July 10, less than two months from now, whether "Army of the Undead" can break through the shackles of the old theme to welcome the applause of the audience, let's wait and see.
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