In May this year, zhang Yimou's "On the Cliff" won nearly 1.2 billion box office results, many people have also seen a TV series called "Cliff", then some viewers asked, what is the relationship between these two films or pure coincidence, in fact, the answer is the former, these two films are screenwriter Quan Yong first to create, in fact, to put it bluntly, the movie "On the Cliff" is also Quan Yong's first in the TV series think of "bad tail", did not let Zhou Yi too full of a regret to make up.
Whether it is "Cliff", or "On the Cliff", Zhou Yi is a very important role, his existence has a very large role in the plot, and the character of Zhou Yi also needs a lot of emotion, which is a great challenge and difficulty for the actor, in fact, whether it is Zhou Yi in the TV series or in the movie, it can be said that it is very well done. It's just that before the TV series, Zhou Yi played by Zhang Jiayi has been recognized by the audience, so why did the film not continue to use Zhang Jiayi but chose Yu Hewei to play Zhou Yi.
In fact, many people will think that it must be the director and the actor are not in harmony, but the truth is just the opposite, director Zhang Yimou and Zhang Jiayi have a very good private relationship, and both are Shaanxi people, as fellow villagers are more cordial, there has been a very pleasant cooperation before, and Zhang Jiayi is also a basic determination of the male and female two in the TV series "Protagonist" started by Zhang Yimou, so it can be seen that the two have no contradictions, and the relationship is very harmonious.
But Zhang Yimou still chose Yu Hewei, this is because compared to Zhang Jiayi, Yu Hewei is now in a better state, it is undeniable that Zhang Jiayi's acting career has been at its peak, at that time he played a lot of classic roles, but the ankylosing spondylitis that made him painful began to affect his acting career, because of this disease, he could not walk with his back straight, and the back of the back allowed him to take the scenes there were also many restrictions, and such an image was far from the image of the agent that Zhou Yi needed. The shooting environment of "On the Cliff" is very difficult, the intensity is also very large, it is indeed not suitable for Zhang Jiayi, and the development and growth of Yu Hewei, who was born in the supporting role, can be described as a bamboo, Chen Duxiu in "The Age of Awakening", and the leader of the procuratorial team in "Circuit Prosecution Group", all have a certain connection with the role of Zhou Yi, so I can say that I am very sure of playing this role.
For both directors and actors, the ultimate meaning of casting lies in good acting, making the audience look good, and ultimately being able to present the best results, in fact, everyone is making the greatest efforts for the interpretation industry.