On August 2, this year's much-anticipated action sci-fi adventure blockbuster "Megalodon" held a grand Chinese premiere conference in Beijing, and director Joe Det Duba and starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Ruby Rose, Zhao Wenxuan and Cai Shuya appeared in the all-star lineup to talk about the film's shooting in front of and behind the scenes.
Video loading...
Jason Statham shared many details of the water shooting, and Li Bingbing also generously "broke the news" that this "can't laugh" screen tough guy turned out to be a super warm man. In addition, the final trailer of the film was also officially released at the press conference, exposing more pictures of Jason Statham and the megalodon shark's thrilling duel, and the deep-sea crisis escalated again. This "cool" blockbuster, which has been called the best this summer by many overseas media, will be released globally on August 10.
Jason Statham experiences "floating on the water" for playing sharks Li Bingbing said that Jason's play has a big contrast between the play and the outside
Jason Statham, who has been a fan of various cool action scenes in the past, will have a new challenge in "Megalodon" this time, and he has revealed in a previous interview that the action scenes will continue to escalate. At the press conference, he shared behind the scenes of one of the most difficult water scenes, in order to "avoid" the pursuit of megalodon sharks, Jason had to be dragged by a rope on the water, although the scene was full of danger, Jason still personally went into battle, completed the stunt of high-speed shuttle under the water and water. For this scene, Jason, who has always loved to challenge, also bluntly said, "Although it is dangerous, it is full of fun, and I enjoy it very much." ”
If Jason Statham is the absolute armed responsibility against the megalodon, then Li Bingbing, who plays the scientist, is the intellectual responsibility of the unyielding, and the two work together to resist the brutal attack of the megalodon shark in the film, and have experienced the process of feeling dependent on each other from being good to each other, which can be said to be "enemy" to comrade-in-arms. Outside the play, Li Bingbing's impression of Jason also had a 180-degree change, "When we first met, he smiled and greeted me, which startled me, because in my impression he was a cool tough guy image, how can he laugh?" But Li Bingbing also admitted that with the deepening of the shooting, Jason gave her a lot of help and care, and is a full warm man. When it comes to this cooperation with Li Bingbing, Jason said that there are many "emotional" moments in the shooting, "The process of everyone running into each other is very interesting, Bingbing is very brave and dedicated, and it is also a sweetheart that brings everyone a lot of joy." ”
Li Bingbing's imagination burst out of the giant tooth shark's huge body shocked everyone
Talking about how to bring the long-extinct prehistoric behemoth so vividly on the screen, director Joe Det Duba said that he studied a large number of megalodon materials, made shark sculptures and visual art designs, and presented the megalodon shark like a physical object under the special effects team. Li Bingbing, who has a large number of "opponent plays" with megalodon sharks, admits that because megalodon sharks are all completed by special effects, they need to use their rich imagination when shooting, and the megalodon shark and other portraits drawn by the art team on the scene give her some figurative feelings about megalodon sharks, "I saw the paintings on the wall and realized that the original megalodon shark was so large, like an airplane." ”
Ruby Rose, who plays an engineer in the film, believes that this shooting has fulfilled my childhood dream, "I have been addicted to megalodons since I was 6 years old, but after making this movie, I was a little frightened, it was bigger and more terrifying than I thought." 」 And Zhao Wenxuan bought the original novel before shooting, "The megalodon shark in my mind should be as tall as seven or eight stories, and I probably walked forty steps to reach its length." Child actress Cai Shuya was the first person to find a megalodon in the film, and when asked what it felt like to see the megalodon shark in the video, she said bluntly, "The megalodon shark is like the real thing, and it scared my stomach hurt." ”
Adventure thrilling action scenes This summer's first cool film is about to be shockingly staged
At the press conference, the final trailer of the film was also officially released, in the trailer, people are leisurely enjoying themselves on the beach, not knowing that danger has come, megalodon sharks have invaded, and everywhere they go is a mess. In the face of the killing of megalodons, Jason Statham played by diving expert Taylor and Li Bingbing played by scientist Zhang Suyin decided to fight back, but the prehistoric monster with a huge body and amazing bite force was not easy, and the high-intensity fire attack had no effect, and under the attack of the megalodon shark, the aircraft exploded, the ship capsized, the deep-sea research station faced disintegration, and an unprecedented catastrophe forced mankind to a desperate situation.
In less than two minutes of preview, the thrill of deep-sea adventure has been revealed. The media that participated in the early viewing of the film in the United States praised the exciting action scenes and shocking and exciting viewing experience in the film. The editor of entertainment site Fandom said the film was perfect, "probably the best movie of the summer, it's a thrilling journey with no end." Fox reporters were impressed by Jason Statham's "hand-to-hand combat" with megalodons, "Jason is the best actor, the shark's cgi special effects are also great, and the duel between them is addictive." Some critics also said that "Megalodon" is the summer shark blockbuster that audiences expect, "huge prehistoric monsters, smooth action scenes and humorous laughs, both stimulating and interesting." ”
The film "Megalodon" will land in domestic and global theaters in 2D, 3D, imax, China Giant Screen 3D, Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4dx and other multi-standard formats. On August 10th, the prehistoric behemoth is about to bite!