As a movie about the emotions between teenagers, most of the characters in the movie are children. The male protagonist and female protagonist are only twelve or three years old. It is not that simple to let children act well, so this is
The targets of the second casting will be concentrated among child actors.
Fortunately, Shao Shuaijun has reduced the workload of casting director Louis Leinard a little. Shao Shuaijun has already chosen the male and female protagonists who are 12 or 13 years old. They are still the same two from the original version, and the one who plays Julie Baker is the child star Mader
Lyn Carroll, who plays Bryce Roski is Australian child actor Callan McAuliffe.
Madeleine Carroll was born in 1996. She is a well-known advertising star in the United States. She has appeared in many TV series and has also performed well in the movies "The Vote", "Resident Evil 3: Extinction" and "The Caller".
Callan McAuliffe was born in 1995. He made his debut in the Australian TV series "Comedy-Inc." and "Blue-Water-High" and immediately caused a huge response and became a striking child star.
It just moved the time forward a year, so the two child actors were still suitable for the movie, and the contact was very smooth. When they heard that the movie was directed by the great director Shao Shuaijun, Madeleine and Karan's parents quickly agreed to star.
The salary of the two child stars is not low, especially Jolie's salary alone is as high as 500,000 US dollars, and Karan's salary is 200,000 US dollars.
After the two people's contract was signed, Peak Entertainment and Dream Chaser Golden Harvest announced the latest news in the United States and China respectively. Shao Shuaijun's ninth film "Heartbeat" was announced, and it will still follow the low-cost and fresh route. For the time being,
The planned investment is US$10 million, which is equivalent to "500 Days with Summer".
As soon as the news was announced, it caused a wave of waves. As China's richest man and a major international director, Shao Shuaijun's every move has attracted endless attention. The just-concluded "500 Days with Summer" has a global US$320 million.
It became the most successful literary film of the year, and the limelight has not yet passed. It happened to be connected to "Pumping Heart", which directly increased the attention of "Pumping Heart" by dozens of percentage points.
"Shao Shuaijun's pure love strikes, "Heartbeating" after "500 Days with Summer"." - "Hollywood Movie Report".
"The great success of Summer has given young directors a taste of their own medicine, and they teamed up with Wendelin to create a new round of fresh and fresh storm." - Film website.
"It is reported that the great Chinese director Shao Shuaijun has decided to start shooting the latest movie "Heartbeat". "Heartbeat" is adapted from the novel of the same name, telling the love story of two children growing up. It is the purest love story
.The male lead is an Australian child actor..."——Hong Kong "Sing Pao".
"Today, Dream Chasing Entertainment released director Shao Shuaijun's latest project plan, "Heartbeat," which is still a small-budget movie about a love story. After "Inception" proved that he can handle big productions, Shao Shuaijun's successive
Both movies took the low-budget route."
"Beijing Entertainment News" dedicated an entire page to "Heartbeat" to introduce Shao Shuaijun's film career and interpretation of the new film: "If we discuss it from two aspects: cost and subject matter, we will suddenly find that
, Shao Shuaijun is a director full of magic. He is good at using small things to make big things, and using small costs to win big box office. "Buried Alive", which costs less than 100,000 yuan, has a box office of 20 million yuan in the mainland and 20 million US dollars in North America.
It can be called a miracle. "Crazy Stone" cost less than 6 million US dollars, and the mainland cost 120 million yuan. "Source Code" cost less than 15 million US dollars, and the global cost is more than 100 million US dollars. "Painted Skin" cost less than 50 million US dollars, and the global cost is more than 2
100 million U.S. dollars. "33 Days Out of Love" cost less than 8 million RMB (actually including product placement, it was earned without filming), with a domestic revenue of 300 million RMB, plus an overseas box office of 500 million RMB.
.The most exaggerated thing is this time's "500 Days with Summer", which cost less than 10 million, US$320 million globally, and dozens of times the profit..."
"This time "Heartbeat" is also said to cost 10 million U.S. dollars. We don't know how much the box office will be, but we can look forward to it. After talking about the cost, let's talk about the subject matter. Shao Shuaijun's control of the subject matter can be said to be outstanding.
There is no trace of the changes in the situation. The one-man show of "Buried Alive" and the large-scale production of "Inception" were not difficult for him. But from another aspect, Shao Shuaijun's interpretation of female themes is definitely the most popular.
Excellent aspect.”
"The screenwriter of "Du Lala's Promotion" and the director of "33 Days After Love", "Painted Skin", and "500 Days with Summer" all portray the emotions of female characters in a profound way. "Twilight" is Shao Shuaijun's
Acquired the copyright to prepare for filming, with a female author and a female protagonist. It is reported that Shao Shuaijun originally planned to direct "The Hunger Games" with a female author and female protagonist, and this "Heartbeat" is also written by a female author, and it contains a lot of confessions of a young girl. So
There are many female-oriented works, does Shao Shuaijun actually have a woman living in his body? We can't make random guesses, but Shao Shuaijun's understanding of women is definitely better than you and me."
"At the same time, we are also very puzzled. Shao Shuaijun has repeatedly claimed that he is a commercial director. For now, his commercial talent is unparalleled. When we try to understand him as a commercial director, we will find that under the cover of business,
Shao Shuaijun has been trying to integrate business with literature and art. His works are neither purely commercial models such as "Star Wars" or "Pirates of the Caribbean", nor purely literary models such as "No Country for Old Men" and "Brokeback Mountain". He always
In a movie, a story is used to tell a truth or depict a philosophy of life."
"Just like in "500 Days with Summer", Shao Shuaijun expressed the essence of love. There is no right or wrong. It's just inappropriate and you haven't found the one who belongs to you. If you say this movie is not a literary film,
There must be many people protesting because it has healed too many lovelorn people and told them that falling out of love is not terrible. Summer is gone and a more suitable autumn is waiting for you. If you say this is not a commercial film, it has a global box office of 320 million US dollars.
I can tell you clearly that this is business."
"No matter how we interpret it, Shao Shuaijun is always the most unique... I hope that in "Pumping Heart", we can find more traces and interpret Shao Shuaijun more completely."
Hollywood is the center of world cinema, and Shao Shuaijun's actions here were immediately shared with all parts of the world.
The crew is preparing, the script is being conceived, and the actors are being found one by one.
Time flies and December has arrived.
On December 10th, Pacific time, the 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (LAFC) were announced. The awards were founded in 1975 and are known as the three major film critics awards in the United States along with the New York Film Critics Association Awards and the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
The association has 53 members, including well-known film critics from local newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and TV channels in Los Angeles. It has the broadest membership among all film critics associations. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards are not afraid to select box office blockbusters, and at the same time
I am also willing to recognize those low-budget films with high artistic quality.
"500 Days with Summer" won the second place for Best Director and the second place for Best Screenplay. It is worth mentioning that Chinese director Jia Zhangke's "The Good Man" won the Best Foreign Language Film.
At 5 a.m. on December 11, the 66th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards announced the nominations in Beverly Hills, New York. "500 Days of Summer" won Best Musical/Comedy, Best Director, Music Four nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy and Best Screenplay. After gaining word-of-mouth and box office, it seems that even awards are about to be harvested.
On the same day, the 75th New York Online Film Critics Circle Awards (NYFCC) were announced. The award was founded in 1935 and has the longest history and the highest status among all film critics association awards in North America. In recent years, it has been used to praise the literature and art of the independent film industry. Mainly sketches, gradually less consistent with the Little Golden Man
Members are mainly composed of professional film critics from major print media such as Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, People, and the New York Times. The association’s awards are known for their “boldness” and prefer the pioneering The movie "500 Days with Summer" won the Best Screenplay Award.
On December 14, the 22nd Chicago Film Critics Circle Awards (CFCC) were announced. The awards began in 1988 and have been awarded since 1990. The scale is similar to the Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards. Although it was not founded long, its influence is But it is not inferior to the former. The association's award-winning style strongly favors low-cost art films and independent productions, and it is a relatively rare film critic group in Hollywood that pays attention to African-American filmmakers.
"500 Days with Summer" won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Whether it's the Golden Globe Award or the three major film critics association awards, they are all appetizers for the Oscars. After Shao Shuaijun's repeated efforts, "500 Days with Summer" not only swept the box office, it was also widely praised by film critics. "Inception" originally missed the three major Film Critics Association Awards and the Golden Globe Award due to scheduling reasons. Now, an unexpected movie has received good reviews, which surprised Shao Shuaijun.
Now, more eyes are beginning to pay attention to whether "500 Days of Summer" can make a difference at the Oscars. It is difficult to predict the best director, but the best screenplay has been unanimously recognized by the three major awards and the Golden Globe Awards. It seems that It’s worth looking forward to.
Followed closely by the National Board of Review Awards (NBR) and the Boston Film Critics Circle Awards (BCFC), "500 Days with Summer" once again won the Best Screenplay Award. These two association awards are slightly more influential. It is weaker than the three majors, and together with the three majors, it is called the five majors. Of course, the three majors disdain to be called together like this, and they still only call themselves the three majors.
At the 13th Golden Satellite Awards, where nominations were announced as early as December 1, "500 Days with Summer" won Best Musical/Comedy, Best Director, and Best Actress in a Musical Comedy (Scarlett Johnson), Best Actor in a Musical Comedy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), six nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, and was selected into the top ten films of 2008.
The award is selected by the non-American journalists organization of the Hollywood Foreign Press Society. It was founded in 1996 and is known as the "Little Golden Globe Award". It is also one of the famous "Oscar weathervanes".
On December 16, the Golden Satellite Awards were officially announced. "500 Days with Summer" won three awards: Best Musical/Comedy, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. It is the next best film on the road to the Oscars. city.
The whole of mid-December is the harvest season.
Amidst such hustle and bustle, the preparations for the "Heartbeat" crew were completed, and all the cast and crew were in place. Most of the staff were still employees of "500 Days of Summer", and the actors, except for the two child actors, also included several major actors.
The actors include the protagonist’s parents and two brothers, Bryce’s parents, sister and grandfather, Bryce’s friends, and several classmates.
Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller, two familiar faces on American television, will play the roles of Julie Baker's parents, Richard and Tina. Two other familiar faces, Anthony Edwards,
Rebecca De Mornay will play Bryce Roski's parents, Stephen and Patsy John Mahoney will play Bryce's grandfather, Carter Duncan.
The actors are done and everything is ready.
Shao Shuaijun finally appeared in Hollywood, and his movie will be filmed in Banner, a small town between Santa Monica and Hollywood. After receiving awards from the rich list, Time magazine and many awards, reporters finally got to Shao Shuaijun, and there was a swarm of people.
The town of Banner.
Seeing that he could no longer hide, Shao Shuaijun walked out of the studio and came to the side of the road in the town to be interviewed.
"Director Shao, who is the richest man in China and has both fame and fortune, why would he choose the hard work of making movies?"
Shao Shuaijun said expressionlessly: "Being rich doesn't mean you have to live and die. Besides, it's Hurun and Forbes who say I'm rich. I really don't see how much money I have in my pocket. Those are companies."
market value, not cash.”
"I recently heard that Summit Entertainment is preparing to go public. Can Chairman Shao talk about the overall strategic steps of Dream Entertainment?"
"The overall steps can be found in the public statements of our Dream Chasing Company. If you ask me about strategy, I can only answer that it is going public. There is only one goal now, which is to ensure that Summit Entertainment goes public smoothly."
""500 Days with Summer" has won three major Film Critics Association Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. Does Director Shao have any expectations for the Oscar?"
"I am lucky to gain it, but I am destined to lose it."
"Mr. Shao, Forbes has revealed that once Summit Entertainment is listed, Mr. Shao is very likely to become one of the 50 richest people on the planet, even surpassing Li Chaoren and becoming the richest man in Asia. Do you think you are ready to meet the richest man in Asia?
?”
"You are exaggerating. I only hold slightly more shares in Summit Entertainment. After apportionment, I don't have as much money as you think. Besides, my interest in wealth will always be secondary.
superior."
"What is Mr. Shao's important position?"
"Family is the most important, directing career is the second most important, and enjoying life is the third most important."
"Is Li Xiuxiu your family member or business partner?"
"She will be my wife soon. Do you think she is a family member?"
"Are you getting married?"
"No plans yet, but it should be soon."
"Can you reveal the specific time?"
"Excuse me, can we change the topic? Don't ask me about the richest man, my private life, my company, etc. Let's talk about movies... Madeleine Carroll and Callan McAuliffe, will
They will be the male and female protagonists of "Pumping Heart". Although they are young, their acting is great, and we will make a good-looking movie." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)