Because it is a three-part series, the characters in the play were also selected for the three films together, and the first batch of 21 main characters was released.
The Yellow Emperor had Xiong Xuanyuan, Yandi Shennong Lieshan, Chiyou, Yinglong, Luozu, Hou Gangjie, Nuba, Xuannv, Feilian, Chisongzi, Aimu, Shaodian, Fubao, Qibo, Limu, Fenghou, Da
Hong, Changxian, Chijiangzi, Xingtian, Kuafu.
Because privately, Shao Shuaijun has confirmed to the production team that the actor's salary will not be charged if the leading role exceeds 5 million yuan, the secondary protagonist will not be charged if it exceeds 2 million yuan, and the general supporting role will not be charged if it exceeds 500,000 yuan. Shao Shuaijun thought that such a low salary would not attract people.
What a star.
But the response was beyond imagination. Many Chinese movie stars were almost rushing to audition, and were even willing to participate in the movie for free. Not only the second- and third-rate stars did not intend to ask for money, but also the top Chinese stars.
, each one doesn’t need any money, as long as they can perform.
"Ah Jun, you are so famous now that others are vying to star in your movie. Now, you can save more than half of the actor's fee. If you reduce the cost, the movie will be half successful." Wang Wei calculated
Considering the cost of using a star cast, he said cheerfully.
"Who are the people who came to audition for Huang Di?" Shao Shuaijun asked casually while looking through a stack of character modeling concept drawings.
"Let me see, Liu Dehua, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Weijian, Butterfly Peng, Chen Xiao..."
"It's very good. When arranging the audition, I have some materials related to the script. They are some myths and legends recorded in history. Please help me send one to each actor. I hope they can study this material carefully.
, I will ask a few background questions about the character at that time.”
"OK."
After everything is explained, the audition officially begins.
At the Jiahe Film and Television Base in Beijing, members of the production team such as Shao Shuaijun, Wang Wei, and Cameron, as well as members of the director team, reviewed the details together. The first auditions were for some minor supporting roles. Before the auditions, there would be specialized makeup artists to
The actor puts on an audition makeup and gives it to Shao Shuaijun and others as a reference to see if it is suitable for the performance.
Acting is one thing, and image is another.
Some actors have not even started to perform, but Shao Shuaijun directly denies it. He has thought about the script over and over again. Each character has a scale in his mind. Whether he can play it or not only needs to take a look. Among the actors who can act, he will choose the best one. After a long period of time, he will
After half a month of casting, the main cast was finally determined.
Kua Fu, played by Xie Tingfeng. Xing Tian, played by Wang Xueqi. Chi Jiangzi, played by Xu Zheng. Chang Xian, played by Lian Weijian. Da Hong, played by Deng Chao. Feng Hou, played by Zhang Guoli. Hou Gangjie, played by Wen Zhang. Qi Bo,
Ge You plays Chi Songzi, Huang Bo plays Fei Lian, Li Bingbing plays Nv Ba, Fan Bingbing plays Limu, Howard plays Shaodian, Jet Li plays Fu Bao Zhang Ziyi.
The remaining Huang Di, Yan Di, Chi You, Luo Zu, Ai Mu, Xuannv, and Ying Long are the important protagonists, and further casting is still under way. In the following half month of auditions, the roles of these seven leading actors were finally determined
Candidate.
Huang Di is the male protagonist of the Huang Di trilogy and the only protagonist of the entire story. Liu Dehua became the actor of Huang Di with his handsome appearance, well-honed acting skills, and his study of Huang Di's background knowledge.
Emperor Yan is an important character in the Yellow Emperor trilogy, and the villain BOSS in the second part of "Yellow Emperor: The War between Yan and Huang". Brother Cheng Long defeated many opponents with his strength.
Chi You, who did not appear in the first two films, is the absolute villain BOSS in the third film "Yellow Emperor: Dragon Totem". Zhou Runfa won this role due to his strength.
Ying Long is Huang Di's main assistant. Throughout the trilogy, his role is very important, and he must be able to play. In the end, Zhen Bullet became the actor with his ability and understanding of the role.
Luo Zu, Ai Mu and Xuannv are the three heroines. In Shao Shuaijun's vision, these three heroines will be one in each film, and then they will die at the end of each film to set off the plot. In the end
Liu Shishi got Luozu, Zhou Xun got Aimei, and Liu Yifei got Xuannv.
By mid-August, all the characters, big and small, were finally finished and ready to be started.
The opening ceremony was held in the capital, and the real shooting locations were scattered across China, such as Shennongjia, Jiuzhaigou, Qinghai Plateau and other places, and studios have begun to be built. As an epoch-making film series, Shao Shuaijun hopes that all backgrounds will be real
Scene shooting.
CG animation special effects and real photography are combined to create the most outstanding movie images. The movie will be shot using IMAX-3D, 3D and ultra-clear digital cameras in coordination. The original "Inception" special effects team will team up with D2 and ILM to shoot the entire process.
Participating in the special effects production, the original "Inception" photography team will also collaborate with Huang Yuetai, Lu Le and others.
"I am very excited and excited to be able to participate in Director Shao's Yellow Emperor trilogy. I would like to thank Director Shao, the production team, and the directing team for entrusting me with the role of Huang Di. For me, playing the role of the ancestor of the Chinese people,
There is a lot of pressure, and I hope to devote 100% of my energy to perform Huang Di well." Liu Dehua said excitedly at the opening ceremony.
"This large-scale Chinese-language film production will comprehensively create stories from ancient myths and legends and explore the accumulation of China's five thousand years of history and culture. As an actor, it is a great honor to be able to participate in it. About
Emperor Yan is also the ancestor of the Chinese. He had a war with the Yellow Emperor. However, how to evaluate the historical contribution of Emperor Yan and how to portray the image of a sage without going too far or exceeding the rules is difficult, but very challenging." Cheng Long said.
talk.
As the heroine of the first "Yellow Emperor: The Rise of the Bear", Liu Shishi also said brilliantly: "I have cooperated with Director Shao many times. In the previous cooperation, Director Shao was very peaceful. We would occasionally have a chat during filming. In private, we
They were all relaxed. This time it was a little different. Director Shao said, "Master Liu, you have to know that this movie is the largest and most important one I have ever made. You have to make sure that you don't hold back. If you feel that
If you can't successfully perform Luo Zu, you should quit immediately. Otherwise, you will meet a devil director. 'I can feel that this filming will be very hard, but I will work hard to prevent Director Shao from finding trouble.
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Shao Shuaijun also said: "I have said enough about movies. The script combines contributions from many authors and screenwriters, and it is a very exciting story. The Four Magic Series is the biggest project I have ever produced, Huang Di San
As a special effects blockbuster, the big return on investment is unknown. I hope that all our cast and crew can work hard and devote themselves to it, and work hard for two years to complete the creation of the film."
The filming time for the Yellow Emperor Trilogy is expected to span two years.
The actors and director team all talked about their feelings, and the opening ceremony ended.
Then the crew went deep into the mountains and started filming. The media, after a huge wave of hype, gradually forgot about the movie.
"Yellow Emperor: The Rise of the Bear" tells the story of the Yellow Emperor's growth. The tribe was destroyed, the world was in chaos, and the people were in dire straits. In the suffering, the Yellow Emperor gradually understood his mission and began to lead the refugees to survive in the troubled times and rebuild the Bear.
The tribe, and ultimately the world, was divided into three parts, and stood apart from Emperor Yan and Chi You.
In this way, time flies. "White Snake: Legend of Green Snake" has successfully completed its mission with a global US$430 million.
Four months later, all the scenes of the first part were finally shot, and the copies were edited into a movie and sent to post-production. Shao Shuaijun continued to shoot the relevant plot of the second part.
"Yellow Emperor: The War between Yan and Huang" tells the story of the Yellow Emperor's tribe getting stronger and stronger, and finally the Battle of Banquan broke out. After an arduous battle, the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yan Emperor. When everyone wanted to kill the Yan Emperor, the Yellow Emperor killed the Yan Emperor.
Let him go, because Huang Di understood that the real enemy was not Emperor Yan, but Chi You.
When filming the second part, Shao Shuaijun will be busier, and the publicity work for "The Yellow Emperor: The Rise of the Bear" will also start simultaneously.
The film's schedule has been arranged. Premieres will be held one after another starting in May 2014. It will be officially released in overseas small ticket warehouses in June. It will be released in North America in mid-June. In July, mainland China will have summer vacation.
It has started to be released in mainland China. The main actors, as long as there is a break in filming, will go to various places to promote.
The movie is full of Chinese stars, even the supporting actors are stars, so there is no need to worry about the publicity work failing to attract people. In Europe and the United States, stars with certain international influence such as Cheng Long and Real Bullet are mainly responsible for publicity.
At the end of March 2014, the post-production of "The Yellow Emperor: The Rise of the Bear" was completed. Shao Shuaijun took the first version of the edited film to the United States for a promotion. In other words, he accepted interviews with several media and talked about the new movie.
Then, the promotional video landed on the global Internet.
Netizen Wu Yuxin is a die-hard fan of Shao Shuaijun. Almost as soon as the trailer came out, he clicked on the video and started watching the first version of the trailer with anticipation.
"The Shennong family is the common master of the world. After nine generations, Emperor Yan succeeded."
Emperor Yan, played by Cheng Long, is sitting on a throne made of huge rocks, holding a huge whip in his hand, with horns on his head, and looks unusually powerful. When the camera looks down from above, Emperor Yan's domineering power is undoubtedly revealed.
"Looking at the stars at night with the treasure, the Big Dipper is entangled in thunder and lightning!"
Fu Bao, played by Zhang Ziyi, looks up at the starry sky. The starry sky is bright and boundless. The Big Dipper is particularly bright, and lightning wraps around the Big Dipper, vaguely forming a sword.
"This child has a strange sign, and my wife once saw the Beidou entangled with electricity. He will become a great person in the future." Shaodian, played by Jet Li, is holding a baby. The baby is chubby and cute, but you can see that the baby's head
It has horn-like protrusions on its body and some scales on its body.
Xuanyuan, played by Andy Lau, has his back to the camera. Luozu, played by Liu Shishi, asks: "You don't do anything, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know the meaning of my existence."
There were dead bodies on the ground, and Xuanyuan stood alone.
"Will you lead us?"
A group of refugees look longingly at the camera.
"Where are we going?"
A child raised his head and asked his mother, among a group of refugees.
"Go where you need to go."
Xuanyuan spoke loudly to a group of refugees.
"Why don't you leave!" Ying Long, played by Real Bullet, scolded a group of refugees.
"We have nowhere to go."
Xing Tian, played by Wang Xueqi, rides a black panther and attacks violently... (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)