On June 16, the movie "Shanghai Fortress" held a press conference in Shanghai. Director Teng Huatao, one of the original writers and screenwriters Jiang Nan, starring Lu Han, Shu Qi, Shi Liang, Gao Yixiang and others appeared on the scene.
"Shanghai Fortress" is the second science fiction film released by China Film Group after "Wandering Earth", and it is also the first time that a domestic film combines science fiction and war. The film tells the story of the alien dark forces in the future world assaulting the earth. Shanghai has become the last hope of mankind, and the last stand to defend mankind is launched in the city of Shanghai. "Shanghai Fortress" is scheduled to be released on August 9.
At the press conference, the creative team faced sharp questions from netizens. Director Teng Huatao has directed such successful emotional films as "33 Days of Broken Relationship" and "Waiting for the Wind". This time the challenge to the sci-fi movie "Shanghai Fortress" that was rarely tried has caused many netizens to question.
"A director who makes a romantic film, who gives the courage to make a science fiction film?" The first question is full of "gunpowder". Director Teng Huatao replied: “When filming "33 Days of Broken Love" 10 years ago, some people questioned me as a TV drama director, who gave you the courage to make a movie. I think it is the responsibility of our generation of filmmakers to get out of their comfort. The circle is moving towards a more industrialized direction." The original Jiangnan of
"Shanghai Fortress" also encountered a sharp question: "The original is a romance with science fiction. Will it be destroyed by a science fiction war?" Jiang Nan said bluntly: "There is more than one kind of science fiction. The war element in the story is enlarged in the movie. But the movie also retains the original "soul". The friendship of friends and the pride of warriors are all about human nature. This is the biggest Be loyal to the original.” At the
press conference, Director Teng Huatao also exposed the reason why he chose Lu Han as the starring role: “When Xiaolu first debuted, I saw his youthfulness at a glance, thinking that he is Jiang Yang in the movie. Because The preparatory period is relatively long. After three years of shooting, I am going to look for him again. He has not forgotten our agreement, and his youthfulness has not diminished."
"The world is going to be destroyed. We must rely on Lu Han to save?" Lu Han answered sincerely that it is the team that saves the world. Lu Han said that "Shanghai Fortress" is the work of a team, and saving the world in the movie is also a team's hard work. As a "flow manager", Lu Han has been working hard to transform and tear off the label. Asked whether the comments and doubts from the outside world would cause trouble to him, Lu Han responded: "I have such a good team, I am very confident."
Another starring Shu Qi said with a smile: "I asked Teng first when I picked up this drama. Who played the role of the lead Jiang Yang? After learning that it was Lu Han, I thought I could take it." In fact, when Hsu Qi saw the first draft of "Shanghai Fortress", she was shocked by the love of mankind in the plot. The director added: "The movie will present the concept of a'community with a shared future for mankind.' The concept of family and country is actually what Chinese people pay special attention to, and it is also the sentiment that Chinese science fiction should have."
started the preliminary preparations in 2014 and will be officially in 2017. It took five years for the filming of "Shanghai Fortress" to begin filming and to release in summer this year. According to the director, the artistic visual effects of the film have been polished for a long time. Although there have been many ups and downs, Director Teng Huatao said frankly: "There are many difficulties, but I still have the greatest effort to break through." Compared with the mature industrial system of Hollywood, Chinese science fiction is indeed just starting, and future war themes are relatively rare in China. . The shooting of "Shanghai Fortress", an industrialized film with the theme of future war, was actually made for the Chinese people. Those familiar scenes and sci-fi settings, as well as the feeling of alien invasion, will bring the audience the most authentic and have a very close connection with everyone.
The war has ignited, and the crisis is over. When alien forces launch an attack on humans, we will defend the earth and our homeland at all costs!
