In recent years, Xie Miao's career development has slowed down significantly.
As a once popular kung fu child star, Xie Miao made a comeback in 2010. However, the entertainment industry has long been unpredictable, and Xie Miao gradually lost his foothold in it. After encountering many setbacks in TV series and movies, he decided to transition into the field of online movies, but for a time he became the king of bad online movies that only pursued quantity but ignored quality.
However, in the past two years, Semyon has experienced a huge career counterattack and successfully created two critically acclaimed films.
In 2016, Xie Miao starred in the first major online movie "Dream of the Westward Journey", and then began a highly productive creative mode. According to preliminary statistics, as of 2022, in just 6 years, Xie Miao has filmed 32 major online movies, an average of more than 5 movies per year. Relying on the influence of many classic works shaped by his childhood, most of these movies performed well at the box office, and Semyon has therefore become a box office leader among major online movies.
However, it is worth mentioning that most of these 32 major online movies are considered bad movies.
and even most of the works have a rating of less than 4 points on Douban. During this period, Semyon seemed to be completely troubled by a series of bad films. It was not until he established his influence that he had the ability to choose high-quality film projects. At this stage, Semyon's career progress seemed to be slowing down.
However, in 2022, Xie Miao brought a destiny-changing masterpiece "Defiant".
This film has been recognized by mainstream film media, and even achieved a high score of 7.1 on Douban, almost reaching the peak of reputation for major online movies. The film's box office did not live up to expectations, with the split box office exceeding 26.19 million. According to the calculation method of theater movie box office, it almost reached 100 million.
The market finally recognized Xie Miao's potential.
In 2023, Xie Miao, who has been long-awaited by the audience, will only launch two new works, "River God: Strange Water" and "Northeast Police Story 2".
Among the two films, "Northeast Police Story 2" stood out with a high Douban score of 7.2 points, and the online box office soared to 28.74 million. This time, industry giants such as Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, and Wang Jing have joined in to promote Xie Miao's works. This undoubtedly sends an important signal.
This signal shows that Xie Miao intends to return to the theater market! And 2024 will be the year when Xie Miao breaks out in full force!
In 2024, Xie Miao will jointly launch four masterpieces, taking over Donnie Yen's position and becoming the leader of the new generation of action films. The new films in this series include "The Defiant 2," "The Fury," "Watch," and "Violence Control." The release date of "Defiant 2" has also attracted a lot of attention.
"Defiant 2", originally scheduled to be released in 2023, has been postponed to 2024 due to too many new films this year. As Semyon's first theatrical film in many years, "Defiant 2" has undergone a comprehensive upgrade in production. The film's production cost was approximately 30 million, and it made huge innovations in the storyline. In the film, Xie Miao plays the role of a blind knife catcher who embarks on a martial arts road adventure with an orphan named Xiaoyu whose family was brutally wiped out. What is eye-catching is Yang En, the actor who plays Xiaoyu. He is only 10 years old but has made a name for himself in the film industry. The box office of "Life Events" in which he starred exceeded 1.7 billion, and his performance in "Exchange Life" also approached the box office of 400 million.
Regarding the storyline of the film, the cooperation between the blind knife catcher and Xiaoyu will become a highlight of the film, and how this unique pair will cope with the adventure has become the focus of movie fans' expectations.
At the same time, "Rage", "Evil" and "Violence" also make movie fans full of expectations. The gathering of these four films will inject new vitality into action films. Whether Semyon can successfully replace Donnie Yen and become a leading figure in action films has become a hot topic in the industry.
Audiences have expressed that their expectations and curiosity for these four masterpieces make 2024 an exciting movie year. For Semyon, this may be his peak moment in the field of action films, and we will wait and see whether he can take up the banner of action films and become the king of action for a new generation.
In 2024, Yang En once again collaborated with Xiao Yang to collaborate on the masterpiece "Safety in and Out", which was released shockingly and became a stable star at the box office.
Semyon has rekindled the popularity of the screen with a super-large production called "Rage", which is regarded as an important step for Semyon to return to the theaters.
This movie can be said to continue the wonderful legacy of the 2021 Hong Kong film champion "Wrath: Serious Case". However, due to the unfortunate death of director Chen Musheng, it has led to substantial changes in the lineup. Andy Lau takes over the director's duties, while Nicholas Tse, who played the villain in the previous film, will see another change in his role. This time the villain behind the scenes needs a top expert to deal with the powerful combination of Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse.
Judging from the cast list that has been exposed so far, Xie Miao's name is prominently at the front, and he is very likely to be the action director in the movie, and is expected to take over Donnie Yen's heavy responsibility.
Xie Miao may become a key role in the super villain behind the scenes, presenting a fierce showdown for the audience, showing Xie Miao's confrontation with Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse on the big screen.
Although Xie Miao has returned to theaters, he has not given up exploring the large online market. In the field of major online movies, Xie Miao has long been a golden brand.
"Anti-Evil" and "Control of Violence" are both major online movies. Among them, "Control of Violence" stars Xie Miao as a guest star, while Bao Beier and Jiang Luxia play the leading roles. The movie will present a big action film with a female police officer as the protagonist. Luxia Jiang will play the bravest policewoman and fight against the worst elements played by Bao Beier, providing the audience with a visual and emotional feast. This once again proves Semyon's leading position in the field of online movies and brings more surprises to movie fans.
"Evil" is undoubtedly the most anticipated Internet action movie in 2024.
Behind this expectation is the fact that An Zhijie and Xie Miao are about to have the strongest showdown. The two action film actors are both fresh forces in this field. The promotion of the film has already predicted that an action feast of two heroes dueling and slaying dragons will surely become the pinnacle of online movies.
Xie Miao's breakthrough this time has far-reaching significance for the Chinese action film industry.
Jackie Chan has reached the age of 69. Jet Li has even discussed his funeral arrangements with his wife recently. Although Donnie Yen still insists on shooting action movies, he is still in his sixties after all. It is worrying whether he can continue to play for a few more years. Some fans once hoped that Zhao Wenzhuo could support action movies for a period of time. However, Zhao Wenzhuo has been obsessed with participating in variety shows in recent years.
At this critical moment, Xie Miao broke through the siege with his outstanding works, which naturally aroused widespread expectations among action movie fans.
As 39-year-old Xie Miao is at his peak, it is perfect to become the standard-bearer of future Chinese-language action films.
His new breakthrough injected new vitality into the action film industry and became a leader of the new generation of action film actors. Xie Miao's rise is not only a personal success, but also opens up new development space for the entire Chinese-language action film industry, giving people full confidence in the future of this field.
Therefore, "Evil" brings not only a wonderful showdown, but also an active exploration of the future of the Chinese action film industry. This peak showdown is not only a competition between two actors, but also a new injection into the entire action film industry. We look forward to this movie feast setting off a new climax for Chinese action films.
