"Proof in words. - Tang Lei"
Someone asked a strange question.
He said, " Aaron Kwok , will there be any big-budget movies starring him this year?"
This question is actually quite polite.
I remember talking about it earlier.
When the box office and reputation of " is back, ", "disconnected" and " Anti-drug 3: People at the end of the world " were not satisfactory, some Hong Kong film fans fell into a complete carnival.
This of course comes from a consistent battle of spirits.
They confidently asserted that Aaron Kwok would never receive a big-budget movie again.
But in fact, regardless of the mentality and stance, instead of being "anxious" about whether Aaron Kwok can still receive big-budget movies, it is better to think about how many big-budget films will come from the river of Hong Kong movies in the years to come. Are the resources for making movies available to these big-shot actors who are still active today?
This is a retrospective and a deduction about the future.
What is a big-budget movie?
Investment scale, publicity momentum, creative lineup, and movie scenes, narrative structure and vision, all these factors are selected or combined, and it can be called a "blockbuster".
Looking back, it may include "Red Zone", " Dominate the World", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Infernal Affairs", "Kung Fu", "Myth", "Huo Yuanjia", "Tou" "Name", " October Siege ", " Cold War ", "Journey to the West: Monkey King Fights Three Bone Demons", " Wushuang ", "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" and " Fury·Serious Case ", etc. .
Taking Aaron Kwok alone as an example, it is far more than that.
In the 00s, there were "2000 AD", "Thunderbolt", "Silver Empire" and "The Storm 2".
So far in the 10s, there have been "Journey to the West: Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", "Taoist Descends from the Mountain", "Journey to the West to the Kingdom of Women", "Secret Visitor", "When the Wind Rises Again" and "Anti-Drug 3: Man at the End of the World".
combined with another data, as of the currently released "Temporary Heist", as well as guest and supporting movies, the total number of movies he has released so far is only 62, of which 14 movies can be called blockbusters. The data ratio of
is very powerful.
There is a concept called born idol. People like
are born with star power and can easily lead the trend, just like Aaron Kwok.
Whether it is hairstyle, music, stage, photography, advertising, movies, racing, or even charity and wealth, he is at the top in every field. This is really amazing.
And back to the movie.
Hong Kong's century-old film history has seen the rise and fall of superstars, and there are still five giants left, namely Andy Lau, Tony Leung, , Aaron Kwok, Donnie Yen and Louis Koo.
They are all "ruthless" characters who can support blockbusters.
So, once there are blockbuster resources, who will the film producers and the behind-the-scenes team prefer?
This is interesting.
can do another review.
In the past, Golden Harvest Films signed a long-term contract with Aaron Kwok, and then started filming "The Storm". Later, Universal Pictures also signed a long-term contract with Aaron Kwok, and successively produced films such as "Sanchakou", "C+ Detective" and "The Storm 2". Filming began, and "October Siege", "Eavesdropping" and "Drug" were all tipped to star Aaron Kwok, but they were missed due to schedules.
Jiang Zhiqiang of Anle Pictures once said that once the company has a good script, the first actors it will contact are Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok, and the "Chill" series is also a pre-locked candidate.
Zheng Baorui said that Aaron Kwok is the most suitable actor to play Sun Wukong.
Zhuang Wenqiang said that the male protagonist of "Wushuang" has very high requirements for acting ability, so he chose Aaron Kwok.
"When the Wind Rises Again", although the direction of the film is biased due to various reasons, tracing back to its origin, this is a film tailor-made by Weng Ziguang for Aaron Kwok.
In "Anti-Drug 3: Man at the End of the World", Worldwide executives publicly named Aaron Kwok to be airborne.
This is Aaron Kwok’s historical context of “blockbuster movies”.
And what will happen in the future?
Looking at it now, compared to Andy Lau, Louis Koo and Donnie Yen who are all busy, he is really very leisurely, doing concerts while slowly picking out scripts.
commercial movies.
Andy Lau not only has "Danger Line" to be released, but also participated in "The Spread of Fury", and is about to start filming "The Unknown 2". In addition, he also has "The Bomb Disposer 3" and "The Wandering Earth 3" waiting to be released.
Mesozoic Nicholas Tse seems to be trying to flex his muscles in movies. After "Fury·Crime", not only "Customs Front" is waiting to be released, but there are also two major productions "Fury Spreads" and "Infinite Mission" Movie.
Louis Koo has always been busy arranging films, needless to say.
Donnie Yen not only planned three action movies in a row, but also took over the filming of the Hollywood movie "Kung Fu" as the absolute protagonist.
Tony Leung, of course, has always been slow.
Aaron Kwok seems to have only one Emperor movie "The Insider" to present.
But how can it be despised?
There is no actor in this world who never "pounces".
But looking at the Hong Kong film industry.
Andy Lau and Tony Leung are very good, Louis Koo is very good, Donnie Yen can still play, Nicholas Tse is a rising star, and Aaron Kwok is not the "chosen son" who has experienced hundreds of battles?
went further and said that everyone is on the throne, so there is no need to fight.
And in terms of appearance, physical fitness, maximum record, performance ability and the ability to lead the trend, who dares to say that he is more outstanding than Aaron Kwok?
So when faced with the above question, there is only one answer.
Keep your heart in your stomach.
