Recently, director Wang Jing has become popular again.
html On April 15, the day after the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony, Wang Jing posted on his personal social platform: " Golden Finger " is by no means Tony Leung's best performance. It is a bit over the top and is less restrained than "2046" far away.If I were him, I would follow the example of Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung in announcing that they would no longer accept awards and give opportunities to the younger generation.
In other words, the middle-level actors in Hong Kong are almost broken, so where will the younger generation come from? Netizen
said it well, it is not Tony Leung who needs the Academy Awards, but the Academy Awards who need Tony Leung.
Wang Jing’s post put the Hong Kong Film Awards in a very embarrassing position.
In just the past two days, the General Administration has announced a batch of new films, including Liu Weiqiang's "Kashmir Princess", Liang Lemin's "Cold War 1994" and "Cold War 1995", Guan Hu's "A Man and a Woman", etc.
Among them, the new film of Wang Jing (Wang Rixiang is his real name) is impressively listed, and the project of "New World" has been officially approved.
It seems that Wang Jing is going to challenge the Hong Kong film industry classic "Across the World".
So, here comes the question, does Wang Jing pay tribute to the classics and surpass them, or does he violate the classics and destroy them?
1. Remake.
In the film and television industry, sequels and reboots have become the norm, and remakes of classic works are emerging one after another.
For example, among the latest online movies, Lou Yixiao's remake of Maggie Cheung's " New Dragon Inn "; Peng Yusi's remake of Stephen Chow's " Jiupin Zhima Guan " and so on.
Wang Jing has actually already mastered the remake.
In 2022, the two "" starring Louis Koo, Donnie Yen, and Raymond Lam are both remakes. The most famous one is the 93 version of "Yitian Sword of the Dragon" starring Jet Li. Many people should still remember "one pillar holding up the sky". Go ahead. The
film has not been released in theaters. After it was broadcast on streaming media, word-of-mouth immediately took off, with a Douban score of only about 3.5 points.
In 2025, the new version of "The Swordsman of the East" directed by Wang Jing is also a remake of Brigitte Lin's version of "The Invincible of the East". The actress found is Zhang Yuqi, who is preparing to make this movie with Donnie Yen.
It is not yet clear whether it is a theatrical movie or an online movie.
Let’s take another look at the plot summary of “New World”.
Azhan and Hongdou were separated from their brother Azu when they were young. Azu's life and death are uncertain.
More than ten years later, Azhan was driven by his adoptive father to steal paintings for him, and valuable paintings were stolen one after another.
A-Zhan meets A-Zu again in the process of stealing paintings. A-Zhan, who is now an Interpol, is pursuing A-Zhan...
The names of the known characters completely correspond to the 1991 "Across the World" directed by John Woo.
Among them, A Zhan, A Zu and Hong Dou are played by Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat and Chung Chu Hong.
can be sure that this is Wang Jing’s fourth remake.
2. Classic.
"Across the World" is a classic in film history. The movie
not only ranked fourth at the box office in Hong Kong that year, but also received multiple nominations for the Academy Awards. At that time, the Academy Awards were very valuable, and the Hong Kong film industry was known as the "Hollywood of the East."
After the test of time, "Across the World" received a score of 8.8 on the Douban website, and broke into the top 250 of Douban, becoming a widely recognized classic.
John Woo gave a perfect interpretation of Hong Kong's romantic police action movie, and the acting skills of Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Chung Chu-hong brought the characters to life.
The entire movie covers multiple thematic elements such as friendship, love, betrayal, justice, etc., making people think about life. The emotional resonance and values behind the story give the film a more profound meaning.
Among them, Leslie Cheung stood on the Seine River blowing in the wind, his figure walking away gracefully; Chow Yun-fat and Chung Chu-hong's wheelchair dance can be regarded as a classic scene in Hong Kong film history.
Now Leslie Cheung is gone, Fa Ge is old, and Hong Gu has passed away. Think about the lines of the film: "It's such a dream!"
"Across the World" is the memory of many viewers when they were young. Wang Jing, if you If the remake is not good, it will be cast aside by many fans!
3. Leslie Cheung.
’s concern about destroying classics is understandable.
classic works are often deeply rooted in people's hearts, and audiences have special emotions and memories about them.
If the quality of the remake is not comparable to the original work, or even inappropriate changes are made to the original work or the original flavor is lost, it may have a negative impact in the minds of the audience, diluting or even destroying the preciousness of the original work.
Ti Lung once starred in the 1986 version of "Heroes", playing classic roles together with Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung.
was once asked whether he would remake "A Better Tomorrow", but he firmly denied it, saying that he didn't want to make a fool of himself. Things have changed and people have changed. The most important thing for is where to find Leslie Cheung?
This sentence makes people think deeply.
Similarly, there is an iconic figure like Leslie Cheung in "Across the World". How can Wang Jing find an actor who can take on such an important role in the remake of the work?
Leslie Cheung is a unique acting genius. His existence lies not only in his acting skills and charm, but also in his unique temperament and personality.
To find an actor who is qualified to take on such a role, you not only need to have excellent acting skills and performance skills, but also need to have the personal charm and aura to rival Leslie Cheung.
This is undoubtedly a very challenging task for today's actors.
Director Wang Jing chose to remake "New World", and he was bound to face the problem of "where to find Leslie Cheung".
4. Casting.
The Sri Lankan has gone!
It can be said that it is almost an impossible task to find an actor who can compare with Leslie Cheung in the original film.
It can be seen from the project announcement that this is a co-production, which is the product of the integration of the Hong Kong production team and mainland capital, equivalent to " Operation Red Sea ".
In this case, I suggest that Wang Jing can imitate Tsui Hark and Peter Chan.
Tsui Hark also had a blockbuster project approved last year, that is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Man". The actors he invited were Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei, who played Guo Jing and Huang Rong respectively.
Chen Kexin's " Jiangyuan Nong " uses a crowd tactic with an all-star cast, which is very similar to Zhang Yimou's early movies. If you study it carefully, it is also the same as the all-star cast in "My Hometown and Me".
It was a bit difficult to find actors in Hong Kong for Wong Jing's "The New World". After all, there are almost no actors of the younger generation. The only ones in their 30s who fit the role are Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo and Raymond Lam.
Who can play the role of Leslie Cheung?
If Wang Jing wants to find actors in the mainland, there will be too many actors. Actors including Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, etc. are all qualified. The most important thing is that they have the traffic. When
hits the theaters, as long as the reputation does not collapse, there will be no problems at the box office, and the reputation and box office will not be ruined.
5. Conclusion.
hopes that Wang Jing’s challenge to the classics will succeed this time.
also hopes to retain the essence and core emotions of the original work during the remake process, while giving the new version some unique highlights and creativity, so that movie fans can find both a sense of familiarity and a sense of freshness while watching the movie.
Only with this kind of balance and processing can "New Across the World" become a successful tribute work, rather than a "replica" that destroys the classic.
hopes that this new work can surpass the classic, continue the legend of Zongheng, and bring more surprises and touches to the audience.
Wang Jing, come on!
