Will Stephen Chow finally return as the king in 2024?
"The New King of Comedy " directed by Stephen Chow will be released during the Spring Festival in 2019. In the same period, there are also Shen Teng 's "Crazy Alien" and Wu Jing's " The Wandering Earth ", so it is regarded as a new comedy. A showdown between the old box office kings. It's a pity that the final box office of "The New King of Comedy" was only 627 million.
was left far behind by "The Wandering Earth", "The New King of Comedy" failed at the box office, and "Mermaid 2" was difficult to produce.
As a result, Xingye's works have not been seen on the big screen and mainland audiences for five years.
But Star Master will be back in 2024.
"Mermaid 2" scheduled for summer? Stephen Chow returns as king?
First, there is finally news about "Mermaid 2".
The box office of " Mermaid " in 2016 exceeded 3.3 billion, and it won the Spring Festival, the year, and the three major championships in film history that year, which is called a Grand Slam!
Originally "Mermaid 2" was to be released during the Spring Festival in 2019, and filming started in 2018. The production time was earlier than "The New King of Comedy". However, due to the complexity of the special effects in post-production, it was not possible to catch up, so Xingye teamed up with Hong Kong Filmmaker Qiu Litao finished filming "The New King of Comedy" in just a few months.
No one expected that "Mermaid 2" would be in constant turmoil.
starring Wu Moumou and Luo Moumou have both become bad actors. "Mermaid 2" has also been delayed for a long time. During the
period, there was news that "Mermaid 2" would be released in every prime time period, but the facts proved that it was all false. Especially this year's May Day movie channel once posted that "Mermaid 2" would be released. Unfortunately, there has been no official announcement until now. news.
In fact, film producer Fang Huayi has always said that the film is in post-production.
However, in a recent interview with movie heroine Lin Yun , it was revealed that "Mermaid 2" has been produced and has been submitted for review. This means that if everything goes well, "Mermaid 2" will really meet the audience, most likely this summer. files.
After being hidden for 5 years, people are a little worried about what "Mermaid 2" will look like. The
movie has been in post-production. Should all the scenes involving bad actors be deleted, or should it be remade with different actors? You must know that both of them are starring in the movie, and they will have a lot of roles. If deleted, it would have a great impact on the plot. However, there is no news of replacements and reshoots of the movie. The most likely possibility is to use AI to change faces, which has been the case in recent years. It’s a common operation in TV series, but whether it can be successful in a movie full of details is worrying.
Of course, with the blessing of Xingye and the influence of the previous work, "Mermaid 2" is undoubtedly the biggest hit among domestic films this year.
Stephen Chow will have two new films in 2024, one costing over 200 million!
In addition to the upcoming release of "Mermaid 2", Star Master has two new films to start filming in 2024.
The first part is Stephen Chow's first short drama "Golden Pig, Jade Leaf", which is currently in production. Stephen Chow is the producer. It is an anti-bomb comedy film. This film is mainly under the banner of Stephen Chow, so it can barely be regarded as a Stephen Chow work.
The real big deal is "Project e", which is also known as "Shaolin Women's Football Team".
This is also Stephen Chow's first directorial work in five years after "Mermaid 2". It is a companion piece to Stephen Chow's classic film "Shaolin Soccer". The film has been approved for registration. Judging from the plot, it is definitely not a remake of "Shaolin Soccer". It will tell the story of Kung Fu. The story of the Emei team participating in the Women's AFC Champions League has more practical significance.
The currently announced cast of the movie includes Korean actor Song Kanghao, and women's football goalkeeper Zhao Lina.
According to online reports, the film's production budget exceeds 200 million, and filming is expected to start in 2024. In fact, Stephen Chow is filming very quickly. Perhaps the audience will be able to see this action blockbuster during the Spring Festival in 2025.
Can 61-year-old Stephen Chow save Hong Kong movies?
As an iconic superstar, Chow’s full comeback is also of great significance to Hong Kong films.
The performance of Hong Kong films in the mainland market in recent years has been too dismal. Since 2022, there has not been a single Hong Kong film in the mainland that has exceeded 1 billion. The 2023 Hong Kong film champion " Goldfinger " has a mainland box office of only 574 million. In 2024 The new year has almost passed four months ago, and the best-performing Hong Kong film in the mainland is " Still Think You're the Best " with a box office of 17.86 million.
This year’s May Day release of Louis Koo’s “ Kowloon Walled City ” was at the bottom of pre-sales, and Hong Kong films are in trouble in the mainland market.
Now that Mr. Star is back, mainland audiences may regain their confidence in Hong Kong films, but in my opinion, Mr. Star is already 61 years old. Even if mainland audiences buy it, how many more years can Mr. Star help Hong Kong films maintain?
Comedy films, action films, and even police and gangster films, which are the specialties of Hong Kong films, have been completely surpassed by mainland productions.
The big problem of Hong Kong movies is the lack of production!
