reported! Wu Jing finally has a new move!
Recently, at the high-quality development sub-forum of the film industry of the 2024 Cultural Power Building Summit Forum held in Shenzhen, Wu Jing’s new look made an appearance. On the
forum, Wu Jing grew long hair and a beard, looking like a completely "alternative tough guy" .
was at the scene, and Wu Jing also gave an answer about his new look - he is going to make a new movie, and this is the preliminary preparation for the new movie.
In order to better play the new role in the new movie, Wu Jing specially grew his hair so that it would be easier to put on a hood when filming.
The information revealed by Wu Jing in just a few words on the forum directly caused an explosion in the animation and movie circles at the same time. There are three main messages of
.
One of them, the new movie is called "The Daredevil: The Wind Rises in the Desert" , which is an adaptation of the top Chinese comic book written by Xu Xianzhe.
The second one stars Wu Jing , and other lineups may also include Nicholas Tse and heavyweight seniors.
Third, the director of is Yuan Heping , who also serves as the film's director.
I have to say that these three pieces of information exploded one by one. No wonder the movie has not officially started filming yet. Just a few sentences can make the discussion explode. Below
, Qingshi will chat with everyone.
Friends who are familiar with Chinese comics will definitely be familiar with this name, because the original comic " " is really awesome.
The comic "The Daredevil" is a hardcore martial arts comic created by Chinese cartoonist Xu Xianzhe. At first, this comic shocked many industry leaders with just its prologue. After
was officially serialized, industry giants such as Tian Xiaopeng and Ma Boyong were amazed.
's work tells the story of a bodyguard mission that took place in the late Sui Dynasty and connected the inextricable relationship between the temple and the world from the perspective of a bodyguard and a swordsman. The sense of power created by the rough lines and large close-ups in the
comics is perfectly combined with the sense of speed shown by the jumping storyboards and smooth movements. The madness that rushes towards the face is very fascinating.
Later, the popularity of "Dart Man" spread to Japan, the country of comics. It was featured on Japan's CCTV nhk three times and was praised by Japanese media as "a world-class Chinese animation masterpiece" .
The well-known Japanese cartoonist we are familiar with, the author of "Inuyasha" Rumiko Takahashi is its "tap water".
The former editor-in-chief of " Crayon Shin-chan " Kurihara Kazuji only took one look at the style and settings, and immediately came to China regardless of it. The first sentence he posted on Weibo was - Japanese people want to promote China. comics!
In 2023, the animation "Dart Man" will be launched. Despite the high expectations of the original work, it can also get a high score of 8.3 on Douban, which is not uncommon in the field of Chinese comics.
Such a top-level Chinese comic certainly has many fans.
After the progress of the movie was made public, some comic fans started discussing whether Wu Jing could play the role of "Sword Horse" well. The discussion point of
is actually simple. The shape adaptability of is a bit poor.
Adaptability is a point that must be discussed in live-action comic adaptations. After all, it is a live-action comic adaptation. There is a manuscript of the comic there, and there will be a reference for the casting of the live-action version.
Although "The Daredevil" has no film and television works before, it has released a mobile game, and also invited Wang Qianyuan, who is almost carved from the same template as the comic book, to play the role of Daoma.
As soon as the promotion of the mobile game came out, comic fans were surprised and satisfied. As soon as it appeared, the flavor of Dao Ma was right.
"It cannot be said that it has nothing to do with Wang Qianyuan, it can only be said that it is exactly the same."
By the way, Liu Yan played the role of Yan Zi in the mobile game, and she also received a lot of praise.
It is precisely for this reason that some comic fans are not satisfied with Wu Jing's decision to play Dao Ma.
If you just look at the similarity in appearance, maybe Wu Jing is not the most suitable.
But film and television works are not just about appearance, but more importantly, God.
The God of Swords and Horses has an extremely important performance, and that is action scenes.
Whether it is a comic or an animation, the action scenes of "The Bodyguard" are the highlight.
Wu Jing is currently the leader in action scenes in Chinese films.
He has been practicing martial arts at the Shichahai Sports School in Beijing since he was 6 years old. He has profound martial arts skills and began participating in international exchange activities with the martial arts team at the age of 12. After
officially entered the Beijing Wushu Team, he won many martial arts championships.
In 1995, 21-year-old Wu Jing starred in his first movie "The Kung Fu Kid" on the recommendation of his coach Wu Bin, thus starting his career as an action actor.
By the way, Wu Jing's debut movie was with Yuan Heping.
According to incomplete statistics, Wu Jing has appeared in nearly 50 film and television works over the past 20 years and created many classic film and television images.
His martial arts movements are fast, accurate, ruthless, steady, floating, and agile. They are a perfect blend of speed and moves. There is no doubt that he is the absolute spokesperson for Chinese action movies.
In martial arts film and television works, he has played many impressive roles.
Just like in "Tai Chi Master", he relied on traditional martial arts movements to establish his image as a "martial arts boy".
In "小李飞刀", the "Quick Sword" Ah Fei, who seems to be ruthless but is actually upright and kind, also impressed the audience deeply.
In Hong Kong action movies, he created the image of a baby-faced cold killer.
In "Slay the Wolf", whether it is the clip of him "hunting" Zhang Zhiyao or the peak showdown with Donnie Yen in the alley, it is both scary and loved.
Especially the fight scene with Donnie Yen, there is a long period of free play in the middle, there are no tricks in the fight, it is completely a real fight between the two.
It is said that in this super exciting 45-second fight scene, Wu Jing broke four wooden sticks at the same position on his arm.
Tian Yangsheng in "The True Colors of a Man" makes his martial arts action scenes even more vivid.
With this role, Wu Jing also received a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Looking back at Wu Jing's acting career, from martial arts champion to screen star, from martial arts star to action film director, Wu Jing has blazed a path that cannot be replicated by others.
These experiences also laid a solid foundation for him to play Sword Horse.
More importantly, in addition to the actor Wu Jing who has high box office appeal, the movie "The Guardian: Wind Rises in the Desert" also features the top cast of Chinese martial arts movies.
Judging from the main creative lineup that has been released so far, "The Wind Rises in the Desert", this movie can be said to have the top lineup of Chinese martial arts movies.
Wu Jing has a strong box office appeal. As we said before, the director and director of the film is "Eighth Master" Yuan Heping.
Yuan Heping, has the title of the world's number one martial arts commander.
Yuan Heping was born in 1945. His father was Yuan Xiaotian, the first martial arts instructor in the history of Chinese films.
Because he has been exposed to martial arts since he was a child, and he also likes the job of martial arts instruction, Yuan Heping naturally entered the film industry and began to work as a martial arts instructor.
At this time, the Hong Kong film industry was in its golden age. Yuen Woo-Ping went from martial arts to director, and filmed "Snake", which made Jackie Chan famous overnight.
The real kung fu of hard bridges and hard horses in the film, and the humorous action design fully highlight Jackie Chan's agility.
This feature is vividly demonstrated in "Drunken Master".
"Qi Men Dun Jia", which he collaborated with Tsui Hark, combines martial arts action with folk magic. The strange, gorgeous and imaginative style makes people unforgettable after watching it.
This movie also received a nomination for Best Action at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
After that, Yuan Heping also designed the "shadowless kick" for Jet Li. The classic move of seven volleying kicks has become the classic move of Wong Fei Hung in everyone's mind.
Not to mention " Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng " and " Jing Wu Heroes ". The combination of Jet Li's profound basic skills and Yuan Heping's wonderful action choreography, each one can be said to be textbook level.
It is worth mentioning that after switching to Donnie Yen to star in Wong Fei Hung, Yuen Woo-Ping was able to adjust his martial arts movements according to his personal characteristics.
The stick fight between Huang Feihong and Nalan Yuanshu in the film has become one of the classic scenes in Chinese action movies.
Not only is it a Hong Kong movie, Yuen Woo-Ping also acted as an action director for "The Matrix";
designed poetic Qinggong and action scenes for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon";
was even more able to bring out what Stephen Chow wanted in "Kung Fu" All are embodied.
Then there are " Fearless ", " Ip Man ", "The Grandmaster" and so on. Even in the field of TV dramas, he also represents "Water Margin".
And the combination of him and Wu Jing is also an absolutely powerful combination.
Wu Jing's first film was "The Kung Fu Kid" directed by Yuan Heping, and later he also collaborated on "Little Lee's Flying Knife".
In the movie " Me and My Fathers ", "Riding the Wind" directed by Wu Jing also invited Ba Ye as the action director.
Regarding the re-collaboration between Wu Jing and Ba Ye, there is actually another reason why everyone is looking forward to it:
Cinemas have not seen such a hardcore martial arts action movie for too long.
As we all know, martial arts movies are a unique film genre in China. Since director Zhang Shichuan filmed "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple" in 1928, martial arts movies have been groping forward.
The first explosion of Chinese martial arts movies can be traced back to the 1960s, the "new era of martial arts" led by Hu Jinquan, Chang Cheh and Chu Yuan.
"The Drunken Man", "One-Armed Sword", "Dragon Inn", "Meteor Butterfly Sword", "Chu Liuxiang", "The Sword of the Third Young Master"...
There is no doubt that it has been brilliant.
But it is undeniable that it has indeed declined.
Compared with that era, the dilemma of martial arts films today is quite clear.
There are no martial arts actors who can fight, no good stories about chivalrous bones and tender hearts, and no director with the word "xia" in mind.
During the Dragon Boat Festival in 2022, "The Defiant Man" starring Xie Miao was released. Within seven hours of its release, the movie became the second most popular movie on the Internet, and it also earned nearly 30 million in box office. Netizens also gave high praise:
"Like a book stall" The martial arts novel comes to mind. "
Unfortunately, there are still obvious shortcomings in the plot. Although the second part has tried hard to become a theatrical movie, it still failed to meet the expectations of movie fans.
This time, Wu Jing teamed up with Yuan Heping to tackle hardcore martial arts action films, and together they solved the current dilemma of martial arts films.
In fact, as early as when the movie " Wolf Warrior " appeared, we already knew that Wu Jing had already embarked on another avenue as a Chinese actor.
What he wants to do is to broaden the boundaries of Chinese movies and tell the stories that belong to Chinese movies.
's " Wandering Earth " is a strong proof.
Now he is cooperating with Yuan Heping, what he wants is to revive the once glorious hardcore martial arts film.
"Wu Jing opened the door to Chinese military films and science fiction films, and now martial arts films have begun to revive again! Looking forward to it!"
At the high-quality development sub-forum of the film industry of the 2024 Cultural Power Building Summit Forum, Wu Jing mentioned "martial arts films" Movie", he talked a lot about how to keep the spirit of martial arts alive.
needs someone to pass it on, and it also needs someone to support it, such as the most important directors and actors.
Actors must master their basic skills in order to better cooperate with the director to express "martial arts".
He also said that the movie "Soldiers: The Wind Rises in the Desert" will have heavyweight seniors participating.
because he hopes to pass on the professional skills and spirit of his film predecessors to and make movies that can stay in time.
The words "heavyweight senior" have also triggered speculation among movie fans. Who will be the surprise franchise?
Jackie Chan? Jet Li? Donnie Yen? Could
be them?
In addition, Wu Jing also founded "Yingwutang" . In the first phase, 15 students underwent 60 days of special training.
The training content is both civil and military. It not only emphasizes the importance of movements, but also invites Liu Tianchi Acting Workshop to help out and provide action actors with sufficient acting lessons.
In this movie, perhaps we can see more martial arts action actors with professional martial arts skills and acting skills, setting the stage for the subsequent resurgence of martial arts movies.
Qingshi Film Editorial Department | Lao Meng
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