Jimu News reporter Rong Yu
Zhang Yimou will direct the movie version of "三级", which is the biggest news announced by this year's Shanghai Film Festival.
html On June 18, the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival held a theme forum. Many well-known domestic and foreign filmmakers discussed the "potential and imagination of global diversified development of IP". Wang Changtian, chairman of Enlight Media, was one of the guest speakers. He was also asked about the movie "The Three-Body Problem". He revealed for the first time that he had invited Zhang Yimou to make the movie "The Three-Body Problem" a few years ago, but he was rejected "because he thought it was too difficult."
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The movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" is ready to be "scolded"
At the Shanghai International Film Festival a few days ago, Wang Changtian suddenly announced that the movie "The Three-Body Problem" jointly developed by Enlight Media and "Three-Body Universe", It will be directed by the famous director Zhang Yimou, which has attracted widespread attention within and outside the industry. At the forum on the 18th, Wang Changtian once again responded to related topics, saying that the movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" is currently polishing the script and screening other creative staff except the director and screenwriter, and emphasized that selection will be conducted around the world.
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Wang Changtian said frankly that the movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" will face two major problems: adaptation and innovation. In the adaptation process, how to choose the content of the original work is the key difficulty. "I think no matter what the choice is, some people may be dissatisfied, so we are also prepared to bear some criticism in the future. There is no way."
And in innovation Wang Changtian believes that we must first respect the director's creativity, "This is the fifth film that Director Zhang Yimou has collaborated with us on. I know his current creativity, energy, learning ability and leadership very well. He is the best director we can find." A good director choice."
According to Wang Changtian, he and Zhang Yimou proposed to shoot a movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" a few years ago, but the other party rejected it because it was too difficult. Fortunately, after several years of communication, Zhang Yimou finally accepted it. For this directorial task, "We also understand that he will face great pressure in the innovation of films in the future, not only to solve the problem of balance between the original work and the film, but also to solve the problem of the relationship between Chinese audiences and international audiences." "However, Wang Changtian emphasized that the movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" is first and foremost a Chinese movie, and all creations will be completed within the framework of Chinese movies.
Considering the grand theme and the complexity of the plot of the original "Three-Body Problem", the investment in the movie version of "The Three-Body Problem" cannot be a small amount. In this regard, Wang Changtian said that the producer has not yet determined the amount of investment, but in principle there is no upper limit on investment. "It will have as much investment as it needs. We will not tie our hands and hope that it will become the best." "The Three-Body Problem" has lived up to everyone's long-awaited expectations. "
Wang Changtian
The global fans of "The Three-Body Problem" exceed 300 million.
Wang Changtian joked that Guangguang has made so many movie IPs, but has never "spelled" a single "Three-Body Problem". He was surprised by the popularity of the topic "Zhang Yimou directed "The Three-Body Problem"". A sharing by Zhao Jilong, CEO of Three-Body Universe, on the forum also proved the value of "Three-Body" around the world.
According to Zhao Jilong, as the first Chinese science fiction work to win the Hugo Award, the highest award in the world of science fiction, Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem" series has been translated into 35 languages, with global sales exceeding 30 million copies. The number of IP's global fans has also exceeded 300 million, of which about 30% are students aged 12 to 23. "Three-body has gradually become a cross-generational and cross-regional cultural symbol. Through globalization, we specialize in creating local content and overseas content." Through ground-based communication, Trisolaris Universe is bringing China’s excellent science fiction IP to the world, allowing more people to understand and love Chinese culture.”
Zhao Jilong believes that respecting IP and respecting Chinese culture is the basis for the global development of Trisolaris IP. The proposition of "a community with a shared future for mankind" conveyed by "Three Body Problems" and the cultural inclusiveness of "balance", "coexistence" and "unyielding" are the keys to its ability to transcend civilizations and regions and win global resonance.
Zhao Jilong
Fantasy and science fiction are more likely to go global
Xu Zhihao, co-producer of the Hollywood science fiction blockbuster " Dune" shared on the forum that no matter how good the IP is, it needs to wait for a suitable creator to jointly "turn this IP universe" Open correctly".
According to Xu Zhihao, although "Dune" is also a super IP in the field of science fiction, Hollywood did not attach much importance to it more than 10 years ago. Many Hollywood first-line directors were unwilling to take over the film version of "Dune" until they encountered " Director Denis Villeneuve, the "great master", made the "Dune" series of movies that later became a global success. "Just like "The Three-Body Problem" and director Zhang Yimou, there is a beauty of coincidence and unexpected encounter. ”
Kurt Reed, senior vice president of Warner Bros. Discovery Theatrical Distribution (Asia Pacific), also concluded from his work experience that if you want a movie IP to break out of the country and have global influence, it is relatively easy to find a subject matter They are fantasy and science fiction, because the world view of this type of film is imaginary and has less relevance to politics and culture, making it easier for audiences around the world to accept it. He gave an example, "So if you look at the "Harry Potter" movie series, it has been successful all over the world because the world it constructed does not exist in reality. Regardless of whether you understand the culture of the English-speaking world or not, Can understand the fantasy world that Harry Potter lives in." (Photo source: Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee)
Kurt Reed
(Source: Jimu News)
