Cover News Reporter Zhou Qin reports from Shanghai. On June 17, the first "Chinese Blockbuster Tour" hosted by Alibaba Pictures Group and co-sponsored by the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off in Shanghai. "Under the Stranger", "Retrograde Life", "Burning the Ci

Cover News Reporter Zhou Qin Shanghai Report

On-site pictures of the first "Chinese Blockbuster Tour" According to the Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee

Wu Ershan, Xu Zheng, Jiang Zhiqiang, Yuan Heping, Guan Hu, Liang Jing, Huang Jianxin, Zhang Disha, Feng Xiaogang and other directors and producers The filmmakers, creators, Bai Yu, Wang Danni and other actors were present.

"Chinese Giant" takes the three key characteristics of quality, industrialization, and large-scale production as the direction and mission of film development, focusing on the four major themes of individual destiny, feelings of family and country, humanistic care, and resonance with the times.

's fantasy action masterpiece "Under the Strangers" will be released on July 26, bringing a brand new world of Chinese style and supernatural powers to the audience this summer. How to define the style of "Under the Stranger"? Director Wu Ershan summarized the film as "urban myth, contemporary martial arts", and also combined the "most traditional" and "the most fashionable". "This film and "The Trilogy of the Gods" are the cultural inheritance and innovation. Consistently, "Under the Stranger" inherits traditional Chinese culture and makes innovative expressions, placing the story in our current real life and telling what is happening around young people."

Poster of the movie "Under the Stranger" Pictures from the film producer

When we face difficulties in life, how will we start over in the darkest moment of life? Xu Zheng returns to the summer season with the reality-themed film "Retrograde Life". The film's cast is all talented, their acting skills are superb, and the extreme contrast in the trailer makes the audience curious about the story. Director Xu Zheng said frankly, "This story tells the darkest moment that every audience may experience - the story of how a family faces adversity and how to get out of it." I believe that every viewer can feel the emotional warmth and gain the strength to continue running in life.

The movie "Burning City" focuses on the complex superposition of "natural disasters + man-made disasters". Producer Jiang Zhiqiang said, "Disaster movies should not just be a collection of special effects caused by natural disasters. A real disaster movie should be a deduction of human civilization." As the first Chinese-language radiation disaster movie, the film not only has fresh breakthroughs in subject matter and genre, but also maintains the Developed a creative consciousness of humanistic reflection.

Concept poster of the movie "Burning City" Picture according to the film studio

Martial arts movies are the unique passion and pride of the Chinese people, and they are also important cultural symbols that help Chinese-language movies go global. The hard-core martial arts action film "The Bodyguard" will once again polish the most glorious brand of Chinese-language films. Director Yuan Heping has witnessed most of the history of the development of Chinese-language action films, and still cares about the inheritance of the martial arts spirit. Producer and starring Wu Jing returns to the martial arts film after 13 years, with real swords and passionate martial arts. "The Bodyguard" will bring back to the big screen a masterpiece of martial arts action and family and country chivalry that Chinese movie audiences have been away from for a long time.

"Dongji Island" tells the story of the kindness and bravery shown by Chinese fishermen in an international rescue in the context of World War II. The film not only shoots on real islands and in the real sea, but also restores the entire hull design of the Lisbon Maru 1:1. Its shooting scale, shooting difficulty and heavy industrial production challenges will be unprecedented in the history of Chinese films.

Due to the particularity of the subject matter, the scenes in the film can be said to be "half on the sea and half under the sea." Whether it is the scale of shooting the water scenes or the restoration of the shipwreck scene, "Dongji Island" faces difficulties and challenges. Unprecedented. To this end, director Guan Hu and his creative team went through four years of preparation and overcame every technical and scripting problem, just to present the rare maritime wonders and the heart-shaking national blood on the big screen. According to director Guan Hu, the film will officially start shooting on June 24 this year.

The science fiction adventure film "When the Stars Shine" is produced by the famous producer and director Huang Jianxin and directed by Zhang Disha. The starring lineup was also announced at the scene, led by Huang Bo, Wu Lei, , and Gao Ye. Director Zhang Disha said, "Our creative team has always wanted to tell a science fiction story that belongs to the Chinese people. This film is also fortunate to have the top domestic creative team and top actors to participate. I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, It will definitely bring a sci-fi feast to the audience.”

The last film to appear on the tour is "Catch the Spy" from the "master of sorrow and joy" Feng Xiaogang. This is Feng Xiaogang's second directorship after 7 years after " Youth ". period piece. Feng Xiaogang, who has always been good at realistic themes, has focused on small people in the big era in many movies, and vividly portrayed their joys and sorrows. Returning to period films this time, he will collaborate with actors such as Lei Jiayin and Hu Ge to tell a story about a game of faith that spans 40 years and outline the collective memory of the era for the audience.