The movie "Fengshen Part 2: War in Xiqi" has been officially announced to be released on New Year's Day in 2025, which has aroused fans' expectations for the new film. At the 26th National Film Promotion Conference held in Hengdian not long ago, More than a hundred new films were unveiled. Distribution and production companies such as China Film, China Film, Bona Pictures, Wanda Film, Alibaba Pictures, and Maoyan Films have brought many new films, including action, suspense, crime, love, war, science fiction and other themes.
What blockbuster films have these leading film and television companies brought?
China Film: with diverse themes
At this promotion conference, China Film presented 11 domestic films with rich content and diverse themes, including: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero" and "I won't grow old if you don't come." "This year's twenty-two" "Little Me" "I will be fine" "Lucky Pavilion" "Pegasus Meteor" "Hot Pot Artist" " The unknown story " " Yuanyanglou·Shocking " bears are infested·Restart the future 》.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero" is expected to be released during the Spring Festival in 2025. The film is directed by Tsui Hark, and the cast has attracted much attention. Xiao Zhan plays Guo Jing and Zhuang Dafei plays Huang Rong. Industry insiders said that Jin Yong's works themselves are cultural brands. If this film is released during the Spring Festival, it will be very competitive. The combination of young actors Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei will appeal to young audiences.
"Little Me" will have its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 2, starring Yi Yang Qianxi and Lin Xiaojie as the grandson and grandmother who share the same mind. The movie tells the story of Liu Chun (played by Yi Yang Qianxi), who suffers from cerebral palsy, while bravely breaking through the shackles of his body and mind to help his grandmother realize her dream stage, while also working hard to find the coordinates of her own life. According to reports, in order to play the role of a boy with cerebral palsy, Yi Yang Qianxi visited hospitals and special institutions many times to observe and understand this group, and understand their inner feelings, pain, and goals they want to achieve.
Bona Pictures: " Operation Dragon "
Bona Pictures brought two highly anticipated new works at this promotion conference, "Operation Dragon", which will be released in 2025 and this week's branch line " old gun " released in the distribution mode.
"Operation Dragon" is the sequel to the film "Operation Red Sea" with a box office of 3.652 billion yuan. It is directed by Lin Chaoxian. Among the main creators are Du Jiang, Jiang Luxia and Wang Yanlin. In "Operation Red Sea", they have become accustomed to the "craziness" directed by Lin Chaoxian. " and "Desperate" actors, as well as new actors such as Huang Xuan and Yu Shi, have a strong lineup.
In terms of plot, "Operation Dragon" continues the previous work, telling the story of the conspiratorial country M taking control of the terrorist organization and throwing Ivia, who had just ended the war, into panic again. In the new work, futuristic new powerful weapons and submarine equipment will appear with the Dragon Team, bringing a shocking audio-visual experience to the audience.
Wanda Movies: "Manslaughter 3"
Wanda Movies presented "Manslaughter 3" at this promotion conference. The film was produced by Chen Sicheng, directed by Gan Jianyu, and starred by Xiao Yang. It tells the story of a father (played by Xiao Yang) who is in a desperate situation when his daughter is kidnapped. He started a fight with the kidnapper who played with people's hearts.
Recently, Wanda Film released its third quarter report for 2024. The report shows that through a series of innovative measures and actively responding to market challenges, the company achieved total revenue of 9.847 billion yuan and net profit attributable to the parent company of 169 million yuan in the first three quarters.
Wanda Film said that the company's reserve projects are all being prepared or filmed as planned, among which films such as "Tang Detective 1900", "Into the Wild", "Never Open That Door" and "The Flower Blooms" are expected to be released in 2025. In addition, The films produced by the company include "The Untold Story", "Manslaughter 3", "A Cloud Looks Like You" and "Liar" are scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
Maoyan Movies: "The Wig"
Maoyan Movies also has a series of works, among which "The Wig" is the new work of director Dong Yue and will be released nationwide on November 16.The film is adapted from a true story, while stars Huang Xiaoming and Wang Yinglu, and stars Li Congxi and Huang Lu. In this movie, Huang Xiaoming lost 30 pounds and even shaved his hair in order to portray the character, and his appearance was subversive.
Maoyan Movies will also include crime suspense movies such as "The Game", "Game of Geniuses", "Fire on the Plains", "Ruyi Hotel", "Running Water", "Improvised Murder", "Tailed" and "See You at Dawn"; New films of different genres include heart-warming dramas such as "The Dumpling Queen", "Princess" and "Four Quarters"; romantic romances such as "Days of Love with a Scumbag"; animated films such as "Children of Time".
Alibaba Pictures: "Dongji Island"
Alibaba Pictures' film list includes the already scheduled "Burning City", "The Love I Love", "Fengshen Part 2: War in Xiqi" and " Good Things" 》《Breakup List》etc. "Good job!" ”, “Broken Hell”, “7 Days” and “Tongji Island” are also attracting attention.
Among them, "Dongji Island" stars Zhu Yilong and Wu Lei. The film is directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, with Chen Shu, Zhang Ji and Dong Runnian as screenwriters. It is adapted from the "Lisbon Maru Shipwreck" incident and reproduces the events during World War II. Under the threat of artillery fire, Chinese fishermen on Dongji Island participated desperately in an international rescue at sea, which wrote about the righteousness of the fishermen that transcends national boundaries and the bloody spirit in their bones.
Chinese Film: " Romantic Generation "
Chinese Film promoted a total of more than 20 films at this promotion meeting, covering domestic films and imported films, with rich themes and diverse types.
Among them, domestic films include the epic stage art film "The Great Journey", director Jia Zhangke's latest masterpiece "The Romantic Generation", super animated IP "Happy Superman: Rescue" and "Pipilu and Lu Xixi: 309 Dark Room", etc.
Director Jia Zhangke came to the promotion conference with his new film "The Romantic Generation", which is scheduled to be released on November 22. Jia Zhangke said, "After careful consideration, we finally made a decision that was not too difficult but full of meaning. This film took 22 years to shoot and embodies the hard work and emotion of our team. Therefore, we decided to use 22 days to Let’s say goodbye to these 22 years.”
Jia Zhangke also said that there will be no large-scale re-release of the film after its release. But he believes that for viewers who want to watch "The Merry Generation", the 22-day release time is enough for them to meet the film and experience those unforgettable years together.
Huayi Brothers: "The Breakup List"
According to Huayi Brothers, the urban love movie "The Breakup List " directed by Tian Yusheng and starring Ou Hao and Zeng Mengxue is scheduled to be released on December 31, 2024.
In addition, "Mermaid 2" directed by Stephen Chow has entered the post-production stage. "Sunflower" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Zhao Liying has been completed. Several film projects such as "Special Gift", "Man on the Net", "Super Mario", and "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" are also stepping up preparations to start production.
The movie "Fengshen Part 2: War in Xiqi" has been officially announced to be released on New Year's Day in 2025, which has aroused fans' expectations for the new film. At the 26th National Film Promotion Conference held in Hengdian not long ago, More than a hundred new films were unveiled. Distribution and production companies such as China Film, China Film, Bona Pictures, Wanda Film, Alibaba Pictures, and Maoyan Films have brought many new films, including action, suspense, crime, love, war, science fiction and other themes.
What blockbuster films have these leading film and television companies brought?
China Film: with diverse themes
At this promotion conference, China Film presented 11 domestic films with rich content and diverse themes, including: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero", "I Will Not Get Old Unless You Come", "This Year Is Twenty" 2" "Little Me" "I Will Be Well" "Lucky Pavilion" "Pegasus Meteor" "Hot Pot Artist" " The Untold Story " " Yuanyanglou·Shocking " " Bear Haunted·Restart Future 》.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero" is expected to be released during the Spring Festival in 2025. The film is directed by Tsui Hark, and the cast has attracted much attention. Xiao Zhan plays Guo Jing and Zhuang Dafei plays Huang Rong. Industry insiders said that Jin Yong's works themselves are cultural brands. If this film is released during the Spring Festival, it will be very competitive. The combination of young actors Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei will appeal to young audiences.
"Little Me" will have its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 2, starring Yi Yang Qianxi and Lin Xiaojie as the grandson and grandmother who share the same mind. The movie tells the story of Liu Chun (played by Yi Yang Qianxi), who suffers from cerebral palsy, while bravely breaking through the shackles of his body and mind to help his grandmother realize her dream stage, while also working hard to find the coordinates of her own life. According to reports, in order to play the role of a boy with cerebral palsy, Yi Yang Qianxi visited hospitals and special institutions many times to observe and understand this group, and understand their inner feelings, pain, and goals they want to achieve.
Bona Pictures: " Operation Dragon "
Bona Pictures brought two highly anticipated new works at this promotion conference, "Operation Dragon", which will be released in 2025 and this week's branch line " old gun " released in the distribution mode.
"Operation Dragon" is the sequel to the film "Operation Red Sea" with a box office of 3.652 billion yuan. It is directed by Lin Chaoxian. Among the main creators are Du Jiang, Jiang Luxia and Wang Yanlin. In "Operation Red Sea", they have become accustomed to the "craziness" directed by Lin Chaoxian. " and "Desperate" actors, as well as new actors such as Huang Xuan and Yu Shi, have a strong lineup.
In terms of plot, "Operation Dragon" continues the previous work, telling the story of the conspiratorial country M taking control of the terrorist organization and throwing Ivia, who had just ended the war, into panic again. In the new work, futuristic new powerful weapons and submarine equipment will appear with the Dragon Team, bringing a shocking audio-visual experience to the audience.
Wanda Movies: "Manslaughter 3"
Wanda Movies presented "Manslaughter 3" at this promotion conference. The film was produced by Chen Sicheng, directed by Gan Jianyu, and starred by Xiao Yang. It tells the story of a father (played by Xiao Yang) who is in a desperate situation when his daughter is kidnapped. He started a fight with the kidnapper who played with people's hearts.
Recently, Wanda Film released its third quarter report for 2024. The report shows that through a series of innovative measures and actively responding to market challenges, the company achieved total revenue of 9.847 billion yuan and net profit attributable to the parent company of 169 million yuan in the first three quarters.
Wanda Film said that the company's reserve projects are all being prepared or filmed as planned, among which films such as "Tang Detective 1900", "Into the Wild", "Never Open That Door" and "The Flower Blooms" are expected to be released in 2025. In addition, The films produced by the company include "The Untold Story", "Manslaughter 3", "A Cloud Looks Like You" and "Liar" are scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
Maoyan Movies: "The Wig"
Maoyan Movies also has a series of works, among which "The Wig" is the new work of director Dong Yue and will be released nationwide on November 16.The film is adapted from a true story, while stars Huang Xiaoming and Wang Yinglu, and stars Li Congxi and Huang Lu. In this movie, Huang Xiaoming lost 30 pounds and even shaved his hair in order to portray the character, and his appearance was subversive.
Maoyan Movies will also include crime suspense movies such as "The Game", "Game of Geniuses", "Fire on the Plains", "Ruyi Hotel", "Running Water", "Improvised Murder", "Tailed" and "See You at Dawn"; New films of different genres include heart-warming dramas such as "The Dumpling Queen", "Princess" and "Four Quarters"; romantic romances such as "Days of Love with a Scumbag"; animated films such as "Children of Time".
Alibaba Pictures: "Dongji Island"
Alibaba Pictures' film list includes the already scheduled "Burning City", "The Love I Love", "Fengshen Part 2: War in Xiqi" and " Good Things" 》《Breakup List》etc. "Good job!" ”, “Broken Hell”, “7 Days” and “Tongji Island” are also attracting attention.
Among them, "Dongji Island" stars Zhu Yilong and Wu Lei. The film is directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, with Chen Shu, Zhang Ji and Dong Runnian as screenwriters. It is adapted from the "Lisbon Maru Shipwreck" incident and reproduces the events during World War II. Under the threat of artillery fire, Chinese fishermen on Dongji Island participated desperately in an international rescue at sea, which wrote about the righteousness of the fishermen that transcends national boundaries and the bloody spirit in their bones.
Chinese Film: " Romantic Generation "
Chinese Film promoted a total of more than 20 films at this promotion meeting, covering domestic films and imported films, with rich themes and diverse types.
Among them, domestic films include the epic stage art film "The Great Journey", director Jia Zhangke's latest masterpiece "The Romantic Generation", super animated IP "Happy Superman: Rescue" and "Pipilu and Lu Xixi: 309 Dark Room", etc.
Director Jia Zhangke came to the promotion conference with his new film "The Romantic Generation", which is scheduled to be released on November 22. Jia Zhangke said, "After careful consideration, we finally made a decision that was not too difficult but full of meaning. This film took 22 years to shoot and embodies the hard work and emotion of our team. Therefore, we decided to use 22 days to Let’s say goodbye to these 22 years.”
Jia Zhangke also said that there will be no large-scale re-release of the film after its release. But he believes that for viewers who want to watch "The Merry Generation", the 22-day release time is enough for them to meet the film and experience those unforgettable years together.
Huayi Brothers: "The Breakup List"
According to Huayi Brothers, the urban love movie "The Breakup List " directed by Tian Yusheng and starring Ou Hao and Zeng Mengxue is scheduled to be released on December 31, 2024.
In addition, "Mermaid 2" directed by Stephen Chow has entered the post-production stage. "Sunflower" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Zhao Liying has been completed. Several film projects such as "Special Gift", "Man on the Net", "Super Mario", and "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" are also stepping up preparations to start production.
Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao editor Zeng Qi