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In this case, Lan Li said goodbye to the production of the sequel of "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion", and Warner Bros. welcomed Lan Li to join with a grand etiquette.

In that aspect, the sequel of "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion" flourished. After Dawn and Luke, the crew first announced that Michelle Rodriguez officially returned to the sixth part of the series, and then Jordana Brewster, The contract renewals of actors such as Gal Gadot and Cheng Kang have also been completed.

In that case, Universal Pictures officially announced that "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion" will be filmed together in the sixth and seventh sequels, and the budget has been increased in one go. The cost per film has increased from 125 million. Raised to 160 million, officially ranked among the super commercial blockbusters.

In that case, Universal Pictures once again announced that Justin Lin has completed the contract renewal and will continue to be in charge of the sixth part. Now the script creation is nearing completion, and the entire crew is ready to go.

Before the official announcement of the awards season, the two works of "Rebirth of Killing" and "Speed ​​and/Passion" appeared on the stage, grabbing people's attention, thanks to the topic maker of Lanli, and thanks to "Speed ​​and Excitement/Love 5" North America’s 300 million, which really attracted a lot of attention and triggered a lot of discussion.

On the face of it, both Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures couldn't be more satisfied with the direction of things, and the actors didn't have any opinions. They were a happy scene. But the major media disagree.

"Reincarnation of killing" and "speed and excitement/emotion" are two things, but they are also one thing. Regarding the impact of this incident and the future prospects of these two works, the media are clearly divided into two camps, one supporting and the other opposing.

The so-called supporters support Renli and Universal Pictures. Led by "U.S. Weekly", they believe that this is a win-win situation.

As the most ferocious newcomer actor on the rise in the past two years, Lan Li has proven himself in acting. "Crazy Love" is gaining momentum, and "The Anti-Cancer Me" is on the way to the theater again, which is very exciting; "Speed ​​and After the "excitement/love 5" trial, Lan Li needs more opportunities to prove himself in terms of commercial appeal. It is not just a supporting role, but an upright protagonist, proving that he has the ability to take the lead.

This is vital to the future development of Lanli. It is not only a performance opportunity for commercial blockbusters, but also an increase in market value.

The so-called market value refers to industry influence. Commercial works are one part, and artistic works are another part. To put it simply, Focus Pictures is now preparing to make an art film to hit the Oscars. They need an actor with outstanding acting skills and a public relations selling point to take the lead. Their options may be Daniel Day Lewis or Tom Han. X, maybe Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, there may be Renly Hall.

In the past, the art works that Lan Li starred in were always produced by independent film companies. But after the commercial value is further recognized, the resources of art works will also be fully opened.

Jennifer Lawrence first took the supporting role of "X-Men" after "Winter's Bones", and then took the protagonist of "The Hunger Games", following this development route.

"The Reincarnation of Killing" has revealed limited information so far, only that it is a science fiction action movie. But this is enough. Almost every top Hollywood actor has appeared in science fiction action movies. This is undoubtedly the most important process for an actor to become the top. It can not only attract a large number of fixed fans, but also attract a small audience. Of otaku fans.

For Lan Li, this is a wise choice; for "speed and excitement/emotion", it is also the same.

In the previous five works, "Speed ​​and Excitement/Affection" has never been an actor in all the series. Even leaving aside the first three parts of the series with frequent changes in personnel, the actors in the fourth and fifth parts have also changed a lot. For example, in the fourth part, Michelle Rodriguez, who won a lot of applause, followed. Also missed the fifth part; for another example, Chengkang and Gal Gadot attracted countless fans in the fourth part, but the role of the fifth part is still not improved, and they are still playing soy sauce.

"Speed ​​and Excitement/Affection" is not a series that uses actors to attract the audience. Fan and Paul are included. The charisma of the characters themselves are mediocre. They are not enough to show Robert Downey Jr. to "Iron Man". ", Johnny Depp has a unique temperament like "Pirates of the Caribbean"; the series of works rely entirely on the excitement of drag racing and the pleasure of popcorn to gain a large number of audiences.

Therefore, it is necessary to change actors to maintain the freshness of the cast and cast lineup, and at the same time maintain the vitality of the script content, and continue to create more explosions for the audience to enter the cinema, while retaining the familiar elements of the series led by Fan and Paul , This is more pros than cons for the sequel to create good results again.

Gavin Hunter of "U.S. Weekly" concluded that whether it is "Rebirth of Killing" or "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 6", this is worth looking forward to.

Gavin’s views were supported by the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post, and New York Post, but they were still in the minority after all. In the momentum of the entire media, the media holding views that are diametrically opposed to them have the upper hand, and still have the absolute upper hand, with mainstream authorities headed by the "Los Angeles Times", "Hollywood Reporter", "Variety Show", and "New Yorker" The media all stand on the stand of the opposition.

In particular, Cornell McGregor of "Entertainment Weekly" was the leader and attacked with full firepower.

The first to bear the brunt is "Speed ​​and Excitement/Love 6". Cornell believes that the series of works can be successful in this summer file for multiple reasons. The first is that the director Justin has made great contributions, and the second is the accumulation of four previous works. Sufficient mass base, the third is the chemical reaction between Lanli and Fan, and the fourth is the correct propaganda methods and the attention gained by the opening of the summer archive.

It is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise that Hobbs, played by Lan Li, has gained so much love and support. But now, the film series voluntarily gave up Lan Li, which is undoubtedly the same as giving up half of the reason for the success of the fifth part of the series, just as the second part of the series gave up Fan. This is the same reason.

Joining Dawn and Luke, recalling Michelle, these actions can be seen in the crew's efforts. But filming a movie is not a math problem. It is not a formula of "one plus one equals two". It doesn't work to use Dawn and Luke to replace Lan Li. The film series has never been a master of character creation and storytelling. Finally, a Hobbes was created, which sublimated the film, and now it has returned to its original point. This makes it difficult for people to look forward to the prospects of the sixth part of the series.

The failure of the second part of the series that year is now actually repeating the same mistakes. This is undoubtedly stupid and arrogant.

From Cornell's point of view, Universal Pictures is always repeating itself. The defeat of the third part of "Jurassic Park" back then, the disappointment of the second and third parts of "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion", are now staged again. Up. They will never accept the lesson. "Hollywood is the last film company to make a sequel. This name is well-deserved."

In the final conclusion, it can be seen that Cornell's sharp words are really hard to resist. However, compared to Lan Li, the evaluation of Universal Pictures can only be said to be sprinkling water.

Giving up the role of Hobbs is equivalent to Orlando Bloom giving up the role of Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings." Although this is only a supporting role, it is a role that has won countless support and love. This is a role that can gain a broad mass base. If it is a top superstar like Johnny Depp, it doesn't matter if you give up. , The problem is that Lanly is not.

Lan Li is precisely a newcomer actor who needs more support, more knowledge, and more background. He should learn from Jennifer Lawrence and firmly grasp the role of "X-Men" while starring in the "Hunger Games". After accumulation and continuous polishing, perhaps the supporting role can also be promoted to the protagonist-history has proved that the magic girl played by Jennifer later became the absolute protagonist of "X-Men: Apocalypse".

If you say that you give up Hobbes, it's self-defeating; then it would be foolish to take the "Reincarnation of Killing".

What novel is "Reincarnation of Killing"? This is not an irony, but a real question. Because in the United States, no one has ever heard of this original novel.

When people talk about Japanese culture, manga, Akira Kurosawa, and Haruki Murakami are keywords that people think of, not science fiction. The mass base of Japanese science fiction in the United States is not even comparable to that of South Korea. Before Warner Bros. announced the project this time, reporters didn't even know whether "Reincarnation of Killings" had ever been published in the United States, and the novel is now not available in bookstores-sales are too low, and the publisher refuses to reprint it.

Indeed, sci-fi action movies are a vital part of the American film market ~www.novelhall.com~, but they are also the most prone to failure. Just take a look at "Blade Runner". Back then, when this movie was scolded, the careers of Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford were affected to varying degrees, until many years later. Take it easy.

After entering the new century, apart from "Inception", sci-fi movies have been declining. There are many sci-fi movies with a box office of over 100 million, but there are only a handful of works that are expensive, costly in publicity, and ultimately achieve profit. The box office results of "I am a legend" and "Men in Black 3" are all unsatisfactory. The only success is "Transformers".

Now, "Reincarnation of Killing" is such a work full of countless risks. There is no blessing from big-name directors, no excellent scripts, no excellent casts, or even high investment blessings. From any angle, this work is The prospects are bleak, and the risk of failure is so great that people even wonder why Warner Bros. decided to establish the project!

Before that, there was no news at all about the "Reincarnation of Killings", and there is not much progress now. Except for Lan Li, the other lineups are still undecided. This is the best proof. It seems that Lanly gave up a winning project and chose a loser.

"This is one of the stupidest decisions of Lanly Hall's career. After all, the future is still long."




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