Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang begins shooting earthquake movie

www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-28 17:41:19

SHIJIAZHUANG, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Renowned Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang (冯小刚) began shooting his latest project, "Aftershocks (唐山大地震)", Tuesday in Tangshan, a north China city ravaged by a deadly earthquake in 1976.

"Aftershocks" tells the story of a seven-year-old girl who survived the quake that killed more than 240,000 people.

At a brief ceremony marking the official start of filming, Feng and his crew mourned for the lost lives and presented wreaths at a monument in a downtown square built as a memorial of the quake.

Tuesday marks the 33rd anniversary of the 7.8-magnitude disaster.

"We'd like to thank everyone for giving us the opportunity to shoot this movie," said Feng, who is better known for his comedy movies, including last year's blockbuster "If You Are the One".

Shooting in Tangshan will last until mid December.

The film, jointly produced by the Huayi Brothers, China Film Group and the municipal government of Tangshan, will be in IMAX format and is scheduled for screening on July 28, 2010. Its budget will be around 150 million yuan (22 million U.S. dollars). Feng said he hoped the box office would reach 500 million yuan.


source : Xinhua

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Avant le tournage, Feng Xiaogang, les producteurs et quelques comédiens se sont rendus à Tangshan (唐山), devant le monument commémorant le terrible tremblement de terre de 1976.

Pour ce film coproduit par China Film, Huayi Bros et Emperor Group, Feng Xiaogang a pu aussi obtenir une aide de 60 millions de Yuans de la part de la Municipalité de Tangshan. Feng a déclaré que cet argent représente la volonté des habitants de Tangshan de marquer cet événement tragique et de sortir leur ville de l'oubli. Il a promis que cet argent sera utilisé à bon escient. Il espère que ce film battra le record des entrées : l'objectif déclaré est 500 millions de yuans de recettes - If You Are The One a rapporté 340 millions de yuans l'an dernier.

La plupart des comédiens ont accepté un salaire presque symbolique pour participer au projet.

Le tournage devrait durer jusqu'à la fin de l'année.

Au casting, il y aura :
Xu Fan /徐帆
Zhang Jingchu /张静初
Chen Daoming /陈道明
Zhang Guoqiang /张国强
Lu Yi /陆毅
Chen Jin /陈瑾
Li Chen / 李晨
...


s : Sina




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Feng Xiaogang
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Xu Fan
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Lu Yi
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Han Sanping (China Film)
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Wang Zhonglei (Huayi)
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Albert Yeung (Emperor)
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Li Chen
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Chen Jin
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Zhang Guoqiang
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