Film industry staged a "battle between Chu and Han," two "Banquet" collision

"Banquet" dinner

Chef: Daniel Lee

Patrons: Dawn, Chang Han, Liu Yifei,

Feng Shao Feng, Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Andy

"King's Feast" dinner

Chef: Lu Chuan

Patrons: Liu Ye, Daniel Wu, Chang Chen,

Qin Lan, Yang Mi, Tao Zeru

"We have been trying to historic Banquet onto the screen, making a relatively good-looking movie, the director Lu Chuan done, the agreement signed, have opened a news conference, the results of other companies and start all over again Lu Chuan film" King of the feast "." said the film "Banquet" and "King's Feast", an international film star, president of Song Guangcheng into a memory.

Now, the star of a new international recruit Hong Kong director Daniel Lee, and actor Zhang Hanyu dawn ﹑ ﹑ ﹑ Jordan Chan Feng Shao Feng ﹑ ﹑ Anthony Wong, Andy a movie starring the seven men, featuring the female lead Liu Yifei "Concubine"; in Lu Chuan's "The King of the feast ", the cast is starry, star Liu Ye Liu, Daniel Wu star in Xiang Yu, Zhang Zhen Han appeared so.

The most famous of the "Guest"

The end of 2009, Star International has introduced the Lunar New Year film the movie "Mulan", the social impact and economic benefits are good. "We decided to continue to seek a breakthrough on the national history themes, this time screenwriter Qin Jiafei recommended" Banquet ", the subtitle of this theme attracted me - the history of China's most famous dinner." Songguang Cheng told reporters after the topics get this He is very excited about the night online learning, "Chu battle" story.

Banquet, according to "Historical Records" records, in 206 BC, the Qin capital at Xianyang hung outside the door (now Xi'an Lintong Xinfeng hung doors warburg) at a banquet, when two participants, including anti- Qin Xiang Yu and Liu Bang of the leaders. The party of the late Qin and Chu-Han War peasant war are a major impact, is considered declined and Xiang Yu and Liu Bang indirectly contributed to the success of the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

The next day, Song Guangcheng let my co-workers to the State Administration of Radio Film Board to "Banquet" project. Then convene a series of seminars, demonstrate the feasibility of this movie, people in the industry believe is a good theme.

Project identified, the most important is to choose the director. Star contacted several international big-name international directors, the results of the schedule are unable to settle down, when the young director Lu Chuangang finished "Nanjing! Nanjing! "Director group in China, where fame. Thus, Song Guangcheng found Lu Chuan Lu Chuan hopes directed "Banquet", Lu Chuan greatly excited after hearing the theme that this is a "man show", the content, the plot is very attractive, expressed intention to cooperate.

Subsequently, Lu Chuan and international stars signed, the decision directed "Banquet" and is responsible for writing scripts, paid a deposit of international stars and some creative financing.

Lu Chuan "fresh start"

But investors and directors in the creative thinking on the differences emerged. Song Guangcheng want to see "Banquet" is a soul-stirring "dinner", and the vision of the director Lu Chuan increasingly Broad and want to beat the Chu-Han War, in addition to showing the history of China Banquet, "the most famous dinner." will also maximize the true representation of the Battle of huge deer, Gaixia war, Wei-water warfare historic battle, which led to "Banquet" The initial investment budget is not enough; Lu Chuan hopes to attract more film and television companies to join this film to become investors, leading the film Star International hopes to add another building for their brand strength.

Unable to reach agreement, both sides decided to "shoot all of the." Lu Chuan according to their own ideas to create "King of the feast", September 2010, Star International announced, "Banquet" will be directed film "Resurrection of the Dragon," "Guard" to Hong Kong director Daniel Lee directed. And to promote co-operation is awful, and Daniel Lee and Star have had international co-operation of the famous actress Zhao Wei.

According to Song Guangcheng introduction, Zhao Wei in the film "Mulan" revealed during the next one will cooperate and Daniel Lee film "Guard", because Vicki Daniel Lee starred in when invited, showed her a map book, painted "Kam Yi Wei "in character costumes, props, stories, context, etc., Zhao Wei said she had never seen a director so seriously. Song Guangcheng was impressed at the time, would like to have the opportunity, and such directors.

"Director Daniel Lee has a deep study of history, for the" Banquet "and our creative ideas are also very consistent, so this time the director candidates must go to him." Songguang Cheng said.

Can "take off together?"

Recently, this reporter called the director Lu Chuan, on the phone to hear the film shooting Hansha voice. Lu Chuan told reporters: "" King's Feast "is being filmed tension Xiangshan, Zhejiang, I am now directed at the scene." As for the show date, Lu Chuan said, "may in the end."

The same theme of "Banquet" from the front to turn HengDian Zhejiang Gansu Dunhuang, has been fixing. Executive producer Songguang Cheng told reporters, release date is the end of November this year, "two years ago with the launch of our film" Mulan ", as the first shot fired Surreal."

Talked with Lu Chuan "King of the feast" in the subject matter overlap, even more than the next two years the history of costume film The crash in the project when there is suspicion of Hong Kong director Daniel Lee said: "The story of the film shooting is different from shooting a documentary history to artistic process. need to join in the creation of modern vision. I do not care what other people do. I look at whether they have the interest and ability, investors are giving me a chance. and we all go their own way, and finally determined by the market performance. "

Following last year's "Ip Man", "Journey to the West" theme after another crash, this year's "multiple birth" is a Chinese film has become a major key words. "Kuan", "Monkey King", "MU", "White Snake", "Banquet" were spared. In this regard, insiders believe that the costume theme became popular because "the subject matter have mass, market awareness is relatively high." But turn over the book, then also a few familiar story, naturally can not avoid collision.

"Banquet" and "King's Feast" will be "open to eat," the film industry, "Chu dispute," it seems that continued to play down. The final outcome, perhaps only the audience can give the best answer.

Newspaper reporter Wallace Cheung