Military blockbusters to mark PLA's founding
- By Zhang Rui
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Wu Jing and fellow cast members attend the "Wolf Warrior 2" premiere held in Beijing, July 23, 2017. [Photo/ China.org.cn] |
Despite controversy, Yu Dong, president of Bona Film Group and a producer of the film, believed it could easily gross more than 1 billion yuan (US$148 million). Yu's company has successful precedents in terms of making good and exciting Chinese revolutionary and military films -- "The Taking of Tiger Mountain 3D" (2014) by Tsui Hark and "Operation Mekong" (2016) by Dante Lam.
Yu is also one of producers of another military blockbuster to come in this particular anniversary season, namely "Wolf Warrior 2."
Action star Wu Jing's military action film "Wolf Warrior" ignited huge enthusiasm among Chinese patriots and hard-core military fans in 2015 and grossed 540 million yuan at the box offices.
The second installment, also directed by the actor, will send the protagonist to Africa for a rescue mission, with upgraded and more explosive scenes, including having 100 cars destroyed in explosions. American movie star Frank Grillo ("Captain America: Civil War") and Chinese actress Yu Nan also star in the film.
Wu hoped to use the film to motivate Chinese patriotism once again and send a message that the motherland will always be there for any Chinese citizen who encounters danger overseas. "I hope China's passport will be the best in the world. Maybe, now, it cannot allow you to go to every place in the world, but it can help you come home from any place," the actor and director said at the premiere held on Sunday in Beijing.
Both films are set to open on July 27, 2017 and will occupy most of showtime of Chinese theaters across the nation.
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