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In October, "Shanghai Noon 2" and "Luke Cage 3" will be released.
"Shanghai Noon 2" stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Zhang Jingchu. In addition, Zhang Yuqi also played a role in it.
This movie tells the story of the male protagonist who went to the UK with his partners to find out the truth and crush the shocking conspiracy after his father was assassinated.
Although the theme is a bit heavy, the style is still a kung fu comedy.
Owen Wilson is currently very popular, starring in movies such as "Shanghai Noon", "Night at the Museum", "Meet the Father-in-law", "Mary and Me", "The Darjeeling Crossing", etc., all of which have good box office reputations.
Jackie Chan and he also have a great understanding and sense of CP when partnered together.
Therefore, although the story of "Shanghai Noon 2" has some routines, because of the tacit cooperation between the two, one is serious, the other is gag, and the other is humorous, there are a lot of sparks.
In the end, "Shanghai Noon 2" had a box office of US$60 million in North America and US$130 million globally. Compared with the production cost of 60 million US dollars, such box office results cannot be considered good.
However, Jackie Chan's movies have always sold well on DVD, so Universal Pictures still makes money. But Xiang Nan was a little hesitant about filming "Shanghai Noon 3" again.
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"Luke Cage 3" still tells the story of Luke Cage and his lover Jessica Jones teaming up to fight crime.
As the earliest African-American comic-book superhero movie, the "Luke Cage" series has always had a good reputation and box office among African-American audiences, and they have also contributed the most box office.
Therefore, although the story of "Luke Cage 3" is not new and is still a story about superheroes fighting crime, fans are still very supportive.
In the end, the North American box office of "Luke Cage 3" was US$230 million, and the global box office was US$450 million. The results were quite good.
This film is also the final film in the "Luke Cage" series of stand-alone films. After that, Universal will not make any more of its stand-alone movies unless it is restarted ten or twenty years later.
On the one hand, Jamie Foxx, the star of "Luke Cage", has become famous very quickly in recent years. In addition to starring in the "Luke Cage" series, he also starred in "The King of Soul" and "Top Secret Flight" , "The Soloist" and more.
In particular, "The King of Soul Singer" won him the Oscar for Best Actor. As a result, his salary increased steadily.
When filming "Luke Cage 3", his salary had grown to 30 million US dollars, plus a 5% profit share. If it continues to rise, his salary will be even higher.
At that time, for a movie with an investment of 100 to 200 million yuan, half of the film's salary will be accounted for, and the money invested in the movie will be greatly reduced, which will affect the quality of the movie. And if you increase your investment, you will increase the risk of loss.
On the one hand, the members of the Defenders, such as Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, etc., are too weak.
Daredevil has no superpowers, he is just a blind man who is proficient in fighting skills and has sensitive facial features. It is difficult for such a mortal to make gold. Although Iron Fist and Luke Cage have superpowers, they are at best on par with Captain America, Falcon, Hawkeye, etc.
In the future, Xiang Nan will start the Avengers Alliance and compete with Loki and Thanos at the cosmic level. Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and others are completely useless due to their low combat power. If they were in New York During the war, they can also fight miscellaneous fish.
As the combat power of the Marvel Universe increases, these superheroes with low combat power and unable to keep up will have to be eliminated.
Therefore, after the filming of "Defenders 3" is completed, Xiang Nan will end this series. Maybe those heroes will make cameo appearances in other movies, but they won't be assembled in large numbers and they won't play important roles anymore.
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In November, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released.
In fact, the previous "Harry Potter" series were released during the Christmas period. The reason why this one is moved forward is because a super blockbuster movie will be released in December.
It is the masterpiece "Avatar" that James Cameron spent nearly ten years creating. The total investment in this movie is US$230 million.
Cameron began writing the script in 2000 and officially started filming in 2007. It took two years of careful production to complete.
Xiang Nan knew its box office potential, so he released "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" ahead of schedule to avoid being crushed into dust by "Avatar."
Since the filming of the "Harry Potter" series, it has already become a well-known IP in film history and has a group of very staunch fans. Therefore, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" achieved very good box office success after its release.
The North American box office was US$350 million and the global box office was US$930 million. Such achievements are truly outstanding, making even the companies next door envious.
They just can't figure out why they keep making fantasy movies. They made "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Golden Compass", "Tales from Earthsea", and "Dungeons and Dragons" and suffered huge losses.
It’s really hard to understand why Xiang Nan’s “Harry Potter”, “Twilight”, “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” were hits.
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Come December, the filming of "The Instant Universe" has been completed and will be released after post-production.
Xiang Nan and Cong Shan also returned to their families again.
"How do you support me, wife? How does it feel to film?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"It's quite fun." Cong Shan smiled.
Filming in Hollywood is not like filming in the Mainland.
Filming in the Mainland is a mission that requires excellence and dedication. For example, before filming, you must first experience life and figure out the role.
That's not the case in Hollywood, it's capitalism and it's all about money. Those artists will do their homework and experience life, but mostly for fame and fortune.
When filming in the Mainland, it is normal to stay up late. In order to catch up with the progress, you often have to work continuously.
Not so in Hollywood. There is plenty of time for filming here, and we basically work eight hours a day, with very little overtime, so it is not as tiring as in the mainland.
In addition, during filming, the entire crew of more than 100 people were together and it was lively. Moreover, with Xiang Nan protecting her, she would not be bullied, and instead everyone followed her.
Therefore, she feels that filming is quite fun, and it is better than staying at home and being bored.
"Okay, as long as you like it." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
Even if "The Instant Universe" doesn't make any money, he will be satisfied if it can make his wife happy.
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In December, Universal Pictures released Cameron's new film "Avatar."
Because of the success of the "Terminator" series, "Titanic" and the "True Lies" series, he has long been regarded as the most outstanding commercial film director in Hollywood.
This movie is Cameron's new work eight years after "True Lies 2" was released in 2001. It can be said that movie fans around the world have been waiting for it.
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